Microsoft stock hits worst start since 2008 crisis

Specifically, MSFT equity hit approximately $542 in late October, meaning the value of the entire company stood above $4 trillion. Considering the Friday, March 27 stock price, Microsoft is valued at about $2.7 trillion, indicating it had suffered a $1.3 trillion market capitalization wipe. The second-largest crash in the firm's history took place in 2022 and amounted to roughly $1 trillion, meaning that the crisis unfolding in early 2026 is some $300 billion bigger. Microsoft market capitalization chart fo ...