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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Redmond, United States | NasdaqGS
513.53 USD +8.47 (1.677%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 513.06 -0.47 (-0.470%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★★Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:32 a.m. EDT

Microsoft stands out as a rare quality compounder with unambiguous long-term excellence, evidenced by a 34% return on equity and robust revenue expansion. The nine-year price history confirms this business quality with a massive cumulative gain and no recent structural decline. Short-term momentum is strengthening, supported by technicals above key averages and heavy call buying targeting higher prices. The yield is small but secure, reflecting a focus on reinvestment rather than income. Market sentiment is bullish, with traders placing significant bets on upside potential.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.146015
AutoETS0.151614
AutoTheta0.161149
AutoARIMA0.276564

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 33%
H-stat 0.80
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.40
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-19
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-19
Debt to Equity Ratio 29.118
Revenue per Share 44.668
Market Cap 3,813,240,733,696
Trailing P/E 28.64
Forward P/E 21.78
Beta 1.10
Profit Margins 40.30%
Website https://www.microsoft.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:32 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside continuation. Call option open interest forms significant walls at strikes above the current price (500, 520, 530), indicating bullish bets on further appreciation. Put volume is substantial but concentrated at lower strikes, suggesting hedging rather than a bearish bet. Implied volatility is elevated at deep strikes, reflecting uncertainty but with a net bullish skew in positioning.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.19% 0.82% 0.77% 0.82%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-20 0.91 0.189130
2026-05-21 0.91 0.217137
2026-02-19 0.91 0.228379
2025-11-20 0.91 0.190205
2025-08-21 0.83 0.164604
2025-05-15 0.83 0.183170
2025-02-20 0.83 0.199457
2024-11-21 0.83 0.201032
2024-08-15 0.75 0.178135
2024-05-15 0.75 0.177271
2024-02-14 0.75 0.183155
2023-11-15 0.75 0.202884
2023-08-16 0.68 0.212235
2023-05-17 0.68 0.216561
2023-02-15 0.68 0.252488
2022-11-16 0.68 0.281306
2022-08-17 0.62 0.212824
2022-05-18 0.62 0.244018
2022-02-16 0.62 0.207012
2021-11-17 0.62 0.182826
2021-08-18 0.56 0.192619
2021-05-19 0.56 0.230339
2021-02-17 0.56 0.229320
2020-11-18 0.56 0.265302
2020-08-19 0.51 0.243205
2020-05-20 0.51 0.274696
2020-02-19 0.51 0.272320
2019-11-20 0.51 0.340864
2019-08-14 0.46 0.343335
2019-05-15 0.46 0.365021
2019-02-20 0.46 0.429305
2018-11-14 0.46 0.438220
2018-08-15 0.42 0.390117
2018-05-16 0.42 0.432321
2018-02-14 0.42 0.462504
2017-11-15 0.42 0.506146
2017-08-15 0.39 0.532641
2017-05-16 0.39 0.561879
2017-02-14 0.39 0.603996
2016-11-15 0.39 0.662477
2016-08-16 0.36 0.626741
2016-05-17 0.36 0.712730
2016-02-16 0.36 0.704639
2015-11-17 0.36 0.679630
2015-08-18 0.31 0.655807
2015-05-19 0.31 0.651534
2015-02-17 0.31 0.711335
2014-11-18 0.31 0.636028
2014-08-19 0.28 0.617692
2014-05-13 0.28 0.692726
2014-02-18 0.28 0.748263
2013-11-19 0.28 0.762112
2013-08-13 0.23 0.713621
2013-05-14 0.23 0.685953
2013-02-19 0.23 0.819964
2012-11-13 0.23 0.849022
2012-08-14 0.20 0.663790
2012-05-15 0.20 0.662032
2012-02-14 0.20 0.661157
2011-11-15 0.20 0.747943
2011-08-16 0.16 0.631164
2011-05-17 0.16 0.652529
2011-02-15 0.16 0.593472
2010-11-16 0.16 0.619915
2010-08-17 0.13 0.526103
2010-05-18 0.13 0.454545
2010-02-16 0.13 0.458554
2009-11-17 0.13 0.433333
2009-08-18 0.13 0.551315
2009-05-19 0.13 0.640079
2009-02-17 0.13 0.718629
2008-11-18 0.13 0.662589
2008-08-19 0.11 0.402635
2008-05-13 0.11 0.369375
2008-02-19 0.11 0.390486
2007-11-13 0.11 0.319211
2007-08-14 0.10 0.353732
2007-05-15 0.10 0.323625
2007-02-13 0.10 0.344709
2006-11-14 0.10 0.342114
2006-08-15 0.09 0.365556
2006-05-15 0.09 0.388769
2006-02-15 0.09 0.334821
2005-11-15 0.08 0.290909
2005-08-15 0.08 0.294877
2005-05-16 0.08 0.313849
2005-02-15 0.08 0.308523
2004-11-15 3.08 11.244980
2004-08-23 0.08 0.293686
2003-10-15 0.16 0.550396
2003-02-19 0.08 0.326131
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.64
dividendYield 0.72
exDividendDate 2026-08-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.64
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.007207065
lastDividendValue 0.91
lastDividendDate 2026-08-20
dividendDate 2026-09-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.00011879206
Address1 One Microsoft Way
All Time High 555.45
All Time Low 0.088542
Ask 519.98
Ask Size 4
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 21,863,200
Average Daily Volume3 Month 38,286,369
Average Volume 38,286,369
Average Volume10Days 21,863,200
Beta 1.099
Bid 510.7
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 7
Book Value 59.565
City Redmond
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 513.53
Current Ratio 1.23
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 517.78
Day Low 504.8675
Debt To Equity 29.118
Display Name Microsoft
Dividend Date 1,788,998,400
Dividend Rate 3.64
Dividend Yield 0.72
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,360,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,360,600
Earnings Growth 0.317
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.313
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,217,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,217,600
Ebitda 194,237,005,824
Ebitda Margins 0.58534
Enterprise To Ebitda 19.899
Enterprise To Revenue 11.648
Enterprise Value 3,865,136,857,088
Eps Current Year 19.75306
Eps Forward 23.57328
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 17.93
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 427.9602
Fifty Day Average Change 85.569824
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.19994809
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.011879206
Fifty Two Week High 553.72
Fifty Two Week High Change -40.18994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07258171
Fifty Two Week Low 349.2
Fifty Two Week Low Change 164.33002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.47058997
Fifty Two Week Range 349.2 - 553.72
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 511,108,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.79
Float Shares 7,414,481,428
Forward Eps 23.57328
Forward P E 21.78441
Free Cashflow 16,545,500,160
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 223,000
Fullday Change 8.47003
Fullday Change Percent 1.67703
Fullday Price 513.06
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.67944
Gross Profits 225,465,008,128
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00090000004
Held Percent Institutions 0.75881
Implied Shares Outstanding 7,425,545,491
Industry Software - Infrastructure
Industry Disp Software - Infrastructure
Industry Key software-infrastructure
Ir Website http://www.microsoft.com/investor/default.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Last Dividend Value 0.91
Last Fiscal Year End 1,782,777,600
Last Split Date 1,045,526,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Microsoft Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,813,240,733,696
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_21835
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 133,748,998,144
Next Fiscal Year End 1,814,313,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,750,346,005,684
Number Of Analyst Opinions 52
Open 505.33
Operating Cashflow 182,934,994,944
Operating Margins 0.45111
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.1983
Peg Ratio 1.6
Phone 425 882 8080
Post Market Change -0.47003174
Post Market Change Percent -0.091529556
Post Market Price 513.06
Post Market Time 1,787,961,586
Previous Close 505.06
Price Eps Current Year 25.997494
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 8.621339
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 11.491237
Profit Margins 0.40305
Quick Ratio 1.099
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.36364
Region US
Regular Market Change 8.47003
Regular Market Change Percent 1.67703
Regular Market Day High 517.78
Regular Market Day Low 504.8675
Regular Market Day Range 504.8675 - 517.78
Regular Market Open 505.33
Regular Market Previous Close 505.06
Regular Market Price 513.53
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 28,953,449
Return On Assets 0.14088
Return On Equity 0.34039003
Revenue Growth 0.177
Revenue Per Share 44.668
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 7,425,545,491
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0092
Shares Short 68,544,953
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 92,373,474
Short Name Microsoft Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0092
Short Ratio 1.85
Source Interval 15
State WA
Symbol MSFT
Target High Price 870.0
Target Low Price 400.0
Target Mean Price 569.4537
Target Median Price 550.0
Total Cash 76,842,999,808
Total Cash Per Share 10.348
Total Debt 128,812,998,656
Total Revenue 331,839,012,864
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.64
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.007207065
Trailing Eps 17.93
Trailing P E 28.640827
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.6402
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 431.138
Two Hundred Day Average Change 82.39203
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.1911036
Type Disp Equity
Volume 28,953,449
Website https://www.microsoft.com
Zip 98,052-6399