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Microsoft (MSFT) stock has gained about 34% in three months, and you may wonder whether it can hold that gain. Management expects about $175 billion of capital spending in calendar 2026 and has said the spending may lower operating margins.
Microsoft Shares are down 33% from their 52-week high, the largest drop among the “Magnificent Seven” stocks.
You may hold Microsoft (MSFT) stock, or be about to, after its shares jumped more than a third from July through September. If you also hold funds that follow the market, you feel every Microsoft swing on top of theirs. Did five years of holding Microsoft beat simply owning the S&P 500 index.