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    Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

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    TECHNOLOGY • SOFTWARE - INFRASTRUCTURE • NASDAQ

    $535.07
    +12.46 (+2.38%)

    Market Cap: $3.97T

    Last updated: Oct 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    95%(37/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +9.91%
    Streak
    14 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$4.72
    Range$4.43 - $4.83
    25 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    17
    5
    30d
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$4.61-2.3%
    60d ago$4.62-2.3%
    30d ago$4.72-0.1%
    7d ago$4.72+0.0%
    Current$4.72
    Revenue Consensus
    $90.7B
    Range$89.6B - $92.7B
    38 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$4.82
    Range$4.72 - $5.02
    25 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    13
    8
    30d
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$4.78-0.9%
    60d ago$4.79-0.7%
    30d ago$4.83+0.1%
    7d ago$4.83+0.1%
    Current$4.82
    Revenue Consensus
    $95.5B
    Range$93.5B - $98.4B
    37 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$4.82---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$4.72---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 29
    		$4.74$4.21+12.59%Beat+29.9%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 29
    		$4.27$4.09+4.40%Beat+23.4%
    Dec 25
    Reported Jan 28
    		$5.16$3.92+31.63%Beat+59.8%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 29
    		$3.72$3.66+1.64%Beat+12.7%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 30
    		$3.65$3.38+7.99%Beat+23.7%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 30
    		$3.46$3.22+7.45%Beat+17.7%
    Dec 24
    Reported Jan 29
    		$3.23$3.12+3.53%Beat+10.2%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 30
    		$3.30$3.11+6.11%Beat+10.4%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 30
    		$2.95$2.94+0.34%Beat+9.7%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 25
    		$2.94$2.84+3.52%Beat+20.0%
    Dec 23
    Reported Jan 30
    		$2.93$2.78+5.40%Beat+33.2%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 24
    		$2.99$2.65+12.83%Beat+27.2%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 25
    		$2.69$2.55+5.49%Beat+20.6%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 25
    		$2.45$2.23+9.87%Beat+10.4%
    Dec 22
    Reported Jan 24
    		$2.20$2.32-5.17%Miss-11.3%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 25
    		$2.35$2.31+1.73%Beat-13.3%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 26
    		$2.23$2.29-2.62%Miss+2.8%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 26
    		$2.22$2.20+0.91%Beat+13.8%
    Dec 21
    Reported Jan 25
    		$2.48$2.32+6.90%Beat+22.2%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 26
    		$2.71$2.08+30.29%Beat+48.9%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 27
    		$2.17$1.93+12.44%Beat+48.6%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 27
    		$1.95$1.78+9.55%Beat+39.3%
    Dec 20
    Reported Jan 26
    		$2.03$1.64+23.78%Beat+34.4%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 27
    		$1.82$1.55+17.42%Beat+31.9%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 22
    		$1.46$1.37+6.57%Beat+6.6%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 29
    		$1.40$1.27+10.24%Beat+22.8%
    Dec 19
    Reported Jan 29
    		$1.51$1.32+14.39%Beat+37.3%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 23
    		$1.38$1.24+11.29%Beat+21.1%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 18
    		$1.37$1.21+13.22%Beat+21.2%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 24
    		$1.14$1.00+14.00%Beat+20.0%
    Dec 18
    Reported Jan 30
    		$1.10$1.09+0.92%Beat+14.6%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 24
    		$1.14$0.97+17.53%Beat+35.7%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 19
    		$1.13$1.08+4.63%Beat+15.3%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 26
    		$0.95$0.85+11.76%Beat+30.1%
    Dec 17
    Reported Jan 31
    		$0.96$0.87+10.34%Beat+14.3%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 26
    		$0.84$0.73+15.07%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 20
    		$0.98$0.71+38.03%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.73$0.70+4.29%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Jan 26
    		$0.84$0.79+6.33%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.68%
    Forward Annual Dividend$3.64
    Payout Ratio14.78%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+10.21%
    5Y CAGR+10.22%
    MSFT dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun MSFT in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio29.91EV/EBITDA19.54x
    Price/FCF59.34xFCF Yield1.69%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin40.30%Operating Margin45.10%
    ROE34.00%ROIC27.71%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.09xInterest CoverageN/A
    Current Ratio1.23xQuick Ratio1.22x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.10Avg Volume21.75M
    52-Week High$549.2052-Week Low$348.54

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$520.33
    SMA 20$510.10
    SMA 50$500.19
    SMA 200$432.99
    EMA 10$521.54
    EMA 20$513.30
    EMA 50$491.32
    EMA 200$451.92

    MACD

    Line: 10.69Signal: 9.20Hist: 1.49

    ADX

    ADX: 39.7+DI: 29.6-DI: 12.7

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down16.0
    PSAR$513.16

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$536.58
    Lower Band$483.62
    %B Position1038%(Upper)
    Band Width0.97

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    67.5

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K84.2
    Stoch %D83.6
    Williams %R-4.7
    ROC (10d)3.7%
    Momentum18.90
    CCI (20d)135.0
    MFI (14d)76.0

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$11.84(2.2%)
    StdDev (20d)13.24
    Hist Vol22.7%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$532.84
    OBV633.2M
    AD Line-2.8B
    CMF (20d)-0.018

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)22.4M
    Vol Ratio0.8x
    VWMA (20d)$509.83

    Pivot Points

    R3$545.87
    R2$539.69
    R1$531.15
    Pivot Point$524.97
    S1$516.43
    S2$510.25
    S3$501.71

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI25.98
    Ultimate Osc48.6
    KST44.82

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$90.01B$82.89B$81.27B$77.67B$76.44B$70.07B$69.63B$65.58B$64.73B$61.86B$62.02B$56.52B
    Cost of Revenue$29.52B$26.83B$25.98B$24.04B$24.01B$21.92B$21.80B$20.10B$19.68B$18.50B$19.62B$16.30B
    Gross Profit$60.48B$56.06B$55.30B$53.63B$52.43B$48.15B$47.83B$45.49B$45.04B$43.35B$42.40B$40.22B
    Operating Expenses$19.88B$17.66B$17.02B$15.67B$18.10B$16.15B$16.18B$14.93B$17.12B$15.77B$15.37B$13.32B
    R&D$10.00B$8.91B$8.50B$8.15B$8.83B$8.20B$7.92B$7.54B$8.06B$7.65B$7.14B$6.66B
    SG&A$2.29B$1.93B$1.93B$1.81B$1.99B$1.74B$1.82B$1.67B$2.25B$1.91B$1.98B$1.47B
    Operating Income$40.60B$38.40B$38.27B$37.96B$34.32B$32.00B$31.65B$30.55B$27.93B$27.58B$27.03B$26.89B
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$0$0$0$3.66B$1.71B$623.00M$2.29B$283.00M$675.00M$854.00M$506.00M$0
    Income Before Tax$44.05B$39.34B$48.25B$34.30B$32.62B$31.38B$29.36B$30.27B$27.25B$26.73B$26.53B$27.28B
    Income Tax Expense$8.28B$7.56B$9.79B$6.55B$5.38B$5.55B$5.26B$5.60B$5.21B$4.79B$4.66B$4.99B
    Net Income$35.77B$31.78B$38.46B$27.75B$27.23B$25.82B$24.11B$24.67B$22.04B$21.94B$21.87B$22.29B
    EBITDA$55.07B$49.51B$52.53B$47.36B$41.93B$39.11B$34.37B$37.65B$32.30B$32.75B$32.48B$31.20B
    EBIT$44.05B$39.34B$48.25B$34.30B$32.62B$31.38B$29.36B$30.27B$27.25B$26.73B$26.53B$27.28B
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $515.01M
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.2%
    Obligations YoY
    -0.7%
    Active Awards
    211
    New Awards (TTM)
    63
    Avg Remaining Term
    7.4 mo

    Top agency: Department of Defense at 77.1% of trailing twelve month obligations across 11 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    FA872626FB007Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force$17.30MJan 21, 2026
    SP470126F0054Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency$17.00MJan 23, 2026
    HC102826F0235Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency$15.40MMar 30, 2026
    HC102826F0219Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency$9.82MApr 1, 2026
    15JPSS26F00001365Department of JusticeOffices, Boards and Divisions$8.15MJun 23, 2026
    28321326FDS030013Social Security AdministrationSocial Security Administration$7.83MDec 23, 2025
    19AQMM26F0655Department of StateDepartment of State$6.74MMay 29, 2026
    HC105025F0053Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency$5.13MSep 22, 2025
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    • MSFTMicrosoft Corporation

      Technology

      Last price
      Microsoft raises quarterly dividend 7.69% to $0.98

      On Sep 14, 2026, Microsoft (MSFT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.98 per share, up 7.69% from the prior $0.91, payable Dec 10, 2026, to shareholders of record on Nov 19, 2026.

      Dividend
      $0.98
      Cadence
      Quarterly (4 per year)
      Forward yield
      0.78%0.78% yield on the Sep 14, 2026 close
      Ex-date
      Nov 19, 2026

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    MSFT Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    29.9x
    Forward P/E
    25.1x
    EV/EBITDA
    19.5x
    P/FCF
    59.3x
    PEG
    1.6x
    P/B
    9.0x
    See GNG's fair value

    MSFT Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    67.9%
    Operating margin
    45.1%
    Net margin
    40.3%
    ROIC
    27.7%
    ROE
    34.0%
    FCF margin
    20.2%
    FCF yield
    1.7%

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    Sector: Technology

    MSFT Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    55
    Strong Buy
    14
    Buy
    39
    Hold
    2
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    MSFT Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • MSFT earns a 27.7% return on invested capital.
    • MSFT converts 20.2% of revenue into free cash flow.
    • MSFT has a 40.3% net profit margin.

    MSFT Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    8 of 8 quarters (100.0%)
    Average surprise
    9.4%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $4.72
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    17 up, 5 down

    MSFT Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.7%
    Payout ratio
    14.8%
    3Y DPS growth
    10.2%
    5Y DPS growth
    10.2%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    MSFT dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About MSFT

    What is MSFT's current dividend yield?
    Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has a forward dividend yield of 0.68%.
    Does MSFT pay dividends?
    Yes, Microsoft Corporation pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.68%.
    What is MSFT's P/E ratio?
    Microsoft Corporation has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.91.
    What is MSFT's market cap?
    Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has a market capitalization of $3.97T with a current stock price of $535.07.

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