Key Stats for Microsoft Stock
- YTD Price change for Microsoft stock: -15%
- $MSFT Share Price as of Mar. 16: $400
- 52-Week High: $555
- $MSFT Stock Price Target: $595
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What Happened?
Microsoft (MSFT) stock is in focus today after new data revealed the company has dramatically increased its purchases of carbon credits as AI data center expansion drives up energy consumption and emissions.
According to carbon credit management platform Ceezer, Big Tech’s permanent carbon credit purchases surged from just 14,200 in 2022 to 68.4 million in 2025.
Microsoft leads the pack.
The company reported a 337% jump in credit purchases between fiscal years 2023 and 2024, reaching 21.9 million credits, with another roughly 100% increase the following year.
The backdrop is straightforward.
Microsoft and its peers are spending close to $700 billion combined on AI infrastructure this year.
That means massive data centers consuming enormous amounts of energy and water.
Carbon credits allow companies to offset those emissions by funding projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere.
Microsoft has committed to becoming carbon-negative by 2030, a goal its chief sustainability officer has called a core priority.
But with clean energy supply still tight, industry experts say achieving net zero without carbon removal is essentially impossible for large tech companies right now.
This comes alongside a strong earnings backdrop for Microsoft stock.
In Q2 results announced near the end of January 2026, the company reported revenue of $81.3 billion, up 17% year-over-year, with Azure cloud revenue growing 39%.
Microsoft also added nearly 1 gigawatt of data center capacity in a single quarter.
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What the Market Is Telling Us About Microsoft Stock
Microsoft stock hasn’t moved sharply on this carbon credit news, and that’s expected.
This isn’t a financial catalyst.
It’s a sustainability story that reflects the real cost of running one of the world’s largest AI infrastructures.
Still, it matters for long-term investors.
Regulatory pressure around emissions is growing.
Companies that get ahead of it now, through carbon credits and renewable energy investment, are better positioned than those who wait.
Microsoft stock remains one of the steadier AI plays in the market.
The company is growing revenue quickly, expanding cloud capacity, and now building out its sustainability strategy alongside that growth.
For investors watching Microsoft stock, the AI buildout shows no signs of slowing down, and neither does the energy bill that comes with it.
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