MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over NABL overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
NABL
N-able, Inc.
NABL 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.
NABL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
NABL's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
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.
NABL PE Valuation
NABL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MSFT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
MSFT has the edge over NABL on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
NABL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NABL, but weaker profitability.
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 NABL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
NABL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.43 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.05 | -$0.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.02 | -300% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.05 | -163% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.09 | -156% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.04 | -119% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.01 | -94% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.08 | -47% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.16 | +23% |
NABL lost $0.05 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than 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 NABL 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 NABL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NABL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $137.5M | +4.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $138.2M | +5.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $133.7M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $129.2M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $131.7M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $131.2M | +9.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $118.2M | +3.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $116.5M | +7.5% |
NABL's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2021: $137M last quarter, up 4.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.3% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.3% | -4.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.8% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.7% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.5% | -17 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | -6.4 points |
NABL's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 2.4 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.
NABL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $22.2M | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.7M | -18% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.8M | -3.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.9M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.4M | -4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $20.4M | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.4M | +2097% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.8M | -33% |
NABL 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.
NABL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -3M shares |
| 1 year | -1.2% | -2.3M shares |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -134K shares |
| 5 years | +5.9% | +10.3M shares |
| Available history | -41% | -129M shares |
NABL has the edge over MSFT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $37.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $10M |
| Q3 2025 | $10M |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
MSFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
MSFT has the edge over NABL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NABL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.3x | Moderate |
NABL's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
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).
NABL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 84.1 | Overbought |
NABL's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
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.
NABL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NABL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
NABL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 NABL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NABL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.66 | 3% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.36 | 10% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.89 | 1.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.50 | 26% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.70 | 51% below |
NABL has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 51% below 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 the edge over NABL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NABL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $12.7 | $11.7 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | $11.7 | $10.1 | -14% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $13.3 | +31% |
| 2024 | $13.3 | $9.39 | -29% |
| 2025 | $9.39 | $7.40 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.40 | $4.80 | -35% |
NABL has finished lower in four of the last five years. It's down 35% so far in 2026.