Microsoft (MSFT) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Microsoft's (MSFT) Price to Earnings was 26.71 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 27.2% from 36.70 a year earlier but up 28.9% from the prior quarter.
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Microsoft (MSFT) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Price to Earnings at Microsoft was 20.71, down 43.0% from FY2025.
- 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%).
- Five-year quarterly Price to Earnings spans a low of 20.71 in fiscal Q4 2026 and a high of 37.70 in fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Price to Earnings has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 15.7% 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 Q1 2027 came in at 20.71 (Q4 2026), 21.96 (Q3 2026) and 30.13 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,944.62 Bn | 3,880.11 Bn | 62.56 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 231.10 Bn | 185.71 Bn | 9.71 Bn |
| 3 | Equinix | 100.11 Bn | 88.01 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 4 | Cloudflare | 96.02 Bn | 78.46 Bn | 557.23 Mn |
| 5 | Nebius | 31.44 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 448.70 Mn |
| 6 | Verisign | 27.82 Bn | 25.17 Bn | 393.20 Mn |
| 7 | CoreWeave | 25.57 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 15.68 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 651.35 Mn |
| 9 | GoDaddy | 14.30 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 843.00 Mn |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies | 12.01 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 613.75 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 26.71 |
| 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 |
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();