Earnings Preview: What To Expect From Microsoft On Thursday

Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., listens during an interview on The David Rubenstein Show in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Nadella discussed his much-criticized 2014 comments about equal pay for women. Microsoft is scheduled to release earnings after Thursday's close. The stock just hit a record high of $79.34/share and is trading just below that level. The stock is prone to big moves after reporting earnings and can easily gap up if the numbers are strong.