MEI
Methode Electronics, Inc.
MEI's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over MEI overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
MEI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure |
MEI's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
MEI PE Valuation
MEI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
MEI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
MEI 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.
MEI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.04 | +$0.50 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.01 | +$0.76 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.81 | +$0.79 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.77 | +$0.75 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.54 | +$2.48 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.77 | +$1.71 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.60 | -$0.97 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.52 | -$1.76 |
MEI is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.04 per share over the past year, against $4.02 at its worst in mid-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 MEI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
MEI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $265.4M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $298.1M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $233.7M | -2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $246.9M | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $240.5M | -7% |
| Q2 2025 | $257.1M | -7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $239.9M | -7.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $292.6M | +1.6% |
MEI's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $265M last quarter, up 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5% | -1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.7% | +13 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.6% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2% | -2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -9.2% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.2% | +21 points |
MEI's operating margin was −1.5% last quarter, down 1.9 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 MEI 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 MEI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MEI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$10.9M | -161% |
| Q2 2026 | -$900K | -103% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.1M | -48% |
| Q4 2025 | -$11.6M | +$46.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $18M | +$20.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $26.3M | +66% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.6M | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | -$58.4M | -$47.1M |
MEI's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$13M over the past year.
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 has the edge over MEI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
MEI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +152K shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +301K shares |
| 3 years | -1.7% | -608K shares |
| 5 years | -7.2% | -2.8M shares |
| Available history | -5.5% | -2.1M shares |
MEI has 36M diluted shares, up 0.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $1.6M |
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 MEI 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.
MEI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.2x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 14.9x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 5.0x | High |
MEI's net debt is about 3.1 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 MEI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MEI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.6 | Neutral |
MEI's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (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).
MEI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MEI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
MEI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
MEI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.6 | 8.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $14.7 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.1 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $9.61 | 29% above |
| 200 week MA | $16.7 | 26% below |
MEI's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 26% 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 MEI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MEI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $39.2 | $37.7 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | $37.7 | $47.4 | +26% |
| 2022 | $47.4 | $44.3 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | $44.3 | $22.7 | -49% |
| 2024 | $22.7 | $12.2 | -46% |
| 2025 | $12.2 | $6.76 | -45% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.76 | $12.4 | +84% |
MEI 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.