MSFT vs PLTR
as of Friday's close
as of Friday's close
- MSFTKeepsales growth, past year18%
Microsoft's sales grew 18% over the past year, but it trades at 28 times its past year's earnings, above the 25 it typically traded at from April to July.
- PLTRBuy morein the past month−20%
Buy more below $160, 4.5% under Friday's $168.
Percent return
- MSFT+4.95%
- PLTR−2.41%
Nov 13, 2025 to Nov 13, 2026
Where they differ
MSFT leads on 4 of 6
MSFTPLTR
- Company size: MSFT $3.94T, PLTR $386B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: MSFT +18%, PLTR +87%. PLTR is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: MSFT $26, PLTR $70. MSFT is ahead.
- Profit per $1 of sales: MSFT 47¢, PLTR 46¢. MSFT is ahead.
- Cash minus debt: MSFT −$69.4B, PLTR +$10.3B. PLTR is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: MSFT +4.9%, PLTR −2.4%. MSFT is ahead. S&P 500 +13%.
- How much the price swings: MSFT 37%, PLTR 67%. MSFT is ahead.
| Measure | MSFTMicrosoft | PLTRPalantir Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $524.31 | $167.98 |
| Friday | Best in this row: +0.25% | −2.10% |
| 1 month | Best in this row: −3.60% | −19.49% |
| 3 months | Best in this row: +5.72% | −6.16% |
| This year | Best in this row: +9.01% | −5.49% |
| 1 year | Best in this row: +4.95% | −2.41% |
| 5 years | +62.11% | Best in this row: +635.83% |
| From 52-week high | −5.7% | −19.6% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | Best in this row: 37% | 67% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $3.94T | $386B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | Best in this row: 27.7× | 112.4× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | Best in this row: 25.6× | 69.8× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | 1.02× | Best in this row: 0.91× |
| Price to sales | Best in this row: 11.4× | 53.0× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | Best in this row: 65.7× | 95.3× |
| Company value vs operating profit | Best in this row: 19.5× | 112.1× |
| Price vs earnings, against its own past (0 = cheapest) | Highest | Best in this row: Lowest |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | +17.9% | Best in this row: +87.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | +16.1% | Best in this row: +32.9% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | +29.6% | Best in this row: +283.8% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | +20.0% | Best in this row: +49.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | 67.7% | Best in this row: 84.7% |
| Kept as operating profit | Best in this row: 47.1% | 45.6% |
| Kept as final profit | 41.2% | Best in this row: 50.3% |
| Kept as spare cash | 17.3% | Best in this row: 55.6% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | 34.2% | Best in this row: 40.9% |
| Profit on all money put in | 25.4% | Best in this row: 386.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | −$69.4B | Best in this row: $10.3B |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | 0.28× | Best in this row: 0.02× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | 1.22× | Best in this row: 7.10× |
| Dividend yield | 0.74% | – |
| Share of profit paid as dividends | 20% | – |
| Our read | ||
| Our call | Keep | Buy more |
| Why | Microsoft's sales grew 18% over the past year, but it trades at 28 times its past year's earnings, above the 25 it typically traded at from April to July. | Palantir fell 20% over the past month, far more than other software stocks (down 7.5%), but its sales grew 87% over the past year. |
| Where the price sits | Buy range | In betweenbuy more under $160 |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | Best in this row: 78 | 76 |
| Our value score | Best in this row: 77 | 47 |
| Our growth score | 82 | Best in this row: 100 |
| Our quality score | Best in this row: 94 | 91 |
| Our price trend score | Best in this row: 63 | 54 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
| To average analyst target | +20.6% | Best in this row: +36.4% |
| Average analyst target | $632.48 | $229.09 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | Best in this row: 91% | 67% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | +1 | +1 |
| Analysts covering | 38 | 25 |
PLTR: our only Buy more, with faster sales growth
Our pick of these: Palantir Technologies
Sales growth +87.1% vs +17.9%
MSFT +17.9%, PLTR +87.1%.Forward P/E per point of sales growth 0.80 vs 1.43
MSFT 1.43, PLTR 0.80.+36.4% to the average analyst target, vs +20.6%
MSFT +20.6%, PLTR +36.4%.Where it loses: MSFT has a better past year, +4.9% vs −2.4%
Prices as of Friday, 3:59 PM ET. A view, not advice.