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Company Profile & Ownership

Microsoft Corporation, a technology company, develops and supports a portfolio of technology solutions for individuals and businesses worldwide. Its products include operating systems, server applications, business solution applications, software development tools, desktop and server management tools, and video games; and devices, such as PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, other intelligent devices, and related accessories. The company's Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Microsoft 365 Commercial, Enterprise Mobility + Security, Power BI, Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Windows Commercial on-premises and Office licensed on-premises. This segment also provides Microsoft 365 Consumer products and cloud services; LinkedIn, including talent solutions, marketing solutions, subscriptions, and sales solutions; Dynamics 365, a set of cloud-based applications; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. Its Intelligent Cloud segment offers server products and cloud services; cloud and AI consumption-based services, GitHub cloud services, health and life sciences cloud services, as well as virtual desktop offerings, and other cloud services; SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related client access licenses; and enterprise support services, industry solutions, Microsoft partner network, and learning experience. The company's More Personal Computing segment provides Windows OEM licensing and devices comprising Surface and PC accessories; XBOX hardware, and XBOX first- and third-party content and services; XBOX Game Pass and other subscriptions; XBOX Cloud Gaming, advertising, and other cloud services; and search advertising consisting of Bing, Copilot, Microsoft News, Microsoft Edge, and third-party affiliates. It sells its products through partners and retail networks. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

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Microsoft Corporation

Common Stock · Information Technology · Systems Software

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Company

Company / asset: Microsoft Corporation
Security type: Common Stock
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Systems Software
HQ: 🇺🇸 United States
Head office: One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, United States, 98052-6399

Leadership & scale

Chief executive: Mr. Satya Nadella
CEO year born: 1967
Full-time employees: 223K
Fiscal year end: June
IPO date: 1986-03-13

Fundamentals snapshot

Updated 2026-09-16

Market Cap: USD 3.68T
P/E: 27.5x
Revenue (Q2 26): USD 90.0B
Profit (Q2 26): USD 35.8B
Dividend Yield: 0.5%
Revenue (FY 26): USD 331.8B
Shares in public float: 7.4B
Insider ownership: 0.09%

Reporting & identifiers

Symbol: MSFT.NASDAQ
Listing: 🇺🇸 United States | Dividend Tax: 30%
Ticker Currency: USD
Income Statement Currency: USD
Balance Sheet Currency: USD
Cash Flow Currency: USD
EPS Currency: USD
Contract Type: SPOT
ISIN: US5949181045
Asset ID: equity_8694f05d-78cc-5277-a0e6-9022d3d7c957

Ownership

Shares Outstanding

Shares outstanding

Annual reported shares outstanding. Values in shares.

Top holders

BlackRock Inc593,328,571 shares · 7.99% · Reported 2026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC482,558,086 shares · 6.50% · Reported 2026-03-31
State Street Corp306,708,289 shares · 4.13% · Reported 2026-03-31
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest236,539,381 shares · 3.19% · Reported 2026-07-31
Vanguard 500 Index Investor195,010,172 shares · 2.63% · Reported 2026-07-31
FMR Inc190,211,367 shares · 2.56% · Reported 2026-03-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC188,501,918 shares · 2.54% · Reported 2026-03-31

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Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC167,490,848 shares · 2.26% · Reported 2026-03-31
JPMorgan Chase & Co127,128,999 shares · 1.71% · Reported 2026-03-31
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts124,881,288 shares · 1.68% · Reported 2026-03-31
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.117,242,934 shares · 1.58% · Reported 2026-03-31
NORGES BANK102,732,956 shares · 1.38% · Reported 2026-06-30
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF98,920,616 shares · 1.33% · Reported 2026-08-31
Amvescap Plc.98,747,284 shares · 1.33% · Reported 2026-03-31
Fidelity 500 Index96,057,432 shares · 1.29% · Reported 2026-07-31

Earnings, Profitability & Valuation

Earnings & Revenue

AI Review

The company's financial performance shows incredible strength, with overall revenues and net income growing at a healthy double-digit pace. However, there is a clear split in how experts view the quality of these earnings. While official net income looks highly robust, actual free cash flow has experienced slight declines due to the massive cash being poured into building artificial intelligence infrastructure. Some analysts agree that this is a temporary mismatch and that cash flows will explode upward once the heavy building phase ends. Others express caution, warning that the company is using aggressive accounting methods, like stretching out the estimated lifespan of its computer servers, to make its current profits look better than they actually are. Ultimately, everyone agrees the core business remains a massive cash generator, but the high spending will keep near-term cash flows under pressure.

Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow

Revenue
Free cash flow
Net income

Annual reported financial results, converted using the statement's recorded USD conversion. Missing values are omitted. Values in USD.

Valuation

Historical P/E Ratio

Published P/E

Published valuation snapshots. Trailing four-quarter earnings where available; annual earnings otherwise. Non-positive earnings are omitted. Values in times earnings.

Profitability & Margins

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The company maintains exceptionally high profitability, with operating margins holding steady near forty-five percent. However, there is a clear disagreement about whether these elite margins can be sustained. Some experts believe that the high costs of running power-hungry AI servers and the heavy depreciation of expensive hardware will inevitably squeeze profit margins over the next few years. Others argue that the company's immense pricing power will allow it to pass these rising costs directly to its captive business customers. Additionally, the transition from traditional software to AI services, which have higher ongoing costs, could structurally alter the company's historically highly profitable business model. While the current valuation multiple is considered reasonable by many, any clear sign of margin compression could test investor patience before the long-term benefits of the AI transition are fully realized.

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Operating margin
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Free cash flow margin

Annual gross, operating, net income and free cash flow divided by revenue for matching reporting dates. Values in percent.

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Annual earnings and profitability
Period end	Revenue	Free cash flow	Net income	Gross margin	Operating margin	Net margin	Free cash flow margin
2017-06-30	96,571,000,000	31,378,000,000	25,489,000,000	64.52	30.06	26.39	32.49
2018-06-30	110,360,000,000	32,252,000,000	16,571,000,000	65.25	31.77	15.02	29.22
2019-06-30	125,843,000,000	38,260,000,000	39,240,000,000	65.9	34.14	31.18	30.4
2020-06-30	143,015,000,000	45,234,000,000	44,281,000,000	67.78	37.03	30.96	31.63
2021-06-30	168,088,000,000	56,118,000,000	61,271,000,000	68.93	41.59	36.45	33.39
2022-06-30	198,270,000,000	65,149,000,000	72,738,000,000	68.4	42.06	36.69	32.86
2023-06-30	211,915,000,000	59,475,000,000	72,361,000,000	68.92	41.77	34.15	28.07
2024-06-30	245,122,000,000	74,071,000,000	88,136,000,000	69.76	44.64	35.96	30.22
2025-06-30	281,724,000,000	71,611,000,000	101,832,000,000	68.82	45.62	36.15	25.42
2026-06-30	331,839,000,000	66,987,000,000	133,749,000,000	67.94	46.78	40.31	20.19

Published valuation snapshots
Period end	P/E (times earnings)	Earnings basis
2025-06-30	36.44	Trailing four quarters
2024-06-30	37.87	Trailing four quarters
2023-06-30	35.15	Trailing four quarters
2022-06-30	26.39	Annual net income
2021-06-30	33.4	Annual net income

Shares outstanding — chart values
Reporting date	Shares outstanding
2017-01-01	7,710,000,000
2018-01-01	7,768,000,000
2019-01-01	7,691,000,000
2020-01-01	7,616,000,000
2021-01-01	7,555,000,000
2022-01-01	7,473,000,000
2023-01-01	7,468,000,000
2024-01-01	7,468,000,000
2025-01-01	7,460,000,000
2026-01-01	7,453,000,000

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