Microsoft (MSFT) trades at 29.65x earnings, above tracked tech peer median of 21.27

What the company does

Microsoft is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Information Technology sector, within the Software industry, based in Washington, U.S.A. Its market capitalization is $3.95T. Software companies generally earn revenue from licenses, subscriptions and related services sold to businesses and individuals. Over the latest year, revenue grew 17.8% and the operating margin stood at 46.8%, figures that describe the scale of its business. Debt to equity was 0.11.

Price action and valuation versus peers

Shares last traded at $531.90, down 0.13% on the day. Over about one month the stock is up 3.3%, over about three months up 31.4%, and over about six months up 17.2%. The six-month high was $513.53 on 2026-08-28 and the low was $352.83 on 2026-06-25. The P/E ratio is 29.65 against a tracked Information Technology peer median of 21.27, while the PEG ratio is 0.94 and EV/EBITDA is 19.93. Free cash flow was down 6.5% year over year.

What the recent headlines say

Recent headlines center on the upcoming quarterly report. Yahoo Finance reported on 2026-10-27 that Microsoft is due to report Q1 earnings, with Wall Street looking for further Azure growth. MarketWatch said the earnings would look funky, though an elusive number is finally arriving. Reuters reported on 2026-10-26 that Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees to contain costs, and The Economic Times said the MSFT stock price jumps on the news. Seeking Alpha wrote that the stock may fall sharply after quarterly results, while TradingView summarized recent analyst upgrades and downgrades.

Fundamentals

Recent headlines

• SA analyst upgrades/downgrades: GOOG, MSFT, NBIS, MU - TradingView TradingView · 2026-10-27
• Microsoft to report Q1 earnings with Wall Street looking for further Azure growth - Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance · 2026-10-27
• Microsoft earnings will look funky — but an elusive number is finally arriving - MarketWatch MarketWatch · 2026-10-27
• Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees to contain costs - Reuters Reuters · 2026-10-26
• Microsoft buyouts: MSFT stock price jumps but why is tech giant offering massive 'voluntary exit' package - The Economic Times The Economic Times · 2026-10-26
• Microsoft's Stock May Fall Sharply Following Quarterly Results (NASDAQ:MSFT) - Seeking Alpha Seeking Alpha · 2026-10-26

In the AgentFlare Newswire

• Big Tech earnings wave collides with a Fed meeting 2026-10-27 · earnings
• Oil and AI jitters set the tone ahead of earnings 2026-10-27 · earnings
• Meta's funding warning stokes doubts over AI capital supply 2026-10-26 · ai
• Big Tech reports into AI-spending worries after Nasdaq's worst day since June 2026-10-26 · earnings
• SpaceX beat estimates; Wall Street starts treating it and Tesla as one story 2026-10-26 · earnings
• Microsoft near record ahead of October 28 earnings; analyst wants lower entry 2026-10-26 · markets
• Big Tech earnings and a Fed meeting crowd the week ahead 2026-10-25 · markets
• Big Tech selloff: Meta cash burn, Tesla capex cut and oil above $112 2026-10-24 · ai

What to watch

• Q1 earnings report and further Azure growth, per Yahoo Finance
• Voluntary buyout package offered to around 60,000 employees, per Reuters
• Possible sharp stock fall after quarterly results, per Seeking Alpha

FAQ

How this page is made. Prices, fundamentals and headlines come from the AISA Financial API; peers are the other tracked stocks in the same sector. The profile is written by a language model from those numbers and headlines only — figures not in the data are removed. Nothing here is investment advice.