ALIT
Alight, Inc.
ALIT trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over ALIT overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
ALIT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
ALIT's revenue and cash flow are currently stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ALIT PE Valuation
ALIT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MSFT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 25x | $523 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $525 | +0.4% |
| Current | 27x | $523 | — |
| Fair | 34x | $652 | +25% |
| Expensive | 37x | $711 | +36% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MSFT's PE is in its cheap range at 27x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x next year's earnings.
ALIT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ALIT's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
MSFT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
MSFT has the edge over ALIT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
ALIT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.79 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$38.51 | +$43.09 |
| Q2 2026 | -$76.98 | -$32.98 |
| Q1 2026 | -$117.20 | -$114.60 |
| Q4 2025 | -$117.40 | -$111.60 |
| Q3 2025 | -$81.60 | -$69.00 |
| Q2 2025 | -$44.00 | -$32.20 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.60 | +$12.80 |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.80 | +$8.20 |
ALIT lost $38.51 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
MSFT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $20.79 | +8.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $19.15 | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.95 | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.80 | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.99 | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.06 | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.64 | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.93 | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.41 | +12% |
MSFT has the edge over ALIT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ALIT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M | -6.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $511M | -3.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $534M | -2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $653M | -4% |
| Q3 2025 | $533M | -4% |
| Q2 2025 | $528M | -1.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $548M | -2% |
| Q4 2024 | $680M | -29% |
ALIT's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $500M last quarter, down 6.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -12% | +236 points |
| Q2 2026 | -7.8% | +184 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.1% | -2.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -115% | -121 points |
| Q3 2025 | -248% | -241 points |
| Q2 2025 | -191% | -182 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.5% | +5.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.5% | +13 points |
ALIT's operating margin was −12% last quarter, up 236 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MSFT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $92.3B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $90B | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $82.9B | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $81.3B | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $77.7B | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $76.4B | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $70.1B | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6B | +12% |
MSFT has the edge over ALIT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 50% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 45% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 46% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 47% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 49% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 45% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 46% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 45% | +1.9 points |
MSFT has the edge over ALIT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ALIT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7M | -86% |
| Q2 2026 | $48M | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $53M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $99M | +7.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $49M | +$101M |
| Q2 2025 | $58M | +115% |
| Q1 2025 | $44M | -31% |
| Q4 2024 | $92M | -9.8% |
ALIT has the edge over MSFT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MSFT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.6B | -27% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.6B | -23% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.8B | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.9B | -9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.7B | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.6B | +9.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.3B | -3.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.5B | -29% |
MSFT's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $60B over the past year, down 23% from the year before.
ALIT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +70.7K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +92.9K shares |
| 3 years | +7.1% | +1.8M shares |
| 5 years | +20% | +4.5M shares |
| Available history | +323% | +20.2M shares |
ALIT has 26M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $25M |
| Q2 2025 | $20M |
| Q1 2025 | $20M |
| Q4 2024 | $12M |
ALIT hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
MSFT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -7M shares |
| 1 year | -0.3% | -20M shares |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -16M shares |
| 5 years | -1.6% | -121M shares |
| Available history | -3.2% | -245M shares |
MSFT has the edge over ALIT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $4.6B |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B |
| Q4 2025 | $7.4B |
| Q3 2025 | $5.7B |
| Q2 2025 | $4.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $4.8B |
| Q4 2024 | $5B |
MSFT spent $21B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 5.2% from the year before.
ALIT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 7.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 8.1x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 15.6x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 16.3x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 12.5x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 10.2x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 7.0x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 8.0x | High |
ALIT's net debt is about 7.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 13 years a year ago.
MSFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
MSFT's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
ALIT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.2 | Neutral |
ALIT's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (neutral).
MSFT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.0 | Neutral |
MSFT's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 68 (neutral).
ALIT PE vs Technology Sector
ALIT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MSFT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MSFT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 28x | 2% below |
| PE % | 16 | 35 | 19 pts below |
MSFT is trading at 27x earnings, in line with the Technology sector's median of 28x.
ALIT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.3 | 22% above |
| 20 week MA | $13.5 | 7.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.7 | 33% below |
| 100 week MA | $59.3 | 79% below |
| 200 week MA | $111.9 | 89% below |
ALIT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 89% below its 200-week average.
MSFT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $524.7 | 0.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $484.8 | 7.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $446.9 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $453.8 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $411.5 | 27% above |
MSFT has the edge over ALIT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ALIT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $184.4 | $215.0 | +17% |
| 2022 | $215.0 | $164.2 | -24% |
| 2023 | $164.2 | $170.6 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | $170.6 | $138.2 | -19% |
| 2025 | $138.2 | $39.4 | -71% |
| 2026 YTD | $39.4 | $12.5 | -68% |
ALIT has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's down 68% so far in 2026.
MSFT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $159.0 | $222.8 | +40% |
| 2021 | $222.8 | $334.7 | +50% |
| 2022 | $334.7 | $238.7 | -29% |
| 2023 | $238.7 | $376.0 | +58% |
| 2024 | $376.0 | $430.5 | +14% |
| 2025 | $430.5 | $487.7 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $487.7 | $523.0 | +7.2% |
MSFT has the edge over ALIT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.