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Last Updated Jul 15, 2026, 10:00am EDT

Microsoft Corp. engages in the development and support of software, services, devices, and solutions. It operates through the following segments: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The Productivity and Business Processes segment is composed of products and services relating to productivity, communication, and information services such as Office Commercial, Office Consumer, LinkedIn, and Dynamics business solutions. The Intelligent Cloud segment consists of public, private, and hybrid server products and cloud services for businesses and develope... Read More

Microsoft Stats

Industry
IT Software & Services
Founded
1975
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington
Country/Territory
United States
Chief Executive Officer
Satya Nadella
Employees
125,000

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144

Microsoft Financial Summary

Select list year
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
Revenue
$318.3B
Assets
$694.2B
Profits
$125.2B
Sources
FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.

Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Price Performance

Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Key Data

SummaryAdditional DataAnalystsHistorical Quotes

Key Data

Previous Close
381.58
Open
387.05
Day’s Range
380.65 x 389.03
Volume
27,659,388
52 Week Range
349.20 x 555.45

Market Cap
$2.84T
P/E Ratio (ttm)
22.73
Forward P/E
20.61
Diluted EPS (ttm)
16.79
Dividends Per Share
3.56
Dividend Yield
0.95%
Ex-Dividend Date
May 21, 2026

Valuation Measures

P/E Ratio (ttm)
22.73
Forward P/E
20.61
Price to Sales (ttm)
8.91
Price to Book Value (ttm)
6.84
Price to Tangible Book Value (ttm)
10.30
Total Enterprise Value to EBIT (ttm)
18.48
Total Enterprise Value to EBITDA (ttm)
14.54
Total Enterprise Value to Total Revenue (ttm)
9.06
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Profitability Metrics

Gross Margin (ttm)
68.31%
Operating Margin (ttm)
46.80%
Net Margin (ttm)
39.34%
Return on Assets (ttm)
14.81%
Return on Equity (ttm)
34.01%

Revenue and Earnings Metrics

Revenue (ttm)
$318.27B
Revenue Per Share (ttm)
42.84
Revenue Growth (y/o/y)
17.87%
EBITDA (ttm)
$184.46B
EBITDA Growth (y/o/y)
25.98%
Diluted EPS (ttm)
16.79
Diluted EPS Growth (y/o/y)
29.75

Cash and Debt Metrics

Total Cash
$78.23B
Total Cash Per Share
4.32
Total Debt
$125.43B
Total Debt/Equity
30.27%
Current Ratio
1.28
All values as of most recently reported quarter unless otherwise noted.
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Consensus Recommendation
Buy
Consensus Price
556.75
Range of Price Targets
400.00 to 870.00
Range of EPS
17.64 to 19.94
Consensus EPS
18.52
Consensus Revenue
$368.48B
Range of Revenue
$359.51B to $378.32B
  • Consensus Price Target is the stock price analysts expect to see within a period of 0-18 months.
  • EPS and Revenue estimates are for the next 12 months.
Markets data provided by S&P and by Xignite
DATEOPENHIGHLOWCLOSEADJUSTED CLOSEVOLUME
Jul 24, 2026387.05389.03380.65381.70381.7027,659,388
Jul 23, 2026389.96391.78377.39381.58381.5830,351,752
Jul 22, 2026399.58401.00386.96390.34390.3428,142,511
Jul 21, 2026398.81401.47396.32397.75397.7524,126,632
Jul 20, 2026391.41403.18389.65402.29402.2927,915,762
Jul 17, 2026394.86398.39389.39393.82393.8233,049,842
Jul 16, 2026398.31405.99392.05401.10401.1037,047,443
Jul 15, 2026387.80398.96386.40395.63395.6336,253,745
Jul 14, 2026382.82388.19378.65384.93384.9327,863,916
Jul 13, 2026387.75393.65384.15390.99390.9928,914,877
Markets data provided by S&P and by Xignite

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