CMCM vs MSFT vs FIG Stock Comparison

Cheetah Mobile, Microsoft and Figma Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMCM Cheetah Mobile Inc.
$2.46 -5.7% 1M -65.6% 1Y
Market cap
$78.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$161.30M
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
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
FIG Figma, Inc.
$23.51 +12.7% 1M -55.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Microsoft leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Microsoft 7, Figma 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCMMSFTFIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.05M $3.95T $12.03B MSFT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x 29.5x -8.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 26.1x 84.0x MSFT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +17.8% +42.2% FIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -37.6% 40.3% -119.8% MSFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 26.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.6% +1.7% -55.9% MSFT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.1%/yr +10.5%/yr — MSFT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.7% 32.8% 74.9% MSFT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 79/100 32/100 MSFT

Percentile Scorecard

CMCMMSFTFIG

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

AxisCMCMMSFTFIG
Valuation 89 #4 of 29 57 #17 of 38 7 #27 of 29
Growth 46 #15 of 27 77 #9 of 36 39 #17 of 27
Profitability 12 #23 of 26 97 #2 of 34 4 #25 of 26
Financial Health 53 #15 of 31 84 #7 of 38 80 #7 of 31
Shareholder Returns – 80 #5 of 21 –
Overall 50 79 32
  • CMCM ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • MSFT ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • FIG ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCMMSFTFIGSPY
1 month -5.7%+3.2%+12.7% -0.8%
3 months -13.4%+36.9%+2.5% +3.5%
6 months -54.0%+25.4%+35.8% +7.0%
Year to date -59.0%+10.1%-37.1% +12.2%
1 year -65.6%+1.7%-55.9% +13.0%
3 years +47.3%+61.5%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.8%+17.3%— +23.1%
5 years -71.2%+64.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -22.1%+10.5%— +11.0%
10 years -95.7%+778.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -27.0%+24.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMCMMSFTFIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.7%32.8%74.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.9%30.9%69.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.061.001.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.000.05-0.75 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.7%-37.6%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.1%-2.0%-55.8% -1.8%
52-week high $8.51$543.45$53.14 $779.14
52-week low $2.32$352.83$16.84 $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.

MultipleCMCMMSFTFIG
P/E now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 31.9x 29.6xmedian 29.6x -8.6xmedian 31.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.4x 11.9xmedian 4.2x 10.4xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x 19.7xmedian 24.2x -7.6xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.2x 59.1xmedian 15.1x —median 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.0x 8.9xmedian 3.9x 8.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.77 1.30median 0.38 —median 0.77

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 monthsCMCMMSFTFIG
Revenue $161.30M $331.84B $1.20B
Gross profit $108.48M $225.47B $971.13M
Operating income -$29.35M $155.24B -$1.45B
Net income -$41.73M $133.75B -$1.41B
Free cash flow – $66.99B –
R&D $48.01M $35.56B $1.13B
EPS (diluted) $-1.98 $17.95 $-2.72
Cash & equivalents $187.32M $20.94B $445.85M
Total debt $11.85M $40.29B –
Shares (diluted) 30.67M 7.45B 527.46M
Enterprise value -$802.82M $3.87T $5.54B

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
MetricCMCMMSFTFIG
P/E -1.2x 29.6x -8.6x
P/FCF – 59.1x –
P/Operating cash flow – 21.6x –
P/S 0.5x 11.9x 10.4x
P/B 0.3x 8.9x 8.4x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 9.3x 8.5x
EV/EBITDA – 19.7x -7.6x
EV/EBIT 3.8x 25.2x -7.5x
EV/Revenue -0.7x 11.8x 9.0x
EV/FCF – 58.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 1.30 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCMMSFTFIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 17.8% 42.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 16.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% 16.3% 31.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 15.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.1% 20.8% -63.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 20.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 32.5% 31.3% -96.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 22.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% 31.6% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 22.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 34.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCMMSFTFIG
Gross margin 67.3% 67.9% 81.1%
EBITDA margin – 59.9% -119.1%
Operating margin -18.2% 46.8% -120.9%
Pretax margin -24.5% 50.0% -115.4%
Net margin -37.6% 40.3% -119.8%
FCF margin – 20.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 55.1% –
Return on equity -17.2% 31.2% -94.2%
Return on assets -6.3% 18.4% -59.9%
Return on invested capital – 26.7% –
Return on capital employed -10.9% 27.8% -93.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 3.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCMMSFTFIG
Debt / assets 0.1% 5.3% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 65.5% 41.7% 37.1%
Equity / assets 34.5% 58.3% 62.9%
Interest coverage – 50.9x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.2x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x 2.1x
Altman Z-score -0.13 9.29 6.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCMMSFTFIG
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield – 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCMCMMSFTFIG
Forward P/E – 26.1xFY2027 84.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $20.39FY2027 $0.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +18.0%FY2027 -37.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.6% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $208.29MFY2026 $402.39BFY2027 $1.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.6%FY2026 +21.3%FY2027 +35.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +12.9% +34.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCMMSFTFIG
Held by institutions 0.6% 73.9% 81.2%
Institutions holding 15 6,227 373
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.0% +3.3% +12.2%
Institutions buying 7 3,432 257
Institutions selling 5 2,425 64
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.42 4.02

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.

CMCMMSFTFIG
CMCM 1.00 0.21 0.08
MSFT 0.21 1.00 0.40
FIG 0.08 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCM, MSFT and FIG?

Microsoft (MSFT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) $78.05M, Microsoft (MSFT) $3.95T, Figma (FIG) $12.03B.

Which company is growing faster?

Figma (FIG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) +17.9%, Microsoft (MSFT) +17.8%, Figma (FIG) +42.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Microsoft (MSFT) has the highest net margin (Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) -37.6%, Microsoft (MSFT) 40.3%, Figma (FIG) -119.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Microsoft (MSFT) returned the most: Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) -65.6%, Microsoft (MSFT) +1.7%, Figma (FIG) -55.9%. Over five years, Microsoft (MSFT) compounded fastest (Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) -22.1%/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: Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) 0.00%, Microsoft (MSFT) 0.01%, Figma (FIG) 0.00%. Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) and Figma (FIG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microsoft (MSFT) has been the steadiest (Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) 65.7%, Microsoft (MSFT) 32.8%, Figma (FIG) 74.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMCM, MSFT and FIG?

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.