Powering global enterprise through Windows, Azure cloud infrastructure, and groundbreaking artificial intelligence models, Microsoft (MSFT) remains a dominant megacap titan of the tech sector.
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June 1, 2026: Microsoft and NVIDIA announced a reinvention of Windows PCs for personal AI including a new Surface Ultra built on NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform to run on-device AI agents.
April 29, 2026: Microsoft reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 results on 29 April 2026, with revenue up 18% to $82.9b, net income up 23% to $31.8b and Azure cloud revenue up 40%.
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $384.93
| 1 week (2026-10-28) | 0.41% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2026-10-04) | -3.71% |
| 3 months (2026-08-04) | -8.41% |
| 6 months (2026-05-04) | -16.29% |
| 1 year (2025-11-04) | -23.90% |
| 2 years (2024-11-04) | -15.21% |
| 3 years (2023-11-04) | 11.50% |
| 5 years (2021-11-04) | 37.11% |
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, let alone a "Magnificent 7" stock, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Microsoft P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.
Microsoft's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 26x. In other words, Microsoft's shares trade at around 26x recent earnings.
That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of March 2025 (25.37).
However, Microsoft's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
Microsoft's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.5003. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Microsoft's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider Microsoft's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
Microsoft's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $205.7 billion (£152.4 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of Microsoft's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
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