Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) continues to be a bellwether of the technology sector. MSFT stock is up about 20% in 2025, outperforming the S&P 500 and showing resilience even as the broader market remains volatile.
This isn’t just an AI story, nor can it simply be explained by the growth in its Azure cloud computing business. In fact, one of the best explanations for MSFT stock's performance doesn’t come from looking at how high it goes but how low it goes.
