MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over UPLD overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
UPLD
Upland Software, Inc.
UPLD 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.
UPLD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
UPLD'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.
UPLD PE Valuation
UPLD 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 |
MSFT has the edge over UPLD on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
UPLD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect UPLD's earnings and revenue to decline, though with profitability 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 UPLD on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
UPLD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.72 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$14.00 | +$4.70 |
| Q2 2026 | -$14.23 | +$4.77 |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.80 | +$11.80 |
| Q4 2025 | -$15.60 | +$27.00 |
| Q3 2025 | -$18.70 | +$26.60 |
| Q2 2025 | -$19.00 | +$28.20 |
| Q1 2025 | -$18.60 | +$29.00 |
| Q4 2024 | -$42.60 | +$15.10 |
UPLD is still losing money, but far less than before: $14.00 per share over the past year, against $59.60 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 UPLD 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 UPLD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UPLD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $47.5M | -5.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $49.1M | -7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $48.7M | -24% |
| Q4 2025 | $49.3M | -28% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5M | -24% |
| Q2 2025 | $53.4M | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | $63.7M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $68M | -5.8% |
UPLD's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $48M last quarter, down 5.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -60% | -47 points |
| Q1 2026 | 10% | +12 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | +17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +16 points |
| Q2 2025 | -13% | -5.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.6% | +128 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2.9% | +10 points |
UPLD's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 0.6 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top 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.
UPLD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.7M | -60% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.3M | +99% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.5M | -30% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.2M | -20% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.7M | +59% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.7M | -49% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.9M | +60% |
| Q4 2024 | $9M | +4.9% |
UPLD 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 UPLD 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.
UPLD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +14.3K shares |
| 1 year | +2.6% | +75.3K shares |
| 3 years | -9.3% | -304K shares |
| 5 years | -2.9% | -89K shares |
| Available history | +28% | +644K shares |
UPLD has 3M diluted shares, up 2.6% from a year ago.
MSFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
MSFT has the edge over UPLD on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
UPLD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15.5x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 14.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.0x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 7.6x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 6.5x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 27.3x | High |
UPLD's net debt is about 15 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.7 years 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).
UPLD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.9 | Neutral |
UPLD's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (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.
UPLD PE vs Technology Sector
UPLD 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 UPLD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
UPLD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.62 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.17 | 27% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.45 | 59% below |
| 100 week MA | $17.2 | 82% below |
| 200 week MA | $26.8 | 89% below |
UPLD is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 89% 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 UPLD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
UPLD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $362.7 | $466.3 | +29% |
| 2021 | $466.3 | $187.6 | -60% |
| 2022 | $187.6 | $69.8 | -63% |
| 2023 | $69.8 | $42.3 | -39% |
| 2024 | $42.3 | $45.6 | +7.8% |
| 2025 | $45.6 | $15.3 | -66% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.3 | $3.03 | -80% |
UPLD has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 80% so far in 2026.