Salesforce vs Microsoft CRM vs MSFT
Salesforce and Microsoft on one sheet: valuation multiples, growth, margins, debt, dividends and returns, each section labelled with the period it covers, from the companies' filings. Add or remove a stock above the sheet; the link holds the set.
What differs most
- Market value: Microsoft $3.93T, Salesforce $198.10B.
- Debt / equity: Salesforce 1.0×, Microsoft 0.1×.
- Free-cash-flow yield: Salesforce 7.3%, Microsoft 1.7%.
- Price / sales: Microsoft 11.8×, Salesforce 4.5×.
Price return
2025-10-16 → 2026-10-16
CRM−2.2%
MSFT+3.4%
Profile
latestSector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Software - Infrastructure
Market value
$198.10B
$3.93T
Enterprise value
$229.07B
$3.94T
Employees
83,334
223,000
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$527K
$1.5M
Our models
nightlythe valuation on each stock's pagePrice vs model
37% overvalued vs model
10% overvalued vs model
Model range
$116–354
$322–954
Models in the headline
1
1
FCF growth priced in, at a 10% return
3.3%
30.1%
Every model, its assumptions and its range: CRM valuation · MSFT valuation. The growth priced in, at any return: CRM reverse DCF · MSFT reverse DCF.
Trading
close 2026-10-16Last close
$240.70
$529.05
52-week high
$266.23
$543.45
52-week low
$150.12
$356.76
Price vs 52-week high
−9.6%
−2.6%
Price vs 52-week low
+60.3%
+48.3%
Average daily volume / shares
1.4%
0.4%
Beta
1.26
1.10
Returns
to 2026-10-161 month
−3.9%
+7.9%
3 months
+39.4%
+31.9%
6 months
+32.8%
+25.9%
Year to date
−9.1%
+9.4%
1 year
−2.2%
+3.4%
1 year, dividends added
−1.4%
+4.1%
2 years
−17.2%
+27.1%
Valuation
CRM price × TTM to Jul 2026 · MSFT price × FY2026P/E (TTM)
22.0×
29.5×
P/E on consensus EPS (next FY)
14.4×
26.8×
Price / sales
4.5×
11.8×
EV / sales
5.2×
11.9×
EV / EBITDA
16.5×
20.3×
Price / book
5.2×
9.5×
Price / free cash flow (FY)
13.8×
58.6×
Free-cash-flow yield (FY)
7.3%
1.7%
Growth
TTM and FY2026Revenue growth (TTM)
+9.0%
+4.3%
Revenue growth, consensus next FY
+11.5%
+17.8%
Revenue, 3-year CAGR
9.8%
16.1%
Revenue, 5-year CAGR
14.3%
14.6%
EPS growth (TTM)
+46.3%
+6.8%
EPS growth, consensus next FY
+114.8%
+10.0%
EPS, 3-year CAGR
233.7%
22.9%
Free cash flow, 3-year CAGR
31.6%
4.0%
Diluted shares, 3-year change
−4.1%
−0.3%
Profitability
CRM TTM to Jul 2026 · MSFT FY2026Gross margin (FY)†
77.7%
67.9%
Operating margin
21.2%
46.8%
EBITDA margin
31.5%
58.5%
Net margin
22.0%
40.3%
Free-cash-flow margin (FY)
34.7%
20.2%
Return on equity
25.2%
32.3%
Return on assets
8.8%
19.3%
Asset turnover
0.40
0.48
† Gross margin (FY): As filed. Companies draw the cost-of-revenue line in different places, so gross margins of two companies in one industry can differ for that reason alone; operating margin does not depend on where the line is drawn.
Balance sheet
CRM MRQ Jul 2026 · MSFT MRQ Mar 2026Cash
$8.31B
$32.10B
Total debt
$39.29B
$40.26B
Net debt
$30.98B
$8.16B
Debt / equity
1.0×
0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA (TTM)
2.2×
0.0×
Interest coverage (FY)
0.0×
50.9×
Current ratio (FY)
0.76
1.23
Dividends
trailing 12 monthsDividend yield
0.7%
0.7%
Dividends per share
$1.74
$3.64
Payout ratio (of TTM EPS)
15.8%
20.3%
Dividend per share, 5-year CAGR
—
10.2%
Frequency
Quarterly
Quarterly
Ownership and activity
last 90 days · latest 13FTracked superinvestors holding (13F)
10
39
Insider open-market buys (Form 4)
$999K
$0
Insider sales (Form 4)
$1.2M
$24.7M
Analyst upgrades
1
1
Analyst downgrades
1
0
Statements
CRM income TTM to Jul 2026 · cash flow FY2026 · MSFT income FY2026 · cash flow FY2026Revenue
$43.94B
$331.84B
EBITDA
$13.85B
$194.24B
Operating income
$9.32B
$155.24B
Net income
$9.66B
$133.75B
EPS (diluted)
$10.96
$17.95
Operating cash flow
$15.00B
$182.94B
Capital expenditure
−$594.0M
−$115.95B
Free cash flow
$14.40B
$66.99B
Dividends paid
$1.59B
$26.45B
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Statements from the companies' SEC filings; prices, dividends and consensus estimates from Financial Modeling Prep; insider trades from Form 4 and holdings from 13F. Refreshed nightly. A comparison of filed numbers, not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.