MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over SPT overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
SPT
Sprout Social, Inc.
SPT'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.
SPT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable |
SPT's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue 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.
SPT PE Valuation
SPT 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.
SPT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect SPT's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue 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 SPT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SPT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.57 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.45 | +$0.36 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.50 | +$0.45 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.66 | +$0.38 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.74 | +$0.35 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.81 | +$0.38 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.95 | +$0.35 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.04 | +$0.20 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.09 | +$0.10 |
SPT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.45 per share over the past year, against $2.36 at its worst in late 2019.
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 SPT 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 SPT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SPT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $125.1M | +8.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $123.8M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $121.5M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $120.9M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $115.6M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $111.8M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $109.3M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $107.1M | +14% |
SPT's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $125M last quarter, up 8.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.5% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.2% | +8.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.8% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -8.9% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.9% | +8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -11% | +5.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -10% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -13% | +6.7 points |
SPT's operating margin was −5.5% 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.
SPT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.2M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.8M | +88% |
| Q1 2026 | $24.1M | +44% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.9M | +204% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.5M | +0.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2M | +166% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.7M | +66% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3M | +$6.5M |
SPT 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 SPT 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.
SPT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -576K shares |
| 1 year | +1.2% | +736K shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +3.8M shares |
| 5 years | +11% | +5.8M shares |
| Available history | +157% | +36.5M shares |
SPT has 60M diluted shares, up 1.2% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | $8.1M |
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).
SPT Net Leverage
SPT'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).
SPT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.1 | Neutral |
SPT's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (neutral).
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.
SPT PE vs Technology Sector
SPT 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 SPT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SPT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.2 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $10.2 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $8.71 | 32% above |
| 100 week MA | $14.6 | 21% below |
| 200 week MA | $30.6 | 62% below |
SPT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 62% 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 SPT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SPT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $16.6 | $16.1 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | $16.1 | $50.0 | +210% |
| 2021 | $50.0 | $94.7 | +89% |
| 2022 | $94.7 | $56.0 | -41% |
| 2023 | $56.0 | $61.4 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | $61.4 | $31.4 | -49% |
| 2025 | $31.4 | $11.1 | -65% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.1 | $11.5 | +3.9% |
SPT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +210% in 2020 to −65% in 2025. It's up 3.9% so far in 2026.