Microsoft vs NVIDIA MSFT vs NVDA
Microsoft and NVIDIA 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
- Consensus revenue growth for next year: NVIDIA +89.8%, Microsoft +17.8%.
- Return on equity: NVIDIA 84.2%, Microsoft 32.3%.
- Net margin: NVIDIA 63.7%, Microsoft 40.3%.
- One-year price return: NVIDIA +17.8%, Microsoft +3.4%.
Price return
2025-10-16 → 2026-10-16
MSFT+3.4%
NVDA+17.8%
Profile
latestSector
Technology
Technology
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Semiconductors
Market value
$3.93T
$5.16T
Enterprise value
$3.94T
$5.17T
Employees
223,000
42,000
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1.5M
$7.2M
Our models
nightlythe valuation on each stock's pagePrice vs model
10% overvalued vs model
3% undervalued vs model
Model range
$322–954
$165–334
Models in the headline
1
1
FCF growth priced in, at a 10% return
30.1%
27.9%
Every model, its assumptions and its range: MSFT valuation · NVDA valuation. The growth priced in, at any return: MSFT reverse DCF · NVDA reverse DCF.
Trading
close 2026-10-16Last close
$529.05
$214.13
52-week high
$543.45
$239.24
52-week low
$356.76
$165.17
Price vs 52-week high
−2.6%
−10.5%
Price vs 52-week low
+48.3%
+29.6%
Average daily volume / shares
0.4%
0.5%
Beta
1.10
2.22
Returns
to 2026-10-161 month
+7.9%
+0.1%
3 months
+31.9%
+3.2%
6 months
+25.9%
+8.0%
Year to date
+9.4%
+14.8%
1 year
+3.4%
+17.8%
1 year, dividends added
+4.1%
+18.1%
2 years
+27.1%
+57.8%
Valuation
MSFT price × FY2026 · NVDA price × TTM to Jul 2026P/E (TTM)
29.5×
27.1×
P/E on consensus EPS (next FY)
26.8×
23.1×
Price / sales
11.8×
17.0×
EV / sales
11.9×
17.1×
EV / EBITDA
20.3×
—
Price / book
9.5×
22.5×
Price / free cash flow (FY)
58.6×
53.4×
Free-cash-flow yield (FY)
1.7%
1.9%
Growth
TTM and FY2026Revenue growth (TTM)
+4.3%
—
Revenue growth, consensus next FY
+17.8%
+89.8%
Revenue, 3-year CAGR
16.1%
100.0%
Revenue, 5-year CAGR
14.6%
66.9%
EPS growth (TTM)
+6.8%
—
EPS growth, consensus next FY
+10.0%
+89.3%
EPS, 3-year CAGR
22.9%
206.6%
Free cash flow, 3-year CAGR
4.0%
193.9%
Diluted shares, 3-year change
−0.3%
−2.2%
Profitability
MSFT FY2026 · NVDA TTM to Jul 2026Gross margin (FY)†
67.9%
71.1%
Operating margin
46.8%
65.2%
EBITDA margin
58.5%
—
Net margin
40.3%
63.7%
Free-cash-flow margin (FY)
20.2%
44.8%
Return on equity
32.3%
84.2%
Return on assets
19.3%
60.2%
Asset turnover
0.48
0.95
† 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
MSFT MRQ Mar 2026 · NVDA MRQ Jul 2026Cash
$32.10B
$22.44B
Total debt
$40.26B
$33.37B
Net debt
$8.16B
$10.92B
Debt / equity
0.1×
0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA (TTM)
0.0×
—
Interest coverage (FY)
50.9×
503.4×
Current ratio (FY)
1.23
3.91
Dividends
trailing 12 monthsDividend yield
0.7%
0.2%
Dividends per share
$3.64
$0.52
Payout ratio (of TTM EPS)
20.3%
6.6%
Dividend per share, 5-year CAGR
10.2%
100.6%
Frequency
Quarterly
Quarterly
Ownership and activity
last 90 days · latest 13FTracked superinvestors holding (13F)
39
20
Insider open-market buys (Form 4)
$0
$0
Insider sales (Form 4)
$24.7M
$967.6M
Analyst upgrades
1
0
Analyst downgrades
0
0
Statements
MSFT income FY2026 · cash flow FY2026 · NVDA income TTM to Jul 2026 · cash flow FY2026Revenue
$331.84B
$302.97B
EBITDA
$194.24B
—
Operating income
$155.24B
$197.58B
Net income
$133.75B
$192.88B
EPS (diluted)
$17.95
$7.91
Operating cash flow
$182.94B
$102.72B
Capital expenditure
−$115.95B
−$6.04B
Free cash flow
$66.99B
$96.68B
Dividends paid
$26.45B
$974.0M
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.