CREX
Creative Realities, Inc.
CREX's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over CREX overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
CREX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Stable |
CREX's revenue is currently strong, and its balance sheet is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are weak.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
CREX PE Valuation
CREX 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.
CREX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
CREX 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.
CREX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$2.11 | -$1.99 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.87 | -$1.86 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.81 | -$0.47 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.88 | -729% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.12 | -$0.03 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.01 | +$0.21 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.34 | +$0.01 |
| Q3 2022 | $0.15 | -55% |
CREX is still losing money, but far less than before: $2.11 per share over the past year, against $5.16 at its worst in late 2020.
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 CREX on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CREX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $21.5M | +65% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.3M | +68% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.9M | +117% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.5M | -27% |
| Q2 2025 | $13M | -0.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.7M | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $11M | -24% |
| Q3 2024 | $14.4M | +25% |
CREX's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $22M last quarter, up 65% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -13% | -2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -38% | -31 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9% | +8.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -69% | -77 points |
| Q2 2025 | -10% | -15 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.4% | -6.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.5% | -20 points |
| Q3 2024 | 7.9% | +6.5 points |
CREX's operating margin was −13% last quarter, down 2.5 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 CREX 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 CREX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CREX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $457K | -32% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.9M | +$551K |
| Q4 2025 | -$7M | -$5.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.7M | -415% |
| Q2 2025 | $672K | -70% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.5M | -227% |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.4M | +$1.8M |
| Q3 2024 | $543K | -71% |
CREX's free cash flow was −$10M over the past year, against −$3M 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 CREX on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CREX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +16K shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +121K shares |
| 3 years | +44% | +3.2M shares |
| 5 years | +211% | +7.2M shares |
CREX has 11M diluted shares, up 1.2% from a year ago.
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 CREX 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.
CREX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2023 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q3 2023 | 4.8x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 13.2x | High |
| Q1 2023 | 10.0x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 45.2x | High |
| Q4 2019 | 4.9x | High |
CREX's net debt is about 2.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 10 years a year ago.
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).
CREX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.9 | Oversold |
CREX's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (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).
CREX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CREX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CREX 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.
CREX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.25 | 4.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.79 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.20 | 33% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.87 | 25% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.98 | 28% below |
CREX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 28% 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 CREX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CREX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.20 | $3.90 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | $3.90 | $4.38 | +12% |
| 2022 | $4.38 | $1.71 | -61% |
| 2023 | $1.71 | $2.36 | +38% |
| 2024 | $2.36 | $2.69 | +14% |
| 2025 | $2.69 | $2.66 | -1.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.66 | $2.15 | -19% |
CREX has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 19% 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 CREX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.