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.
VNET
VNET Group, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score VNET yet.
MSFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MSFT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
VNET Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
VNET's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue.
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.
VNET PE Valuation
VNET 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.
VNET Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
VNET 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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 36% for MSFT versus VNET down 153%.
VNET Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | -$2.30 | -$2.02 |
| Q2 2024 | -$2.51 | -$1.85 |
| Q1 2024 | -$2.78 | -$1.97 |
| Q4 2023 | -$2.61 | -$1.82 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.28 | +$0.48 |
| Q2 2023 | -$0.66 | -$0.49 |
| Q1 2023 | -$0.81 | -223% |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.79 | -261% |
VNET is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.33 per share over the past year, against $3.48 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 has the edge over VNET 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 VNET on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VNET Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $415.8M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $403.9M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $385.4M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | $365.3M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $337.1M | +18% |
| Q3 2024 | $311.3M | +9.9% |
| Q2 2024 | $299.2M | +9.4% |
| Q1 2024 | $284.9M | +5.1% |
VNET's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $416M last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.8% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.2% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.2% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.1% | -2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +8.6 points |
| Q3 2024 | 8.5% | +6.8 points |
| Q2 2024 | 9.8% | +4.6 points |
VNET's operating margin was 6.8% last quarter, about level with 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 has the edge over VNET on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
VNET Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$194.5M | +$31.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$243.2M | +$1.4M |
| Q4 2025 | -$189.6M | -$51.4M |
| Q3 2025 | -$211.8M | -$111.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$225.7M | -$136.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$244.7M | -$133M |
| Q4 2024 | -$138.2M | -$95.1M |
| Q3 2024 | -$100M | -$26.2M |
VNET has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$839M over the past year, against −$709M 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 VNET 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.
VNET Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.5% | +9.5M shares |
| 1 year | +5.7% | +15.3M shares |
| 3 years | +61% | +108M shares |
| 5 years | +98% | +140M shares |
| Available history | +151% | +170M shares |
VNET has 284M diluted shares, up 5.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $2.6M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
VNET spent $3M 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 VNET on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VNET Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 10.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 7.9x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q3 2024 | 278.7x | High |
VNET's net debt is about 6.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.0 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).
VNET Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 24.7 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 3.9 | Oversold |
VNET's weekly RSI is 25 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 4 (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.
VNET PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VNET | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
VNET 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 VNET on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VNET Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.30 | 28% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.98 | 48% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.15 | 62% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.04 | 62% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.47 | 44% below |
VNET is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 44% 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 VNET on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VNET Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.41 | $32.4 | +405% |
| 2021 | $32.4 | $9.15 | -72% |
| 2022 | $9.15 | $5.64 | -38% |
| 2023 | $5.64 | $2.87 | -49% |
| 2024 | $2.87 | $4.27 | +49% |
| 2025 | $4.27 | $8.69 | +104% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.69 | $3.09 | -64% |
VNET's yearly returns have swung widely, from +405% in 2020 to −72% in 2021. It's down 64% so far in 2026.