MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over SMRT overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
SMRT
SmartRent, Inc.
SMRT's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
SMRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable |
SMRT's revenue is currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its profitability is 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.
SMRT PE Valuation
SMRT 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.
SMRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
SMRT has the edge over MSFT on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
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 SMRT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SMRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.09 | +$0.27 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.10 | +$0.28 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.13 | +$0.21 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.32 | -$0.15 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.36 | -$0.24 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.38 | -$0.27 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.34 | -$0.20 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.17 | $0.00 |
SMRT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.09 per share over the past year, against $0.49 at its worst in late 2022.
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 SMRT 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 SMRT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SMRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $41.6M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $39.8M | +4% |
| Q1 2026 | $38.7M | -6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.5M | +3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $36.2M | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $38.3M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $41.3M | -18% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.4M | -41% |
SMRT's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $42M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -12% | +7.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | -16% | +14 points |
| Q1 2026 | -13% | +87 points |
| Q4 2025 | -11% | +26 points |
| Q3 2025 | -19% | +9.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -31% | -16 points |
| Q1 2025 | -100% | -80 points |
| Q4 2024 | -37% | -27 points |
SMRT's operating margin was −12% last quarter, up 7.8 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.
SMRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6M | +$4.9M |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.9M | +$14.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.6M | +$9.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $7.7M | +$20.9M |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.2M | +$1.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$16.2M | -$2.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$14.3M | -$11M |
| Q4 2024 | -$13.3M | -281% |
SMRT 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 the edge over SMRT 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.
SMRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -1.5M shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +2.5M shares |
| 3 years | -5.3% | -10.7M shares |
SMRT has 191M diluted shares, up 1.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $29,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.1M |
| Q3 2024 | $17.1M |
| Q2 2024 | $2M |
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).
SMRT Net Leverage
SMRT'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).
SMRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 82.2 | Overbought |
SMRT's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 82 (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.
SMRT PE vs Technology Sector
SMRT 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's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 27% above its 200-week average.
SMRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.32 | 27% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.25 | 34% above |
| 50 week MA | $1.44 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $1.34 | 25% above |
| 200 week MA | $1.99 | 16% below |
SMRT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 16% 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 SMRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SMRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $11.1 | $10.1 | -9% |
| 2022 | $10.1 | $2.14 | -79% |
| 2023 | $2.14 | $3.19 | +49% |
| 2024 | $3.19 | $1.63 | -49% |
| 2025 | $1.63 | $2.03 | +25% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.03 | $1.67 | -18% |
SMRT has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's down 18% so far in 2026.