MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over SYNA overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
SYNA
Synaptics Incorporated
SYNA 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.
SYNA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
SYNA's revenue and cash flow are currently stable, but its profitability 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.
SYNA PE Valuation
SYNA 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.
SYNA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SYNA to show an outlook.
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 SYNA on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SYNA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$12.54 | -$11.37 |
| Q2 2026 | -$12.62 | -$11.40 |
| Q1 2024 | -$2.69 | -161% |
| Q4 2023 | -$1.97 | -134% |
| Q3 2023 | -$1.19 | -117% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.83 | -71% |
| Q1 2023 | $4.44 | -6.3% |
| Q4 2022 | $5.77 | +65% |
SYNA lost $12.54 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 SYNA 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 SYNA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SYNA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $294M | +0.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $308M | +8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $294.2M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $302.5M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $292.5M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $282.8M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.6M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $267.2M | +13% |
SYNA's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $294M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.3% | +3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.2% | +3.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.3% | +5.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.9% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -8.6% | +4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -9.9% | -2.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.7% | +1.9 points |
SYNA's operating margin was −4.3% last quarter, up 3.6 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.
SYNA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$18.6M | -203% |
| Q2 2026 | $55.3M | +9.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.9M | -85% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.2M | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $18M | +$38.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $50.6M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $68M | +$90.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $18.1M | -37% |
SYNA 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 SYNA 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.
SYNA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.3% | +500K shares |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +600K shares |
| 3 years | -3.2% | -1.3M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +5M shares |
SYNA has 39M diluted shares, up 1.5% from a year ago, despite $86M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $10.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $39M |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $7.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $16M |
| Q1 2025 | $37.8M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
SYNA spent $86M buying back its own shares over the past year.
MSFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
MSFT has the edge over SYNA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SYNA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.7x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 4.7x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2023 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2022 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2022 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2022 | 0.4x | Very low |
SYNA's net debt is about 8.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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).
SYNA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 86.8 | Overbought |
SYNA's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 87 (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.
SYNA PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SYNA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
SYNA 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.
SYNA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $116.3 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $110.6 | 6.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $100.8 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $83.8 | 41% above |
| 200 week MA | $88.2 | 34% above |
SYNA 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.
SYNA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $66.9 | $86.2 | +29% |
| 2021 | $86.2 | $278.3 | +223% |
| 2022 | $278.3 | $94.2 | -66% |
| 2023 | $94.2 | $114.1 | +21% |
| 2024 | $114.1 | $77.2 | -32% |
| 2025 | $77.2 | $73.5 | -4.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $73.5 | $118.0 | +61% |
SYNA has the edge over MSFT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.