By Todd Bishop
Publication Date: 2026-04-30 00:04:00
Microsoft will take a $900 million charge in its current quarter for its one-time voluntary retirement program, the company disclosed in its earnings report Wednesday.
Just to put that in context, it’s roughly equal to one day of revenue for the company at its current rate. Microsoft brought in $82.9 billion in its most recent quarter, ended March 31.
The retirement program is part of a broader reshaping of Microsoft’s workforce, which numbered 228,000 employees globally as of mid-2025, the last publicly released count.
Without giving specific numbers, Microsoft said Wednesday that its headcount declined year-over-year in the most recent quarter and will decline again in fiscal 2027, which…
