Microsoft Corporation

NasdaqGS:MSFT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.2t

Microsoft Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Microsoft's CEO is Satya Nadella, appointed in Feb 2014, has a tenure of 10.83 years. total yearly compensation is $79.11M, comprised of 3.2% salary and 96.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.012% of the company’s shares, worth $375.25M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.8 years and 7.5 years respectively.

Key information

Satya Nadella

Chief executive officer

US$79.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage3.2%
CEO tenure10.8yrs
CEO ownership0.01%
Management average tenure6.8yrs
Board average tenure7.5yrs

Recent management updates

We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO For Now

Dec 04
We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO For Now

Recent updates

Microsoft Stock: Poised To Break Out (Technical Analysis, Upgrade)

Dec 18

The Market Is Wrong About Microsoft - Here's Why

Dec 10

We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO For Now

Dec 04
We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO For Now

Microsoft: The New Mag7 Laggard Is Growing Into Its Premium Valuations

Nov 28

Microsoft's Azure Platform Just Got So Much Better (Upgrade)

Nov 22

Microsoft Lost 6% Cloud Market Share Year-To-Date, May Get Worse

Nov 16

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Nov 12
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Microsoft Q1: Rule Of 40 Continues

Nov 05

Microsoft: Beyond AI And Cloud, There Is A $30B Business

Oct 30

Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 25
Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Microsoft: The Market Is Not Pricing In Enough AI Growth

Oct 24

Microsoft Stock: Q1 FY2025 Earnings Will Likely Surprise You

Oct 15

Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Oct 11
Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Microsoft: Back To Basics

Oct 08

Is Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 04
Is Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Using Too Much Debt?

Microsoft Will Overcome Capacity Constraints For AI Training And Inferencing

Sep 27

Is Now The Time To Put Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) On Your Watchlist?

Sep 23
Is Now The Time To Put Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) On Your Watchlist?

Microsoft Is Ratcheting Up Its Shareholder Value

Sep 17

Microsoft: The Best Business Ever Created? Embrace The Long-Term Winner.

Sep 09

At US$402, Is Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Worth Looking At Closely?

Sep 09
At US$402, Is Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Worth Looking At Closely?

Microsoft: Debates About AI Monetization

Sep 03

Microsoft: Rule Of 40 Points To Buy

Aug 26

Microsoft: Why Now Is A Good Time To Invest In The Shares

Aug 16

Microsoft: Azure Should Make A Comeback Thanks To AI

Aug 07

The Price Is Right For Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Aug 02
The Price Is Right For Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Microsoft's Strong Q4 Earnings: What It Means For Your Investment Strategy

Jul 30

Microsoft Q4 Preview: Google Is Real AI Competition Now (Rating Downgrade)

Jul 23

Unveiling Microsoft's Long-Term Growth Plans

Jul 14

Returns on Capital Paint A Bright Future For Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Jul 11
Returns on Capital Paint A Bright Future For Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Microsoft: I Underestimated Its Pace Of AI Infusion

Jul 08

Behind Microsoft's AI-Driven Growth Surge

Jun 25

Calculating The Fair Value Of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Jun 25
Calculating The Fair Value Of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Microsoft Downgrade: Here's The Reality Check On Azure Vs. Amazon's AWS

Jun 18

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Satya Nadella's remuneration changed compared to Microsoft's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$91b

Jun 30 2024US$79mUS$3m

US$88b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$86b

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

US$83b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$77b

Jun 30 2023US$49mUS$3m

US$72b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$69b

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

US$67b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$70b

Jun 30 2022US$55mUS$3m

US$73b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$72b

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

US$71b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$68b

Jun 30 2021US$50mUS$3m

US$61b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$56b

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

US$51b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$47b

Jun 30 2020US$44mUS$3m

US$44b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$46b

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

US$44b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$41b

Jun 30 2019US$43mUS$2m

US$39b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$35b

Dec 31 2018n/an/a

US$34b

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$19b

Jun 30 2018US$26mUS$2m

US$17b

Compensation vs Market: Satya's total compensation ($USD79.11M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.88M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Satya's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.


CEO

Satya Nadella (57 yo)

10.8yrs

Tenure

US$79,106,183

Compensation

Mr. Satya Nadella is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Microsoft Corporation since February 04, 2014 and has been its Chairman since June 2021. Before being named CEO in February 2014, he held leader...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Satya Nadella
Chairman & CEO10.8yrsUS$79.11m0.012%
$ 375.2m
Bradford Smith
President & Vice Chairman9.3yrsUS$23.44m0.0062%
$ 200.0m
Amy Hood
Executive VP & CFO11.6yrsUS$25.80m0.0056%
$ 181.5m
Judson Althoff
Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officerno dataUS$23.05m0.0016%
$ 51.3m
Christopher Young
Executive Vice President of Business Development4.1yrsUS$12.03m0.0010%
$ 33.8m
Carolina Dybeck Happe
Executive VP & COOless than a yearno datano data
Alice Jolla
Corporate VP & Chief Accounting Officer4.4yrsno data0.00095%
$ 30.8m
James Scott
Executive VP of AI & CTOno datano datano data
Brett Iversen
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Hossein Nowbar
Chief Legal Officerno datano datano data
Frank Shaw
Chief Communications Officer15.3yrsno datano data
Takeshi Numoto
Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer1.2yrsno data0.00066%
$ 21.4m

6.8yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: MSFT's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.8 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Satya Nadella
Chairman & CEO10.8yrsUS$79.11m0.012%
$ 375.2m
Alexander Nygart
Member of Advertising Advisory Board3.6yrsno datano data
Charles Scharf
Independent Director10.2yrsUS$360.00k0.00060%
$ 19.5m
John Stanton
Independent Director10.4yrsUS$375.00k0.0011%
$ 37.3m
Reid Hoffman
Independent Director7.8yrsUS$360.00k0.00021%
$ 6.8m
Penny Pritzker
Independent Director7.1yrsUS$385.00k0.00016%
$ 5.2m
Sandra Peterson
Lead Independent Director9yrsUS$440.00k0.000070%
$ 2.3m
Carlos Rodriguez
Independent Director3.1yrsUS$410.00kno data
Mark Mason
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$180.00k0.000010%
$ 324.6k
Hugh Johnston
Independent Director7.3yrsUS$405.00k0.00011%
$ 3.6m
Teri List-Stoll
Independent Director10.2yrsUS$390.00k0.000030%
$ 973.8k
Emma Walmsley
Independent Director5yrsUS$360.00k0.00013%
$ 4.2m

7.5yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: MSFT's board of directors are considered experienced (7.5 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:58
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
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. 52 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