TECHi.comMicrosoft is an enterprise cloud, productivity, Windows, gaming, security, and AI platform. The stock thesis depends on Azure growth, Microsoft 365 pricing power, Copilot monetization, OpenAI exposure, and disciplined AI infrastructure returns.
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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) stock profile and business model
What Microsoft Corporation does, how the business earns money, and how valuation, peers, ownership, and risk shape the TECHi profile.
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Price Aug 7, 4:00 PM EDT · Statements Mar 30, 8:00 PM EDT
Investor profile snapshot
MSFT live price, business model and key metrics
Start with the live market print, then use this profile to connect Microsoft Corporation's operating model with revenue, margins, peer context, and investor risk.
Market closedLatest regular-session print
$499.99
▲ +$0.1300(+0.03%)4:00 PM ET - vs previous closeiQuote as of Aug 7, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
NASDAQ market is closed. Showing the latest available regular-session trade from Aug 7, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT.
Market data source
Today20%
$498.73L Aug 7 '26$505.18H Aug 7 '26
52-week74%
$349.20$553.72
Long-term ranges5Y, 10Y, Since first printHide
5Y84%
$213.43L Nov 4 '22$555.45H Jul 31 '25
10Y89%
$48.04L Jun 27 '16$555.45H Jul 31 '25
Since first print90%
$14.87L Mar 6 '09$555.45H Jul 31 '25
Live price
$499.99
Live during market hours
Market cap
$3.71T
Equity scale
Forward P/E
31.50
Consensus valuation multiple
Analyst view
Buy
Target $563.84 (+12.77% implied)
Company · Profile
About Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
Sector, leadership, and how Microsoft Corporation earns its revenue.
Technology
Company · Profile
About Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
Sector, leadership, and how Microsoft Corporation earns its revenue.
Microsoft Corporation
NASDAQ · MSFT · US
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Software - Infrastructure
- Headquarters
- Redmond, Washington
- Country
- US
- Founded
- 1975
- Employees
- 228,000
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
How Microsoft Corporation makes money
Azure
The core growth engine
Azure gives Microsoft direct exposure to cloud migration, AI workloads, data platforms, and enterprise infrastructure modernization.
Microsoft 365
Distribution is the moat
Office, Teams, Windows, and enterprise identity make Microsoft one of the best-positioned companies to distribute AI features into daily workflows.
Copilot
AI monetization has to scale
The bull case needs Copilot and AI services to become meaningful revenue per seat, not only product narrative.
Capex
Infrastructure returns matter
Microsoft AI data-center spending is large enough that investors must track backlog, utilization, and margin impact alongside revenue growth.
Key takeaways for MSFT
MSFT is an enterprise AI distribution story backed by Azure and Microsoft 365.
Copilot adoption and Azure AI workload growth are the key proof points.
The main risk is that AI capex grows faster than monetization and pressures free cash flow.
Business identity
Microsoft Corporation company facts and operating footprint
Microsoft is an enterprise cloud, productivity, Windows, gaming, security, and AI platform. The stock thesis depends on Azure growth, Microsoft 365 pricing power, Copilot monetization, OpenAI exposure, and disciplined AI infrastructure returns.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Software - Infrastructure
- Headquarters
- Redmond, Washington
- Founded
- 1975
- Employees
- 228,000
- Country
- US
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
Registration and filing identifiersShowHide
- Asset type
- Common Stock
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Latest quarter
- Mar 31, 2026
- CIK
- 0000789019
Key metrics
MSFT valuation, revenue and margin profile
- Market cap
- $3.71T
- Equity scale
- Revenue TTM
- $311.90B
- Trailing twelve months
- Forward P/E
- 31.50
- Consensus earnings multiple
- Net margin
- 40.31%
- Profit after expenses
- Free cash flow
- $15.80B
- Reported in USD
Margin quality snapshot
Gross margin67.94%
Operating margin46.78%
Net margin40.31%
Competitors
MSFT competitors and peer context
Risk heatmap
MSFT business risks investors should monitor
Valuation sensitivity
Elevated31.50x
Use the forward P/E and PEG context before treating the profile as cheap or expensive.
Balance-sheet flexibility
MonitorD/E 0.09 · CR 1.23
Debt load and near-term liquidity shape how much strategic patience the company has.
Growth durability
Monitor—
Latest YoY revenue growth is the first check on whether the business model is still expanding.
Market sensitivity
MonitorBeta 1.10
Higher beta can amplify drawdowns when rates, earnings expectations, or sector appetite shift.
Regulatory and operating pressure
ElevatedTechnology
Platform rules, AI governance, export controls, and supply-chain constraints can move product timing, margins, or addressable markets.
AI atlas links
MSFT leadership and product context
MSFT ownership and registration profile
- Float shares
- 7.29B
- Insider ownership
- 0.09%
- Institutional ownership
- 75.99%
- Address
- One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, 98052-6399, US
Size & scale
- Market cap
- $3.71T
- Enterprise value
- $3.82T
- Shares outstanding
- 7.43B
- Currency
- USD
Frequently asked
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