ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI Is Headed for a $1 Trillion IPO. The Biggest Winner Could Be Microsoft Stock.

Published July 4, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

OpenAI reportedly wants to go public at a valuation of $1 trillion or more. And no shareholder has more riding on that number than Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) -- a company having the worst 2026 of any "Magnificent Seven" member.

The pairing is strange when you line it up. Microsoft shares are down about 19% this year and sit nearly 30% below their 52-week high. Yet the same company owns roughly 27% of what is arguably one of the most valuable private technology companies in the world -- a stake that could soon carry a public price tag.

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So does the IPO math change the buy case for a beaten-down Microsoft? Let's run it.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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