FATN
FatPipe, Inc. Common Stock
FATN offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over FATN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
FATN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy |
FATN's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
FATN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 9.7x | $4.67 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $6.89 | +47% |
| Fair | 25x | $12.09 | +159% |
| Expensive | 45x | $21.56 | +362% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FATN has the edge over MSFT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
FATN Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for FATN to show an outlook.
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.
FATN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.48 | +700% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.39 | +255% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.35 | +218% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.08 | -71% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.06 | -81% |
FATN's earnings per share have jumped to their highest in two years: $0.48 over the past year, up from $0.06 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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $19.15 over the past year, up 36% from the year before, and higher year over year for 14 quarters in a row.
FATN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.8M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $5M | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6M | +330% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.1M | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $4M | +5.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.9M | +4.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.1M | -41% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1M | -21% |
FATN's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $5M last quarter, up 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +18 points |
| Q2 2026 | 18% | -7.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +10 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.8% | +4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0% | -23 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.9% | -39 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.9% | -20 points |
FATN's operating margin was 17% 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 has the edge over FATN 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 FATN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FATN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$679K | -$128K |
| Q4 2025 | $240.9K | +$363.6K |
| Q3 2025 | $399.8K | +696% |
| Q2 2025 | -$551.1K | -$293.6K |
| Q1 2025 | -$197K | -110% |
| Q4 2024 | -$122.7K | +$1.6M |
MSFT has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 7.4% versus its history, compared with FATN at down 1,053%.
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.
FATN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +35.4K shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +235K shares |
FATN has 14M diluted shares, up 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
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 FATN 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.
FATN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
FATN's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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 FATN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
FATN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.5 | Oversold |
FATN's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (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).
FATN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | FATN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.7x | 28x | 65% below |
| PE % | 2 | 24 | 22 pts below |
FATN has the edge over MSFT on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
FATN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.07 | 7.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.47 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.98 | 17% above |
MSFT has stronger trend alignment. FATN is above 1 of 3 weekly averages versus MSFT above 4 of 5.
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.
FATN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.36 | $2.51 | -61% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.51 | $4.67 | +86% |
FATN 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.