Earnings per share came in at $4.14 during the quarter, compared with the $3.97 analysts expected on average, according to research firm LSEG, CNBC reports.
Revenue was $81.27 billion, better than the $80.27 billion expected by LSEG. This means revenue rose 17 percent from a year earlier.
Pre-tax profit was recorded at $38.46 billion - a sharp increase compared to $24.11 billion a year earlier.
Revenue from cloud services rose 39 percent from a year earlier. This was slightly lower than the expected 39.4 percent.
About half an hour after the report was released, Microsoft's stock had fallen 4.3 percent in after-hours trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
