MSFT vs NTNX vs IBM Stock Comparison

Microsoft, Nutanix and International Business Machines Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MSFT Microsoft Corp
$531.33 +2.9% 1M 0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.94T
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$331.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cloud Platforms Technology
3 wins
NTNX Nutanix, Inc.
$72.74 +6.9% 1M +4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.55B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.85B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nutanix leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nutanix 5, Microsoft 3, International Business Machines 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSFTNTNXIBMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.94T $19.55B $237.62B MSFT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x 12.9x 21.3x NTNX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.1x 29.9x 19.0x IBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.8% +12.4% +6.8% MSFT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.3% 53.0% — NTNX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% +4.6% -20.1% NTNX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr +16.2%/yr +15.8%/yr NTNX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 47.3% 50.7% MSFT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 80/100 55/100 NTNX

Percentile Scorecard

MSFTNTNXIBM

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

AxisMSFTNTNXIBM
Valuation 57 #17 of 38 70 #12 of 38 65 #14 of 38
Growth 77 #9 of 36 91 #4 of 36 29 #26 of 36
Profitability 97 #2 of 34 91 #4 of 34 88 #5 of 34
Financial Health 84 #7 of 38 62 #15 of 38 41 #23 of 38
Shareholder Returns 80 #5 of 21 85 #4 of 21 –
Overall 79 80 55
  • MSFT ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • NTNX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSFTNTNXIBMSPY
1 month +2.9%+6.9%+11.0% -0.2%
3 months +35.1%+23.2%+10.0% +3.9%
6 months +23.8%+76.1%+7.4% +8.2%
Year to date +9.9%+40.7%-15.5% +12.9%
1 year 0.0%+4.6%-20.1% +12.3%
3 years +61.1%+109.5%+75.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.2%+28.0%+20.7% +23.3%
5 years +63.8%+111.9%+108.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.4%+16.2%+15.8% +10.9%
10 years +784.1%+165.2%+70.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +24.4%+10.2%+5.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSFTNTNXIBMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%47.3%50.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%50.8%59.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.000.740.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.000.10-0.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.6%-62.1%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.2%-2.5%-24.0% -1.2%
52-week high $543.45$74.63$329.23 $779.14
52-week low $352.83$34.41$205.96 $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.

MultipleMSFTNTNXIBM
P/E now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 29.5x 12.9xmedian 29.5x 21.1xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 4.5x 6.9xmedian 4.5x 3.4xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 23.9x 49.5xmedian 23.9x —median 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 58.9xmedian 15.0x 23.4xmedian 15.0x 15.0xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 4.3x 28.0xmedian 4.3x 6.5xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.29median 0.38 0.11median 0.38 1.31median 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 monthsMSFTNTNXIBM
Revenue $331.84B $2.85B $69.87B
Gross profit $225.47B $2.48B $40.50B
Operating income $155.24B $273.97M –
Net income $133.75B $1.51B $11.17B
Free cash flow $66.99B $840.68M –
R&D $35.56B $790.89M –
EPS (diluted) $17.95 $5.17 $11.72
Cash & equivalents $20.94B $777.31M $9.23B
Total debt $40.29B – –
Shares (diluted) 7.45B 292.18M 953.30M
Enterprise value $3.86T $11.23B $237.62B

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
MetricMSFTNTNXIBM
P/E 29.5x 12.9x 21.1x
P/FCF 58.9x 23.4x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 21.6x 21.5x 14.9x
P/S 11.9x 6.9x 3.4x
P/B 8.9x 28.0x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 28.1x 10.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x 49.5x –
EV/EBIT 25.2x 63.2x –
EV/Revenue 11.8x 6.1x 3.4x
EV/FCF 58.4x 20.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.4x 18.9x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.29 0.11 1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSFTNTNXIBM
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.8% 12.4% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 15.3% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.3% 12.4% 7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 17.4% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.8% 58.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 49.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 31.3% 700.0% 41.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 0.0% 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.6% 694.1% 40.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 113.9% 16.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% 11.6% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 49.9% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.5% 12.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 59.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSFTNTNXIBM
Gross margin 67.9% 86.8% –
EBITDA margin 59.9% 12.3% –
Operating margin 46.8% 9.6% –
Pretax margin 50.0% 11.5% –
Net margin 40.3% 53.0% –
FCF margin 20.2% 29.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 55.1% 32.1% 22.7%
Return on equity 31.2% – 31.6%
Return on assets 18.4% 35.5% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 26.7% – –
Return on capital employed 27.8% 10.7% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 12.5% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSFTNTNXIBM
Debt / assets 5.3% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – –
Debt / FCF 0.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 41.7% 86.2% 76.6%
Equity / assets 58.3% 13.8% 23.4%
Interest coverage 50.9x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.6x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.4x –
Altman Z-score 9.27 2.74 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSFTNTNXIBM
Dividend yield 0.7% – 2.7%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 1.4% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusMSFTNTNXIBM
Forward P/E 26.1xFY2027 29.9xFY2027 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.39FY2027 $2.43FY2027 $13.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2027 +19.1%FY2027 +13.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +5.3% -1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $402.39BFY2027 $3.42BFY2027 $66.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2027 +20.0%FY2027 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.9% +11.2% +15.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSFTNTNXIBM
Held by institutions 73.9% 98.7% 65.1%
Institutions holding 6,229 559 3,634
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +10.5% +3.5%
Institutions buying 3,433 332 1,974
Institutions selling 2,426 174 1,227
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.91 1.61

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.

MSFTNTNXIBM
MSFT 1.00 0.39 0.26
NTNX 0.39 1.00 0.34
IBM 0.26 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSFT, NTNX and IBM?

Microsoft (MSFT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Microsoft (MSFT) $3.94T, Nutanix (NTNX) $19.55B, International Business Machines (IBM) $237.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSFT, NTNX and IBM?

Nutanix (NTNX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Microsoft (MSFT) 29.4x, Nutanix (NTNX) 12.9x, International Business Machines (IBM) 21.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Business Machines (IBM) is cheapest (Microsoft (MSFT) 26.1x, Nutanix (NTNX) 29.9x, International Business Machines (IBM) 19.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Microsoft (MSFT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Microsoft (MSFT) +17.8%, Nutanix (NTNX) +12.4%, International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutanix (NTNX) has the highest net margin (Microsoft (MSFT) 40.3%, Nutanix (NTNX) 53.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutanix (NTNX) returned the most: Microsoft (MSFT) 0.0%, Nutanix (NTNX) +4.6%, International Business Machines (IBM) -20.1%. Over five years, Nutanix (NTNX) compounded fastest (Microsoft (MSFT) +10.4%/yr, Nutanix (NTNX) +16.2%/yr, International Business Machines (IBM) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Microsoft (MSFT) 0.01%, Nutanix (NTNX) 0.00%, International Business Machines (IBM) 0.00%. Nutanix (NTNX) and International Business Machines (IBM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microsoft (MSFT) has been the steadiest (Microsoft (MSFT) 32.7%, Nutanix (NTNX) 47.3%, International Business Machines (IBM) 50.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSFT, NTNX and IBM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nutanix (NTNX) leads on 5. 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.