ENTG
Entegris, Inc.
ENTG offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over ENTG overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
ENTG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
ENTG's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ENTG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 28x | $153 | — |
| Cheap | 33x | $85.56 | -44% |
| Fair | 49x | $127 | -17% |
| Current | 60x | $153 | — |
| Expensive | 86x | $220 | +43% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ENTG's PE is in its fair range at 60x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 28x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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 has the edge over ENTG in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ENTG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
ENTG 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.
ENTG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.40 | +110% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.57 | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.00 | +3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.74 | -15% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.55 | -20% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.89 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.94 | +59% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.04 | -1.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.93 | +62% |
ENTG earned $2.57 per share over the past year, up 36% from the year before.
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 ENTG on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ENTG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $883.2M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $811.9M | +5% |
| Q4 2025 | $823.9M | -3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $807.1M | -0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $792.4M | -2.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $773.2M | +0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $849.8M | +4.6% |
ENTG's revenue is growing: $1B last quarter, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +7.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | -4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | -1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | -2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | +5.2 points |
ENTG's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 7.7 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 ENTG 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 ENTG on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ENTG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $223.6M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $116.9M | +149% |
| Q1 2026 | $141.5M | +337% |
| Q4 2025 | $134M | +95% |
| Q3 2025 | $182.8M | +59% |
| Q2 2025 | $47M | -9.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $32.4M | -60% |
| Q4 2024 | $68.6M | +212% |
ENTG 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.
ENTG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +1.8% | +2.7M shares |
| 5 years | +13% | +17.3M shares |
| Available history | +13% | +17.3M shares |
ENTG has 154M diluted shares, up 1.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $17.1M |
| Q3 2021 | $20M |
| Q2 2021 | $15M |
| Q1 2021 | $15M |
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 ENTG 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.
ENTG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.0x | Elevated |
ENTG's net debt is about 3.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.6 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 ENTG on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ENTG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.5 | Neutral |
ENTG's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 54 (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).
ENTG PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ENTG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 60x | 28x | 114% above |
| PE % | 63 | 35 | 28 pts above |
ENTG is trading at 60x earnings, a 114% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
MSFT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MSFT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 28x | 2% below |
| PE % | 16 | 35 | 19 pts below |
MSFT has the edge over ENTG on valuation relative to its sector.
ENTG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $149.1 | 2.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $144.3 | 6.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $132.4 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $109.9 | 39% above |
| 200 week MA | $109.1 | 40% above |
ENTG 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.
ENTG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $50.6 | $96.3 | +90% |
| 2021 | $96.3 | $136.8 | +42% |
| 2022 | $136.8 | $65.5 | -52% |
| 2023 | $65.5 | $119.8 | +83% |
| 2024 | $119.8 | $101.8 | -15% |
| 2025 | $101.8 | $86.3 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $86.3 | $153.2 | +78% |
ENTG 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.