MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over RXT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
RXT
Rackspace Technology, Inc.
RXT 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.
RXT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
RXT's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet are 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.
RXT PE Valuation
RXT 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 RXT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
RXT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect RXT's losses to grow, with revenue 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 RXT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RXT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.58 | +$0.44 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.65 | +$0.91 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.61 | +$0.61 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.95 | +$2.87 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.02 | +$2.44 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.56 | +$2.13 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.22 | +$2.71 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.82 | +$0.07 |
RXT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.58 per share over the past year, against $6.50 at its worst in early 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 RXT 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 RXT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RXT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $609.1M | -9.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $670.1M | +0.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $678.1M | +1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $682.8M | -0.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $671.2M | -0.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $666.3M | -2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $665.4M | -3.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $685.6M | -4.7% |
RXT's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $609M last quarter, down 9.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2% | +3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5% | -1.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.6% | +3.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5% | +3.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5% | +21 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.8% | +4.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -5.8% | +89 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4.2% | -2.1 points |
RXT's operating margin was −2% last quarter, up 3 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 RXT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RXT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2M | -97% |
| Q2 2026 | -$48.3M | -$35.9M |
| Q1 2026 | -$9.4M | -319% |
| Q4 2025 | $56M | +63% |
| Q3 2025 | $42.7M | +56% |
| Q2 2025 | -$12.4M | +$2.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3M | +$122.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $34.4M | -10% |
RXT's free cash flow was −$500,000 over the past year, against $69M 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 RXT 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.
RXT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.5% | +6.2M shares |
| 1 year | +6.6% | +15.9M shares |
| 3 years | +19% | +40.3M shares |
| 5 years | +22% | +47M shares |
| Available history | +1463% | +240M shares |
RXT has 256M diluted shares, up 6.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $26.9M |
| Q1 2022 | $4.1M |
MSFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
MSFT has the edge over RXT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
RXT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 21.3x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 19.1x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 14.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 13.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 15.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 92.0x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2019 | 5.5x | High |
RXT's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 16 years 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).
RXT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.7 | Oversold |
RXT's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (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.
RXT PE vs Technology Sector
RXT 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 RXT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RXT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.23 | 6.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.74 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.91 | 3.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $2.28 | 32% above |
| 200 week MA | $2.18 | 38% above |
RXT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 38% 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.
RXT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.4 | $19.9 | +29% |
| 2021 | $19.9 | $14.2 | -29% |
| 2022 | $14.2 | $2.64 | -81% |
| 2023 | $2.64 | $2.00 | -24% |
| 2024 | $2.00 | $2.21 | +10% |
| 2025 | $2.21 | $0.98 | -56% |
| 2026 YTD | $0.98 | $3.01 | +207% |
RXT has the edge over MSFT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.