Microsoft Offers Buyouts to Roughly 60,000 Employees, Memo Says
MSFT sits 51% above its 52-week low of $349.2 on light trading volume (0.2× avg).
Summary
Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, according to a memo cited by Business Insider, and the voluntary exit program is being offered to employees in four countries. That is a large slice of the workforce for a company that just posted 18% revenue growth to $331.8B in FY26 and guided FY27 capex sharply higher, so the move reads as cost discipline alongside the AI buildout rather than distress. The stock sits near its 52-week high, and the market has been focused on Azure growth and capex, not headcount.
At the time of this announcement, MSFT was trading at $528.75 on NASDAQ in the Technology sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.9T. The 52-week trading range was $349.20 to $553.72. This news item was assessed with neutral market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10. Source: Reuters.