The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

MSFT

Concerning the House

Microsoft Corporation, a technology company, develops and supports a portfolio of technology solutions for individuals and businesses worldwide. It operates through three segments: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The 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. The 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 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.

United States · www.microsoft.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$281.72B+21.9%
Gross profit$171.01B+20.0%
Operating income$88.52B+9.6%
Net income$72.36B+20.0%
Cash from ops$136.16B+17.1%
Quotation

$492.43

-11.38 (-2.3%)

52w hi$538.66
52w lo$352.83
Vol27.28M
As ofAug 12
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.39

Short+0.08
Medium+0.58
Long+0.66

computed 2026-08-12

By the Numbers

Microsoft Corporation

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

Market cap$3.66T
Enterprise value$3.79T
Trailing P/E27.45x
Forward P/E20.91x
EV / EBITDA19.53x
P / S (ttm)11.02x
Profit margin40.3%
Return on equity34.0%
Revenue growth+17.7%
Earnings growth+31.7%
Debt / equity29.12
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.96
Corr SPX0.55
Annual vol28.7%
Annual ret+14.7%
Sharpe0.51
Max DD-34.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.32
Sector+0.14
Technical+0.12
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-12

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 12$500.24$501.50$491.52$492.4327.28M
Aug 11$504.33$505.33$499.55$503.8123.05M
Aug 10$503.44$513.73$502.27$506.0631.21M
Aug 7$499.21$505.18$498.73$499.9928.85M
Aug 6$488.55$501.56$488.52$499.8636.44M