Microsoft is represented by the stock ticker MSFT among the world's highest-market-cap companies.
MSFT is Microsoft’s trading symbol on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Investors use the ticker to identify Microsoft shares in market data, financial reports, and brokerage platforms. Microsoft’s valuation is supported by several major businesses, including Windows, Office, Azure cloud computing, Xbox, and professional networking platform LinkedIn.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in 1975. The company first became famous for supplying software for personal computers, especially through its MS-DOS operating system and Windows. A common mix-up is confusing MSFT with MS, which is not Microsoft’s standard Nasdaq ticker. Microsoft’s market capitalization changes continuously as its share price and share count change.