CLVT
Clarivate Plc
CLVT trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over CLVT overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
CLVT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
CLVT's cash flow is currently healthy, but its revenue, 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.
CLVT PE Valuation
CLVT 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.
CLVT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CLVT's earnings and revenue to decline, though with profitability improving.
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.
CLVT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.62 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.61 | -$0.04 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.52 | +$0.10 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.21 | +$0.76 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.30 | +$0.66 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.57 | +$1.41 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.62 | +$1.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.97 | +$0.68 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.96 | +$0.51 |
CLVT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.61 per share over the past year, against $6.35 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 CLVT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CLVT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $481.6M | -23% |
| Q2 2026 | $587.3M | -5.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $585.5M | -1.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $617M | -6.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $623.1M | +0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $621.4M | -4.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $593.7M | -4.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $663M | -3% |
CLVT's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $482M last quarter, down 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.3% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -34% | -35 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.2% | +8.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.7% | +16 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.1% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1% | +38 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3.5% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.4% | +106 points |
CLVT's operating margin was 8.3% last quarter, up 1.3 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 CLVT 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 CLVT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CLVT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $110.2M | -4.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $44M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $78.9M | -28% |
| Q4 2025 | $89.2M | +51% |
| Q3 2025 | $115.5M | -8.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.3M | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $110.3M | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $59.1M | -53% |
CLVT still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $322M over the past year.
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.
CLVT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | -4.3% | -28.6M shares |
| 3 years | -4.7% | -31.2M shares |
| 5 years | +4.7% | +28.6M shares |
| Available history | +86% | +297M shares |
CLVT has the edge over MSFT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $18.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $75M |
| Q3 2025 | $50M |
| Q2 2025 | $49.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $50M |
| Q4 2024 | $100M |
CLVT spent $93M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 63% from the year before.
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 7.4B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| 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.
CLVT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 9.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 9.4x | High |
CLVT's net debt is about 6.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.7 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 CLVT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CLVT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 66.9 | Neutral |
CLVT's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 67 (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).
CLVT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CLVT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CLVT 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.
CLVT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.85 | 24% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.99 | 16% above |
| 50 week MA | $2.38 | 3.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.29 | 30% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.46 | 58% below |
CLVT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 58% 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 CLVT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CLVT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.0 | $30.1 | +77% |
| 2021 | $30.1 | $24.7 | -18% |
| 2022 | $24.7 | $8.16 | -67% |
| 2023 | $8.16 | $9.26 | +13% |
| 2024 | $9.26 | $5.12 | -45% |
| 2025 | $5.12 | $3.50 | -32% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.50 | $2.30 | -34% |
CLVT has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 34% 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 CLVT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.