By Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool
Publication Date: 2026-09-26 01:01:00
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) spent the first half of 2026 moving the wrong way. From a record close of $542.07 on Oct. 28, 2025, the stock fell to $352.83 by June 25 — a drop of about 35%.
The recovery has been just as sharp. At roughly $516 as I write, including a gain of over 3% on Friday, shares have risen about 46% from the late-June low. They are now only about 5% off the record.
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But most of the rebound happened in one week. The stock leaped around 26% in the four trading days after Microsoft’s fiscal fourth-quarter report on July 29. It has mainly traded between about $480 and $515 since.
So, is what’s left of the gap to the record a buying window, or have the…
