Microsoft (MSFT)
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Rating:80Outperform
Price Target:
$420.00
▼(-0.66% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/15/26
The score is driven primarily by exceptional financial quality (high and resilient profitability, strong balance sheet) and a constructive earnings outlook for cloud/AI growth. Offsetting factors include heavy AI-related investment reducing near-term free cash flow and margins, plus a mixed technical setup with the stock below several key moving averages.
Positive Factors
Very strong balance sheet
Microsoft’s low leverage and large equity base provide durable financial flexibility to fund multi-year AI/cloud investments, absorb cyclical shocks, and support buybacks/dividends. A conservative debt profile reduces refinancing risk and preserves strategic optionality during prolonged capacity buildouts.
Negative Factors
Very large and rising capital expenditures
Extensive multi-year CapEx to expand AI/cloud capacity will materially increase cash outflows and delay free cash flow conversion. While strategic, sustained high CapEx raises execution and allocation risks, ties up capital in long-lived assets, and limits near-term liquidity for other initiatives.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Very strong balance sheet
Microsoft’s low leverage and large equity base provide durable financial flexibility to fund multi-year AI/cloud investments, absorb cyclical shocks, and support buybacks/dividends. A conservative debt profile reduces refinancing risk and preserves strategic optionality during prolonged capacity buildouts.
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Microsoft Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Cloud Revenue
Tracks revenue from cloud services, reflecting Microsoft's growth in a critical and expanding market segment.
Tracks revenue from cloud services, reflecting Microsoft's growth in a critical and expanding market segment.
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Market Cap
$2.62T
Dividend Yield0.44%
Average Volume (3M)37.33M
Price to Earnings (P/E)20.9
Beta (1Y)1.09
Revenue Growth17.87%
EPS Growth29.63%
CountryUS
Employees228,000
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)16.85
Shares Outstanding7,428,434,600
10 Day Avg. Volume38,073,614
30 Day Avg. Volume37,334,589
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio2.34
Price to Book (P/B)10.76
Price to Sales (P/S)13.12
P/FCF Ratio51.63
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.08
Enterprise Value/Revenue8.92
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit13.06
Enterprise Value/Ebitda14.13
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$562.10Price Target Upside32.95% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering36
EPS Forecast (FY)16.8
Revenue Forecast (FY)$329.44B
Microsoft Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Microsoft Corporation is a prominent global technology firm that invents, markets, and provides ongoing assistance for a diverse range of software, digital services, computing devices, and comprehensive solutions. Its operations are organized into...
How the Company Makes Money
Microsoft primarily makes money by selling subscriptions, cloud services, software licenses, advertising, and hardware/gaming content across three major reporting segments. (1) Productivity and Business Processes: Revenue comes largely from recurr...
Microsoft Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 29, 2026
(Q3-2026)
| % Change Since: |
Next Earnings Date:Jul 28, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a strong, growth-focused narrative: record cloud and AI revenue, very large AI ARR growth (123%), rapid Copilot and developer adoption (20M Copilot seats, 250% seat-add growth), and substantial product and infrastructure progress. Those positives are tempered by meaningful margin and expense pressure from accelerated AI investments, very large near-term capital expenditures with supply constraints, booking volatility tied to OpenAI commitments and model transitions, and weakness in parts of More Personal Computing (OEM/devices and gaming). Management emphasized execution on capacity, efficiency gains, and a multi-year view on ROI from AI investments.Positive Updates
Record Quarterly Revenue and Earnings
Revenue of $82.9 billion for the quarter and diluted EPS of $4.27, with management stating results exceeded expectations across revenue, operating income, and EPS.
Negative Updates
Margin Pressure from AI Investments
Company gross margin percentage declined to 68% year over year and Microsoft Cloud gross margin moved to ~66%, both negatively impacted by continued heavy investment in AI infrastructure and growing AI product usage.
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Q3-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Quarterly Revenue and Earnings
Revenue of $82.9 billion for the quarter and diluted EPS of $4.27, with management stating results exceeded expectations across revenue, operating income, and EPS.
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Company Guidance
Microsoft guided Q4 revenue of $86.7–$87.8B (growth 13%–15%), COGS of $29.4–$29.6B (growth 22%–23%, including ~$350M of the ~$900M one‑time voluntary retirement cost), and operating expense of $19.3–$19.4B (≈7% growth, including ~$550M retirement); adjusted Q4 tax rate ~19% and excluding OpenAI other income/expense ≈ –$100M. Segment guidance included Productivity & Business Processes $37.0–$37.3B (12%–13% growth), Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud adj. growth 15%–16% CC (13%–14% reported CC), Microsoft 365 Consumer low‑20% growth, LinkedIn ≈10%, Dynamics 365 low‑double digits; Intelligent Cloud $37.95–$38.25B (27%–28% growth) with Azure growth of 39%–40% CC; More Personal Computing $11.75–$12.25B with Windows OEM and devices down mid‑to‑high teens, Search ex‑TAC high single‑digit growth, Xbox content & services down low teens. They expect Microsoft Cloud gross margin ≈64%, FX to add ~1 point to P&BP and MPC revenue (overall <1 point) and ~1 point to COGS growth, Q4 CapEx > $40B (≈$5B of which reflects higher component pricing), calendar‑2026 CapEx ≈ $190B (≈$25B from pricing), FY‑26 operating margin up ~1 point YoY, continued headcount decline, and Azure capacity constraints persisting through 2026 with modest acceleration in H2 of the calendar year.Microsoft Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
96
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
94
Very Positive
Cash Flow
88
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 318.27B | 281.72B | 245.12B | 211.91B | 198.27B | 168.09B |
| Gross Profit | 217.41B | 193.89B | 171.01B | 146.05B | 135.62B | 115.86B |
| EBITDA | 200.96B | 160.16B | 133.01B | 105.14B | 100.24B | 85.13B |
| Net Income | 125.22B | 101.83B | 88.14B | 72.36B | 72.74B | 61.27B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 694.23B | 619.00B | 512.16B | 411.98B | 364.84B | 333.78B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 78.27B | 94.56B | 75.53B | 111.26B | 104.75B | 130.26B |
| Total Debt | 56.97B | 112.18B | 97.85B | 79.44B | 78.40B | 82.28B |
| Total Liabilities | 279.86B | 275.52B | 243.69B | 205.75B | 198.30B | 191.79B |
| Stockholders Equity | 414.37B | 343.48B | 268.48B | 206.22B | 166.54B | 141.99B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 72.92B | 71.61B | 74.07B | 59.48B | 65.15B | 56.12B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 170.14B | 136.16B | 118.55B | 87.58B | 89.03B | 76.74B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -115.24B | -72.60B | -96.97B | -22.68B | -30.31B | -27.58B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -51.61B | -51.70B | -37.76B | -43.94B | -58.88B | -48.49B |
Microsoft Technical Analysis
Negative
422.79
Price Trends
411.27
Negative
401.18
Negative
446.88
Negative
Market Momentum
-14.11
Positive
28.76
Positive
8.95
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For MSFT, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 422.79 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 402.81, above the 50-day MA of 411.27, and below the 200-day MA of 446.88, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -14.11 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 28.76 is Positive, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 8.95 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for MSFT.
Microsoft Risk Analysis
Microsoft disclosed 46 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Microsoft reported the most risks in the "Tech & Innovation" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Microsoft Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 Outperform | $4.04T | 33.19 | 146.69% | 0.41% | 12.76% | 28.91% | |
80 Outperform | $2.62T | 20.94 | 33.13% | 0.44% | 17.87% | 29.63% | |
78 Outperform | $4.16T | 25.96 | 38.98% | 0.26% | 17.77% | 46.22% | |
76 Outperform | $76.88B | 11.05 | 62.39% | ― | 11.49% | 11.45% | |
70 Outperform | $2.44T | 26.74 | 23.34% | ― | 14.22% | 35.55% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
60 Neutral | $439.16B | 25.70 | 50.38% | 1.00% | 17.35% | 32.98% |
* Technology Sector Average
MSFT
Microsoft
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Microsoft Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Microsoft Announces Planned Board Transition as Hoffman Departs
Neutral
Jun 5, 2026
Microsoft announced that Reid Hoffman, who has served on its Board of Directors since 2017, informed the company on June 2, 2026, that he will not stand for re-election at the 2026 annual shareholder meeting. He will remain on the board until the ...
Executive/Board Changes
Microsoft Adds Carmine Di Sibio to Board
Positive
May 14, 2026
On May 14, 2026, Microsoft announced the appointment of Carmine Di Sibio, former global chairman and CEO of EY, to its board of directors, effective May 13, 2026, expanding the board to 13 members. Di Sibio will serve on the Audit and Compensation...
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