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July 31, Fineko/abc.az. Microsoft shares rose almost 9% in electronic trading after the close of the main trading session on the NASDAQ stock exchange, when the company reported better-than-expected results for Q4 and full fiscal year. As a result, company's market capitalization has exceeded the mark of $4 trillion.

ABC.AZ reports that according to CNBC, if this growth continues during today's trading session, Microsoft will become the second company after Nvidia with market capitalization of more than $4 trillion. Other companies have not been able to achieve this yet.

By the end of Q4, Microsoft's revenue grew by 18% up to $76.4 billion, which is the fastest growth rate in the last 3 years. Operating profit totaled $34.3 billion (23% more than a year earlier). Net profit grew by 24% up to $27.2 billion. At the end of the year, revenue, operating profit and net profit increased by 15%, 17% and 16%, respectively. By the end of the year, company's earnings from cloud services rose by 34% and exceeded $75 billion.