MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over SWKS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
SWKS
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
SWKS 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.
SWKS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
SWKS's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
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 has the edge over SWKS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SWKS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $17.25 | -81% |
| Forward | 16x | $90.03 | — |
| Fair | 21x | $23.51 | -74% |
| Expensive | 30x | $33.78 | -62% |
| Current | 79x | $90.03 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SWKS's PE is in its expensive range at 79x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
MSFT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
MSFT has the edge over SWKS on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
SWKS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SWKS, but weaker profitability. 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 SWKS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SWKS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.73 | +402% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.14 | -63% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.94 | -22% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.42 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.61 | -20% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.08 | -17% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.49 | -49% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.54 | -52% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.25 | -42% |
SWKS's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.14 over the past year, against $8.97 in late 2021.
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 SWKS 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 SWKS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SWKS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | -5% |
| Q2 2026 | $934.8M | -3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $943.7M | -1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | -3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $965M | +6.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $953.2M | -8.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | -11% |
SWKS's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $1B last quarter, down 5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.1% | -8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.2% | -6.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.5% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | -6.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 10% | +4.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -7.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | -4.6 points |
SWKS's operating margin was 2.1% last quarter, down 8 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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.
SWKS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$60.9M | -142% |
| Q2 2026 | -$16.7M | -107% |
| Q1 2026 | -$32.1M | -109% |
| Q4 2025 | $339M | +0.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $144M | -63% |
| Q2 2025 | $252.7M | +1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $370.9M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $338.2M | -55% |
SWKS usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$61M, but it generated $229M over the past year.
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 SWKS 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.
SWKS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +800K shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -5.4% | -8.6M shares |
| 5 years | -9.3% | -15.6M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -20.2M shares |
SWKS has 151M diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $107M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $330.2M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $77.3M |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
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).
SWKS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
SWKS has the edge over MSFT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
SWKS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.8 | Overbought |
SWKS's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 81 (overbought).
MSFT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MSFT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 28x | 2% below |
| PE % | 16 | 35 | 19 pts below |
MSFT has the edge over SWKS on valuation relative to its sector.
SWKS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SWKS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 79x | 28x | 183% above |
| PE % | 100 | 35 | 65 pts above |
SWKS is trading at 79x earnings, a 183% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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.
SWKS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $84.2 | 6.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $75.1 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $68.3 | 32% above |
| 100 week MA | $70.6 | 28% above |
| 200 week MA | $86.8 | 3.7% above |
SWKS has the edge over MSFT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
SWKS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $122.3 | $151.2 | +24% |
| 2021 | $151.2 | $153.4 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | $153.4 | $88.9 | -42% |
| 2023 | $88.9 | $112.4 | +27% |
| 2024 | $112.4 | $90.2 | -20% |
| 2025 | $90.2 | $64.2 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $64.2 | $90.0 | +40% |
SWKS has the edge over MSFT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.