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๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Microsoft guides capex of about $170bn this calendar year and Azure growth of 49% to 50%

October 28, 2026 · 1 min read · Pardip Bansal

๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Microsoft guides capex of about $170bn this calendar year and Azure growth of 49% to 50%

  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Microsoft sees fiscal Q2 capex above $50bn and about $170bn for the calendar year, with spending speeding up in the second half as delayed third-party capacity arrives (newswires, company call)
  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Q2 Azure growth guided at 49% to 50% in constant currency, with demand still running ahead of supply; Q2 revenue seen at $96.0bn to $97.1bn

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