Haleon Signs a Five-Year Agreement With Microsoft (MSFT) to Deploy Agentic AI Across Its Global Operations
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Haleon Signs a Five-Year Agreement With Microsoft (MSFT) to Deploy Agentic AI Across Its Global Operations Neha Gupta Thu, July 9, 2026 at 1:23 PM EDT 2 min read HLN.L MSFT Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT ) is one of the top stocks to buy according to Whale Rock Capital Management . On June 29, Haleon, a consumer health company, announced a new five-year collaboration with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) to expand the use of cloud, data, and artificial intelligence tools across Haleon's global operations. Haleon said the deal builds on its current use of Microsoft 365 Copilot and is designed to speed up the company's wider "Win as One" strategy. The strategy is the company's global plan for growth and digital transformation. The expanded collaboration entails Haleon continuing to use Microsoft Azure as its main cloud platform and expanding its use of Copilot. As such, Haleon will get access to broader computing power, data analytics, and enterprise security tools. A major focus of the partnership is agentic AI, where Haleon plans to use this technology to help teams manage and secure digital AI agents across the business. To that end, the two companies will jointly build AI applications across several parts of Haleon's operations. This includes consumer research, product innovation, supply chain management, marketing, and commercial execution. Microsoft will also provide stronger identity management, governance, and threat protection tools, which Haleon said will let it scale AI use safely across its systems and workflows. Haleon framed the expanded AI push as supporting two long-term business goals: reaching one billion additional consumers by 2030 and improving shareholder returns. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a technology company. It develops and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide, including the Microsoft 365 productivity suite, Azure cloud computing platform, Windows operating system, and Xbox gaming products. While we acknowledge the potential of MSFT as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock . READ NEXT: Top 10 AI Stocks to Buy According to Billionaire Philippe Laffont and 10 Best Dividend Stocks Yielding at Least 5% to Buy According to Hedge Funds . Disclosure: None. Follow Insider Monkey on Google News .
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