APLD
Applied Digital Corporation
APLD trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over APLD overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
APLD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
APLD's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are weak.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
APLD PE Valuation
APLD 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.
APLD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect APLD's losses to grow, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
APLD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.66 | -$0.53 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.91 | +$0.18 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.74 | +$0.68 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.54 | +$1.24 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.13 | +$0.09 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.09 | +$0.22 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.42 | -$0.61 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.78 | -$1.41 |
APLD lost $1.66 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last three quarters.
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 APLD on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
APLD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $341.9M | +432% |
| Q2 2026 | $258.7M | +407% |
| Q1 2026 | $126.6M | +139% |
| Q4 2025 | $126.6M | +98% |
| Q3 2025 | $64.2M | +5.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $51.1M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $52.9M | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $63.9M | +51% |
APLD has the edge over MSFT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -18% | +17 points |
| Q2 2026 | -48% | +38 points |
| Q1 2026 | -68% | -32 points |
| Q4 2025 | -24% | +4.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -35% | -50 points |
| Q2 2025 | -86% | -23 points |
| Q1 2025 | -36% | +93 points |
| Q4 2024 | -29% | -9.8 points |
APLD's operating margin was −18% last quarter, up 16 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'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 APLD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
APLD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2B | -$1.7B |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.2B | -$965.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$720.2M | -$468.6M |
| Q4 2025 | -$567.9M | -$344.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$331.4M | -$200.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$191.4M | -$102.5M |
| Q1 2025 | -$251.6M | -$249.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$223.3M | -$214.6M |
APLD has burned cash in most quarters: −$4.5B over the past year, against −$998M the year before.
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 has the edge over APLD on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
APLD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +5.9% | +16.4M shares |
| 1 year | +14% | +35.7M shares |
| 3 years | +210% | +198M shares |
| 5 years | +19195% | +290M shares |
APLD has 292M diluted shares, up 14% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
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 APLD 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.
APLD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 25.6x | High |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -10.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
APLD's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
APLD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.8 | Oversold |
APLD's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (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).
APLD PE vs Technology Sector
APLD 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.
APLD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.2 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $25.0 | 32% below |
| 50 week MA | $30.2 | 44% below |
| 100 week MA | $21.8 | 22% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.6 | 24% above |
APLD has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 24% above 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 APLD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
APLD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $4.78 | $1.92 | -60% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $6.74 | +251% |
| 2024 | $6.74 | $8.39 | +24% |
| 2025 | $8.39 | $24.1 | +187% |
| 2026 YTD | $24.1 | $17.0 | -30% |
APLD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +251% in 2023 to −60% in 2022. It's down 30% 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 APLD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.