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Microsoft
microsoft.com(opens in new tab)Software, devices, cloud and business services under one corporate brand.
AI is being woven into the software many workplaces already pay for.
Where the money comes from
Licences, subscriptions, cloud services, hardware and advertising contribute to group revenue.
Sources (5)
- Microsoft — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they made last year
Microsoft Corporation: USD 331.84 billion revenue in the year ended 2026-06-30. Net income: USD 133.75 billion. Group/company figures.
Sources (4)
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
How much they keep
40.31% net margin for the year ended 2026-06-30: reported net income divided by revenue.
Sources (4)
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they’re worth
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), 2026-10-16 snapshot: USD 529.05 per share. Market capitalisation: USD 3.93T.
Sources (5)
- Microsoft Corporation — dated market snapshotSecondary market data · accessed 18 October 2026
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Where the money is heading
Cloud services, subscriptions and AI capacity extend an already broad software and infrastructure business.
Sources (5)
- Microsoft — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Who runs it
Microsoft owns LinkedIn and GitHub as well as Teams, Bing and its office products. An OpenAI partnership is a separate relationship from owning those services.
Sources (5)
- Microsoft Corporation — dated ownership disclosurePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION — SEC company factsPrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Selected dated shareholder disclosures
The Vanguard Group
An investment-management group. This is a historical aggregate disclosure; its 2026 internal realignment/disaggregation prevents treating the old aggregate as a current holding.
- Equity percentage
- 8.95%
- Disclosure as of
- 30 September 2025
Historical 2025 proxy aggregate; based on a February 2024 filing, not a current 2026 ownership estimate.
Sources (1)
- Microsoft Corporation — dated ownership disclosurePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
BlackRock
An investment-management group reporting voting or investment authority over shares held through managed portfolios. The position is not all the manager’s own economic wealth.
- Equity percentage
- 7.3%
- Disclosure as of
- 30 September 2025
2025 proxy table based on a February 2024 disclosure; not a live position.
Sources (1)
- Microsoft Corporation — dated ownership disclosurePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
Sources (1)
- Microsoft Corporation — dated ownership disclosurePrimary regulatory filing · accessed 18 October 2026
See the wider ownership picture in The HenHouse →
Photo credits
- The Vanguard Group — The Vanguard Group. Public domain. Wikimedia raster rendition resized to fit 168 pixels; lossless WebP, original colours and proportions.
- BlackRock — BlackRock. Public domain. Original SVG geometry unchanged; contained in a white tile.
What AI does here
Copilot and agents support research, analysis and workflow tasks across Microsoft products. Their capabilities depend on the particular product and account.
Sources (6)
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft Outlook — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft Copilot — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
Who supplies the brains
Microsoft develops models and infrastructure and works with external providers including OpenAI.
Sources (6)
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft Outlook — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft Copilot — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
What it learns from you
Microsoft’s statement distinguishes product categories, account types and choices. Personalisation, advertising and consumer AI uses differ from the commitments applicable to commercial customer data. Identify the actual product and account before relying on a privacy or training claim.
Sources (6)
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft Outlook — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft Copilot — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
Who checks its work
Enterprise administrators control many workplace permissions; consumer products have separate settings and terms.
Sources (6)
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft Outlook — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft Copilot — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
How much choice you have
Start with the exact product and account type when reviewing data access, permissions and AI settings.
Sources (6)
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft Outlook — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft Copilot — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
Editorial Trust score: 65/100
Assessed 18 October 2026
What they say vs what they do
15/25 points
Microsoft contains consumer, developer and enterprise products with distinct data arrangements. The exact account and connected services define the relevant permissions.
Sources (5)
- Microsoft Outlook — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft Copilot — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they know—and what they do with it
15/25 points
Microsoft’s statement distinguishes product categories, account types and choices. Personalisation, advertising and consumer AI uses differ from the commitments applicable to commercial customer data. Identify the actual product and account before relying on a privacy or training claim.
Sources (5)
- Microsoft Outlook — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft Copilot — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Quality vs Quantity
15/25 points
The corporate website contains many products with different terms and privacy models.
Sources (6)
- Microsoft Outlook — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft Copilot — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
How much control you really have
20/25 points
Start with the exact product and account type when reviewing data access, permissions and AI settings.
Sources (6)
- Microsoft Outlook — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft Copilot — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Microsoft — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Who does it better
Comparison priority: the particular product and account, not the size of the Microsoft brand. A consumer assistant and an organisation-managed workspace solve different problems.
Sources (3)
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Tools to keep more to yourself: privacy tools and account protection in The Escape Hatch.
Reinforcement— The reward
Completing a document, analysis or workflow rewards use of the existing suite.
Sources (3)
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Prompts & Cues— The trigger
Messages, shared files, calendar events and task reminders keep the ecosystem present.
Sources (3)
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Response Effort— The easy path
Connected applications and Copilot reduce movement between separate tools.
Sources (3)
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Social Influence— The crowd
Team adoption makes compatibility and shared conventions powerful reasons to stay.
Sources (3)
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Loss Aversion & Scarcity— The pressure
Accumulated files, processes and organisational dependencies make changing ecosystems a major undertaking.
Sources (3)
- AI Agents for Individuals and Businesses | Microsoft CopilotPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- 2026 Work Trend Index report: Agents, human agency, and opportunityPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Agents in Microsoft 365 – Microsoft AdoptionPublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
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