Should you invest in Microsoft?

Microsoft is set to become the second company in the world to reach a $4 trillion valuation. Is now a good time to invest in Microsoft?

A Microsoft office in New York
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Microsoft stock soared following its Q4 FY 2025 results, released after markets closed on 30 July, putting the company on course to break the $4 trillion market cap threshold.

The clamour to invest in Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has pushed its share price to unprecedented highs. Microsoft shares gained over 7% immediately after its earnings release, and continued to gain as the company’s earnings call took place.

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Dan McEvoy
Senior Writer

Dan is a financial journalist who, prior to joining MoneyWeek, spent five years writing for OPTO, an investment magazine focused on growth and technology stocks, ETFs and thematic investing.

Before becoming a writer, Dan spent six years working in talent acquisition in the tech sector, including for credit scoring start-up ClearScore where he first developed an interest in personal finance.

Dan studied Social Anthropology and Management at Sidney Sussex College and the Judge Business School, Cambridge University. Outside finance, he also enjoys travel writing, and has edited two published travel books.