If You'd Invested $10,000 in Microsoft the Day Satya Nadella Became CEO, Here's What You'd Have Now.

Microsoft shares jumped 15.5% after fiscal Q4 results, marking the stock’s biggest one-day gain since 2008 and adding roughly $450 billion in market value. The quarter showed $90.0 billion in revenue, up 18% year over year, with Azure and other cloud services up 43% and management guiding for about 45% Azure growth in constant currency next quarter. The article highlights Satya Nadella’s tenure as a major compounding story: a $10,000 investment on his first day as CEO in 2014 would now be worth about $124,000, or around $150,000 with dividends reinvested. Microsoft’s fiscal 2026 revenue reached $331.8 billion, operating income rose 21%, and commercial remaining performance obligations hit $678 billion, underscoring strong demand despite an already massive valuation.