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Financials for the Last Five Quarters

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Net income dropped slightly year-over-year despite significant revenue growth. This chart compares key financial measurements for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 through the second quarter of fiscal year 2010.

Note that operating income measures Microsoft’s revenue from normal operations minus the everyday costs of doing business. Unlike net income, operating income does not include taxes, gains and losses from investments, or gains and losses from foreign currency adjustments. However, it does include the cost of legal settlements and employee severance charges.






  Q2’11
Oct.-Dec. 2010
Q1’11
July-Sept. 2010
Q4’10
Apr.-June 2010
Q3’10
Jan.-Mar. 2010
Q2’10
Oct.-Dec. 2009
Revenue $19.95B $16.20B $16.04B $14.50B $19.02B
Net Income $6.63B $5.41B $4.52B $4.01B $6.66B
Operating Income $8.17B $7.12B $5.93B $5.17B $8.51B
Earnings Per Share $0.77

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