MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 27x earnings, below its usual 34x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
VLN
Valens Semiconductor Ltd.
There isn't enough reported data to score VLN yet.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
VLN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
VLN's profitability is currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet.
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.
VLN PE Valuation
VLN 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.
VLN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
VLN 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 VLN in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
VLN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.29 | $0.00 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.31 | +$0.04 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.32 | -$0.05 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.35 | -$0.16 |
| Q2 2024 | -$0.27 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.19 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.28 | +$0.87 |
| Q4 2021 | -$1.15 | +$1.07 |
VLN is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.29 per share over the past year, against $2.22 at its worst in late 2020.
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's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $92.3B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 VLN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VLN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $56.9M | +228% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.4M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.3M | +8.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.1M | -32% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.7M | -54% |
| Q2 2024 | $25.2M | -48% |
| Q4 2023 | $36.1M | -23% |
| Q2 2023 | $48.1M | +9% |
VLN has the edge over MSFT in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -41% | +15 points |
| Q4 2025 | -47% | +3.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -46% | +30 points |
| Q2 2025 | -43% | +39 points |
| Q1 2025 | -56% | -16 points |
| Q4 2024 | -50% | -25 points |
| Q3 2024 | -76% | -48 points |
| Q2 2024 | -82% | -48 points |
VLN's operating margin was −41% last quarter, up 15 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.
VLN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$17.9M | -$12.9M |
| Q4 2025 | -$547K | +$663K |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.9M | -320% |
| Q2 2025 | -$330K | +$1.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.2M | -172% |
| Q2 2024 | -$1.9M | +$7.4M |
| Q4 2023 | $1.7M | +$11.8M |
| Q2 2023 | -$9.2M | +$3.8M |
VLN has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$24M over the past year, against −$9M the year before.
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 VLN 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.
VLN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.8% | +3.9M shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +713% | +93.9M shares |
VLN has 107M diluted shares, up 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $597,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $3.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $9.6M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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).
VLN Net Leverage
VLN's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
VLN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.0 | Oversold |
VLN's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
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.
VLN PE vs Technology Sector
VLN 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 VLN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VLN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.63 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.72 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.82 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.03 | 29% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.32 | 38% below |
VLN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 38% 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 VLN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VLN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $6.59 | $7.91 | +20% |
| 2022 | $7.91 | $4.76 | -40% |
| 2023 | $4.76 | $2.45 | -49% |
| 2024 | $2.45 | $2.49 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | $2.49 | $1.44 | -42% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.44 | $1.44 | 0% |
VLN has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's roughly flat so far in 2026.