CEVA
CEVA, Inc.
CEVA's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over CEVA overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
CEVA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
CEVA's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, 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.
CEVA PE Valuation
CEVA 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.
CEVA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CEVA 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.
CEVA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.74 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.39 | +$0.07 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.41 | +$0.01 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.46 | -$0.18 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.44 | -$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.46 | -$0.32 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.42 | -$0.13 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.28 | +$0.25 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.37 | +$0.14 |
CEVA is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.39 per share over the past year, against $1.34 at its worst in mid-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 CEVA on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CEVA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $29.1M | +2.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $29M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $27M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $31.3M | +7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $28.4M | +4.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.7M | -9.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $24.2M | +9.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $29.2M | +21% |
CEVA's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $29M last quarter, up 2.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -12% | -4.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | -7.2% | +10 points |
| Q1 2026 | -19% | -0.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.3% | -1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.3% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -17% | -17 points |
| Q1 2025 | -18% | +4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3% | +12 points |
CEVA's operating margin was −12% last quarter, down 4.8 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 CEVA 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 CEVA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CEVA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $434K | +$6.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $5.2M | +955% |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.2M | +$515K |
| Q4 2025 | $7.2M | +3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | -$6.3M | -$6.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $492K | -72% |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.7M | +$539K |
| Q4 2024 | $7M | +73% |
CEVA 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.
CEVA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +327K shares |
| 1 year | +18% | +4.4M shares |
| 3 years | +20% | +4.7M shares |
| 5 years | +22% | +5.2M shares |
| Available history | +27% | +6M shares |
CEVA has 28M diluted shares, up 18% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $988,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $6.2M |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $1M |
| Q3 2024 | $4.2M |
| Q2 2024 | $2M |
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 CEVA 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.
CEVA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | -42.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -8.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -10.5x | Net Cash |
CEVA has more cash than debt.
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).
CEVA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 25.4 | Neutral |
CEVA's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (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).
CEVA PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CEVA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CEVA 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.
CEVA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $30.7 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $32.6 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $29.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $27.7 | 4.9% below |
| 200 week MA | $25.7 | 2.3% above |
CEVA has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 2.3% 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 CEVA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CEVA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $27.1 | $42.2 | +56% |
| 2021 | $42.2 | $44.4 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | $44.4 | $25.9 | -42% |
| 2023 | $25.9 | $22.7 | -12% |
| 2024 | $22.7 | $32.4 | +43% |
| 2025 | $32.4 | $21.7 | -33% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.7 | $26.3 | +21% |
CEVA 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.