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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Fair Value & Analysis

Technology · US · Market cap $2.9T · ISIN US5949181045

What is Microsoft Corporation really worth?

MC Microsoft Corporation logo Microsoft Corporation MSFT · US
Price$510.12
Fair Value$381.26
Upside−25.3%
Quality66/100

A solid business, but trading 34% above our fair value of $381.26.

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Strengths

Highly profitable · 39.3% net margin
Low debt · generates free cash flow
Ranks above peers (9/15)
Wide moat 97/100

Risks

!Expensive Growth (revenue 5y +14.5 %/yr)
!Weak on dividend: 14 out of 100

For context

·0.70% dividend yield
Evidence: High Range $191.98 – $479.79

Fair value as of: Aug 29, 2026

From 26 valuation models · updated 6 days ago

Share price +3.5% over the past month.

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What matters now

  • The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($479.79). The favourable scenario is already priced in.
  • Solid but not exceptional quality (66/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.
  • A fairly wide model range ($191.98 to $479.79) leaves room in how you read the outcome.

Price vs Fair Value (5 years)

$538.66 $207.73 Fair Value $381.26 Jun 2021 Sep 2026

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 29, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range $207.73 – $538.66 · fair‑value band $191.98 – $479.79 · the $510.12 price screens above the $381.26 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 29, 2026.

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Analysis

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) currently trades at $510.12, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $381.26, implying the stock looks roughly 33.8% overvalued today. The Quality Score stands at 66/100 (solid quality), in the Technology sector. Bull case: the Growth Earnings group reads highest at a median of $331.60 per share, and 0 of the 26 models we run sit above the $510.12 price. Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $55.77, and 26 of the 26 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.

Over the trailing twelve months, Microsoft Corporation generated revenue of $318B at a net margin of 39.3%. Revenue grew 18.3% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 34.0%. Net debt stands at $30.3B. Fundamentals as of Aug 29, 2026

Our scenario range runs from $191.98 (bear case) to $479.79 (bull case); at $510.12, the current price sits above that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 7% below its 52-week high and 43% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at −32% fair-value upside, at −25%, MSFT screens cheaper than that median.

Fair Value models

This estimate rests on fiscal year 2025 figures, and about 12 months have passed since. In that time the company retained roughly $13.22 per share, which is 3.5 % of the fair value. The fair value deliberately does not add this in: the models value reported figures, not a projection.

Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted, family-balanced blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.

Model Bear Bear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull Bull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. Evidence
Highest evidence
FCF DCF best evidence $136.23 $268.60 $520.63 76
EPV $142.35 $167.70 $190.24 74
Growth DCF $134.42 $254.21 $477.55 74
All 26 models by family
DCF Models
FCF DCF best evidence $136.23 $268.60 $520.63 76
Owner Earnings $135.89 $267.93 $519.34 72
5Y Revenue Exit $133.36 $248.12 $408.28 70
5Y EBITDA Exit $234.44 $463.59 $762.21 73
5Y P/E Exit $229.32 $452.68 $718.18 69
10Y Revenue Exit $128.58 $241.39 $423.71 64
10Y EBITDA Exit $203.04 $406.07 $736.97 65
10Y P/E Exit $199.52 $397.73 $698.00 61
Earnings-Based
Graham-Dodd $93.22 $482.80 $667.65 64
Lynch FV $132.04 $188.63 $245.22 61
PEG = 1.0 $132.04 $188.63 $245.22 57
EPV $142.35 $167.70 $190.24 74
Dividend Discount
Gordon GGM $31.18 $68.08 $114.55 65
DDM Multi-Stage $31.18 $55.77 $70.95 66
Multiples
P/E Multiple $287.88 $383.84 $479.79 63
P/S Multiple $156.44 $208.59 $260.73 58
P/B Multiple $174.78 $233.04 $291.30 55
EV/EBIT $310.10 $413.92 $517.73 66
EV/EBITDA $294.31 $392.86 $491.41 67
EV/Revenue $131.40 $188.29 $245.18 53
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham) $23.12 $30.98 $46.24 54
Growth DCF
Growth DCF $134.42 $254.21 $477.55 74
Rev-Margin DCF $133.36 $243.93 $392.04 71
Economic Profit
Residual Income $102.08 $145.29 $1,251 64
ROIC Compounder $164.24 $223.29 $299.59 71
Growth Earnings
Growth-Adj P/E $232.12 $331.60 $431.08 67

Widest divergence: Growth Earnings ($331.60) versus Asset-Based ($30.98). Highest evidence: FCF DCF (76).

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Key figures & financial health

P/E ratio 30.4
P/S ratio 11.0 P/E × margin
EPS (TTM) $16.79 price ÷ EPS = P/E 30.4
Dividend yield 0.7% payout 21.2%
Net margin 36.1% FY2025
Return on equity 34.0% TTM
More key figures
Profitability
Return on assets (EBIT) 21.5% avg 5y
Operating margin 46.3% TTM
Growth
Revenue (TTM) $318B TTM
Revenue growth (YoY) +18.3% 3y avg +12.4%
EPS growth (YoY) +23.4%
Balance sheet & cash flow
Free cash flow $71.6B FY2025
Net debt $30.3B FY2025 · ≈ 0.4 yrs of FCF

Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Aug 29, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.

Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 66/100

Of which business quality 65 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 57

Profitability 75
Margins and returns on capital today
Quality Growth 53
Are margins and returns improving?
Cashflow 71
Earnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
Fin. Strength 79
Balance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
Investment 1
Disciplined investing over empire-building
Low Volatility 57
Calm price path (market factor)
Momentum 57
Price trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52W Momentum 57
Distance to the 52-week high (market factor)
Net Issuance 84
Buybacks instead of dilution

Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.

All values are scores from 0 to 100 (100 = best against fixed, research-based bands), not percentages. The three market factors (momentum, 52-week proximity, low volatility) are displayed but carry zero weight in the headline number: market sentiment is not a business property.

About the company

Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Microsoft 365 commercial, enterprise mobility + security, windows commercial, power BI, exchange, sharepoint, Microsoft teams, security and compliance, and copilot; Microsoft 365 commercial products, such …

Full company description

Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Microsoft 365 commercial, enterprise mobility + security, windows commercial, power BI, exchange, sharepoint, Microsoft teams, security and compliance, and copilot; Microsoft 365 commercial products, such as Windows commercial on-premises and office licensed services; Microsoft 365 consumer products and cloud services, including Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, office licensed on-premises, and other consumer services; LinkedIn; dynamics products and cloud services, such as dynamics 365, cloud-based applications, and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. Its Intelligent Cloud segment provides Server products and cloud services comprising Azure and other cloud services, GitHub, Nuance Healthcare, virtual desktop offerings, and other cloud services; server products, including SQL and windows server, visual studio and system center related client access licenses, and other on-premises offerings; enterprise and partner services, such as enterprise support and nuance professional services, industry solutions, Microsoft partner network, and learning experience. The Personal Computing segment provides windows and devices, such as Windows OEM licensing and devices and surface and PC accessories; gaming services and solutions, such as Xbox hardware, content, and services, first- and third-party content Xbox game pass, subscriptions, and cloud gaming, advertising, and other cloud services; search and news advertising services. It sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and online and retail stores. The company has a strategic collaboration with Mayo Clinic, Inc. for the development of a frontier AI model for healthcare; and Global Objects, Inc. to build a retrieval-grounded generative AI world model. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.

Revenue & earnings trend

FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years

Microsoft Corporation reported revenue of $282B in FY2025 versus $168B in FY2021, a compound +13.8%/yr. Reported net income was $102B in FY2025, compounding +13.5%/yr from FY2021.

Growth Quality 62/100
The company is growing, but growth may require heavy reinvestment or weak cash conversion.
Latest Revenue (FY 2025)
$282B
Latest YoY
+14.9%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (3Y) Measures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
+12.4%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (5Y) Measures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
+14.5%
Avg. revenue growth/yr (39Y) Measures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump.
+20.5%
Value creation/yr (5Y) Earnings growth per share (CAGR 5 years) plus dividend yield: value created per share and year.
+19.5% (18.8 + 0.7)
Revenue +13.8%/yr
FY21 $168B
FY22 $198B
FY23 $212B
FY24 $245B
FY25 $282B
Net income +13.5%/yr
FY21 $61.3B
FY22 $72.7B
FY23 $72.4B
FY24 $88.1B
FY25 $102B
Character of growth · EPS growth decomposed (2014-2025) +20.3 % p.a.
Revenue per share +13.0 %

of which total revenue +11.8 % · buybacks/dilution +1.1 %

EBIT margin +5.8 %
Tax rate +0.8 %
Residual (interest, one-offs) −0.2 %

Annual growth per factor. These are factors, not summands: multiplied they give the EPS growth rate, added they do not quite. Start and end points are 3-year averages (details on hover).

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Peer Group

Software - Infrastructure · 369 stocks

How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.

Quality Score 66 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside −25% · Above median
Return on equity (TTM) 34% · Top 25%
Return on assets 15% · Top 25%
Net margin (TTM) 39% · Top 25%
Operating margin (TTM) 46% · Top 25%
Revenue growth 18% · Above median
Dividend yield (TTM) 0.7% · Below median
Debt / equity 0.12× · Higher than median

Valuation Multiples vs Software - Infrastructure median · lower = cheaper

P/E (TTM) 30.4× · Pricier than median
P/B 8.33× · Pricier than 75% of peers
P/S (TTM) 8.99× · Pricier than 75% of peers
P/FCF 39.9× · Pricier than 75% of peers
EV/EBITDA 15.6× · Cheaper than median
PEG 1.19× · Pricier than median

Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)

Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.

VALUEFUTUREPASTHEALTHDIVIDEND
This stock
VALUEFUTUREPASTHEALTHDIVIDEND
Sector peers
VALUE0 · sector 0
FUTURE92 · sector 50
PAST100 · sector 15
HEALTH94 · sector 98
DIVIDEND14 · sector 26

VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.

Insider activity: 46/100

Values & ESG

Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.

None of the checked exposures detected

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Frequently asked questions

Is Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Aug 29, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $381.26 versus a price of $510.12, about −25% upside (overvalued).
What is the fair value of MSFT?
Our model-based fair value for Microsoft Corporation is $381.26 (as of Aug 29, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $510.12.
What is the quality score of MSFT?
Microsoft Corporation has a Quality Score of 66/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the revenue of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)?
Microsoft Corporation reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $318B (latest available figure, as of Aug 29, 2026).
What is the net profit margin of MSFT?
The net profit margin of Microsoft Corporation is about 39.3%, meaning it keeps roughly 39.3% of revenue as net income. Based on the latest reported figures.
Does Microsoft Corporation pay a dividend?
Microsoft Corporation currently shows a dividend yield of about 0.70% relative to its recent price (as of Aug 29, 2026).
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