By Zacks Equity Research
Publication Date: 2026-10-20 15:10:00
If you are looking for a stock that has a solid history of beating earnings estimates and is in a good position to maintain the trend in its next quarterly report, you should consider Microsoft (MSFT). This company, which is in the Zacks Computer – Software industry, shows potential for another earnings beat.
This software maker has seen a nice streak of beating earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The average surprise for the last two quarters was 8.75%.
For the most recent quarter, Microsoft was expected to post earnings of $4.21 per share, but it reported $4.74 per share instead, representing a surprise of 12.59%. For the previous quarter, the consensus estimate was $4.07 per share, while it actually produced $4.27 per share, a surprise of 4.91%.
Price and EPS Surprise
With this earnings history in mind, recent estimates have been moving higher for Microsoft. In fact, the Zacks Earnings ESP…