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Microsoft edges out Meta in key financial metrics despite different business challenges.

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17 Aug 2026
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Microsoft edges out Meta in key financial metrics despite different business challenges.

Microsoft and Meta, led by CEOs Satya Nadella and Mark Zuckerberg respectively, show close financial performance with Microsoft slightly ahead in return on invested capital, equity, assets, and operating margin. Meta faced significant legal and severance costs impacting its margins, while Microsoft benefited from gains on AI investments. Both companies are heavily investing in AI, with Meta focusing on advertising growth and Microsoft on cloud services. The coming year will be crucial for Microsoft’s Azure capacity to determine if it can maintain or widen its lead.

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