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Strong BuyPremium GrowerAI pickMicrosoft Corporation · Technology · United States · $3.7T cap · $11.4B/day traded
$541.15 +1.1% · close 12 Oct · scored 14 Oct
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
Read our full research report on MSFT (Apr 2026), freeAs of 14 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is 83/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 72, Value 32, Momentum 75, each scored against its sector).
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Microsoft combines two of the strongest franchises in technology: Office and Windows, where customer switching costs are very high, and Azure, one of the world's three leading cloud platforms and a primary channel through which enterprises adopt AI. It generates very large free cash flow, funds its own heavy data-centre investment without needing outside capital, and keeps buying back shares. That profile holds up well if interest rates stay high and weaker, indebted growth companies struggle. New AI products such as enterprise agents built on OpenAI technology deepen its hold on corporate customers and create new revenue per user. The shares have had their strongest quarter in decades, so the valuation is full. Even so, earnings growth in the mid-teens supports the multiple, and few companies combine this breadth of moat with a clear lead in the next computing cycle.
ABOUT MICROSOFT CORPORATION
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Microsoft Corporation develops and licenses software, services, and devices, including its ubiquitous Windows operating system, Office productivity suite, Azure cloud platform, and Xbox gaming console. The company benefits from a powerful ecosystem, strong network effects, and deep enterprise penetration, establishing it as a dominant market leader across multiple technology segments.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | CAGR | TTM | 2027E | 2028E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 198.3B | 211.9B | 245.1B | 281.7B | 331.8B | 13.7% | 331.8B | 391.3B | 468.0B | 18.8% |
| EPS | 9.70 | 9.72 | 11.86 | 13.70 | 18.00 | 16.7% | 18.38 | 20.59 | 24.66 | 17.1% |
| Shares | 7.5B | 7.4B | 7.4B | 7.4B | 7.4B | -0.5% | 7.4B | — | — | — |
| Debt | 61.3B | 60.0B | 67.1B | 60.6B | 56.8B | -1.9% | 128.8B | — | — | — |
| Equity | 166.5B | 206.2B | 268.5B | 343.5B | 442.4B | 27.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 89.0B | 87.6B | 118.5B | 136.2B | 182.9B | 19.7% | 182.9B | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -30.3B | -22.7B | -97.0B | -72.6B | -139.5B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -58.9B | -43.9B | -37.8B | -51.7B | -52.5B | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 1% below its 52-week high.
Calmer than 67% of stocks we rank over the past year (33% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Technology, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of MSFT are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation(you) | $3.7T | 83 | Strong Buy |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc. | $460.9B | 87 | Strong Buy |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | $131.1B | 81 | Strong Buy |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | $321.7B | 51 | Hold |
| ORCL | Oracle Corporation | $437.1B | 38 | Hold |
| O1KT34.SA | Okta, Inc. | $40.1B | 80 | Buy |
| XYZ | Block, Inc. | $44.9B | 77 | Buy |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. | $268.8B | 41 | Hold |
| T1WL34.SA | Twilio Inc. | $44.8B | 92 | Strong Buy |
| N1TA34.SA | NetApp, Inc. | $46.5B | 96 | Strong Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 8.4% · P/E 29.1x · Gross margin 33.3%
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