13F Pro Quality Score

79.8/100

Rank #31 of 2,961 stocksTOP 5%

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Revenue Growth

74.3/100

Profitability

96.8/100

Balance Sheet

96.6/100

Earnings Quality

53.5/100

Free Cash Flow

73.3/100

Institutional Flow

84.9/100

Revenue Scale

99.6/100

Dilution Risk

28.9/100
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MSFT Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

Data updated 2026-09-11

AI stock analysis and institutional research for MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT), a Technology sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores MSFT at 79.8/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #31 of 2,961 stocks — the top 5% of the AI-ranked universe. MSFT scores in the top quartile across revenue scale (99.6), profitability (96.8), balance sheet strength (96.6). Shareholder dilution risk is elevated at 28.9/100, reflecting ongoing share issuance or stock-based compensation. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), MICROSOFT CORP reports quarterly revenue of $90.0B, net income of $35.8B, an operating margin of 45.1%. Top institutional holders of MSFT by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, STATE STREET, based on the most recent SEC filings. MSFT trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 789019. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate MSFT daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for MICROSOFT CORP directly from SEC EDGAR. MICROSOFT CORP's 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 74 and 86 since 2021, currently 79.8 — a declining long-term trajectory across 68 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

Fun facts about MICROSOFT CORP

Quirks, history, and lore behind MSFT — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

  • 1
    The Basics
    U.S. technology company · mega-cap · listed on Nasdaq · headquartered in Washington State.
  • 2
    The Numbers
    Annual revenue north of $200 billion, with its cloud computing segment now its single largest and fastest-growing business unit.
  • 3
    The History
    Founded in 1975 by two college-dropout friends who bet everything on the idea that every desk in America would one day have a personal computer.
  • 4
    The Secret
    Its enterprise software business means roughly a billion people go to work every day utterly dependent on its productivity suite — switching costs are basically career-ending.
  • 5
    The Lore
    It once seemed destined for antitrust breakup, then spent a decade losing the mobile war badly — before cloud and gaming rewrote the story entirely.
  • 6
    The Giveaway
    The Start Menu, Excel, and a $69 billion bet on a company that makes games about Master Chief — this Redmond giant basically runs the world's office.
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What's Driving MSFT's Business? Latest 10-K Breakdown

39/39 datapoints verified

AI-extracted from MICROSOFT CORP's 10-K filed 2026-07-29 — FY2026 (fiscal year ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.

Revenue rose 18% to $331.8B on 41% Azure growth, but capital expenditures reached $115.9B and Microsoft Cloud gross margin fell to 66%.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Productivity and Business Processes$140.0B+16% YoY

Driven by Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud, with revenue per user growth from Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 E5

Intelligent Cloud$137.8B+30% YoY

Server products and cloud services revenue increased $31.0 billion or 31%, driven by Azure and other cloud services

AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.

Revenue

Q2 2026

$90.0B

Net Income

Q2 2026

$35.8B

Free Cash Flow

Q2 2026

$19.6B

Operating Margin

Q2 2026

45.1%

ROIC

Q2 2026

33.0%

D/E Ratio

Q2 2026

0.11

Period

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+17.8% YoY
$331.84BFY 2026
FY23 $211.91BFY24 $245.12BFY25 $281.72BFY26 $331.84B

Net Income

+31.3% YoY
$133.75BFY 2026
FY23 $72.36BFY24 $88.14BFY25 $101.83BFY26 $133.75B

Operating Income

+20.8% YoY
$155.24BFY 2026
FY23 $88.52BFY24 $109.43BFY25 $128.53BFY26 $155.24B

EPS (Diluted)

+31.6% YoY
$17.95FY 2026
FY23 $9.68FY24 $11.80FY25 $13.64FY26 $17.95

Total Assets

+22.5% YoY
$758.38BFY 2026
FY23 $411.98BFY24 $512.16BFY25 $619.00BFY26 $758.38B

Total Debt

+7.3% YoY
$49.52BFY 2026
FY23 $52.48BFY24 $47.19BFY25 $46.15BFY26 $49.52B

Op. Cash Flow

+34.4% YoY
$182.94BFY 2026
FY23 $87.58BFY24 $118.55BFY25 $136.16BFY26 $182.94B

Free Cash Flow

-6.5% YoY
$66.99BFY 2026
FY23 $59.48BFY24 $74.07BFY25 $71.61BFY26 $66.99B

AI Insight: MSFT Financial Trends

Microsoft posts strongest revenue growth in two years with operating margins hitting 45.1%, driven by AI-driven cloud acceleration.

Revenue accelerated to $90.0B in Q2 2026, up 9.9% YoY and highest growth since Q2 2024. Cloud demand sustaining momentum.

Operating margin expanded to 45.1% in Q2 2026 from 43.8% in Q1 2026, reflecting operating leverage from scale.

Operating cash flow reached $55.4B in Q2 2026, highest in 8-quarter period, signaling robust monetization of cloud investments.

Net income surged to $35.8B in Q2 2026 from $27.7B in Q3 2025, up 29% in 9 months, showing margin expansion.

Total debt rose to $49.5B in Q2 2026 from $45.1B in Q4 2025, suggesting increased leverage financing AI infrastructure buildout.

Debt-to-equity ratio rose to 11.2% from 10.3% in Q4 2025. Monitor if capex intensity continues elevating leverage.

AI Insight: MSFT Ratio Trends

Microsoft's profitability metrics remain robust despite margin compression and ROIC contraction over the past year.

Operating margin declined from 46.6% (Q3 2024) to 45.1% (Q2 2026), a 150bp compression over two years.

ROIC fell from 36.5% (Q3 2024) to 33.0% (Q2 2026), representing a 350bp decline—first sustained drop since tracking began.

Net profit margin recovered to 39.7% (Q2 2026) from 34.6% (Q4 2024) low, driven by operational discipline.

Leverage remains minimal: D/E ratio of 0.11 at Q2 2026, down from 0.17 at Q4 2024, strengthening balance sheet.

ROIC contraction accelerating: fell 210bp from Q3 2025 (36.7%) to Q2 2026 (33.0%)—requires capital deployment scrutiny.

ROA peaked at 23.1% in Q4 2025 (likely one-off), now normalized to 18.9%—monitor earnings quality and asset turnover.

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