Microsoft sees $25.7 billion in Q2 2016 revenue, $1.3 billion generated by Surface

Microsoft today reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter of 2016, including revenue of $25.69 billion and earnings per share of $0.78. In Q2 2015, Microsoft saw $26.47 billion in revenue and earnings of $0.71 per share.

Analysts had expected Microsoft to earn $25.26 billion in revenue and earnings per share of $0.71. The company’s stock was up 1.63 percent in regular trading, and up another 3 percent in after-hours trading. Microsoft said it returned $6.5 billion to shareholders in the form of share repurchases and dividends during the quarter. But it’s likely the company’s cloud business that has investors excited.