# Microsoft (MSFT.US)

Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/MSFT

Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:30:24.648Z. Financial observations: FY1997–FY2026.

Listing currency: USD. Reporting currency: USD.

## Verdict

A wonderful business at too high a price

Quality tests for Buy: pass (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no.

Share price: $539.44 per share; close as of 2026-10-15.

Estimated value: low $221.68 per share, central $319.04 per share, high $373.34 per share. Buy at or below the central value $319.04 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:30:24.648Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals.

Expected annual return: 7.2% at the stated quote. About 7.2% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%). required return 10.0% a year (10% floor; US 10-year bond 5.1% + 4 points).

## Checklist

### understandable: pass

- 0 revenue declines in the last 10 years (informational)

- Financial history: 10 years

- Years with declining revenue: 0

- Years with a net loss: 0

- Operating margin variation: 0.14×

Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations.

- FY2017: 0.30×

- FY2018: 0.32×

- FY2019: 0.34×

- FY2020: 0.37×

- FY2021: 0.42×

- FY2022: 0.42×

- FY2023: 0.42×

- FY2024: 0.45×

- FY2025: 0.46×

- FY2026: 0.47×

### moat: pass

- Years with nonpositive invested capital use equity plus debt and leases; positive earnings with no positive capital are shown above 100%.

- ROIC, median of available years: >100%

- ROIC, second-lowest year: 33.4%

- Typical minus recent gross margin: 0.2 pp

- Typical gross margin (annual median): 68.2%

- Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 67.9%

- Years with nonpositive capital: 1

- Capital spending / revenue: 12.2%

- ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 53.8%

Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations.

- FY2017: >100%

- FY2018: 13.9%

- FY2019: >100%

- FY2020: >100%

- FY2021: >100%

- FY2022: >100%

- FY2023: 82.4%

- FY2024: 63.5%

- FY2025: 55.7%

- FY2026: 33.4%

### economics: pass

- Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 0.85×

- Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No

- Owner earnings, five-year total: $400B

- Net income, five-year total: $469B

- Return on incremental invested capital: 53.6%

- Working capital / revenue, annual change: -0.4 pp

- Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: -3.1 pp

- Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 14.0%

Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations.

- FY2022: 1.00×

- FY2023: 0.88×

- FY2024: 0.92×

- FY2025: 0.90×

- FY2026: 0.68×

### management: pass

- Historical market-dollar context (not the management verdict): 2017 to 2026 (9 years)

- buybacks leaned toward cheaper years (informational)

- ROIC first 3 years vs last 3 years: 426.4% vs 55.7%

- Per-share earnings: 2.56 to 13.64 (three-year endpoint medians)

- Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes

- Ordinary dilution, 10-year annual growth: -0.7%

- Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: -0.4%

- Market cap gain: $2.24T

- Cumulative retained earnings: $326B

- Diluted shares, 10-year annual growth: -0.7%

- Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: -0.4%

- $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2017

- $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2026

- Per-share value growth: 23.2%

- Per-share value change: $11.08

- Per-share value, starting three-year median: $2.56

- Per-share value, ending three-year median: $13.64

- Buybacks concentrated in cheaper years (correlation): 0.48

- Average buyback yield: 1.3%

- Buyback history: 10 years

- Debt-funded buybacks: No

- Acquisition spending: $128B

- Cumulative net income, 10 years: $656B

- ROIC, first three-year median: >100%

- ROIC, last three-year median: 55.7%

Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations.

- FY2017: $3.25

- FY2018: $2.13

- FY2019: $5.06

- FY2020: $5.76

- FY2021: $8.05

- FY2022: $9.65

- FY2023: $9.68

- FY2024: $11.80

- FY2025: $13.64

- FY2026: $17.95

### accounting: pass

- Sloan accruals: -6.5%

- Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 0.98×

- Restructuring years, last five: 0

- Stock compensation / operating cash flow: 6.8%

- Earnings backed by cash: Yes

- Operating cash / earnings: 1.37×

- Accounting red flags: 0

- Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.31×

Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations.

- FY2017: -5.8%

- FY2018: -10.6%

- FY2019: -4.5%

- FY2020: -5.4%

- FY2021: -4.6%

- FY2022: -4.5%

- FY2023: -3.7%

- FY2024: -5.9%

- FY2025: -5.5%

- FY2026: -6.5%

## Holders

- [Nicolai Tangen](https://gigainvestors.com/AKO): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Mark Massey](https://gigainvestors.com/AP): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Sarah Ketterer](https://gigainvestors.com/CAU): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Glenn Greenberg](https://gigainvestors.com/CCM): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [David Hoeft](https://gigainvestors.com/DAC): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Christopher Davis](https://gigainvestors.com/DAV): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Matthew McLennan](https://gigainvestors.com/FE): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Terry Smith](https://gigainvestors.com/FS): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Francois Rochon](https://gigainvestors.com/GC): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Thomas Russo](https://gigainvestors.com/GR): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Bill Nygren](https://gigainvestors.com/HA): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Mark Hillman](https://gigainvestors.com/HCM): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Duan Yongping](https://gigainvestors.com/HH): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Allen Bond](https://gigainvestors.com/JIM): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Thomas Graham Kahn](https://gigainvestors.com/KB): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [David Katz](https://gigainvestors.com/MAVFX): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Thomas Gayner](https://gigainvestors.com/MKL): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Andrew Adams](https://gigainvestors.com/MPF): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Ron Muhlenkamp](https://gigainvestors.com/MUHL): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Richard Pzena](https://gigainvestors.com/PIM): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Bill Ruane](https://gigainvestors.com/RC): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Robert Vinall](https://gigainvestors.com/RVC): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Christopher Bloomstran](https://gigainvestors.com/SA): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Dennis Hong](https://gigainvestors.com/SP): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Robert Torray](https://gigainvestors.com/T): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Stuart McLaughlin](https://gigainvestors.com/TFP): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Chase Coleman](https://gigainvestors.com/TGM): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Arnold Van Den Berg](https://gigainvestors.com/VAN): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [C.T. Fitzpatrick](https://gigainvestors.com/VVP): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Wallace Weitz](https://gigainvestors.com/WIM): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [David Rolfe](https://gigainvestors.com/WP): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Donald Yacktman](https://gigainvestors.com/YAM): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [William Von Mueffling](https://gigainvestors.com/cc): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Lee Ainslie](https://gigainvestors.com/mc): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Dan Davidowitz](https://gigainvestors.com/pcm): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Bill Ackman](https://gigainvestors.com/psc): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

- [Andreas Halvorsen](https://gigainvestors.com/vg): tracked 13F investor; follow the investor page for holding quarter and amounts.

## Price story

Price needs cash profits to grow 14.2% a year for ten years · "Microsoft’s new OpenAI deal strengthens long-term Azure growth outlook" (finance.yahoo.com, Oct 2025) · sales +17.8%

Story as of 2026-10-16T09:59:12.580Z; price observation 2026-10-15.

Price needs cash profits to grow 14.2% a year for ten years

- 2025-05-02: Microsoft (MSFT) Skyrockets $200 Billion on Blowout Azure and AI Growth ([finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-msft-skyrockets-200-billion-122832080.html))

- 2026-01-30: Microsoft Slides 10%, $357 Billion Wiped After AI Spend Surges, Azure Slows ([finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-slides-10-357-billion-114102582.html))

- 2026-04-30: Microsoft's Aggressive Capex Plans Could Keep Free Cash Flow Under Pressure, Truist Says ([finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/microsoft-apos-aggressive-capex-plans-195252667.html))

- 2026-05-28: Microsoft Stock Climbs as AI Revenue Run Rate Tops $37 Billion ([finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/microsoft-stock-climbs-ai-revenue-122150982.html))

- 2026-06-26: Microsoft stock hits one-year low amid AI spending concerns ([finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/microsoft-stock-hits-one-low-143821813.html))

- 2026-07-29: Microsoft's Fourth-Quarter Results Beat Estimates as Azure Revenue Rallies 43% ([finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/microsoft-apos-fourth-quarter-results-204452554.html))

### Sales · FY2025–2026

sales +17.8%; source https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312526323660/msft-20260630.htm; observed 2026-07-29.

- FY2017: $97B 

- FY2018: $110B 

- FY2019: $126B 

- FY2020: $143B 

- FY2021: $168B 

- FY2022: $198B 

- FY2023: $212B 

- FY2024: $245B 

- FY2025: $282B 

- FY2026: $332B 

### Gross margin · FY2026

gross margin 67.9%; source https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312526323660/msft-20260630.htm; observed 2026-07-29.

- FY2017: 64.5% 

- FY2018: 65.2% 

- FY2019: 65.9% 

- FY2020: 67.8% 

- FY2021: 68.9% 

- FY2022: 68.4% 

- FY2023: 68.9% 

- FY2024: 69.8% 

- FY2025: 68.8% 

- FY2026: 67.9% 

## Owner memo

Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z.

### How it makes money

Gets 42.2% of sales from Productivity and Business Processes; keeps 67.9 cents per sales dollar after product costs.

- Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312526323660/msft-20260630.htm (filed 2026-07-29); FY2026: revenue 331839000000; grossProfit 225465000000; margin = grossProfit / revenue.

- Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312526323660/msft-20260630.htm (filed 2026-07-29); y impacted by net gains from investments in OpenAI, which resulted in an increase in net income and diluted EPS of $5.0 billion and $0.67, respectively. Prior year net income and diluted EPS were negatively impacted by net losses from investments in OpenAI, which resulted in a decrease in net income and diluted EPS of $3.6 billion and $0.49, respectively. SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (In millions, except percentages) 2026 2025 Percentage Change Productivity and Business Processes Revenue $ 139,996 $ 120,810 16% Cost of revenue 25,017 22,422 12% Operating expenses 31,100 28,615 9% Operating income $ 83,879 $ 69,773 20% Intelligent Cloud Revenue $ 137,791 $ 106,265 30% Cost of revenue 57,876 40,171 44% Operating expenses 22,943 21,505 7% Operating income $ 56,972 $ 44,589 28% More Personal Computing Revenue $ 54,052 $ 54,649 (1)% Cost of revenue 23,481 25,238 (7)% Operating expenses 16,185 15,245 6% Operating income $ 14,386 $ 14,166 2% Total Revenue $ 331,839 $ 281,724 18% Cost of revenue 106,374 87,831 21% Operating expenses 70,228 65,365 7% Operating income $ 155,237 $ 128,528 21% Reportable Segments Fiscal Year 2026 Compared with Fiscal Year 

### Why customers stay

Margins ranged from 67.9% to 69.8% during 2024–26; it earns over 100% on its capital.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 69.8%.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 68.8%.

- Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312526323660/msft-20260630.htm (filed 2026-07-29); FY2026: grossProfit / revenue = 67.9%.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); 10-year return on capital observations [[2017,4.264435875203061],[2018,0.1385051602786186],[2019,7.954075772240944],[2020,4.691926028701906],[2021,2.02735660735181],[2022,1.3046526726789445],[2023,0.8240182854664089],[2024,0.635285811194648],[2025,0.5571963134638902],[2026,0.33393331991599934]]; median 1.0643354790726767. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity.

### Can it raise prices

Microsoft 365 commercial cloud revenue per user grew; commercial seats rose 6%.

- Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312526323660/msft-20260630.htm (filed 2026-07-29); tal Revenue $ 331,839 $ 281,724 18% Cost of revenue 106,374 87,831 21% Operating expenses 70,228 65,365 7% Operating income $ 155,237 $ 128,528 21% Reportable Segments Fiscal Year 2026 Compared with Fiscal Year 2025 Productivity and Business Processes Revenue increased $19.2 billion or 16%. • Microsoft 365 Commercial products and cloud services revenue increased $14.2 billion or 16%. Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud revenue grew 17% with growth in revenue per user driven by Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 E5. Microsoft 365 Commercial seats grew 6% driven by small and medium businesses and frontline worker offerings. Microsoft 365 Commercial products revenue grew 13% driven by growth in the Windows Commercial on-premises components of Microsoft 365 suite sales, as well as an increase in Office 2024 transactional purchasing. • Microsoft 365 Consumer products and cloud services revenue increased $1.8 billion or 24%. Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud revenue grew 28% driven by growth in revenue per user and Microsoft 365 Consumer subscriber growth of 7%. • LinkedIn revenue increased $2.0 billion or 11% with growth across all lines of [Separate filing excerpt] Operating expenses 70,228 65,365 7% Operating income $ 155,237 $ 128,528 21% Reportable Segments Fiscal Year 2026 Compared with Fiscal Year 2025 Productivity and Business Processes Revenue increased $19.2 billion or 16%. • Microsoft 365 Commercial products and cloud services revenue increased $14.2 billion or 16%. Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud revenue grew 17% with growth in revenue per user driven by Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 E5. Microsoft 365 Commercial seats grew 6% driven by small and medium businesses and frontline worker offerings. Microsoft 365 Commercial products revenue grew 13% driven by growth in the Windows Commercial on-premises components of Microsoft 365 suite sales, as well as an increase in Office 2024 transactional purchasing. • Microsoft 365 Consumer products and cloud services revenue increased $1.8 billion or 24%. Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud revenue grew 28% driven by growth in revenue per user and Microsoft 365 Consumer subscriber growth of 7%. • LinkedIn revenue increased $2.0 billion or 11% with growth across all lines of business. • Dynamics products and cloud services revenue inc

### Where the cash goes

Spends 37.9% of cash earnings on expansion; earns 53.6% on new investment.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); FY2017: growth capex 0; upkeep 8129000000; owner earnings 26138000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); FY2018: growth capex 1371000000; upkeep 10261000000; owner earnings 16571000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.08273489831633576.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); FY2019: growth capex 2243000000; upkeep 11682000000; owner earnings 39240000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.057161060142711516.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); FY2020: growth capex 2645000000; upkeep 12796000000; owner earnings 44281000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.05973216503692329.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); FY2021: growth capex 7684948413.614685; upkeep 12937051586.385315; owner earnings 60019948413.614685. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.12803990367761567.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); FY2022: growth capex 9426000000; upkeep 14460000000; owner earnings 72738000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.12958838571310732.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); FY2023: growth capex 5404421360.989536; upkeep 22702578639.010464; owner earnings 63519421360.98953. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.08508297533561386.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); FY2024: growth capex 15414797511.15979; upkeep 29062202488.84021; owner earnings 81360797511.15979. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.1894622223810605.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); FY2025: growth capex 20701749468.535164; upkeep 43849250531.464836; owner earnings 92135749468.53516. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.2246874811129085.

- Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312526323660/msft-20260630.htm (filed 2026-07-29); FY2026: growth capex 34309156703.53978; upkeep 81638843296.46022; owner earnings 90644156703.53978. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.37850378834403076.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); Incremental return on capital 0.5360645449456167, from the economics test's unchanged annual inputs.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); Dividend observations: [[2017,11845000000],[2018,12699000000],[2019,13811000000],[2020,15137000000],[2021,16521000000],[2022,18135000000],[2023,19800000000],[2024,21771000000],[2025,24082000000],[2026,26445000000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement.

- Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312526323660/msft-20260630.htm (filed 2026-07-29); FY2026: cash repurchases 22271000000 USD.

### Are managers owners

Insiders own 0.1% of the company.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); MSFT.US SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 0.079 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16.

### What could break it

"We may have additional tax liabilities." (SEC filing, Jul 2026)

- Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312526323660/msft-20260630.htm (filed 2026-07-29); We may have additional tax liabilities.

### What the price says

The price assumes cash profits grow 14.2% yearly over ten years; actual growth was 17.9%.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-07-29); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate 0.258693287049633. Price 539.44; FX 1; discount 0.1; same compounder ten-year fade to terminal 0.03. FY2016 owner earnings/share 2.34843379508299 → FY2026 12.162103408498561. Closing-price date 2026-10-15.

## Monthly share-price history (USD per share)

- 2016-10: $59.92 per share

- 2016-11: $60.26 per share

- 2016-12: $62.14 per share

- 2017-01: $64.65 per share

- 2017-02: $63.98 per share

- 2017-03: $65.86 per share

- 2017-04: $68.46 per share

- 2017-05: $69.84 per share

- 2017-06: $68.93 per share

- 2017-07: $72.70 per share

- 2017-08: $74.77 per share

- 2017-09: $74.49 per share

- 2017-10: $83.18 per share

- 2017-11: $84.17 per share

- 2017-12: $85.54 per share

- 2018-01: $95.01 per share

- 2018-02: $93.77 per share

- 2018-03: $91.27 per share

- 2018-04: $93.52 per share

- 2018-05: $98.84 per share

- 2018-06: $98.61 per share

- 2018-07: $106.08 per share

- 2018-08: $112.33 per share

- 2018-09: $114.37 per share

- 2018-10: $106.81 per share

- 2018-11: $110.89 per share

- 2018-12: $101.57 per share

- 2019-01: $104.43 per share

- 2019-02: $112.03 per share

- 2019-03: $117.94 per share

- 2019-04: $130.60 per share

- 2019-05: $123.68 per share

- 2019-06: $133.96 per share

- 2019-07: $136.27 per share

- 2019-08: $137.86 per share

- 2019-09: $139.03 per share

- 2019-10: $143.37 per share

- 2019-11: $151.38 per share

- 2019-12: $157.70 per share

- 2020-01: $170.23 per share

- 2020-02: $162.01 per share

- 2020-03: $157.71 per share

- 2020-04: $179.21 per share

- 2020-05: $183.25 per share

- 2020-06: $203.51 per share

- 2020-07: $205.01 per share

- 2020-08: $225.53 per share

- 2020-09: $210.33 per share

- 2020-10: $202.47 per share

- 2020-11: $214.07 per share

- 2020-12: $222.42 per share

- 2021-01: $231.96 per share

- 2021-02: $232.38 per share

- 2021-03: $235.77 per share

- 2021-04: $252.18 per share

- 2021-05: $249.68 per share

- 2021-06: $270.90 per share

- 2021-07: $284.91 per share

- 2021-08: $301.88 per share

- 2021-09: $281.92 per share

- 2021-10: $331.62 per share

- 2021-11: $330.59 per share

- 2021-12: $336.32 per share

- 2022-01: $310.98 per share

- 2022-02: $298.79 per share

- 2022-03: $308.31 per share

- 2022-04: $277.52 per share

- 2022-05: $271.87 per share

- 2022-06: $256.83 per share

- 2022-07: $280.74 per share

- 2022-08: $261.47 per share

- 2022-09: $232.90 per share

- 2022-10: $232.13 per share

- 2022-11: $255.14 per share

- 2022-12: $239.82 per share

- 2023-01: $247.81 per share

- 2023-02: $249.42 per share

- 2023-03: $288.30 per share

- 2023-04: $307.26 per share

- 2023-05: $328.39 per share

- 2023-06: $340.54 per share

- 2023-07: $335.92 per share

- 2023-08: $327.76 per share

- 2023-09: $315.75 per share

- 2023-10: $338.11 per share

- 2023-11: $378.91 per share

- 2023-12: $376.04 per share

- 2024-01: $397.58 per share

- 2024-02: $413.64 per share

- 2024-03: $420.72 per share

- 2024-04: $389.33 per share

- 2024-05: $415.13 per share

- 2024-06: $446.95 per share

- 2024-07: $418.35 per share

- 2024-08: $417.14 per share

- 2024-09: $430.30 per share

- 2024-10: $406.35 per share

- 2024-11: $423.46 per share

- 2024-12: $421.50 per share

- 2025-01: $415.06 per share

- 2025-02: $396.99 per share

- 2025-03: $375.39 per share

- 2025-04: $395.26 per share

- 2025-05: $460.36 per share

- 2025-06: $497.41 per share

- 2025-07: $533.50 per share

- 2025-08: $506.69 per share

- 2025-09: $517.95 per share

- 2025-10: $517.81 per share

- 2025-11: $492.01 per share

- 2025-12: $483.62 per share

- 2026-01: $430.29 per share

- 2026-02: $392.74 per share

- 2026-03: $370.17 per share

- 2026-04: $407.78 per share

- 2026-05: $450.24 per share

- 2026-06: $373.02 per share

- 2026-07: $464.72 per share

- 2026-08: $507.29 per share

- 2026-09: $512.90 per share

- 2026-10: $543.45 per share

## Annual estimated value (USD per share)

- FY2017: low $57.35 per share, central $71.96 per share, high $81.46 per share

- FY2018: low $50.22 per share, central $56.54 per share, high $63.05 per share

- FY2019: low $63.12 per share, central $80.89 per share, high $91.95 per share

- FY2020: low $83.80 per share, central $105.27 per share, high $120.29 per share

- FY2021: low $108.51 per share, central $140.47 per share, high $161.73 per share

- FY2022: low $132.43 per share, central $187.05 per share, high $217.52 per share

- FY2023: low $136.58 per share, central $184.11 per share, high $213.51 per share

- FY2024: low $167.63 per share, central $240.20 per share, high $280.67 per share

- FY2025: low $193.80 per share, central $277.25 per share, high $323.79 per share

- FY2026: low $220.86 per share, central $317.86 per share, high $371.96 per share

Historical values use today's bond yield for every fiscal year

Historical values use today's FX rate into trading currency for every fiscal year

Historical values use current restated fundamentals and current commodity classification; they are not point-in-time estimates

## Sources

[Original 10-K filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312526323660/msft-20260630.htm); period 2026-06-30, filed 2026-07-29.

Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. Underlying data remains subject to its source licenses; public reading does not grant bulk redistribution rights.

## Reported holder observations

- [Nicolai Tangen](https://gigainvestors.com/AKO): 628,224 MSFT shares; USD 234,340,000 reported position value; 5.46% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Mark Massey](https://gigainvestors.com/AP): 2,334,482 MSFT shares; USD 870,808,000 reported position value; 20.54% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Sarah Ketterer](https://gigainvestors.com/CAU): 600 MSFT shares; USD 224,000 reported position value; 0% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Glenn Greenberg](https://gigainvestors.com/CCM): 4,275 MSFT shares; USD 1,595,000 reported position value; 0.03% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [David Hoeft](https://gigainvestors.com/DAC): 12,836,229 MSFT shares; USD 4,788,170,000 reported position value; 2.51% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Christopher Davis](https://gigainvestors.com/DAV): 92,973 MSFT shares; USD 34,705,000 reported position value; 0.15% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Matthew McLennan](https://gigainvestors.com/FE): 1,940,215 MSFT shares; USD 723,739,000 reported position value; 1.19% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Terry Smith](https://gigainvestors.com/FS): 1,596,737 MSFT shares; USD 595,615,000 reported position value; 4.36% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Francois Rochon](https://gigainvestors.com/GC): 1,787 MSFT shares; USD 667,000 reported position value; 0.02% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Thomas Russo](https://gigainvestors.com/GR): 3,584 MSFT shares; USD 1,337,000 reported position value; 0.01% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Bill Nygren](https://gigainvestors.com/HA): 68,612 MSFT shares; USD 25,594,000 reported position value; 0.03% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Mark Hillman](https://gigainvestors.com/HCM): 10,296 MSFT shares; USD 3,841,000 reported position value; 2.78% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Duan Yongping](https://gigainvestors.com/HH): 754,100 MSFT shares; USD 281,294,000 reported position value; 1.47% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Allen Bond](https://gigainvestors.com/JIM): 737,144 MSFT shares; USD 274,969,000 reported position value; 6.67% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Thomas Graham Kahn](https://gigainvestors.com/KB): 2,168 MSFT shares; USD 809,000 reported position value; 0.13% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [David Katz](https://gigainvestors.com/MAVFX): 173,012 MSFT shares; USD 88,738,000 reported position value; 7.31% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q3.
- [Thomas Gayner](https://gigainvestors.com/MKL): 537,630 MSFT shares; USD 200,546,000 reported position value; 1.53% of portfolio; hold; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Andrew Adams](https://gigainvestors.com/MPF): 1,950,737 MSFT shares; USD 727,664,000 reported position value; 6.68% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Ron Muhlenkamp](https://gigainvestors.com/MUHL): 32,776 MSFT shares; USD 12,226,000 reported position value; 3.54% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Richard Pzena](https://gigainvestors.com/PIM): 755 MSFT shares; USD 282,000 reported position value; 0% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Bill Ruane](https://gigainvestors.com/RC): 737 MSFT shares; USD 275,000 reported position value; 0% of portfolio; hold; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Robert Vinall](https://gigainvestors.com/RVC): 33,100 MSFT shares; USD 12,347,000 reported position value; 3.22% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Christopher Bloomstran](https://gigainvestors.com/SA): 641 MSFT shares; USD 239,000 reported position value; 0.03% of portfolio; new; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Dennis Hong](https://gigainvestors.com/SP): 45,495 MSFT shares; USD 16,971,000 reported position value; 7.31% of portfolio; new; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Robert Torray](https://gigainvestors.com/T): 36,160 MSFT shares; USD 13,488,000 reported position value; 2% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Stuart McLaughlin](https://gigainvestors.com/TFP): 352,504 MSFT shares; USD 131,491,000 reported position value; 11.74% of portfolio; hold; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Chase Coleman](https://gigainvestors.com/TGM): 2,266,913 MSFT shares; USD 845,604,000 reported position value; 3.53% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Arnold Van Den Berg](https://gigainvestors.com/VAN): 27,758 MSFT shares; USD 10,354,000 reported position value; 2.19% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [C.T. Fitzpatrick](https://gigainvestors.com/VVP): 986,905 MSFT shares; USD 368,135,000 reported position value; 11.21% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Wallace Weitz](https://gigainvestors.com/WIM): 153,200 MSFT shares; USD 57,147,000 reported position value; 3.96% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [David Rolfe](https://gigainvestors.com/WP): 89,518 MSFT shares; USD 33,392,000 reported position value; 6.89% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Donald Yacktman](https://gigainvestors.com/YAM): 1,009,284 MSFT shares; USD 376,483,000 reported position value; 4.65% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [William Von Mueffling](https://gigainvestors.com/cc): 68,901 MSFT shares; USD 25,701,000 reported position value; 3.86% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Lee Ainslie](https://gigainvestors.com/mc): 832,377 MSFT shares; USD 310,493,000 reported position value; 2.8% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Dan Davidowitz](https://gigainvestors.com/pcm): 2,098,613 MSFT shares; USD 782,824,000 reported position value; 6.74% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Bill Ackman](https://gigainvestors.com/psc): 6,206,730 MSFT shares; USD 2,315,234,000 reported position value; 11.89% of portfolio; add; quarter 2026 Q2.
- [Andreas Halvorsen](https://gigainvestors.com/vg): 1,458,618 MSFT shares; USD 544,094,000 reported position value; 1.55% of portfolio; reduce; quarter 2026 Q2.

# MSFT — Microsoft Corp.

Held by 1 investor · USD 88,738,000 total · 2026 Q3 · reported price USD 512.90 (split-adjusted).
Page: https://gigainvestors.com/s/MSFT

## Holders (2026 Q3)

| Investor | Value | % of their portfolio | This quarter |
|---|---:|---:|---|
| David Katz (https://gigainvestors.com/MAVFX) | USD 88,738,000 | 7.3% | add +0.08% |

## Total held by quarter

- 2006 Q4: USD 6,897,660 · 1 holder · USD 29.86
- 2007 Q1: USD 6,883,890 · 1 holder · USD 27.87
- 2007 Q2: USD 7,856,791 · 2 holders · USD 29.51
- 2007 Q3: USD 7,854,221 · 2 holders · USD 29.51
- 2007 Q4: USD 6,927,012 · 2 holders · USD 35.60
- 2008 Q1: USD 312,797,961 · 3 holders · USD 28.38
- 2008 Q2: USD 142,124,555 · 3 holders · USD 27.51
- 2008 Q3: USD 45,599,358 · 3 holders · USD 26.69
- 2008 Q4: USD 5,497,788 · 2 holders · USD 19.44
- 2009 Q1: USD 4,683,872 · 2 holders · USD 18.37
- 2009 Q2: USD 6,388,472 · 3 holders · USD 23.77
- 2009 Q3: USD 137,442,168 · 5 holders · USD 25.72
- 2009 Q4: USD 155,965,532 · 5 holders · USD 30.48
- 2010 Q1: USD 145,852,555 · 5 holders · USD 29.29
- 2010 Q2: USD 114,392,190 · 5 holders · USD 23.01
- 2010 Q3: USD 139,600,910 · 5 holders · USD 24.49
- 2010 Q4: USD 245,757,523 · 5 holders · USD 27.92
- 2011 Q1: USD 201,006,845 · 5 holders · USD 25.36
- 2011 Q2: USD 187,706,948 · 5 holders · USD 26.00
- 2011 Q3: USD 116,974,612 · 5 holders · USD 24.89
- 2011 Q4: USD 92,565,390 · 5 holders · USD 25.96
- 2012 Q1: USD 127,289,557 · 5 holders · USD 32.25
- 2012 Q2: USD 109,966,515 · 5 holders · USD 30.59
- 2012 Q3: USD 104,751,338 · 5 holders · USD 29.76
- 2012 Q4: USD 150,860,362 · 5 holders · USD 26.71
- 2013 Q1: USD 1,125,813,613 · 6 holders · USD 28.61
- 2013 Q2: USD 2,117,895,740 · 6 holders · USD 34.54
- 2013 Q3: USD 2,432,170,303 · 6 holders · USD 33.29
- 2013 Q4: USD 3,686,320,809 · 7 holders · USD 37.41
- 2014 Q1: USD 4,467,379,510 · 8 holders · USD 40.99
- 2014 Q2: USD 4,645,074,923 · 8 holders · USD 41.70
- 2014 Q3: USD 5,037,934,558 · 8 holders · USD 46.36
- 2014 Q4: USD 4,271,746,473 · 8 holders · USD 46.45
- 2015 Q1: USD 4,187,922,663 · 9 holders · USD 40.66
- 2015 Q2: USD 4,998,117,246 · 7 holders · USD 44.15
- 2015 Q3: USD 5,007,196,300 · 8 holders · USD 44.26
- 2015 Q4: USD 5,045,388,910 · 9 holders · USD 55.48
- 2016 Q1: USD 4,995,217,647 · 9 holders · USD 55.23
- 2016 Q2: USD 4,172,833,491 · 8 holders · USD 51.17
- 2016 Q3: USD 3,473,986,567 · 8 holders · USD 57.60
- 2016 Q4: USD 3,769,154,966 · 8 holders · USD 62.14
- 2017 Q1: USD 1,956,078,322 · 7 holders · USD 65.86
- 2017 Q2: USD 6,348,302,462 · 8 holders · USD 68.93
- 2017 Q3: USD 5,941,221,584 · 9 holders · USD 74.49
- 2017 Q4: USD 6,868,181,508 · 10 holders · USD 85.54
- 2018 Q1: USD 6,628,726,462 · 10 holders · USD 91.27
- 2018 Q2: USD 7,778,397,411 · 11 holders · USD 98.61
- 2018 Q3: USD 8,816,148,170 · 13 holders · USD 114.37
- 2018 Q4: USD 8,851,886,871 · 14 holders · USD 101.57
- 2019 Q1: USD 12,697,904,374 · 18 holders · USD 117.94
- 2019 Q2: USD 12,320,022,785 · 17 holders · USD 133.96
- 2019 Q3: USD 12,147,332,829 · 18 holders · USD 139.03
- 2019 Q4: USD 11,775,657,726 · 18 holders · USD 157.70
- 2020 Q1: USD 12,866,948,706 · 21 holders · USD 157.71
- 2020 Q2: USD 16,811,902,823 · 21 holders · USD 203.51
- 2020 Q3: USD 17,902,299,175 · 23 holders · USD 210.33
- 2020 Q4: USD 20,233,904,687 · 23 holders · USD 222.42
- 2021 Q1: USD 23,174,666,533 · 23 holders · USD 235.77
- 2021 Q2: USD 24,852,480,814 · 24 holders · USD 270.90
- 2021 Q3: USD 23,304,271,145 · 25 holders · USD 281.92
- 2021 Q4: USD 25,929,418,814 · 25 holders · USD 336.32
- 2022 Q1: USD 22,430,542,103 · 25 holders · USD 308.31
- 2022 Q2: USD 18,184,724,777 · 24 holders · USD 256.83
- 2022 Q3: USD 25,487,743,833 · 25 holders · USD 232.90
- 2022 Q4: USD 26,421,726,684 · 27 holders · USD 239.82
- 2023 Q1: USD 28,700,958,722 · 29 holders · USD 288.30
- 2023 Q2: USD 32,237,429,052 · 29 holders · USD 340.54
- 2023 Q3: USD 26,587,662,139 · 28 holders · USD 315.75
- 2023 Q4: USD 34,127,731,470 · 29 holders · USD 376.04
- 2024 Q1: USD 42,658,938,512 · 39 holders · USD 420.72
- 2024 Q2: USD 44,247,922,712 · 40 holders · USD 446.95
- 2024 Q3: USD 38,848,332,816 · 40 holders · USD 430.30
- 2024 Q4: USD 38,179,190,935 · 41 holders · USD 421.50
- 2025 Q1: USD 34,454,097,386 · 42 holders · USD 375.39
- 2025 Q2: USD 43,655,460,419 · 40 holders · USD 497.41
- 2025 Q3: USD 35,623,554,954 · 41 holders · USD 517.95
- 2025 Q4: USD 31,387,972,739 · 41 holders · USD 483.62
- 2026 Q1: USD 16,216,851,164 · 39 holders · USD 370.17
- 2026 Q2: USD 14,687,183,952 · 37 holders · USD 373.02
- 2026 Q3: USD 88,738,000 · 1 holder · USD 512.90