Microsoft Past Performance
How has Microsoft performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
3/6Past Performance Score 3/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
26.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: MSFT has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: MSFT's current net profit margins (33%) are lower than last year (38.5%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: MSFT's earnings have grown significantly by 26.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: MSFT's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: MSFT had negative earnings growth (-5.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Software industry average (1.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: MSFT's Return on Equity (36.8%) is considered high.