I Predicted Microsoft Would Hit an All-Time High in 2025, but the Stock Is Down 22% From That Record. Can Microsoft Recover in 2026?

Microsoft fell after reporting earnings despite record results.Last year, I predicted that Microsoft (MSFT 1.52%) would hit an all-time high even after a brutal tariff-induced sell-off in April 2025. Microsoft reached an all-time high of $555.45 per share in late October. But Microsoft is now hovering around an eight-month low, with the stock falling 10.5% after reporting its second-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings on Jan. 28. Here's why Microsoft has been under pressure even as the S&P 500 continues to make ne ...