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How Microsoft Corporation stacks up
MSFT · against 1,707 other Technology companies
Profitability
95/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #78 of 1,708 · scores higher than 95% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score180 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including MSFT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 95?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 86% of peers. Return on invested capital: 26.6% vs peer median 6.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 95% of peers. Return on assets: 17.6% vs peer median 2.9%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 99% of peers. Operating margin: 46.8% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = MSFT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | MSFT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 1,598 reported | 26.6% | 6.7% | 86% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 1,684 reported | 46.8% | 6.3% | 99% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 1,662 reported | 17.6% | 2.9% | 95% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 1,627 reported | 34.0% | 7.5% | 92% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 1,711 reported | 67.9% | 33.3% | 87% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MSFT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.19T JPY (≈$28.5B) | 100 | 66 | |
| 1 | 172.6B INR (≈$2.1B) | 100 | 74 | |
| 1 | 4.2B AUD (≈$2.7B) | 100 | 74 | |
| 1 | 566M AUD (≈$374M) | 100 | 82 | |
| 5 | 123.8B TWD (≈$3.8B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 78 | 596M USD | 95 | 71 | |
| 78 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score