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Decision snapshot: MSFT stock price vs COST: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
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Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at COST's multiple
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Implied fair value · at MSFT's multiple
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
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Trendline
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Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
MICROSOFT CORP · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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If you believe MSFT's growth and margin profile deserve a lower earnings multiple than COST's premium retail multiple, then accumulate MSFT because it combines 14.9% revenue growth, 45.6% operating margin, and 35.5x P/E with a model-implied 60.7% upside.
MSFT trades at 35.5x P/E versus COST at 52.3x, yet the model implies a $713.23 value for MSFT, or 60.7% upside from $443.91. The gap is driven by COST-comparison framework and the much richer earnings multiple assigned to COST despite MSFT's far superior margins and revenue scale.
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