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Publication Date: 2026-10-15 12:51:00
Key Points
Microsoft’s stock slid around 35% between record closes in October 2025 and October 2026.
Shares were up a year after five of the company’s seven past long waits for a record ended.
Microsoft’s earnings per share climbed 32% in fiscal 2026.
Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) finished Tuesday, Oct. 13, at $543.45, its first record close since Oct. 28, 2025, when shares ended the day at $542.07. All told, 240 trading days passed between the two records.
The stock didn’t drift sideways in between. It dropped to $352.83 by June 25, around 35% under the last record, before rising about 54% to get back.
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