GDDY
GoDaddy Inc.
GDDY has the edge over MSFT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
GDDY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
GDDY's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
GDDY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $112 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $101 | -9.8% |
| Current | 15x | $112 | — |
| Fair | 35x | $253 | +125% |
| Expensive | 59x | $434 | +286% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GDDY's PE is in its cheap range at 15x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings.
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 GDDY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GDDY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
GDDY 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.
GDDY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.86 | +21% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.30 | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.73 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.31 | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.22 | -3.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.79 | -55% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.60 | -55% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.20 | -57% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.45 | -33% |
GDDY's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $7.30 over the past year, against $12.94 in late 2024.
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 GDDY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GDDY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3B | +6% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3B | +6.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | +6.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | +6.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +8.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | +7.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | +8.4% |
GDDY's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $1.3B last quarter, up 6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 27% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 26% | +4.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 25% | +3.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | +3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | +3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 21% | +4.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +4.2 points |
GDDY's operating margin was 27% last quarter, up 3.6 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 GDDY on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 GDDY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GDDY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $475.8M | +9.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $437.4M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $466.9M | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $363.7M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $434.9M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | $375.8M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $401.1M | +37% |
| Q4 2024 | $326.1M | +11% |
GDDY 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.
GDDY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -4% | -5.3M shares |
| 1 year | -9.6% | -13.4M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -21.6M shares |
| 5 years | -26% | -44.1M shares |
| Available history | -29% | -51.9M shares |
GDDY has the edge over MSFT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $480.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $543.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $280.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $218.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $590.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $25.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $767.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $8.4M |
GDDY spent $1.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 9.5% 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.
GDDY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.6x | Moderate |
GDDY's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.4 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 GDDY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GDDY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 81.4 | Overbought |
GDDY's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 81 (overbought).
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).
GDDY PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GDDY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 28x | 45% below |
| PE % | 24 | 35 | 11 pts below |
GDDY 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.
GDDY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $107.7 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $99.3 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $96.7 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $132.0 | 15% below |
| 200 week MA | $121.5 | 7.5% below |
GDDY has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 7.5% 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 GDDY on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GDDY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $68.9 | $85.0 | +23% |
| 2021 | $85.0 | $76.0 | -11% |
| 2022 | $76.0 | $74.8 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | $74.8 | $106.2 | +42% |
| 2024 | $106.2 | $203.5 | +92% |
| 2025 | $203.5 | $127.1 | -38% |
| 2026 YTD | $127.1 | $112.3 | -12% |
GDDY has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 12% 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 GDDY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.