Microsoft Corporation
$3.56T- Market cap
- $3.59T
- Debt
- +$49.52B
- Cash
- −$76.84B
Capital structure 99% equity / 1% debt · EV / Revenue 10.74x · EV / EBITDA 17.14x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2026 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: MSFT stock price at discount vs WMT $483.62 current versus $732.53 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 WMT's multiple
Implied fair value · at MSFT's multiple
Live quote
As of 2025-12-31
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) · WMT FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 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 10.74x · EV / EBITDA 17.14x
Capital structure 95% equity / 5% debt · EV / Revenue 1.28x · EV / EBITDA 22.71x
MSFT carries the larger enterprise value at $3.56T against $914.88B; WMT trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.28x vs 10.74x); MSFT on the lower EV / EBITDA (17.14x vs 22.71x).
Price framework
Discounted free cash flow, then bridged to a per-share price. Same assumptions applied to both companies.
MICROSOFT CORPORATION · implied price per share
Bear
$216.80
Base
$255.06
Bull
$293.32
WALMART INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$0.68
Base
$0.80
Bull
$0.92
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
0.42x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-0.13x
0.77x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$76.84B
$10.73B
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 can sustain its 17.8% revenue growth and 46.8% operating margin, then owning MSFT makes sense despite the DCF-based downside because the business quality and capital efficiency are far stronger than WMT’s.
On the provided P/E basis, MSFT appears to trade at 26.9x versus WMT at 40.8x, which would suggest MSFT is cheaper on earnings. However, the implied price of $732.53 is 57.6% above the current $464.72, while the DCF range of $213.67-$289.08 is well below market, creating a valuation split rather than a clear mispricing.
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