MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 27x earnings, below its usual 34x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
POET
POET Technologies Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score POET yet.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
POET Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
POET's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are 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.
POET PE Valuation
POET 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.
POET Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect POET's revenue to grow, with its earnings and profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 POET on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
POET Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.71 | +$0.04 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.85 | -$0.17 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.69 | +$0.19 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.65 | -$0.06 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.75 | -$0.23 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.68 | -$0.19 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.88 | -$0.38 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.59 | -$0.05 |
POET is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.71 per share over the past year, against $0.88 at its worst in late 2024.
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 POET 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 POET on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
POET Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $569.9K | +112% |
| Q1 2026 | $503.4K | +202% |
| Q4 2025 | $341.2K | +1075% |
| Q3 2025 | $298.4K | +7999% |
| Q1 2025 | $166.8K | +1823% |
| Q4 2024 | $29K | -73% |
| Q1 2024 | $8.7K | -95% |
| Q4 2023 | $107.6K | -46% |
POET's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $569,925 last quarter, up 112% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3543% | -281 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3550% | +2169 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2817% | +36594 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3202% | +179880 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3262% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -5719% | +53055 points |
| Q4 2024 | -39411% | N/A |
| Q3 2024 | -183082% | N/A |
POET's operating margin was −3543% last quarter, down 281 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 POET on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
POET Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$15.2M | -$5.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.2M | -$1.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$10.9M | +$1.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.2M | +$3.4M |
| Q2 2025 | -$9.9M | -$3.5M |
| Q1 2025 | -$9.5M | -$4.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.7M | -$9.7M |
| Q3 2024 | -$6.5M | -$1.4M |
POET has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$40M over the past year, against −$39M 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 POET 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.
POET Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +10% | +14.8M shares |
| 1 year | +100% | +81.3M shares |
| 3 years | +301% | +122M shares |
| 5 years | +370% | +128M shares |
| Available history | +463% | +134M shares |
POET has 162M diluted shares, up 100% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
POET hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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).
POET Net Leverage
POET'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).
POET Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.3 | Oversold |
POET's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (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.
POET PE vs Technology Sector
POET 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 POET on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
POET Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.11 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.26 | 28% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.94 | 34% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.52 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.77 | 9.2% above |
POET has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 9.2% 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 the edge over POET on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
POET Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.70 | $6.10 | +126% |
| 2021 | $6.10 | $6.90 | +13% |
| 2022 | $6.90 | $2.97 | -57% |
| 2023 | $2.97 | $0.94 | -68% |
| 2024 | $0.94 | $6.96 | +640% |
| 2025 | $6.96 | $6.81 | -2.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.81 | $5.21 | -23% |
POET's yearly returns have swung widely, from +640% in 2024 to −68% in 2023. It's down 23% so far in 2026.