Microsoft Stock Is Down 30% From Its Peak. History Says This Is What Happens Next.

Microsoft Stock Is Down 30% From Its Peak. History Says This Is What Happens Next.

By Keithen Drury, The Motley Fool
Publication Date: 2026-04-07 10:25:00

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been one of the worst big tech stocks to own this year. It’s trading down over 23% in 2025 alone, and down around 31% from its all-time highs. While that may cause some investors to panic, I don’t think it should. I think Microsoft will likely be fine over the long term, and long-term investors should view this recent sell-off as a buying opportunity.

Let’s take a look at what history says will happen next with Microsoft’s stock.

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Microsoft has an interesting company history. If you’ve been investing in the stock market only over the last decade, you may be unaware that Microsoft set an all-time high at the start of the year 2000, then promptly crashed when the dot-com bubble burst. It…