MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over NRDY overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
NRDY
Nerdy, Inc.
NRDY 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.
NRDY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
NRDY's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
NRDY PE Valuation
NRDY 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 |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MSFT, with profitability holding steady.
NRDY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect NRDY's losses to shrink, with revenue declining.
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 NRDY on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
NRDY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.11 | +$2.14 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.60 | +$2.25 |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.05 | +$1.95 |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.95 | +$0.75 |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.25 | -$0.30 |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.85 | -$1.05 |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.00 | -$1.95 |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.70 | +$0.45 |
NRDY is still losing money, but far less than before: $3.11 per share over the past year, against $7.95 at its worst in mid-2023.
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 NRDY 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 NRDY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NRDY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33.2M | -10% |
| Q2 2026 | $43.2M | -4.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $48.7M | +2.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $49.1M | +2.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $37M | -1.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $45.3M | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $47.6M | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $48M | -13% |
NRDY's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $33M last quarter, down 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -37% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | -15% | +12 points |
| Q1 2026 | -12% | +23 points |
| Q4 2025 | -28% | +5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -52% | +17 points |
| Q2 2025 | -27% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -35% | -11 points |
| Q4 2024 | -34% | -16 points |
NRDY's operating margin was −37% last quarter, up 14 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 has the edge over NRDY on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
NRDY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$5.9M | -$1.8M |
| Q2 2026 | -$6.3M | +$1.9M |
| Q1 2026 | -$3M | +$4.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.3M | +$8.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.1M | +$856K |
| Q2 2025 | -$8.2M | -$1.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.6M | -457% |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.5M | -$4.5M |
NRDY has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$19M over the past year, against −$32M the year before.
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 NRDY 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.
NRDY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +95.5K shares |
| 1 year | +5.1% | +410K shares |
| 3 years | +32% | +2M shares |
| 5 years | +61% | +3.2M shares |
NRDY has 9M diluted shares, up 5.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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).
NRDY Net Leverage
NRDY's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
NRDY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 23.9 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 10.1 | Oversold |
NRDY's weekly RSI is 24 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
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.
NRDY PE vs Technology Sector
NRDY 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 NRDY on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NRDY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.70 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $9.52 | 38% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.5 | 53% below |
| 100 week MA | $17.3 | 66% below |
| 200 week MA | $29.3 | 80% below |
NRDY is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 80% 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 NRDY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NRDY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $145.5 | $168.9 | +16% |
| 2021 | $168.9 | $75.5 | -55% |
| 2022 | $75.5 | $30.6 | -59% |
| 2023 | $30.6 | $51.5 | +68% |
| 2024 | $51.5 | $25.2 | -51% |
| 2025 | $25.2 | $16.8 | -33% |
| 2026 YTD | $16.8 | $5.88 | -65% |
NRDY has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 65% so far in 2026.