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MICROSOFT CORP
NasdaqServices-Prepackaged SoftwareLatest fiscal year ended Jun 30, 2026

MICROSOFT CORP reported revenue of $331.84B in its most recent fiscal year, up 17.8% on the year before. It kept 40.3% of that as net income, and generated $66.99B of free cash flow. Figures below are compared against other companies classified under Services-Prepackaged Software.

Grades vs. industry

Growth
C+50/100
Ranked against 42 peers using 8 metrics.
Profitability
A83/100
Ranked against 168 peers using 7 metrics.
Financial health
C+53/100
Ranked against 84 peers using 5 metrics.
Dividend coverage
C47/100
Ranked against 6 peers using 3 metrics.

Growth

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Revenue growth (YoY)
Latest fiscal year revenue vs. the year before.
17.8%12.9%73 / 198
Revenue growth (3y)
Annualized revenue growth over three fiscal years.
16.1%11.0%57 / 177
Revenue growth (5y)
Annualized revenue growth over five fiscal years.
14.6%14.9%86 / 162
EPS growth (YoY)
Diluted EPS vs. the prior fiscal year.
31.6%10.4%23 / 74
EPS growth (3y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over three fiscal years.
22.9%20.3%19 / 43
EPS growth (5y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over five fiscal years.
17.4%14.2%17 / 42
Free cash flow growth (YoY)
Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, vs. prior year.
-6.5%22.6%102 / 123
Free cash flow growth (3y)
Annualized free cash flow growth over three fiscal years.
4.0%24.0%72 / 87

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Profitability

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Gross margin
Gross profit as a share of revenue. Often unreported.
67.9%70.7%101 / 184
Operating margin
Operating income as a share of revenue.
46.8%-1.9%2 / 193
Net margin
Net income as a share of revenue.
40.3%-2.0%7 / 194
Free cash flow margin
Free cash flow as a share of revenue.
20.2%15.5%69 / 176
Return on equity
Net income divided by shareholder equity.
30.2%-2.4%19 / 186
Return on assets
Net income divided by total assets.
17.6%-1.8%13 / 206
Return on invested capital
After-tax operating profit over debt plus equity less cash.
27.1%-1.7%15 / 168

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Financial health

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Debt to equity
Total debt divided by shareholder equity.
0.09x0.28x22 / 84
Current ratio
Current assets over current liabilities.
1.23x1.67x142 / 206
Quick ratio
Current assets excluding inventory, over current liabilities.
1.22x1.66x140 / 206
Interest coverage
Operating income divided by interest expense.
50.88x-1.01x11 / 112
Net debt to EBITDA
Net debt over derived EBITDA. EBITDA is not a GAAP tag; it is computed.
-0.19x-1.36x60 / 94

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Debt figures can be understated where a filer splits borrowings across XBRL tags this site does not match.

Dividend coverage

Measures how much of earnings and free cash flow the dividend consumes, against industry peers. A low grade means the dividend is less covered than peers' — not that a cut is expected. Long-established payers often score low here by design.

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Dividend payout ratio
Dividends paid as a share of net income.
19.8%31.8%3 / 13
Dividend / free cash flow
Dividends paid as a share of free cash flow. The stricter test.
39.5%20.5%11 / 13
Dividend growth (5y)
Annualized growth in dividends per share over five years.
10.2%12.1%4 / 6

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Dividend record

What the dividend has actually done, not a prediction of what it will do. Changes are checked against total dollars paid so that stock splits are not mistaken for cuts.

Years paying
19
since 2010 in this data
Consecutive increases
16 years
through 2026
Reductions
None
in the years covered
Latest per share
$3.64
fiscal 2026

Dividend history is limited to what companies have filed in machine-readable form, which generally begins around 2009. A company may have paid or raised its dividend for far longer than shown here.

Insider activity

Trades reported by officers, directors and 10% shareholders on SEC Form 4. None of the last 40 reported transactions were open-market purchases — grants, option exercises and sales make up the majority of insider filings at most companies.

DateInsiderTransactionSharesPriceValue
Oct 15, 2026
Coleman Amy
EVP, Chief Human Resources Off
Withheld for tax32$533.69$17.0K
Oct 13, 2026
Hood Amy
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Open-market sale3,387$544.80$1.85M
Oct 13, 2026
Hood Amy
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Open-market sale2,927$545.77$1.60M
Oct 13, 2026
Hood Amy
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Open-market sale991$546.51$541.6K
Sep 15, 2026
Jolla Alice L.
Chief Accounting Officer
Withheld for tax123$505.41$62.1K
Sep 15, 2026
Coleman Amy
EVP, Chief Human Resources Off
Withheld for tax36$505.41$18.2K
Sep 15, 2026
Coleman Amy
EVP, Chief Human Resources Off
Grant or award6,506$0.00$0.00
Sep 15, 2026
SMITH BRADFORD L
Vice Chair and President
Grant or award29,077$0.00$0.00
Sep 15, 2026
Hood Amy
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Grant or award29,077$0.00$0.00
Sep 15, 2026
Althoff Judson
EVP, Chief Commercial Officer
Grant or award29,077$0.00$0.00
Sep 15, 2026
Numoto Takeshi
EVP, Chief Marketing Officer
Grant or award11,569$0.00$0.00
Sep 14, 2026
Hood Amy
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Open-market sale10,433$496.91$5.18M
Sep 14, 2026
Hood Amy
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Open-market sale9,821$497.78$4.89M
Sep 14, 2026
Hood Amy
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Open-market sale8,834$500.11$4.42M
Sep 14, 2026
Hood Amy
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Open-market sale4,339$495.97$2.15M
Sep 14, 2026
Hood Amy
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Open-market sale4,305$498.88$2.15M
Sep 14, 2026
Hood Amy
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Open-market sale3,942$500.78$1.97M
Sep 10, 2026
MacGregor Catherine
Director
Grant or award(derivative)4$0.00$0.00
Sep 10, 2026
PRITZKER PENNY S
Director
Grant or award(derivative)27$0.00$0.00
Sep 10, 2026
PETERSON SANDRA E
Director
Grant or award(derivative)49$0.00$0.00
Sep 10, 2026
Johnston Hugh F
Director
Grant or award(derivative)4$0.00$0.00
Sep 10, 2026
Mason Mark
Director
Grant or award(derivative)1$0.00$0.00
Sep 10, 2026
Hoffman Reid
Director
Grant or award(derivative)32$0.00$0.00
Sep 10, 2026
List Teri
Director
Grant or award(derivative)43$0.00$0.00
Sep 10, 2026
Rainey John D
Director
Grant or award(derivative)1$0.00$0.00

A dash under price or value means none was reported, which is normal for grants and gifts — it does not mean the shares were free. Option exercises and awards are compensation arriving on a schedule, not a judgement about the stock.

Annual financials

Fiscal year2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
Revenue$331.84B$281.72B$245.12B$211.91B$198.27B$168.09B$143.01B$125.84B$110.36B$96.57B
Gross profit$225.47B$193.89B$171.01B$146.05B$135.62B$115.86B$96.94B$82.93B$72.01B$62.31B
Operating income$155.24B$128.53B$109.43B$88.52B$83.38B$69.92B$52.96B$42.96B$35.06B$29.02B
Net income$133.75B$101.83B$88.14B$72.36B$72.74B$61.27B$44.28B$39.24B$16.57B$25.49B
EPS (diluted)$17.95$13.64$11.80$9.68$9.65$8.05$5.76$5.06$2.13$3.25
Operating cash flow$182.94B$136.16B$118.55B$87.58B$89.03B$76.74B$60.67B$52.19B$43.88B$39.51B
Capital expenditure$115.95B$64.55B$44.48B$28.11B$23.89B$20.62B$15.44B$13.93B$11.63B$8.13B
Free cash flow$66.99B$71.61B$74.07B$59.48B$65.15B$56.12B$45.23B$38.26B$32.25B$31.38B
Total assets$758.38B$619.00B$512.16B$411.98B$364.84B$333.78B$301.31B$286.56B$258.85B$250.31B
Shareholder equity$442.39B$343.48B$268.48B$206.22B$166.54B$141.99B$118.30B$102.33B$82.72B$87.71B
Total debt$40.29B$43.15B$44.94B$47.24B$49.78B$58.15B$63.33B$72.18B$76.24B$77.12B
Cash$20.93B$30.24B$18.32B$34.70B$13.93B$14.22B$13.58B$11.36B$11.95B$7.66B
Dividends per share$3.64$3.32$3.00$2.72$2.48$2.24$2.04$1.84$1.68$1.56

A dash means the figure was not tagged in that year’s filing. It does not mean zero. Figures reflect the most recent filing covering each period, so restated years show their restated values.

Source

Figures come from MICROSOFT CORP’s filings with the SEC, as submitted in XBRL. The most recent annual figures are from a 10-K filed Jul 29, 2026. View filings on EDGAR.

Not financial advice. This page presents figures reported to the SEC and compares them with other companies sharing an industry classification. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything, and the grades cannot capture everything that matters about a business. Industry classifications are coarse, filings are self-reported, and some figures are missing or understated where companies tag them in ways this site does not match. Do your own research.