MSFT vs OPRA vs XPER Stock Comparison

Microsoft, Opera and Xperi Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MSFT Microsoft Corp
$531.33 +2.9% 1M 0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.95T
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$331.84B
Div. yield
0.69%
Cloud Platforms Technology
5 wins
OPRA Opera Ltd
$18.36 +4.0% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$682.99M
Div. yield
4.36%
Operating Systems Technology
5 wins
XPER Xperi Inc.
$5.24 -5.8% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$255.42M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$456.84M
Div. yield
–
Operating Systems Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Microsoft leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Microsoft 5, Opera 5, Xperi 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSFTOPRAXPERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.95T $1.65B $255.42M MSFT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x 13.0x -7.8x OPRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.1x 16.1x 5.8x XPER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.8% +23.1% -3.9% OPRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.3% 18.5% -7.1% MSFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.7% 10.4% -2.5% MSFT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -1.0x -1.4x XPER
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.69% 4.36% 0.00% OPRA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% +15.8% -21.1% OPRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr +16.2%/yr — OPRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 48.0% 40.9% MSFT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 75/100 62/100 MSFT

Percentile Scorecard

MSFTOPRAXPER

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

AxisMSFTOPRAXPER
Valuation 57 #17 of 38 98 #4 of 124 83 #22 of 124
Growth 77 #9 of 36 63 #42 of 113 53 #54 of 113
Profitability 97 #2 of 34 85 #17 of 109 61 #43 of 109
Financial Health 84 #7 of 38 81 #25 of 127 52 #62 of 127
Shareholder Returns 80 #5 of 21 45 #36 of 65 –
Overall 79 75 62
  • MSFT ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • OPRA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • XPER ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSFTOPRAXPERSPY
1 month +2.9%+4.0%-5.8% -0.2%
3 months +35.1%-3.9%-31.4% +3.9%
6 months +23.8%+3.1%-20.4% +8.2%
Year to date +9.9%+29.7%-10.6% +12.9%
1 year 0.0%+15.8%-21.1% +12.3%
3 years +61.1%+54.5%-35.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.2%+15.6%-13.6% +23.3%
5 years +63.8%+111.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.4%+16.2%— +10.9%
10 years +784.1%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +24.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSFTOPRAXPERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%48.0%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%42.8%42.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.001.601.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.000.33-0.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.6%-62.5%-80.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.2%-10.6%-39.2% -1.2%
52-week high $543.45$20.54$8.62 $779.14
52-week low $352.83$11.79$4.98 $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.

MultipleMSFTOPRAXPER
P/E now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 29.5x 13.0xmedian 38.6x -7.8xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 4.5x 2.4xmedian 4.4x 0.6xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 23.9x 12.0xmedian 34.5x 5.6xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 58.9xmedian 15.0x 11.7xmedian 29.4x 90.5xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 4.3x 1.6xmedian 3.3x 0.6xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.29median 0.38 -0.17median 1.28 -0.12median 1.28

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 monthsMSFTOPRAXPER
Revenue $331.84B $682.99M $456.84M
Gross profit $225.47B $333.54M $326.39M
Operating income $155.24B $106.56M -$11.09M
Net income $133.75B $150.24M -$32.52M
Free cash flow $66.99B $140.98M $2.82M
R&D $35.56B – $114.61M
EPS (diluted) $17.95 $1.39 $-0.67
Cash & equivalents $20.94B $145.21M $90.59M
Total debt $40.29B $65.57M $40.00M
Shares (diluted) 7.45B 90.96M 48.42M
Enterprise value $3.87T $924.29M -$99.20M

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
MetricMSFTOPRAXPER
P/E 29.5x 13.0x -7.8x
P/FCF 58.9x 11.7x 90.5x
P/Operating cash flow 21.6x 12.4x 31.2x
P/S 11.9x 2.4x 0.6x
P/B 8.9x 1.6x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 1.8x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x 12.0x 5.6x
EV/EBIT 25.2x 14.2x -18.5x
EV/Revenue 11.8x 2.2x 0.4x
EV/FCF 58.4x 10.8x 72.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.4x 11.4x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.29 -0.17 -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSFTOPRAXPER
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.8% 23.1% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 23.5% -3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.3% 14.8% -8.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 65.3% -5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.8% 18.5% 81.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.6% -86.4% 75.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.3% 57.5% -425.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 40.9% 65.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.6% 55.0% -724.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -78.4% 66.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% 25.9% 152.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 17.1% 29.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.5% 30.0% 114.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 18.9% 27.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSFTOPRAXPER
Gross margin 67.9% 48.8% 71.4%
EBITDA margin 59.9% 18.6% 7.9%
Operating margin 46.8% 15.6% -2.4%
Pretax margin 50.0% 27.1% -2.2%
Net margin 40.3% 18.5% -7.1%
FCF margin 20.2% 20.6% 0.6%
Operating cash flow margin 55.1% 19.5% 1.8%
Return on equity 31.2% 20.8% -7.9%
Return on assets 18.4% 18.1% -5.3%
Return on invested capital 26.7% 10.4% -2.5%
Return on capital employed 27.8% 10.5% -2.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.9x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 4.5% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSFTOPRAXPER
Debt / assets 5.3% 1.6% 6.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -1.0x -1.4x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 0.1x 14.2x
Liabilities / assets 41.7% 12.8% 32.6%
Equity / assets 58.3% 87.2% 67.4%
Interest coverage 50.9x 216.1x -3.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.0x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 9.27 8.57 -0.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSFTOPRAXPER
Dividend yield 0.7% 4.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% -3.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.9% 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.

ConsensusMSFTOPRAXPER
Forward P/E 26.1xFY2027 16.1xFY2026 5.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.39FY2027 $1.14FY2026 $0.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2027 -4.2%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +32.5% +39.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $402.39BFY2027 $770.49MFY2026 $430.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2027 +25.3%FY2026 -3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.9% +15.1% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSFTOPRAXPER
Held by institutions 73.9% 17.2% 92.4%
Institutions holding 6,229 143 155
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +13.5% +7.1%
Institutions buying 3,433 77 96
Institutions selling 2,426 36 36
Buyers to sellers 1.42 2.14 2.67

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.

MSFTOPRAXPER
MSFT 1.00 0.29 0.19
OPRA 0.29 1.00 0.41
XPER 0.19 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSFT, OPRA and XPER?

Microsoft (MSFT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Microsoft (MSFT) $3.95T, Opera (OPRA) $1.65B, Xperi (XPER) $255.42M.

Which stock is cheaper, MSFT, OPRA and XPER?

Opera (OPRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Microsoft (MSFT) 29.5x, Opera (OPRA) 13.0x, Xperi (XPER) -7.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Xperi (XPER) is cheapest (Microsoft (MSFT) 26.1x, Opera (OPRA) 16.1x, Xperi (XPER) 5.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Opera (OPRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Microsoft (MSFT) +17.8%, Opera (OPRA) +23.1%, Xperi (XPER) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Microsoft (MSFT) has the highest net margin (Microsoft (MSFT) 40.3%, Opera (OPRA) 18.5%, Xperi (XPER) -7.1%). On return on invested capital, Microsoft (MSFT) leads (Microsoft (MSFT) 26.7%, Opera (OPRA) 10.4%, Xperi (XPER) -2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Opera (OPRA) returned the most: Microsoft (MSFT) 0.0%, Opera (OPRA) +15.8%, Xperi (XPER) -21.1%. Over five years, Opera (OPRA) compounded fastest (Microsoft (MSFT) +10.4%/yr, Opera (OPRA) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Opera (OPRA) has the highest dividend yield: Microsoft (MSFT) 0.69%, Opera (OPRA) 4.36%, Xperi (XPER) 0.00%. Xperi (XPER) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microsoft (MSFT) has been the steadiest (Microsoft (MSFT) 32.7%, Opera (OPRA) 48.0%, Xperi (XPER) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSFT, OPRA and XPER?

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 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.