Microsoft Q3 EPS $3.46 Beats $3.22 Estimate, Sales $70.07B Beat $68.43B Estimate

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported quarterly earnings of $3.46 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.22 by 7.45 percent. This is a 17.69 percent increase over earnings of $2.94 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $70.07 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $68.43 billion by 2.40 percent. This is a 13.27 percent increase over sales of $61.86 billion the same period last year.