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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

$521.91 -1.55% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $521.71

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 74/100 RQD Confidence. Cash-backed 27% return on capital boosted by $220.0M (HC102822F0982) in obligated U.S. government contracts. The company’s underlying cash engine and institutional positioning keep the composite score in the Green Buy zone.

📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 74/100 (B) historically ranked in the Top 12% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+7.3% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 69.4% hit rate) → 🧬 Share Float: -0.16% YoY Shares

ROARABLE B • BUY Cap $3.94T

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As of 2026-11-02, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is rated B (Buy / BUY) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 74/100 at a spot price of $521.91 (-1.55% 1D, market cap $3.94T). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 13/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 19/20, Executive Insider Alignment 15/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 15/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 12/20. Active quantitative signal GOVT_CONTRACT (BULLISH, conviction undefined/100) notes: undefined.

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Within the Technology sector (Cloud Infrastructure & Enterprise Software), MSFT carries a Roarable B (74/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 27.2x, gross margin of 67.7%, and ROIC of 26.5%. By comparison, AAPL (Apple Inc.) holds a C grade (62/100 RQD, P/E 39.0x, ROIC 81.4%, cap $5.09T) and NVDA (NVIDIA Corporation) posts a B- grade (71/100 RQD, P/E 25.6x, ROIC 65.1%, cap $5.15T). Among the 5-stock peer group, TSM leads on earnings multiple (21.7x) while AAPL leads on capital efficiency (81.4% ROIC).

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Per MSFT's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2026, filed 2026-07-29, CIK 0000789019), Microsoft Corporation generated $331.84B in revenue (+17.8% YoY), $133.75B in net income, and $66.99B in free cash flow against $758.38B in total assets and $40.29B in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Big institutional funds and options desks are actively positioning on the bullish side.. Primary risk factors monitored: Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.. Latest SEC insider/13F disclosure shows Citadel Advisors (Ken Griffin) (HEDGE_FUND) executed a BUY of 840,000 shares ($434.7M) on 2026-10-19.

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 74/100 (B) historically ranked in the Top 12% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+7.3% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 69.4% hit rate).

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw B · Rk B

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE+20.2% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS POSITIONING:92% Calls ($14.6M)

8% PutsMax Pain: $465.00

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (74/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY MSFT SCORES 74/100 (B) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Whale & Options Positioning+19/20 pts (26% of score)

CBOE Tape: 92% Call / 8% Put flow • Max Pain $465.00

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+15/20 pts (20% of score)

Altman Z-Score 9.35 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 6/9

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution12/20 pts (-8 pt drag)

Disciplined Float (-0.16% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 8 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade B-$381.70+34.5% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade B-$513.53+0.8% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade B$517.53+0.8% Next Q

Current

Grade B$521.91+7.3% Hist 90D α

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Microsoft's FY2026 Form 10-K (accession 0001193125-26-323660) reflects material escalations across hardware supply concentration, datacenter lease and energy obligations, and sovereign regulatory scrutiny over proprietary AI models. Disclosures confirm intensifying reliance on single-vendor accelerator silicon (NVIDIA) and severe power interconnection bottlenecks limiting cloud throughput. The structural step-up in long-term take-or-pay capex and energy purchase agreements signals heightened operating leverage and vulnerability to datacenter delivery delays.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Disciplined Float (-0.16% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 65.4% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($446.29) or 200D SMA ($410.08) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($627.42) toward Bear Floor ($559.26).

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VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • FY 2026 (10-K)

How MSFT Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$66.99B (20.2% FCF Margin)

Multi-Year SEC EDGAR XBRL Revenue, Net Profit & Free Cash Flow Trajectory

■ Revenue■ Net Profit■ Free Cash Flow

FY22

Rev $198.27B

FY23

Rev $211.91B

FY24

Rev $245.12B

FY25

Rev $281.72B

FY26

Rev $331.84B

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Gross Margin	Op Margin	Net Profit	Free Cash Flow	ROIC %
FY 2026	$331.84B	67.9%	46.8%	$133.75B	$66.99B	26.6%
FY 2025	$281.72B	68.8%	45.6%	$101.83B	$71.61B	28.5%
FY 2024	$245.12B	69.8%	44.6%	$88.14B	$74.07B	29.3%
FY 2023	$211.91B	68.9%	41.8%	$72.36B	$59.48B	32%
FY 2022	$198.27B	68.4%	42.1%	$72.74B	$65.15B	32.5%
FY 2021	$168.09B	68.9%	41.6%	$61.27B	$56.12B	29.7%

SEC 10-K YEAR-OVER-YEAR FINE-PRINT DIFF SCANNERRisk Trajectory: ESCALATING

AI INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCELERATOR SILICON CONCENTRATION (CRITICAL)

Management can no longer camouflage extreme dependence on NVIDIA's supply pipeline. Hyperscale revenue growth is directly bound by merchant silicon allocations; any fab or packaging choke point instantly curtails Azure AI revenue realization and exposes Microsoft to supplier pricing power.

DATACENTER POWER GRID CAPACITY & CAPITAL COMMITMENTS (CRITICAL)

Cloud gross margins face impending structural compression. Grid access constraints and utility queue backlogs are forcing Microsoft into front-loaded, long-duration take-or-pay energy and land contracts, locking in heavy fixed depreciation and power overhead before compute clusters generate cash.

SOVEREIGN DATA RESIDENCY & AI EXPORT RESTRICTIONS (MEDIUM)

Global scale efficiencies are deteriorating under regulatory pressure. Compliance with sovereign AI mandates and US-China export bans is driving capex fragmentation, forcing Microsoft to duplicate regional infrastructure and abandon unified software margins across foreign sovereign deployments.

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-0.16% YoY Shares

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20.7%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +17.9% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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Trigger: $542.86 • Invalidation: $507.87

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CEG → MSFT Confirmed Filing

Constellation Energy signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft underpinning the restart of Three Mile Island Unit 1 (Crane Clean Energy Center) to supply PJM baseload nuclear electricity.

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Microsoft Azure deploys tens of billions in annual property and equipment CapEx toward NVIDIA GPU clusters powering Azure OpenAI Service, GitHub Copilot, and enterprise inference.

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1. Head-to-Head Technology Peer Comparison (MSFT vs. AAPL, NVDA, TSM, SPCX)

Industry: Cloud Infrastructure & Enterprise Software (1 Tracked Issuers)

Across 714 tracked Technology securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) ranks #41 by composite RQD confidence (74/100, grade B) and #3 by equity capitalization ($3.94T). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, TSM leads on earnings valuation at 21.7x trailing P/E, while AAPL leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 81.4% ROIC and 48.6% gross margin. MSFT currently leads its immediate peer cohort in composite quantitative strength at 74/100 (B).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
MSFT ACTIVE Microsoft Corporation	B	74/100	27.2x	67.7%	26.5%	-1.55%	$3.94T	Benchmark Subject
AAPL Apple Inc.	C	62/100	39.0x	48.6%	81.4%	-1.23%	$5.09T	/aapl-vs-msft →
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation	B-	71/100	25.6x	74.7%	65.1%	-4.22%	$5.15T	/nvda-vs-msft →
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.	C+	69/100	21.7x	—	14.9%	-5.95%	$2.24T	/tsm-vs-msft →
SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	C	63/100	21.7x	—	58.3%	-6.37%	$1.95T	/spcx-vs-msft →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2022–FY2026)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2026-07-29 • CIK 0000789019

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2026, filed 2026-07-29), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) reported GAAP revenue of $331.84B (+17.8% vs. FY2025 revenue of $281.72B , and +67.4% cumulative change since FY2022) , GAAP net income of $133.75B, operating cash flow of $182.94B, and free cash flow of $66.99B (-6.5% YoY). On the balance sheet, MSFT closed FY2026 with $758.38B in total assets against $40.29B in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 9.35, Piotroski F-Score: 6/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2026 (FY)	2026-07-29	$331.84B	$133.75B	$182.94B	$66.99B	$758.38B	$40.29B
FY2025 (FY)	2026-07-29	$281.72B	$101.83B	$136.16B	$71.61B	$619.00B	$43.15B
FY2024 (FY)	2026-07-29	$245.12B	$88.14B	$118.55B	$74.07B	$512.16B	$44.94B
FY2023 (FY)	2025-07-30	$211.91B	$72.36B	$87.58B	$59.48B	$411.98B	$47.24B
FY2022 (FY)	2024-07-30	$198.27B	$72.74B	$89.03B	$65.15B	$364.84B	$49.78B

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MSFT last traded at $521.91 (-1.55% on volume of 35,652,254 shares), positioning the stock +16.94% above its 50-day simple moving average ($446.29) and +27.27% above its 200-day simple moving average ($410.08). Across its 52-week range of $213.43 to $555.45, MSFT sits at the 90.2% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 64.8 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±5.7% ($492.16 to $551.66).

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How profitable is Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)?

In FY 2026 (10-K), MSFT converted $331.8B of revenue into a 67.9% gross margin, 46.8% operating margin, and $67.0B in free cash flow (20.2% FCF margin).

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MSFT — Microsoft Corporation: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

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As of: 2026-11-02T15:08:08Z

Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

Per the Roarable RQD rating, MSFT scores 74 out of 100, a B grade, labeled "Roarable Buy — Good Risk/Reward." The five pillars are:

Fundamental Cash Engine (13/20): Anchored by ROIC of 26.5% and an FCF yield of 1.55%. Strong returns on capital are offset by a thin free-cash-flow yield at the current price, meaning valuation absorbs much of the cash generation.
Whale 13F Flow (19/20): The highest pillar score, reflecting institutional accumulation and options positioning. This is the strongest signal in the rating.
Insider Conviction (12/20): Reflects SEC Form 4 and Congressional PTR cluster flow. The insider transactions in the holders data are predominantly sales, which weighs on this pillar.
Macro Regime Fit (15/20): Beta of 1.14 and sector sensitivity indicate above-market sensitivity to broad moves.
Forensic Balance Sheet (15/20): Per the rating, Altman Z 9.35, Piotroski F 6/9, and Debt/Equity 0.08 indicate a sound balance sheet with moderate-strength accounting signals.

For a prospective investor, the rating points to strong institutional support and balance-sheet quality, paired with a valuation that leaves limited free-cash-flow cushion and a meaningful insider selling pattern. This is an educational reading of the rating components, not a recommendation.

Snapshot

Price	Market Cap	P/E (TTM)	Forward P/E	EV/EBITDA	EPS (TTM)	Dividend Yield	Beta	52-Wk Range	ROIC %
$530.14	$3936.92B	27.2	24.6	19.9	19.15	0.7%	1.14	$213.43 - $555.45	26.5%

Business

Microsoft operates in the Technology sector, Cloud Infrastructure & Enterprise Software industry, trading on NASDAQ. Per the company profile, it runs Azure hyperscale cloud infrastructure, Microsoft 365 commercial productivity suites, GitHub developer tools, Windows OS, and Dynamics ERP/CRM. Its enterprise Copilot generative AI offerings represent its newer monetization channel. Revenue is generated across these enterprise and consumer software and cloud service lines; the source data does not break out revenue by product line.

Financial Trend

Period	Revenue	Operating Income	Net Income	EPS	FCF	Cash	Debt
Q1 2027	$92279.0M	$45915.0M	$36629.0M	4.92	$18633.0M	$20281.0M	$35481.0M
Q4 2026	$90007.0M	$40603.0M	$35766.0M	4.80	$19639.0M	$20935.0M	$40294.0M
Q3 2026	$82886.0M	$38398.0M	$31778.0M	4.27	$15803.0M	$32105.0M	$40262.0M
Q2 2026	$81273.0M	$38275.0M	$38458.0M	5.16	$5882.0M	$24296.0M	$40262.0M

Revenue rose across the four reported periods, moving from $81273.0M to $92279.0M. Operating margin per the market data is 47.1%, gross margin 67.7%, and net margin 41.2%. ROIC is 26.5%. Per the RQD rating, the Altman Z-Score is 9.35 and the Piotroski F-Score is 6/9, and Debt/Equity is 0.08. Reported debt moved from $40262.0M to $35481.0M across the periods shown.

Recent Catalysts & News Wire Analysis

Recent news items are headline-level only; the source data does not provide article body text.

Yahoo Finance and Seeking Alpha headlines describe trending market interest and a Q1 preview characterizing core business strength and reasonable pricing. Two headlines reference accelerating and strong Azure revenue results.
Risk watch: a headline references a market re-rating of valuation toward AI fundamentals, and the Q1 preview frames shares as reasonably priced rather than cheap.
Proprietary signal — Unannounced Government Contract Catalyst (severity 85, bullish): Live USASpending.gov records show a $220.0M Department of Defense award (HC102822F0982) tied to Microsoft Consulting Services and Premier Support for the U.S. Marine Corps. Across five prime task orders, obligated awards total $807.4M, which the signal describes as 0.24% of trailing 12-month revenue of $331.84B.

Butterfly Effect: 2nd-Order Supply-Chain & Sector Ripples

Upstream suppliers:

NVIDIA (NVDA, CRITICAL, 45% revenue exposure): Per the Butterfly graph, Azure deploys GPU clusters that power Azure OpenAI Service, GitHub Copilot, and enterprise inference. A confirmed customer link cites a 10%+ concentration tier in NVIDIA's filings. The stated constraints are data-center power energization timelines and rising D&A from 4-to-6-year server depreciation schedules, which create near-term Azure gross-margin drag. A competing explanation is that Microsoft may moderate GPU orders or shift inference to its Maia custom silicon if AI monetization lags hardware depreciation.
AMD (AMD, HIGH, 16%): EPYC server CPUs, MI300X Azure VMs, and Xbox custom SoCs.
Oracle (ORCL, MODERATE, 8%): Oracle Database@Azure multi-cloud colocation infrastructure.
Constellation Energy (CEG, tailwind): A confirmed-filing link describes a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft (approximately 835 MW carbon-free nuclear) underpinning the Crane Clean Energy Center restart. Timeline constraints include NRC licensing, transformer procurement, turbine refurbishment CapEx (~$1.6B), and PJM interconnection upgrades. Next catalysts are NRC licensing milestones and PJM capacity auction clearing prices.

Downstream customers:

Financial enterprise seat base (JPM, CRITICAL, 42%): Enterprise E5 licensing, Azure cloud, and Copilot seats, referenced by $260B+ in commercial remaining performance obligations.
Healthcare and regulated workloads (UNH, HIGH, 14%): Azure healthcare cloud, Nuance clinical AI, and security.

Competitors: AWS (AMZN, CRITICAL, 44%), Google Cloud and Workspace (GOOGL, CRITICAL, 58%), and Salesforce (CRM, HIGH, 21%) compete across cloud infrastructure, productivity, and business applications.

Ripple watch: The main 2nd-order bottleneck is the link between GPU capital spending, depreciation, and AI software monetization. Power availability for data centers is a second constraint through the nuclear and grid pathway.

Analyst View & Smart Money Ownership

Analyst consensus (as of 2026-11-01): 40 Buy, 3 Hold, 0 Sell; 22 Strong Buy. Target low $559.26, mean $627.42, median $633.90, high $687.65. Implied upside is 20.22%, and the Street BS score is 81.

Selected recent actions include Jefferies reiterating Outperform (target $609.36), Bernstein upgrading to Outperform (target $590.57), J.P. Morgan upgrading to Strong Buy (target $621.89), and Bank of America upgrading to Strong Buy (target $687.65, the high).

13F institutional buys (all at $517.53): Citadel Advisors bought 840,000 shares ($434,725,200, filed 2026-10-19); Duquesne Family Office bought 580,000 shares ($300,167,400); Pershing Square bought 640,000 shares ($331,219,200), both filed 2026-10-16.

SEC Form 4 insider sales: Amy Hood sold 7,305 shares at $545.42 ($3,984,293.10) and 41,674 shares at $498.27 ($20,764,903.98); Satya Nadella sold 86,525 shares at $501.46 ($43,388,826.50); Judson Althoff sold 10,000 shares at $487.89 ($4,878,900); Takeshi Numoto sold 4,810 shares at $496.48 ($2,388,068.80). No Congressional PTR trades appear in the source data.

Open Questions

What is the breakdown of revenue by product line (Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows, Dynamics, LinkedIn, gaming), and how much is attributable to Copilot?
What are the Azure growth rates and the magnitude of AI-related gross-margin drag disclosed for the periods shown?
Why does the Q2 2026 net income ($38458.0M) exceed operating income ($38275.0M), and what non-operating items account for the difference?
What is the status and timing of the Crane Clean Energy Center NRC licensing and PJM interconnection milestones?
Does the $807.4M in federal obligations reflect multi-year task orders or near-term revenue recognition?

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RO RoarDesk_Moderator Roarable Research Desk 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $625.57 (+18.0%)

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🔥 Official Bull vs. Bear Debate: Is MSFT (B • RQD 74/100) a Buy at $530.14?

Welcome to the MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Roar Pit. Current RQD Composite is 74/100 (Roarable Buy — Good Risk/Reward) in Cloud Infrastructure & Enterprise Software. Bulls point to capital efficiency (26.5% ROIC), while bears focus on macro rate sensitivity and margin execution. Pick your side (🐂 Bull or 🐻 Bear) and drop your price target below.

RI RiskArb_Desk Forensic Accounting Watch 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $424.11 (-20.0%)

Spot @ $530.14

Pump the brakes on MSFT — check the valuation vs. margin headwinds

Everyone in here is repeating the bull case on MSFT, but look at what you are paying: 27.2x trailing P/E with 67.7% gross margins. Unless Microsoft Corporation expands free cash flow yield next quarter, I would rather wait for a pullback closer to the 200-day moving average before touching this.

MI MidwestValue Verified K Arena Trader 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $625.57 (+18.0%)

Spot @ $530.14

MSFT cash flow & RQD setup is being underpriced by the Street here

Looking at the 5-pillar RQD breakdown on MSFT, the market is fixating on short-term headline noise in Cloud Infrastructure & Enterprise Software and ignoring the balance sheet and cash flow trajectory. At $530.14 (52-wk range $213.43 - $555.45), any beat on forward guidance forces shorts and underweight funds to chase.