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
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: MSFT stock price vs AWR: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at AWR's multiple
Needs AWR P/E.
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
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: MSFT FY 2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026) · AWR FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six 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 82% equity / 18% debt · EV / Revenue 6.51x · EV / EBITDA 19.71x
MSFT carries the larger enterprise value at $3.68T against $4.28B; AWR trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (6.51x vs 11.10x); MSFT on the lower EV / EBITDA (17.97x vs 19.71x).
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.
AMERICAN STATES WATER CO · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
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
0.76x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-0.13x
3.57x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$76.84B
$18.82M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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