Microsoft Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Microsoft is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 12.5% and 12.3% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 12.8% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 26.9% in 3 years.

Key information

12.5%

Earnings growth rate

12.8%

EPS growth rate

Software earnings growth	17.2%
Revenue growth rate	12.3%
Future return on equity	26.9%
Analyst coverage	Good
Last updated	12 Nov 2024

Recent future growth updates

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Recent updates

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Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:MSFT - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
6/30/2027	367,374	130,939	109,495	177,876	28
6/30/2026	318,814	112,291	84,122	152,560	51
6/30/2025	278,690	97,641	67,965	132,223	47
9/30/2024	254,190	90,512	72,662	122,145	N/A
6/30/2024	245,122	88,136	74,071	118,548	N/A
3/31/2024	236,584	86,181	70,576	110,123	N/A
12/31/2023	227,583	82,541	67,445	102,647	N/A
9/30/2023	218,310	77,096	63,226	94,967	N/A
6/30/2023	211,915	72,361	59,475	87,582	N/A
3/31/2023	207,591	69,020	57,406	83,441	N/A
12/31/2022	204,094	67,449	59,618	84,386	N/A
9/30/2022	203,075	69,789	63,334	87,693	N/A
6/30/2022	198,270	72,738	65,149	89,035	N/A
3/31/2022	192,557	72,456	63,649	87,116	N/A
12/31/2021	184,903	71,185	60,693	83,909	N/A
9/30/2021	176,251	67,883	60,420	81,945	N/A
6/30/2021	168,088	61,271	56,118	76,740	N/A
3/31/2021	159,969	56,015	53,789	72,703	N/A
12/31/2020	153,284	51,310	50,436	68,028	N/A
9/30/2020	147,114	47,496	49,229	66,192	N/A
6/30/2020	143,015	44,281	45,234	60,675	N/A
3/31/2020	138,699	46,266	43,362	58,110	N/A
12/31/2019	134,249	44,323	40,580	54,126	N/A
9/30/2019	129,814	41,094	38,638	52,346	N/A
6/30/2019	125,843	39,240	38,260	52,185	N/A
3/31/2019	122,211	34,926	33,641	47,495	N/A
12/31/2018	118,459	33,541	31,903	46,126	N/A
9/30/2018	114,906	18,819	31,999	45,101	N/A
6/30/2018	110,360	16,571	N/A	43,884	N/A
3/31/2018	105,880	15,767	N/A	43,471	N/A
12/31/2017	102,273	13,829	N/A	41,980	N/A
9/30/2017	99,181	26,398	N/A	40,398	N/A
6/30/2017	96,571	25,489	N/A	39,507	N/A
3/31/2017	91,580	20,542	N/A	36,966	N/A
12/31/2016	88,899	18,812	N/A	36,673	N/A
9/30/2016	86,869	17,563	N/A	35,998	N/A
6/30/2016	91,154	20,539	N/A	33,325	N/A
3/31/2016	86,886	10,481	N/A	31,710	N/A
12/31/2015	88,084	11,710	N/A	31,468	N/A
9/30/2015	90,758	12,555	N/A	30,190	N/A
6/30/2015	93,580	12,193	N/A	29,668	N/A
3/31/2015	94,782	20,000	N/A	32,333	N/A
12/31/2014	93,456	20,675	N/A	32,307	N/A
9/30/2014	91,505	21,370	N/A	32,380	N/A
6/30/2014	86,833	22,074	N/A	32,502	N/A
3/31/2014	83,347	22,427	N/A	28,620	N/A
12/31/2013	83,433	22,822	N/A	28,187	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: MSFT's forecast earnings growth (12.5% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: MSFT's earnings (12.5% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.5% per year).

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

Revenue vs Market: MSFT's revenue (12.3% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (8.9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: MSFT's revenue (12.3% 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 (26.9%)

Microsoft Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

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Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

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