Microsoft (MSFT) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's (MSFT) Price to Earnings was 20.71 for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 43.0% from 36.31 a year earlier and down 5.7% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q4 2009, Microsoft's Price to Earnings record includes 69 quarters.
- By fiscal year, Price to Earnings came in at 36.31 in FY2025 (-3.7%), 37.70 in FY2024 (+7.8%), 34.98 in FY2023 (+32.7%) and 26.35 in FY2022 (-20.7%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Price to Earnings since fiscal Q3 2015.
- Year over year, Price to Earnings has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 10.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Price to Earnings in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 32.7%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 43.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 21.96 (Q3 2026), 30.13 (Q2 2026) and 36.70 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,932.24 Bn | 3,855.40 Bn | 60.48 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 219.04 Bn | 169.85 Bn | 9.91 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 104.70 Bn | 88.23 Bn | 499.52 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 97.19 Bn | 85.75 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 40.23 Bn | 13.66 Bn | 448.70 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 33.76 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 7 | Verisign | 27.46 Bn | 24.67 Bn | 384.60 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 17.98 Bn | 9.67 Bn | 651.35 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 13.83 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 828.20 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.69 Bn | 6.10 Bn | 613.75 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.71 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.96 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.13 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.70 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.31 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.88 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 33.79 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.35 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.70 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.29 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.86 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.43 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 34.98 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.06 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.48 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.89 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.35 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.84 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.43 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.19 |
API Access
Microsoft Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "MSFT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=MSFT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();