INOD
Innodata Inc.
INOD offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over INOD overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
INOD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
INOD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
INOD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 26x | $36.29 | — |
| Forward | 39x | $36.29 | — |
| Cheap | 45x | $61.56 | +70% |
| Fair | 66x | $90.96 | +151% |
| Expensive | 171x | $236 | +551% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
INOD 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.
INOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for INOD, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
INOD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.94 | -32% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.38 | +37% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.33 | +3.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.12 | +3.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.92 | +3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.01 | +66% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.28 | +1064% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.08 | +1250% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.89 | +$0.92 |
INOD's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.38 over the past year, up 37% from the year before, and higher year over year for 13 quarters in a row.
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.
INOD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $95.6M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $92.1M | +58% |
| Q1 2026 | $90.1M | +54% |
| Q4 2025 | $72.4M | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $62.6M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $58.4M | +79% |
| Q1 2025 | $58.3M | +120% |
| Q4 2024 | $59.2M | +127% |
INOD has the edge over MSFT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10% | -8.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | +5.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -4.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | -3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +14 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +8.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +12 points |
INOD's operating margin was 10% last quarter, down 8.4 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's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $92.3B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 INOD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
INOD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$86.4M | -694% |
| Q2 2026 | $124.3M | +4819% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.8M | +309% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.1M | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.5M | +47% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.5M | +$5.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $8.5M | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.1M | +$16.2M |
INOD 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.
INOD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.4% | +851K shares |
| 1 year | +1% | +356K shares |
| 3 years | +28% | +7.8M shares |
| 5 years | +39% | +10M shares |
| Available history | +38% | +9.8M shares |
INOD has 36M diluted shares, up 1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | $1.8M |
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 INOD 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.
INOD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
INOD has the edge over MSFT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
INOD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.5 | Oversold |
INOD's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 4 (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).
INOD PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | INOD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 28x | 5.6% below |
| PE % | 0 | 35 | 35 pts below |
INOD 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.
INOD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $53.8 | 33% below |
| 20 week MA | $58.0 | 37% below |
| 50 week MA | $59.6 | 39% below |
| 100 week MA | $54.4 | 33% below |
| 200 week MA | $33.4 | 8.7% above |
INOD has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 8.7% above 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 INOD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
INOD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.16 | $5.68 | +390% |
| 2021 | $5.68 | $5.75 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | $5.75 | $3.00 | -48% |
| 2023 | $3.00 | $8.14 | +171% |
| 2024 | $8.14 | $45.4 | +457% |
| 2025 | $45.4 | $52.5 | +16% |
| 2026 YTD | $52.5 | $36.3 | -31% |
INOD's yearly returns have swung widely, from +457% in 2024 to −48% in 2022. It's down 31% 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 INOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.