Microsoft Corporation MSFT
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Microsoft Corporation is a mega-cap company in the Technology sector (Software - Infrastructure), with a market value of $3.84T, based in the USA.
It employs about 223,000 people and has been listed since Mar 13, 1986.
Microsoft Corporation, a technology company, develops and supports a portfolio of technology solutions for individuals and businesses worldwide. Its products include operating systems, server applications, business solution applications, software development tools, desktop and server management tools, and video games; and devices, such as PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, other intelligent devices, and related accessories. The company's Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Microsoft 365 Commercial, Enterprise Mobility + Security, Power BI, Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Windows Commercial on-premises and Office licensed on-premises.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 28.6 versus 39.6 for 4 direct peers — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 18% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 25.1 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 578.82, 12% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 84% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- No risk flags were detected from the data we have.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 40 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (53 vs 0).
- ✅ Revenue is growing 18% a year.
- ✅ Pays a dividend (0.7% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 0.3% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLK +1.8%).
This week's news
- Salesforce (CRM) Is Buying Back $50 Billion of Stock. What Does That Say About Growth? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-04
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- How Much Revenue Visibility Does Microsoft’s Backlog Really Provide? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-04
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- Bessent says rising Treasury yields reflect global trend, not cause for alarm finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-03
- Meta's AI Spending Has a $3.9 Billion Tax Perk — Mark Zuckerberg-Led Company Reportedly Classified Data Centers as ‘Pilot Models’ finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-03
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.