Common Stock Valuation Ratios (Price Multiples)
Valuation ratios measure the quantity of an asset or flaw (e.g., earnings) associated with ownership of a specified claim (e.g., a share of ownership of the enterprise).
Current Valuation Ratios
Microsoft Corp., current price multiples
| Microsoft Corp. | Accenture PLC | Adobe Inc. | Autodesk Inc. | Automatic Data Processing Inc. | Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | Fiserv Inc. | International Business Machines Corp. | Intuit Inc. | Mastercard Inc. | Oracle Corp. | PayPal Holdings Inc. | salesforce.com inc. | ServiceNow Inc. | Visa Inc. | Software & Services | Information Technology | ||||
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| Selected Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current share price (P) | $309.16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| No. shares of common stock outstanding | 7,514,891,248 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Growth rate (g) | 16.22% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share (EPS) | $8.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Next year expected EPS | $9.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit per share | $9.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sales per share | $22.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Book value per share (BVPS) | $18.89 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation Ratios (Price Multiples) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Price to earnings (P/E) | 37.92 | 37.86 | 58.22 | 56.15 | 35.45 | 488.84 | 76.16 | 20.50 | 78.25 | 55.21 | 19.57 | 67.22 | 70.34 | 1,147.86 | 45.26 | 53.82 | 45.14 | |||
| Price to next year expected earnings | 32.63 | 30.82 | 47.53 | 67.19 | 30.45 | 505.60 | 63.42 | 18.37 | 58.38 | 31.27 | 15.24 | 59.08 | 67.30 | 1,277.26 | 37.50 | 46.63 | 38.20 | |||
| Price-earnings-growth (PEG) | 2.34 | 1.66 | 2.59 | — | 2.16 | — | 3.79 | 1.76 | 2.30 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 4.88 | 15.57 | — | 2.19 | 3.49 | 2.48 | |||
| Price to operating profit (P/OP) | 33.23 | 29.34 | 72.27 | 107.84 | 27.71 | 139.92 | 39.40 | 16.89 | 64.54 | 43.80 | 17.68 | 85.89 | 629.49 | 684.02 | 34.93 | 44.42 | 38.37 | |||
| Price to sales (P/S) | 13.82 | 4.43 | 23.80 | 17.90 | 6.14 | 6.15 | 4.91 | 1.56 | 16.75 | 23.13 | 6.65 | 13.17 | 13.48 | 30.10 | 22.51 | 11.79 | 9.89 | |||
| Price to book value (P/BV) | 16.36 | 11.45 | 23.09 | 70.27 | 16.25 | 1.57 | 2.26 | 5.56 | 16.35 | 55.38 | 51.36 | 14.11 | 6.90 | 47.99 | 13.58 | 14.10 | 14.47 | |||
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-07-29).
If the company price multiple is lower then the price multiple of benchmark then company stock is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company price multiple is higher then the price multiple of benchmark then company stock is relatively overvalued.
Historical Valuation Ratios (Summary)
Microsoft Corp., historical price multiples
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-07-29), 10-K (filing date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (filing date: 2019-08-01), 10-K (filing date: 2018-08-03), 10-K (filing date: 2017-08-02), 10-K (filing date: 2016-07-28).
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | The P/E ratio tells analyst how much an investor in common stock pays per dollar of current earnings. | Microsoft Corp.’s P/E ratio increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
| P/OP ratio | Because P/E ratio is calculated using net income, the ratio can be sensitive to nonrecurring earnings and capital structure, analysts may use price to operating profit. | Microsoft Corp.’s P/OP ratio increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
| P/S ratio | An rationale for the P/S ratio is that sales, as the top line in an income statement, are generally less subject to distortion or manipulation than other fundamentals such as EPS or book value. Sales are also more stable than earnings and never negative. | Microsoft Corp.’s P/S ratio increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
| P/BV ratio | The P/BV ratio is interpreted as an indicator of market judgment about the relationship between a company’s required rate of return and its actual rate of return. | Microsoft Corp.’s P/BV ratio increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
Price to Earnings (P/E)
Microsoft Corp., historical P/E calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jun 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 7,514,891,248 | 7,567,652,935 | 7,635,409,400 | 7,668,217,316 | 7,702,243,979 | 7,792,515,573 | |
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | |||||||
| Net income (in millions) | 61,271 | 44,281 | 39,240 | 16,571 | 21,204 | 16,798 | |
| Earnings per share (EPS)2 | 8.15 | 5.85 | 5.14 | 2.16 | 2.75 | 2.16 | |
| Share price1, 3 | 286.50 | 205.01 | 138.06 | 108.04 | 72.26 | 56.21 | |
| Valuation Ratio | |||||||
| P/E ratio4 | 35.14 | 35.04 | 26.86 | 50.00 | 26.25 | 26.08 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| P/E Ratio, Competitors5 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | 36.58 | 28.32 | 24.58 | 24.10 | 26.18 | 18.07 | |
| Adobe Inc. | — | 41.69 | 57.17 | 46.11 | 57.41 | 46.80 | |
| Autodesk Inc. | 47.53 | 152.72 | — | — | — | — | |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | 34.52 | 23.49 | 31.75 | 36.29 | 28.56 | 27.41 | |
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | — | 527.80 | 324.25 | 40.89 | 24.61 | 48.10 | |
| Fiserv Inc. | — | 80.62 | 82.54 | 27.96 | 23.57 | 26.51 | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 19.30 | 13.35 | 14.25 | 25.07 | 14.29 | |
| Intuit Inc. | 75.17 | 49.52 | 48.17 | 46.88 | 37.26 | 29.60 | |
| Mastercard Inc. | — | 52.84 | 42.21 | 38.62 | 46.33 | 29.12 | |
| Oracle Corp. | 15.84 | 16.69 | 16.89 | 45.90 | 22.49 | 18.53 | |
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | — | 75.10 | 57.19 | 51.82 | 50.54 | 35.24 | |
| salesforce.com inc. | 48.20 | 1,204.70 | 107.70 | 731.11 | 324.94 | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 978.47 | 106.89 | — | — | — | |
| Visa Inc. | — | 40.76 | 32.08 | 30.03 | 37.19 | 30.68 | |
| P/E Ratio, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | — | 39.90 | 31.63 | 40.02 | 31.97 | 25.23 | |
| P/E Ratio, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | — | 33.18 | 24.94 | 24.44 | 24.79 | 20.44 | |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-07-29), 10-K (filing date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (filing date: 2019-08-01), 10-K (filing date: 2018-08-03), 10-K (filing date: 2017-08-02), 10-K (filing date: 2016-07-28).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 2021 Calculation
EPS = Net income ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 61,271,000,000 ÷ 7,514,891,248 = 8.15
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Microsoft Corp.’s Annual Report.
4 2021 Calculation
P/E ratio = Share price ÷ EPS
= 286.50 ÷ 8.15 = 35.14
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | The P/E ratio tells analyst how much an investor in common stock pays per dollar of current earnings. | Microsoft Corp.’s P/E ratio increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
Price to Operating Profit (P/OP)
Microsoft Corp., historical P/OP calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jun 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 7,514,891,248 | 7,567,652,935 | 7,635,409,400 | 7,668,217,316 | 7,702,243,979 | 7,792,515,573 | |
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | |||||||
| Operating income (in millions) | 69,916 | 52,959 | 42,959 | 35,058 | 22,326 | 20,182 | |
| Operating profit per share2 | 9.30 | 7.00 | 5.63 | 4.57 | 2.90 | 2.59 | |
| Share price1, 3 | 286.50 | 205.01 | 138.06 | 108.04 | 72.26 | 56.21 | |
| Valuation Ratio | |||||||
| P/OP ratio4 | 30.79 | 29.30 | 24.54 | 23.63 | 24.93 | 21.70 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| P/OP Ratio, Competitors5 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | 28.35 | 22.21 | 18.63 | 16.75 | 19.47 | 15.44 | |
| Adobe Inc. | — | 51.75 | 51.63 | 42.06 | 44.86 | 36.62 | |
| Autodesk Inc. | 91.28 | 95.51 | — | — | — | 9,893.24 | |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | 26.98 | 18.44 | 24.07 | 23.42 | 21.27 | 18.67 | |
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | — | 151.07 | 99.72 | 23.73 | 21.76 | 21.05 | |
| Fiserv Inc. | — | 41.70 | 45.81 | 18.93 | 19.17 | 17.06 | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 15.90 | 11.94 | 9.41 | 12.22 | 12.94 | |
| Intuit Inc. | 62.00 | 41.56 | 40.45 | 37.92 | 25.94 | 23.33 | |
| Mastercard Inc. | — | 41.92 | 35.46 | 31.07 | 27.39 | 20.52 | |
| Oracle Corp. | 14.31 | 12.17 | 13.83 | 12.83 | 16.52 | 13.09 | |
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | — | 95.94 | 51.72 | 48.58 | 42.65 | 31.13 | |
| salesforce.com inc. | 431.39 | 511.08 | 223.46 | 395.31 | 908.77 | 411.51 | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 583.07 | 1,590.30 | — | — | — | |
| Visa Inc. | — | 31.45 | 25.83 | 23.88 | 20.52 | 23.32 | |
| P/OP Ratio, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | — | 32.93 | 27.35 | 23.37 | 23.18 | 19.78 | |
| P/OP Ratio, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | — | 28.20 | 21.49 | 17.43 | 18.37 | 15.81 | |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-07-29), 10-K (filing date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (filing date: 2019-08-01), 10-K (filing date: 2018-08-03), 10-K (filing date: 2017-08-02), 10-K (filing date: 2016-07-28).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 2021 Calculation
Operating profit per share = Operating income ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 69,916,000,000 ÷ 7,514,891,248 = 9.30
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Microsoft Corp.’s Annual Report.
4 2021 Calculation
P/OP ratio = Share price ÷ Operating profit per share
= 286.50 ÷ 9.30 = 30.79
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/OP ratio | Because P/E ratio is calculated using net income, the ratio can be sensitive to nonrecurring earnings and capital structure, analysts may use price to operating profit. | Microsoft Corp.’s P/OP ratio increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
Price to Sales (P/S)
Microsoft Corp., historical P/S calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jun 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 7,514,891,248 | 7,567,652,935 | 7,635,409,400 | 7,668,217,316 | 7,702,243,979 | 7,792,515,573 | |
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | |||||||
| Revenue (in millions) | 168,088 | 143,015 | 125,843 | 110,360 | 89,950 | 85,320 | |
| Sales per share2 | 22.37 | 18.90 | 16.48 | 14.39 | 11.68 | 10.95 | |
| Share price1, 3 | 286.50 | 205.01 | 138.06 | 108.04 | 72.26 | 56.21 | |
| Valuation Ratio | |||||||
| P/S ratio4 | 12.81 | 10.85 | 8.38 | 7.51 | 6.19 | 5.13 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| P/S Ratio, Competitors5 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | 4.28 | 3.26 | 2.72 | 2.35 | 2.45 | 2.13 | |
| Adobe Inc. | — | 17.04 | 15.11 | 13.23 | 13.32 | 9.34 | |
| Autodesk Inc. | 15.15 | 10.00 | 13.21 | 13.95 | 9.09 | 5.14 | |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | 5.98 | 3.97 | 5.13 | 4.41 | 4.00 | 3.51 | |
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | — | 6.64 | 9.35 | 4.11 | 3.56 | 2.96 | |
| Fiserv Inc. | — | 5.20 | 7.24 | 5.70 | 5.16 | 4.48 | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 1.47 | 1.63 | 1.56 | 1.82 | 2.12 | |
| Intuit Inc. | 16.09 | 11.78 | 11.05 | 9.52 | 6.99 | 6.17 | |
| Mastercard Inc. | — | 22.14 | 20.30 | 15.13 | 14.51 | 10.97 | |
| Oracle Corp. | 5.38 | 4.33 | 4.74 | 4.41 | 5.56 | 4.45 | |
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | — | 14.71 | 7.91 | 6.90 | 6.93 | 4.55 | |
| salesforce.com inc. | 9.24 | 8.88 | 9.00 | 8.89 | 6.96 | 7.09 | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 25.66 | 19.36 | 16.63 | 14.55 | 10.50 | |
| Visa Inc. | — | 20.27 | 16.86 | 15.01 | 13.57 | 12.19 | |
| P/S Ratio, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | — | 8.74 | 7.37 | 6.15 | 5.51 | 4.51 | |
| P/S Ratio, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | — | 7.27 | 5.72 | 4.76 | 4.58 | 3.74 | |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-07-29), 10-K (filing date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (filing date: 2019-08-01), 10-K (filing date: 2018-08-03), 10-K (filing date: 2017-08-02), 10-K (filing date: 2016-07-28).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 2021 Calculation
Sales per share = Revenue ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 168,088,000,000 ÷ 7,514,891,248 = 22.37
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Microsoft Corp.’s Annual Report.
4 2021 Calculation
P/S ratio = Share price ÷ Sales per share
= 286.50 ÷ 22.37 = 12.81
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/S ratio | An rationale for the P/S ratio is that sales, as the top line in an income statement, are generally less subject to distortion or manipulation than other fundamentals such as EPS or book value. Sales are also more stable than earnings and never negative. | Microsoft Corp.’s P/S ratio increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
Microsoft Corp., historical P/BV calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jun 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 7,514,891,248 | 7,567,652,935 | 7,635,409,400 | 7,668,217,316 | 7,702,243,979 | 7,792,515,573 | |
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | |||||||
| Stockholders’ equity (in millions) | 141,988 | 118,304 | 102,330 | 82,718 | 72,394 | 71,997 | |
| Book value per share (BVPS)2 | 18.89 | 15.63 | 13.40 | 10.79 | 9.40 | 9.24 | |
| Share price1, 3 | 286.50 | 205.01 | 138.06 | 108.04 | 72.26 | 56.21 | |
| Valuation Ratio | |||||||
| P/BV ratio4 | 15.16 | 13.11 | 10.30 | 10.02 | 7.69 | 6.08 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| P/BV Ratio, Competitors5 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | 11.06 | 8.51 | 8.15 | 9.44 | 10.08 | 9.83 | |
| Adobe Inc. | — | 16.53 | 16.03 | 12.76 | 11.50 | 7.37 | |
| Autodesk Inc. | 59.48 | — | — | — | 25.18 | 7.94 | |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | 15.82 | 10.07 | 13.48 | 17.00 | 12.45 | 9.13 | |
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | — | 1.69 | 1.95 | 3.39 | 3.00 | 2.80 | |
| Fiserv Inc. | — | 2.39 | 2.24 | 14.47 | 10.75 | 9.70 | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 5.24 | 6.04 | 7.40 | 8.20 | 9.30 | |
| Intuit Inc. | 15.71 | 17.71 | 20.00 | 24.12 | 26.72 | 24.96 | |
| Mastercard Inc. | — | 53.00 | 58.15 | 41.94 | 33.17 | 20.90 | |
| Oracle Corp. | 41.57 | 14.01 | 8.59 | 3.84 | 3.90 | 3.49 | |
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | — | 15.76 | 8.33 | 6.93 | 5.67 | 3.36 | |
| salesforce.com inc. | 4.73 | 4.48 | 7.66 | 9.93 | 7.78 | 9.45 | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 40.91 | 31.48 | 39.04 | 48.15 | 37.74 | |
| Visa Inc. | — | 12.23 | 11.17 | 9.10 | 7.61 | 5.59 | |
| P/BV Ratio, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | — | 10.46 | 9.10 | 9.41 | 7.70 | 6.28 | |
| P/BV Ratio, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | — | 10.64 | 8.31 | 7.59 | 5.88 | 4.73 | |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-07-29), 10-K (filing date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (filing date: 2019-08-01), 10-K (filing date: 2018-08-03), 10-K (filing date: 2017-08-02), 10-K (filing date: 2016-07-28).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 2021 Calculation
BVPS = Stockholders’ equity ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 141,988,000,000 ÷ 7,514,891,248 = 18.89
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Microsoft Corp.’s Annual Report.
4 2021 Calculation
P/BV ratio = Share price ÷ BVPS
= 286.50 ÷ 18.89 = 15.16
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/BV ratio | The P/BV ratio is interpreted as an indicator of market judgment about the relationship between a company’s required rate of return and its actual rate of return. | Microsoft Corp.’s P/BV ratio increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |