Microsoft Corporation
$3.68T- Market cap
- $3.71T
- Debt
- +$49.52B
- Cash
- −$76.84B
Capital structure 99% equity / 1% debt · EV / Revenue 11.10x · EV / EBITDA 17.97x
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Decision snapshot: MSFT stock price near parity vs ACI $499.74 current versus $563.63 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at ACI's multiple
Implied fair value · at MSFT's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Value edge
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: MSFT FY 2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026) · ACI FY 2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 99% equity / 1% debt · EV / Revenue 11.10x · EV / EBITDA 17.97x
Capital structure 42% equity / 58% debt · EV / Revenue 0.17x · EV / EBITDA 4.40x
MSFT carries the larger enterprise value at $3.68T against $14.31B; ACI trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.17x vs 11.10x); ACI on the lower EV / EBITDA (4.40x vs 17.97x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
MICROSOFT CORPORATION · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
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Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.11x
4.58x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-0.13x
2.52x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$76.84B
$198.60M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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If you believe MSFT’s current valuation should continue to reflect its superior margins, growth, and balance-sheet strength versus ACI, then accumulate or maintain exposure because MSFT offers 8.4% upside to ACI-implied price while trading on materially better fundamentals.
MSFT’s current price of $499.86 is below ACI-implied price of $542.09, implying 8.4% upside. The market is valuing MSFT on much stronger fundamentals than ACI, and the gap is driven by MSFT’s superior margins, growth, and balance-sheet strength.
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