ALKT
Alkami Technology, Inc.
ALKT offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over ALKT overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
ALKT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
ALKT's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ALKT PE Valuation
ALKT 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.
ALKT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
ALKT has the edge over MSFT on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
MSFT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MSFT, with profitability holding steady.
ALKT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.03 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.34 | +$0.08 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.42 | -$0.05 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.47 | -$0.10 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.46 | -$0.05 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.42 | +$0.06 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.37 | +$0.18 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.37 | +$0.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.41 | +$0.26 |
ALKT is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.34 per share over the past year, against $0.67 at its worst in early 2023.
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 ALKT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ALKT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $134.9M | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $129.8M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $126.1M | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $120.8M | +35% |
| Q3 2025 | $113M | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $112.1M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $97.8M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $89.7M | +26% |
ALKT has the edge over MSFT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.6% | +6.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.9% | +8.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.5% | +11 points |
| Q4 2025 | -7.9% | +1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -11% | +0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | -14% | +1.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -16% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.6% | +8.7 points |
ALKT's operating margin was −4.6% last quarter, up 6.8 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
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's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $92.3B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 ALKT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ALKT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $21.4M | -30% |
| Q2 2026 | $21.6M | +2747% |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.2M | +$962K |
| Q4 2025 | $16.2M | +173% |
| Q3 2025 | $30.5M | +186% |
| Q2 2025 | $760K | +518% |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.1M | -1053% |
| Q4 2024 | $6M | +$11.5M |
ALKT 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.
ALKT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -235K shares |
| 1 year | +2.2% | +2.3M shares |
| 3 years | +13% | +12M shares |
| 5 years | +42% | +31.8M shares |
| Available history | +28% | +23.5M shares |
ALKT has 107M diluted shares, up 2.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | $3,000 |
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 ALKT 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.
ALKT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -14.7x | Net Cash |
ALKT has the edge over MSFT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
ALKT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.8 | Oversold |
ALKT's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (oversold).
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).
ALKT PE vs Technology Sector
ALKT 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.
ALKT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.9 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $17.1 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $17.7 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $22.6 | 38% below |
| 200 week MA | $22.9 | 39% below |
ALKT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 39% 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 ALKT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ALKT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $42.1 | $19.7 | -53% |
| 2022 | $19.7 | $13.6 | -31% |
| 2023 | $13.6 | $24.3 | +78% |
| 2024 | $24.3 | $38.5 | +59% |
| 2025 | $38.5 | $23.1 | -40% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.1 | $13.9 | -40% |
ALKT has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's down 40% 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 ALKT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.