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title: "Microsoft reports Q1 capex of $45.2B, up from $34.9B a year earlier and below its own $50B projection, and free cash flow of $18.6B, vs. $8.54B est. by analysts (Deborah Sophia/Reuters)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/microsoft-reports-q1-capex-of-45-2b-up-from-34-9b-a-year-earlier-and-59666884
published: 2026-10-28T20:40:01.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Microsoft reports Q1 capex of $45.2B, up from $34.9B a year earlier and below its own $50B projection, and free cash flow of $18.6B, vs. $8.54B est. by analysts (Deborah Sophia/Reuters)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-10-28 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/microsoft-reports-q1-capex-of-45-2b-up-from-34-9b-a-year-earlier-and-59666884

Deborah Sophia / Reuters : Microsoft reports Q1 capex of $45.2B, up from $34.9B a year earlier and below its own $50B projection, and free cash flow of $18.6B, vs. $8.54B est. by analysts — Microsoft (MSFT.O) surpassed expectations for quarterly cloud revenue on Wednesday, signaling that its hefty AI investments …

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261028/p51#a261028p51)

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