MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over UEIC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
UEIC
Universal Electronics Inc.
UEIC'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.
UEIC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
UEIC's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue and cash flow 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.
UEIC PE Valuation
UEIC 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.
UEIC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect UEIC's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its 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 UEIC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
UEIC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.40 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.58 | +$1.09 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.17 | +$0.08 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.51 | +$0.15 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.41 | +$0.44 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.67 | +$0.35 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.25 | +$2.07 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.66 | +$1.84 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.85 | +$5.79 |
UEIC is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.58 per share over the past year, against $7.66 at its worst in late 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 UEIC 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 UEIC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UEIC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $89.4M | -1.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $73.2M | -25% |
| Q1 2026 | $79M | -14% |
| Q4 2025 | $87.7M | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $90.6M | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $97.7M | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $92.3M | +0.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $110.5M | +13% |
UEIC's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $89M last quarter, down 1.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.2% | +8.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.5% | +5.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.9% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5% | -5.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | +6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.1% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.9% | -1.3 points |
UEIC's operating margin was 3.2% last quarter, up 8.2 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.
UEIC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10M | +8.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.5M | -27% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.5M | -119% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.9M | -191% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.3M | +92% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.5M | +83% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.9M | +$12.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.5M | +42% |
UEIC 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 7.4B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| 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.
UEIC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.9% | -521K shares |
| 1 year | -3.3% | -436K shares |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -7K shares |
| 5 years | -3.6% | -488K shares |
| Available history | -8.5% | -1.2M shares |
UEIC has the edge over MSFT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $32,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $365,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $383,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $61,000 |
UEIC spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 174% from the year before.
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).
UEIC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
UEIC 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).
UEIC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.8 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 69.5 | Neutral |
UEIC's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 70 (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.
UEIC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | UEIC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
UEIC 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.
UEIC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.47 | 21% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.05 | 31% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.39 | 51% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.39 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.85 | 16% below |
UEIC 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 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.
UEIC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $52.6 | $52.0 | -1% |
| 2021 | $52.0 | $41.3 | -21% |
| 2022 | $41.3 | $20.9 | -49% |
| 2023 | $20.9 | $9.39 | -55% |
| 2024 | $9.39 | $10.8 | +15% |
| 2025 | $10.8 | $3.12 | -71% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.12 | $6.62 | +112% |
UEIC has the edge over MSFT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.