MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over MTLS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
MTLS
Materialise N.V.
MTLS trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
MTLS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MTLS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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 MTLS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
MTLS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 27x | $6.59 | — |
| Cheap | 28x | $6.92 | +5% |
| Fair | 43x | $10.75 | +63% |
| Expensive | 171x | $42.74 | +549% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MTLS's PE is 27x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
MSFT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
MSFT has the edge over MTLS on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
MTLS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect MTLS's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
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 MTLS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MTLS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.25 | +213% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.26 | +136% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.19 | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.15 | -40% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.08 | -58% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.11 | -48% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.17 | +31% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.25 | +92% |
MTLS earned $0.25 per share over the past year, about three times what it earned the year before.
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 MTLS 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 MTLS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MTLS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $74.7M | -0.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $79.1M | +9.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $73.6M | -0.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $77.9M | +6.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $75M | -1.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $72M | -5.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $73.7M | +4.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $73M | +0.6% |
MTLS's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $75M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.3% | -3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.9% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.1% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.4% | +6.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8% | -2.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.2% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9% | -3.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.9% | -0.2 points |
MTLS's operating margin was 0.3% last quarter, down 3.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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.
MTLS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.3M | +70% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.6M | +$11.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $6M | -31% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2M | +$2.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.9M | +$5.4M |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.3M | -$5.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $8.8M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.7M | +$792.1K |
MTLS has the edge over MSFT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
MTLS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -268K shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -1M shares |
| 3 years | -1.7% | -1M shares |
| 5 years | -1.5% | -883K shares |
| Available history | +7.9% | +4.3M shares |
MTLS has the edge over MSFT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
MTLS spent $8M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none the year before.
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).
MTLS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
MTLS has the edge over MSFT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
MTLS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.6 | Neutral |
MTLS's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (neutral).
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.
MTLS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MTLS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 28x | 4% below |
| PE % | 15 | 35 | 20 pts below |
MTLS has the edge over MSFT on valuation relative to its sector.
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 MTLS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MTLS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.80 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.30 | 9.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.31 | 4.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.10 | 8% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.37 | 3.5% above |
MTLS has slipped below its 8- and 20-week averages, though it's still 3.5% above its 200-week average.
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.
MTLS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $18.5 | $56.4 | +204% |
| 2021 | $56.4 | $24.5 | -57% |
| 2022 | $24.5 | $8.65 | -65% |
| 2023 | $8.65 | $6.57 | -24% |
| 2024 | $6.57 | $7.19 | +9.4% |
| 2025 | $7.19 | $5.57 | -23% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.57 | $6.59 | +18% |
MTLS has the edge over MSFT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.