AMZN vs DOCN vs MSFT Stock Comparison

Amazon Com, DigitalOcean Holdings and Microsoft Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMZN Amazon Com Inc
$249.09 -0.2% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.73T
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$730.00B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
MSFT Microsoft Corp
$532.60 +3.2% 1M +1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.95T
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$331.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cloud Platforms Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Microsoft leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Microsoft 7, Amazon Com 2, DigitalOcean Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMZNDOCNMSFTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.73T $11.15B $3.95T MSFT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 47.4x 29.5x AMZN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 73.2x 26.1x AMZN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.8% +21.4% +17.8% DOCN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.1% 23.3% 40.3% MSFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% 8.2% 26.7% MSFT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.5x -0.2x MSFT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.1% +152.4% +1.7% DOCN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.0%/yr +0.8%/yr +10.5%/yr MSFT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.2% 85.7% 32.8% MSFT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 60/100 79/100 MSFT

Percentile Scorecard

AMZNDOCNMSFT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMZNDOCNMSFT
Valuation 18 #85 of 104 41 #23 of 38 57 #17 of 38
Growth 92 #9 of 99 83 #7 of 36 77 #9 of 36
Profitability 68 #32 of 99 85 #6 of 34 97 #2 of 34
Financial Health 77 #27 of 113 57 #17 of 38 84 #7 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 35 #14 of 21 80 #5 of 21
Overall 64 60 79
  • AMZN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • DOCN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • MSFT ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMZNDOCNMSFTSPY
1 month -0.2%-28.7%+3.2% -0.8%
3 months +7.6%-17.1%+36.9% +3.5%
6 months -4.6%+0.6%+25.4% +7.0%
Year to date +7.9%+106.9%+10.1% +12.2%
1 year +11.1%+152.4%+1.7% +13.0%
3 years +95.0%+384.7%+61.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +25.0%+69.3%+17.3% +23.1%
5 years +46.8%+4.1%+64.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.0%+0.8%+10.5% +11.0%
10 years +505.6%—+778.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +19.7%—+24.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMZNDOCNMSFTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.2%85.7%32.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%73.7%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.452.721.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.321.780.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.7%-84.8%-37.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.3%-45.1%-2.0% -1.8%
52-week high $284.02$181.29$543.45 $779.14
52-week low $198.79$37.94$352.83 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMZNDOCNMSFT
P/E now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 16.7x 44.3xmedian 29.6x 29.6xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 0.5x 10.3xmedian 4.2x 11.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 9.0x 33.0xmedian 24.2x 19.7xmedian 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -102.4xmedian 16.5x 650.1xmedian 15.1x 59.1xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.7x 11.2xmedian 3.9x 8.9xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.72 0.34median 0.38 1.30median 0.38

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMZNDOCNMSFT
Revenue $730.00B $1.01B $331.84B
Gross profit $377.28B $578.58M $225.47B
Operating income $87.91B $149.67M $155.24B
Net income $132.25B $235.24M $133.75B
Free cash flow -$26.23B $16.08M $66.99B
R&D – $188.73M $35.56B
EPS (diluted) $12.13 $1.86 $17.95
Cash & equivalents $78.21B $767.03M $20.94B
Total debt $128.89B $921.05M $40.29B
Shares (diluted) 10.90B 126.55M 7.45B
Enterprise value $2.24T $9.15B $3.87T

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMZNDOCNMSFT
P/E 20.3x 44.3x 29.6x
P/FCF -102.4x 650.1x 59.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 33.7x 21.6x
P/S 3.7x 10.3x 11.9x
P/B 4.9x 11.2x 8.9x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 12.5x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x 33.0x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 30.6x 70.9x 25.2x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 10.5x 11.8x
EV/FCF -102.6x 659.7x 58.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 34.2x 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.34 1.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMZNDOCNMSFT
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.8% 21.4% 17.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 15.9% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 15.0% 16.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 14.2% 15.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.2% 14.8% 20.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 68.7% 80.3% 20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 106.3% 86.0% 31.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 130.7% 147.5% 22.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 104.5% 47.9% 31.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 127.5% 129.0% 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.4% 2.9% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.6% 12.3% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -885.3% -84.5% -6.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.6% -48.0% 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMZNDOCNMSFT
Gross margin 51.7% 57.2% 67.9%
EBITDA margin 21.8% 31.8% 59.9%
Operating margin 12.0% 14.8% 46.8%
Pretax margin 23.2% 17.3% 50.0%
Net margin 18.1% 23.3% 40.3%
FCF margin -3.6% 1.6% 20.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.1% 30.7% 55.1%
Return on equity 26.6% 25.9% 31.2%
Return on assets 13.2% 8.3% 18.4%
Return on invested capital 11.0% 8.2% 26.7%
Return on capital employed 11.5% 7.2% 27.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 9.4% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMZNDOCNMSFT
Debt / assets 11.8% 29.5% 5.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.5x -0.2x
Debt / FCF -4.9x 57.3x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 49.7% 70.2% 41.7%
Equity / assets 50.3% 29.8% 58.3%
Interest coverage 27.7x 4.8x 50.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.34 3.44 9.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMZNDOCNMSFT
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield – -8.6% 0.5%
Shareholder yield – -8.6% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 39.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMZNDOCNMSFT
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 73.2xFY2026 26.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $12.23FY2026 $1.36FY2026 $20.39FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +70.6%FY2026 -35.8%FY2026 +18.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -15.3% +25.0% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $774.81BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $402.39BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026 +21.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +27.9% +52.7% +12.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMZNDOCNMSFT
Held by institutions 67.0% 91.0% 73.9%
Institutions holding 6,141 566 6,227
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% -0.9% +3.3%
Institutions buying 3,241 331 3,432
Institutions selling 2,411 187 2,425
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.77 1.42

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMZNDOCNMSFT
AMZN 1.00 0.15 0.40
DOCN 0.15 1.00 0.16
MSFT 0.40 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMZN, DOCN and MSFT?

Microsoft (MSFT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amazon Com (AMZN) $2.73T, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) $11.15B, Microsoft (MSFT) $3.95T.

Which stock is cheaper, AMZN, DOCN and MSFT?

Amazon Com (AMZN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.6x, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 47.4x, Microsoft (MSFT) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amazon Com (AMZN) is cheapest (Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.4x, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 73.2x, Microsoft (MSFT) 26.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amazon Com (AMZN) +15.8%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +21.4%, Microsoft (MSFT) +17.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Microsoft (MSFT) has the highest net margin (Amazon Com (AMZN) 18.1%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 23.3%, Microsoft (MSFT) 40.3%). On return on invested capital, Microsoft (MSFT) leads (Amazon Com (AMZN) 11.0%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 8.2%, Microsoft (MSFT) 26.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) returned the most: Amazon Com (AMZN) +11.1%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +152.4%, Microsoft (MSFT) +1.7%. Over five years, Microsoft (MSFT) compounded fastest (Amazon Com (AMZN) +8.0%/yr, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +0.8%/yr, Microsoft (MSFT) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amazon Com (AMZN) 0.00%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 0.00%, Microsoft (MSFT) 0.01%. Amazon Com (AMZN) and DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microsoft (MSFT) has been the steadiest (Amazon Com (AMZN) 34.2%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 85.7%, Microsoft (MSFT) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMZN, DOCN and MSFT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Microsoft (MSFT) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.