OPRA vs XPER vs MSFT Stock Comparison

Opera, Xperi and Microsoft Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OPRA Opera Ltd
$17.69 +0.2% 1M +13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.59B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$682.99M
Div. yield
4.52%
Operating Systems Technology
5 wins
XPER Xperi Inc.
$5.20 -6.5% 1M -22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$253.47M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$456.84M
Div. yield
–
Operating Systems Technology
2 wins
MSFT Microsoft Corp
$532.60 +3.2% 1M +1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.96T
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$331.84B
Div. yield
0.68%
Cloud Platforms Technology
5 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.

QuestionOPRAXPERMSFTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.59B $253.47M $3.96T MSFT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.5x -7.7x 29.6x OPRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 5.7x 26.1x XPER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.1% -3.9% +17.8% OPRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.5% -7.1% 40.3% MSFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.4% -2.5% 26.7% MSFT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -1.4x -0.2x XPER
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.52% 0.00% 0.68% OPRA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.5% -22.0% +1.7% OPRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.7%/yr — +10.5%/yr OPRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 41.0% 32.8% MSFT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 62/100 79/100 MSFT

Percentile Scorecard

OPRAXPERMSFT

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

AxisOPRAXPERMSFT
Valuation 98 #3 of 124 83 #22 of 124 57 #17 of 38
Growth 63 #42 of 113 54 #53 of 113 77 #9 of 36
Profitability 84 #18 of 110 61 #44 of 110 97 #2 of 34
Financial Health 81 #25 of 129 52 #62 of 129 84 #7 of 38
Shareholder Returns 46 #37 of 67 – 80 #5 of 21
Overall 75 62 79
  • OPRA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • XPER ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • 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

PeriodOPRAXPERMSFTSPY
1 month +0.2%-6.5%+3.2% -0.8%
3 months -6.3%-31.3%+36.9% +3.5%
6 months +4.6%-21.9%+25.4% +7.0%
Year to date +24.9%-11.3%+10.1% +12.2%
1 year +13.5%-22.0%+1.7% +13.0%
3 years +48.9%-36.0%+61.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.2%-13.8%+17.3% +23.1%
5 years +89.6%—+64.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.7%—+10.5% +11.0%
10 years ——+778.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+24.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureOPRAXPERMSFTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%41.0%32.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%42.8%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.591.211.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.28-0.540.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.5%-80.8%-37.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-39.7%-2.0% -1.8%
52-week high $20.54$8.62$543.45 $779.14
52-week low $11.79$4.98$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.

MultipleOPRAXPERMSFT
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 38.1x -7.7xmedian 38.1x 29.6xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 4.3x 0.6xmedian 4.3x 11.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 35.4x 5.6xmedian 35.4x 19.7xmedian 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 27.1x 89.8xmedian 27.1x 59.1xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.4x 0.6xmedian 3.4x 8.9xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.16median 1.27 -0.12median 1.27 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 monthsOPRAXPERMSFT
Revenue $682.99M $456.84M $331.84B
Gross profit $333.54M $326.39M $225.47B
Operating income $106.56M -$11.09M $155.24B
Net income $150.24M -$32.52M $133.75B
Free cash flow $140.98M $2.82M $66.99B
R&D – $114.61M $35.56B
EPS (diluted) $1.39 $-0.67 $17.95
Cash & equivalents $145.21M $90.59M $20.94B
Total debt $65.57M $40.00M $40.29B
Shares (diluted) 90.96M 48.42M 7.45B
Enterprise value $864.23M -$101.15M $3.88T

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
MetricOPRAXPERMSFT
P/E 12.5x -7.7x 29.6x
P/FCF 11.2x 89.8x 59.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 31.0x 21.6x
P/S 2.3x 0.6x 11.9x
P/B 1.6x 0.6x 8.9x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 0.8x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 5.6x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 13.7x -18.3x 25.2x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 0.4x 11.8x
EV/FCF 10.3x 71.9x 58.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 24.8x 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.16 -0.12 1.30

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOPRAXPERMSFT
Debt / assets 1.6% 6.5% 5.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -1.4x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 14.2x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 12.8% 32.6% 41.7%
Equity / assets 87.2% 67.4% 58.3%
Interest coverage 216.1x -3.9x 50.9x
Current ratio 2.0x 2.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.0x 2.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 8.33 -0.29 9.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOPRAXPERMSFT
Dividend yield 4.5% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield -3.6% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusOPRAXPERMSFT
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 5.7xFY2026 26.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.14FY2026 $0.91FY2026 $20.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +17.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +32.5% +39.6% +11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $770.49MFY2026 $430.71MFY2026 $402.02BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 -3.9%FY2026 +21.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +18.1% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOPRAXPERMSFT
Held by institutions 17.2% 92.4% 73.9%
Institutions holding 143 155 6,227
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.5% +7.1% +3.3%
Institutions buying 77 96 3,432
Institutions selling 36 36 2,425
Buyers to sellers 2.14 2.67 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.

OPRAXPERMSFT
OPRA 1.00 0.41 0.29
XPER 0.41 1.00 0.19
MSFT 0.29 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OPRA, XPER and MSFT?

Microsoft (MSFT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Opera (OPRA) $1.59B, Xperi (XPER) $253.47M, Microsoft (MSFT) $3.96T.

Which stock is cheaper, OPRA, XPER and MSFT?

Opera (OPRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Opera (OPRA) 12.5x, Xperi (XPER) -7.7x, Microsoft (MSFT) 29.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Xperi (XPER) is cheapest (Opera (OPRA) 15.5x, Xperi (XPER) 5.7x, 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?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Opera (OPRA) returned the most: Opera (OPRA) +13.5%, Xperi (XPER) -22.0%, Microsoft (MSFT) +1.7%. Over five years, Opera (OPRA) compounded fastest (Opera (OPRA) +13.7%/yr, Microsoft (MSFT) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Opera (OPRA) has the highest dividend yield: Opera (OPRA) 4.52%, Xperi (XPER) 0.00%, Microsoft (MSFT) 0.68%. Xperi (XPER) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microsoft (MSFT) has been the steadiest (Opera (OPRA) 48.0%, Xperi (XPER) 41.0%, Microsoft (MSFT) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OPRA, XPER 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 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.