Microsoft Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 5/6
Microsoft has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 15%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 18.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13.1% per year. Microsoft's return on equity is 32.8%, and it has net margins of 36%.
Key information
15.0%
Earnings growth rate
15.6%
EPS growth rate
Software Industry Growth | 17.3% |
Revenue growth rate | 13.1% |
Return on equity | 32.8% |
Net Margin | 36.0% |
Last Earnings Update | 30 Jun 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
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Earnings and Revenue History
Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
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30 Jun 24 | 245,122 | 88,136 | 32,065 | 29,510 |
31 Mar 24 | 236,584 | 86,181 | 30,604 | 28,193 |
31 Dec 23 | 227,583 | 82,541 | 29,878 | 27,524 |
30 Sep 23 | 218,310 | 77,096 | 29,671 | 27,226 |
30 Jun 23 | 211,915 | 72,361 | 30,334 | 27,195 |
31 Mar 23 | 207,591 | 69,020 | 29,986 | 27,305 |
31 Dec 22 | 204,094 | 67,449 | 29,668 | 26,627 |
30 Sep 22 | 203,075 | 69,789 | 28,415 | 25,541 |
30 Jun 22 | 198,270 | 72,738 | 27,725 | 24,512 |
31 Mar 22 | 192,557 | 72,456 | 27,051 | 23,350 |
31 Dec 21 | 184,903 | 71,185 | 26,385 | 22,248 |
30 Sep 21 | 176,251 | 67,883 | 25,708 | 21,389 |
30 Jun 21 | 168,088 | 61,271 | 25,224 | 20,716 |
31 Mar 21 | 159,969 | 56,015 | 24,732 | 20,243 |
31 Dec 20 | 153,284 | 51,310 | 24,507 | 19,926 |
30 Sep 20 | 147,114 | 47,496 | 24,475 | 19,630 |
30 Jun 20 | 143,015 | 44,281 | 24,709 | 19,269 |
31 Mar 20 | 138,699 | 46,266 | 24,023 | 18,568 |
31 Dec 19 | 134,249 | 44,323 | 23,583 | 17,997 |
30 Sep 19 | 129,814 | 41,094 | 23,249 | 17,464 |
30 Jun 19 | 125,843 | 39,240 | 23,098 | 16,876 |
31 Mar 19 | 122,211 | 34,926 | 22,742 | 16,296 |
31 Dec 18 | 118,459 | 33,541 | 22,541 | 15,695 |
30 Sep 18 | 114,906 | 18,819 | 22,492 | 15,129 |
30 Jun 18 | 110,360 | 16,571 | 22,223 | 14,726 |
31 Mar 18 | 105,880 | 15,767 | 20,704 | 13,562 |
31 Dec 17 | 102,273 | 13,829 | 20,235 | 13,202 |
30 Sep 17 | 99,181 | 26,398 | 19,522 | 12,760 |
30 Jun 17 | 96,571 | 25,489 | 19,942 | 13,037 |
31 Mar 17 | 91,580 | 20,542 | 19,594 | 12,669 |
31 Dec 16 | 88,899 | 18,812 | 19,066 | 12,294 |
30 Sep 16 | 86,869 | 17,563 | 19,106 | 12,132 |
30 Jun 16 | 91,154 | 20,539 | 19,198 | 11,988 |
31 Mar 16 | 86,886 | 10,481 | 19,194 | 11,936 |
31 Dec 15 | 88,084 | 11,710 | 19,448 | 11,940 |
30 Sep 15 | 90,758 | 12,555 | 19,862 | 11,943 |
30 Jun 15 | 93,580 | 12,193 | 20,324 | 12,046 |
31 Mar 15 | 94,782 | 20,000 | 21,108 | 12,075 |
31 Dec 14 | 93,456 | 20,675 | 21,016 | 11,834 |
30 Sep 14 | 91,505 | 21,370 | 21,084 | 11,679 |
30 Jun 14 | 86,833 | 22,074 | 20,488 | 11,381 |
31 Mar 14 | 83,347 | 22,427 | 19,909 | 11,041 |
31 Dec 13 | 83,433 | 22,822 | 19,918 | 10,938 |
30 Sep 13 | 80,370 | 22,641 | 19,903 | 10,718 |
Quality Earnings: MSFT has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: MSFT's current net profit margins (36%) are higher than last year (34.1%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: MSFT's earnings have grown by 15% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: MSFT's earnings growth over the past year (21.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (15% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: MSFT earnings growth over the past year (21.8%) did not outperform the Software industry 23.2%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: MSFT's Return on Equity (32.8%) is considered high.