Microsoft stock has returned 30.5% since April 30, 2026, versus 7.7% for the S&P 500, and trades at 27.6 times earnings, below its 31.5 average at the last 12 fiscal quarter ends. One Trefis scenario, assuming revenue grows 15.2% a year and the P/E holds, projects a return of about 48.1% over three years before dividends, with higher sales accounting for more than all of the gain. Growth is led by Intelligent Cloud, which rose 29.7% in fiscal 2026, and Azure grew 48% in fiscal Q1 2027, while capital spending reached $45.2 billion and free cash flow fell to $18.6 billion from $25.7 billion. The article says the three-year return would be zero if revenue growth slowed to 1.1% a year, and that the twelve-month net margin is the highest at any fiscal quarter end since fiscal Q2 2017. Fiscal Q2 2027 revenue growth, expected in January 2027, is the key measure to watch.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Information Technology |
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| Market cap | $3.9T |
| Close on 10/29/2026 | 530.43 |
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