ASUR
Asure Software, Inc.
ASUR's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over ASUR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
ASUR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy |
ASUR's balance sheet is currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ASUR PE Valuation
ASUR 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.
ASUR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
ASUR 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.
ASUR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.07 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.13 | +$0.49 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.30 | +$0.28 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.37 | +$0.16 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.48 | -$0.03 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.62 | -$0.13 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.58 | -$0.14 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.53 | -$0.08 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.45 | -$0.03 |
ASUR is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.13 per share over the past year, against $2.71 at its worst in late 2019.
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 ASUR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ASUR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $40M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $37.1M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $42.8M | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $36.3M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | $30.1M | +7.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $34.9M | +10% |
| Q3 2024 | $29.3M | -0.1% |
| Q2 2024 | $28M | -7.8% |
ASUR has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 33% for ASUR versus up 19% for MSFT.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3% | +11 points |
| Q2 2026 | -6.5% | +9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -9.7% | +2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | -15% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -5.8% | -4.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | -12% | -13 points |
| Q2 2024 | -15% | -10 points |
ASUR's operating margin was 1.3% last quarter, up 17 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 ASUR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ASUR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.5M | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.2M | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5M | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $11M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.7M | +390% |
| Q2 2025 | $3M | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8M | +$6M |
| Q4 2024 | $9.6M | +41% |
ASUR 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.
ASUR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +141K shares |
| 1 year | +4.8% | +1.3M shares |
| 3 years | +28% | +6.3M shares |
| 5 years | +49% | +9.6M shares |
| Available history | +84% | +13.2M shares |
ASUR has 29M diluted shares, up 4.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
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 ASUR 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.
ASUR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
ASUR's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.9 years a year ago.
MSFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
MSFT has the edge over ASUR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ASUR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 89.1 | Overbought |
ASUR's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 89 (overbought).
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).
ASUR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ASUR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
ASUR 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.
ASUR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.34 | 23% above |
| 20 week MA | $8.37 | 23% above |
| 50 week MA | $8.64 | 19% above |
| 100 week MA | $9.08 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $9.54 | 7.9% above |
ASUR has the edge over MSFT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 27% above its 200-week average.
ASUR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $8.08 | $7.27 | -10% |
| 2021 | $7.27 | $7.98 | +9.8% |
| 2022 | $7.98 | $9.46 | +19% |
| 2023 | $9.46 | $9.52 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | $9.52 | $9.35 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | $9.35 | $9.31 | -0.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.31 | $10.3 | +11% |
ASUR has the edge over MSFT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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 finished higher in five of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 7.2% so far in 2026.