LYTS
LSI Industries Inc.
LYTS trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over LYTS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
LYTS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
LYTS's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, 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.
LYTS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $10.33 | -32% |
| Fair | 23x | $14.21 | -6.7% |
| Current | 24x | $15.22 | — |
| Expensive | 31x | $19.44 | +28% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LYTS's PE is in its fair range at 24x.
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 LYTS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
LYTS Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for LYTS 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.
LYTS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.63 | -21% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.67 | -15% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.75 | +4.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.82 | +6.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.80 | +1.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.79 | -6% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.72 | -23% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.77 | -15% |
LYTS's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.63 over the past year, against $0.93 in late 2023.
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 LYTS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LYTS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $225.9M | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $234.6M | +51% |
| Q1 2026 | $150.5M | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $147M | -0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $157.2M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $155.1M | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $132.5M | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $147.7M | +36% |
LYTS's revenue is growing: $226M last quarter, up 44% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.3% | -0.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.7% | -2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6% | +0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.7% | +0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.7% | -2.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.7% | -1.4 points |
LYTS's operating margin was 6.3% last quarter, down 0.7 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'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 LYTS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LYTS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.8M | +$14.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $9.8M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.2M | +0.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.3M | +164% |
| Q3 2025 | -$291K | -103% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.5M | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.2M | -44% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.8M | +21% |
LYTS 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.
LYTS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +12% | +4.2M shares |
| 1 year | +21% | +6.5M shares |
| 3 years | +26% | +7.9M shares |
| 5 years | +37% | +10.1M shares |
| Available history | +43% | +11.4M shares |
LYTS has 38M diluted shares, up 21% 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 LYTS 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.
LYTS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
LYTS's net debt is about 3.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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 LYTS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
LYTS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 28.9 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 6.2 | Oversold |
LYTS's weekly RSI is 29 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 6 (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).
LYTS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LYTS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 28x | 13% below |
| PE % | 57 | 35 | 22 pts above |
LYTS 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.
LYTS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $19.4 | 22% below |
| 20 week MA | $21.3 | 29% below |
| 50 week MA | $21.4 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $20.2 | 25% below |
| 200 week MA | $17.4 | 13% below |
LYTS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 13% 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 LYTS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LYTS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.08 | $8.52 | +40% |
| 2021 | $8.52 | $6.67 | -22% |
| 2022 | $6.67 | $12.1 | +81% |
| 2023 | $12.1 | $14.1 | +17% |
| 2024 | $14.1 | $19.4 | +38% |
| 2025 | $19.4 | $18.8 | -3.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.8 | $15.2 | -19% |
LYTS has finished higher in four 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 LYTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.