MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over USIO overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
USIO
Usio, Inc.
USIO'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.
USIO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
USIO's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability 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.
USIO PE Valuation
USIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 34x next year's earnings.
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.
USIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
USIO has the edge over MSFT on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
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 USIO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
USIO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.06 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.03 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.06 | -155% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.08 | -167% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.09 | -175% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.01 | -110% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.11 | +$0.15 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.12 | +$0.15 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.12 | +$0.14 |
USIO is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.03 per share over the past year, against $0.39 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 USIO 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 USIO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
USIO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23.8M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.7M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $25.5M | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.2M | +8.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $21.2M | -0.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $20M | -0.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $22M | +8.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $20.6M | +6.2% |
USIO's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $24M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9% | +2 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5.7% | -2.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -2.2% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2% | -0.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2.9% | +1.1 points |
USIO's operating margin was 1.2% last quarter, up 3.4 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.
USIO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6M | +1740% |
| Q2 2026 | -$828.2K | -$803.6K |
| Q1 2026 | $548.7K | -48% |
| Q4 2025 | -$42.8K | -100% |
| Q3 2025 | $85.2K | +$4.9M |
| Q2 2025 | -$24.6K | +$526.6K |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M | +$4M |
| Q4 2024 | $10.2M | +$37.1M |
USIO 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 USIO 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.
USIO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.4% | +654K shares |
| 1 year | +5.9% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +7.8% | +2.1M shares |
| 5 years | +84% | +13M shares |
USIO has 28M diluted shares, up 5.9% from a year ago, despite $799,464 in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $127,830 |
| Q2 2026 | $137,473 |
| Q1 2026 | $233,459 |
| Q4 2025 | $300,702 |
| Q3 2025 | $57,589 |
| Q2 2025 | $356,658 |
| Q1 2025 | $351,640 |
| Q4 2024 | $1M |
USIO spent $799,464 buying back its own shares over the past year, down 55% 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).
USIO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -13.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -28.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -14.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -10.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -50.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -39.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -8.3x | Net Cash |
USIO 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).
USIO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.3 | Neutral |
USIO's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (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.
USIO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | USIO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
USIO 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 USIO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
USIO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.74 | 25% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.56 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.86 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $1.72 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $1.70 | 21% above |
USIO has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 21% above 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.
USIO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.74 | $2.90 | +67% |
| 2021 | $2.90 | $5.08 | +75% |
| 2022 | $5.08 | $1.55 | -69% |
| 2023 | $1.55 | $1.72 | +11% |
| 2024 | $1.72 | $1.45 | -16% |
| 2025 | $1.45 | $1.33 | -8.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.33 | $2.05 | +54% |
USIO has the edge over MSFT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.