REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $21.87 billion.
On a per-share basis, the Redmond, Washington-based company said it had net income of $2.93.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 15 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.76 per share.
The software maker posted revenue of $62.02 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Thirteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $61.03 billion.
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