MSFT Microsoft Corporation
Trend channel, buy level and 3-month target. Information only, not financial advice.
At the channel ceiling · 12-month channel rising
Price is at the upper line, where it has stalled before.
- 12-month channel
- US$228.47 – US$523.93 · rising, +5% a year
- Price in channel
- 99% (0% = floor, 100% = ceiling)
- Ceiling overhead
- US$523.79
- Turns bearish below
- US$229.01
- Published levels
- Buy and target are not from this channel — see below.
Price history, with the path projected 3 months forward
Updated 7:47 PM ET (2 h ago)
- Daily close
- Upper trend line (12 months)
- Lower trend line (12 months)
- Dashed after today: projected 3 months
- Our buy
- Our target
Our target
No published call: its projected path only reaches 5.7% above the entry within 90 days, under the 6.0% floor a call has to clear to be worth making Levels below are for reference only.
Buy at or below
US$228.29
level as at 2 Nov 2026
Our target
US$529.55
by 31 Jan 2027
Projected move
132.0%
gross, before costs
Price is between our buy and target.
10 settled calls · 5 reached target (50%) · average best move 9.2%. See the full record.
- Upper line touches
- 4
- Lower line touches
- 4
- Fit confidence
- 58%
- Fitted
- 1 Nov 2026
Company information
About Microsoft Corporation
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 three primary divisions: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The Productivity and Business Processes segment delivers crucial tools for both enterprises and individual users. This includes the extensive Office suite (comprising Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft Viva, and Skype for Business), along with popular consumer offerings like Skype, Outlook.com, OneDrive, and LinkedIn. It also features Dynamics 365, a suite of integrated cloud and on-premises business applications tailored for organizations. The Intelligent Cloud division focuses on sophisticated infrastructure and platform services. Here, Microsoft licenses key products such as SQL Server, Windows Servers, Visual Studio, System Center, and associated Client Access Licenses. It also includes GitHub, a leading platform for developer collaboration and code hosting; Nuance, offering advanced AI solutions for healthcare and businesses; and Azure, its expansive cloud computing platform. This segment further encompasses enterprise support, Microsoft consulting services, and Nuance professional services, assisting clients with the development, deployment, and management of Microsoft's server and desktop technologies, alongside offering product training and certification. Finally, the More Personal Computing segment covers a broad spectrum of consumer and commercial computing experiences. It generates revenue through Windows operating system licensing, including agreements with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), non-volume licensing, and various Windows Commercial offerings (such as volume licensing and cloud services), as well as patent licensing and Windows Internet of Things (IoT). This division also supplies its own hardware, including Surface devices, PC accessories, and gaming/entertainment consoles. Its Gaming portfolio features Xbox hardware, content, and subscription services, in addition to video games and royalties from third-party titles. Furthermore, it manages search services like Bing and Microsoft's advertising platforms. Microsoft distributes its extensive product line via numerous channels, including original equipment manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and various resellers, complementing direct sales through digital marketplaces, its own online storefronts, and physical retail outlets. The company, established in 1975, maintains its headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Software - Infrastructure
- CEO
- Satya Nadella
- Employees
- 223,000
- Country
- US
Scorecard
Our own scores from the fundamentals below (not Morningstar ratings).
- Valuation
- 39/100
- Profitability
- 100/100
- Financial health
- 70/100
- Cash generation
- 58/100
Key statistics
- Market cap
- US$3.88T
- Enterprise value
- US$3.99T
- Beta
- 1.10
- Avg volume
- 29.86M
- Revenue per share
- 46.65
- Dividend yield
- 0.70%
- 52-week range
- 349.2-551.15
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
Key ratios
- P/E (TTM)
- 27.18
- PEG
- 0.75
- Price / sales
- 11.19
- Price / book
- 8.24
- EV / EBITDA
- 17.89
- Gross margin
- 67.66%
- Operating margin
- 47.10%
- Net margin
- 41.17%
- Current ratio
- 1.22
- Quick ratio
- 1.21
- Debt / equity
- 0.28
- Interest cover
- 50.63
Income statement
| Year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | US$331.84B | US$225.47B | US$155.24B | US$133.75B | US$17.95 |
| 2025 | US$281.72B | US$193.89B | US$128.53B | US$101.83B | US$13.64 |
| 2024 | US$245.12B | US$171.01B | US$109.43B | US$88.14B | US$11.80 |
| 2023 | US$211.91B | US$146.05B | US$88.52B | US$72.36B | US$9.68 |
| 2022 | US$198.27B | US$135.62B | US$83.38B | US$72.74B | US$9.65 |
Balance sheet
| Year | Total assets | Total liabilities | Total equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | US$758.38B | US$315.99B | US$442.39B |
| 2025 | US$619.00B | US$275.52B | US$343.48B |
| 2024 | US$512.16B | US$243.69B | US$268.48B |
| 2023 | US$411.98B | US$205.75B | US$206.22B |
| 2022 | US$364.84B | US$198.30B | US$166.54B |
Cash flow
| Year | Operating cash flow | Free cash flow | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | US$182.94B | US$66.99B | US$133.75B |
| 2025 | US$136.16B | US$71.61B | US$101.83B |
| 2024 | US$118.55B | US$74.07B | US$88.14B |
| 2023 | US$87.58B | US$59.48B | US$72.36B |
| 2022 | US$89.03B | US$65.15B | US$72.74B |
EPS forecasts
| Period | Est. EPS | Est. revenue | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | US$17.00 | US$329.47B | 25 |
| 2027 | US$20.01 | US$394.50B | 27 |
| 2028 | US$24.03 | US$475.36B | 28 |
| 2029 | US$29.50 | US$580.89B | 15 |
| 2030 | US$34.18 | US$681.07B | 6 |
| 2031 | US$46.31 | US$895.98B | 14 |
Analyst view
- Target (mean)
- US$611.74
- Target (high)
- US$750.00
- Target (low)
- US$440.00
- Strong buy
- 0
- Buy
- 68
- Hold
- 15
- Sell
- 0
Trend lines are fitted to past swing highs and lows and may not continue. Information only, not financial advice.