Some worry that the tech giant is struggling to keep up with AI demand.

The fourth-quarter earnings season will give the megacaps an opportunity to lay out their 2026 spending visions and, in some cases, defend those plans.

Analysts expect Microsoft's Azure cloud growth to slow slightly, even as it takes on a $250 billion commitment from OpenAI.

Company reports second-quarter revenues of $81.27bn but posts slowing growth in key cloud computing business

Some worry that the tech giant is struggling to keep up with AI demand.

Investors wanted more Azure cloud growth to justify a 66% year-over-year increase in capital expenditures.

Revenue from the company’s cloud computing unit failed to meet analysts’ expectations.

Microsoft’s stock has plummeted 12% owing to a slight miss on revenue, showing how spooked investors are by the “spend now, profit later” AI market.

The drop comes amid stalling growth for its cloud computing software as OpenAI investments are questioned.

Microsoft dropped 10%, shedding more than $350 billion in market value after its cloud business failed to impress, while Meta gained 10%.