Microsoft Corporation

NasdaqGS:MSFT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.1t

Microsoft Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Microsoft is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 12.5% and 12.1% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 12.7% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 26.7% in 3 years.

Key information

12.5%

Earnings growth rate

12.7%

EPS growth rate

Software earnings growth17.4%
Revenue growth rate12.1%
Future return on equity26.7%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated20 Feb 2025

Recent future growth updates

No updates

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Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:MSFT - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
6/30/2027363,647129,385105,815176,28136
6/30/2026316,003111,64982,380151,64353
6/30/2025277,19098,07768,179129,73054
12/31/2024261,80292,75070,031125,583N/A
9/30/2024254,19090,51272,662122,145N/A
6/30/2024245,12288,13674,071118,548N/A
3/31/2024236,58486,18170,576110,123N/A
12/31/2023227,58382,54167,445102,647N/A
9/30/2023218,31077,09663,22694,967N/A
6/30/2023211,91572,36159,47587,582N/A
3/31/2023207,59169,02057,40683,441N/A
12/31/2022204,09467,44959,61884,386N/A
9/30/2022203,07569,78963,33487,693N/A
6/30/2022198,27072,73865,14989,035N/A
3/31/2022192,55772,45663,64987,116N/A
12/31/2021184,90371,18560,69383,909N/A
9/30/2021176,25167,88360,42081,945N/A
6/30/2021168,08861,27156,11876,740N/A
3/31/2021159,96956,01553,78972,703N/A
12/31/2020153,28451,31050,43668,028N/A
9/30/2020147,11447,49649,22966,192N/A
6/30/2020143,01544,28145,23460,675N/A
3/31/2020138,69946,26643,36258,110N/A
12/31/2019134,24944,32340,58054,126N/A
9/30/2019129,81441,09438,63852,346N/A
6/30/2019125,84339,24038,26052,185N/A
3/31/2019122,21134,92633,64147,495N/A
12/31/2018118,45933,54131,90346,126N/A
9/30/2018114,90618,819N/A45,101N/A
6/30/2018110,36016,571N/A43,884N/A
3/31/2018105,88015,767N/A43,471N/A
12/31/2017102,27313,829N/A41,980N/A
9/30/201799,18126,398N/A40,398N/A
6/30/201796,57125,489N/A39,507N/A
3/31/201791,58020,542N/A36,966N/A
12/31/201688,89918,812N/A36,673N/A
9/30/201686,86917,563N/A35,998N/A
6/30/201691,15420,539N/A33,325N/A
3/31/201686,88610,481N/A31,710N/A
12/31/201588,08411,710N/A31,468N/A
9/30/201590,75812,555N/A30,190N/A
6/30/201593,58012,193N/A29,668N/A
3/31/201594,78220,000N/A32,333N/A
12/31/201493,45620,675N/A32,307N/A
9/30/201491,50521,370N/A32,380N/A
6/30/201486,83322,074N/A32,502N/A
3/31/201483,34722,427N/A28,620N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: MSFT's forecast earnings growth (12.5% per year) is above the savings rate (2.8%).

Earnings vs Market: MSFT's earnings (12.5% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14.5% per year).

High Growth Earnings: MSFT's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: MSFT's revenue (12.1% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (8.9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: MSFT's revenue (12.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: MSFT's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (26.7%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/21 22:36
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/21 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Microsoft Corporation is covered by 99 analysts. 54 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Harshit GuptaAccountability Research Corporation
Kadambari DaptardarAccountability Research Corporation
Adam ShepherdArete Research Services LLP