MSFT Microsoft Corporation
Mid-channel
Price is between the two trend lines. Nothing to act on yet.
- Lower line today
- US$346.37
- Upper line today
- US$618.76
- Position in channel
- 52%
- Trend
- Rising channel
Price history, with the path projected 3 months forward
- Daily close
- Upper trend line (3 years)
- Lower trend line (3 years)
- The same lines over the last 12 months
- Projected 3 months
Suggested path
Buy at or below
US$385.34
level as at 1 Sept 2026
Target
US$408.46
by 5 Oct 2026
Projected move
6.0%
gross, before costs
The lines are drawn where this stock has actually turned: 5 touches on the ceiling, 5 on the floor, each fitted to the slope that catches the most of them. Buying one average daily range below its 50-day mean, on heavier volume than usual and while it is still above its 200-day mean, and taking 6% has come up 791 times, 73% of them reaching the target, typically in 34 days, with price going about 5% against the entry along the way (63% in the worst case we have on record). Trades that have not reached the target within 3 months are counted as misses, whatever they are worth at the time. The prices above are this stock’s own — its average, its volatility — but the setup is the same one we apply everywhere: derived on eight unrelated tickers, then confirmed on 87 others it was never fitted to. We deliberately do not tune it to each stock: doing so scores worse on history the tuning never saw — 58% against 71% — because it fits the past rather than the future. On this stock the setup has come up 2 times so far, reaching target 50% of the time — too few to mean much on its own.
On this stock's own history these rules produced 7 settled calls, of which 4 reached target (57.1%), with an average best move of 6%. See the full record.
- Upper line touches
- 5
- Lower line touches
- 5
- Fit confidence
- 64%
- Fitted
- 3 Aug 2026
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
- 228,000
- Country
- US
Scorecard
Our own pillar scores, computed from the fundamentals below. They are not Morningstar ratings — that data is licensed and we do not redistribute it.
- Valuation
- 43/100
- Profitability
- 100/100
- Financial health
- 70/100
- Cash generation
- 60/100
Key statistics
- Market cap
- US$3.45T
- Enterprise value
- US$3.56T
- Beta
- 1.13
- Avg volume
- 40.33M
- Revenue per share
- 44.67
- Dividend yield
- 0.77%
- 52-week range
- 349.2-553.72
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
Key ratios
- P/E (TTM)
- 25.82
- PEG
- 0.82
- Price / sales
- 10.40
- Price / book
- 7.80
- EV / EBITDA
- 17.15
- Gross margin
- 67.94%
- Operating margin
- 46.78%
- Net margin
- 40.31%
- Current ratio
- 1.23
- Quick ratio
- 1.22
- Debt / equity
- 0.29
- Interest cover
- 50.88
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$19.63 | US$389.57B | 29 |
| 2028 | US$23.25 | US$465.86B | 25 |
| 2029 | US$28.17 | US$558.10B | 10 |
| 2030 | US$35.46 | US$655.80B | 4 |
| 2031 | US$44.85 | US$869.91B | 5 |
Analyst view
- Target (mean)
- US$541.88
- Target (high)
- US$680.00
- Target (low)
- US$400.00
- Strong buy
- 0
- Buy
- 66
- Hold
- 16
- Sell
- 0
Trend lines are fitted statistically to past swing highs and lows and projected forward on the assumption the same rhythm continues. It often does not. This is information, not advice.