MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
MSFT has the edge over WATT overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
WATT
Energous Corporation
WATT'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.
WATT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
WATT's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its 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.
WATT PE Valuation
WATT 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.
WATT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
WATT 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 WATT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
WATT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.23 | +$14.38 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.09 | +$27.21 |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.96 | +$42.44 |
| Q4 2025 | -$8.13 | +$68.97 |
| Q3 2025 | -$16.61 | +$77.89 |
| Q2 2025 | -$30.30 | +$75.00 |
| Q1 2025 | -$47.40 | +$62.40 |
| Q4 2024 | -$77.10 | +$47.40 |
WATT lost $2.23 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
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 WATT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WATT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.4M | +167% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.1M | +217% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1M | +799% |
| Q4 2025 | $3M | +610% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3M | +453% |
| Q2 2025 | $975K | +2020% |
| Q1 2025 | $343K | +436% |
| Q4 2024 | $428K | +367% |
WATT has the edge over MSFT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -81% | +91 points |
| Q2 2026 | -103% | +182 points |
| Q1 2026 | -60% | +993 points |
| Q4 2025 | -47% | +774 points |
| Q3 2025 | -172% | +1385 points |
| Q2 2025 | -285% | +9826 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1053% | +9361 points |
| Q4 2024 | -821% | +4193 points |
WATT's operating margin was −81% last quarter, up 91 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 has the edge over WATT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
WATT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.2M | +$229K |
| Q2 2026 | -$5.5M | -$2.6M |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.6M | -$921K |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.4M | +$235K |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.5M | +$1.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.9M | +$2.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.7M | +$385K |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.7M | +$740.1K |
WATT has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$16M over the past year, against −$13M 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 WATT 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.
WATT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +18.6K shares |
| 1 year | +243% | +3.9M shares |
| 3 years | +3535% | +5.4M shares |
| 5 years | +5242% | +5.4M shares |
| Available history | +10858% | +5.5M shares |
WATT has 6M diluted shares, up 243% from a year ago.
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).
WATT Net Leverage
WATT'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).
WATT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.3 | Oversold |
WATT's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (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.
WATT PE vs Technology Sector
WATT 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 WATT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
WATT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.2 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.0 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $14.7 | 41% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.3 | 29% below |
| 200 week MA | $60.6 | 86% below |
WATT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 86% 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.
WATT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,068.0 | $1,236.0 | +16% |
| 2021 | $1,236.0 | $810.0 | -34% |
| 2022 | $810.0 | $498.0 | -39% |
| 2023 | $498.0 | $54.9 | -89% |
| 2024 | $54.9 | $12.2 | -78% |
| 2025 | $12.2 | $3.76 | -69% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.76 | $8.74 | +132% |
WATT has the edge over MSFT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.