Microsoft Corporation(MSFT)
Software - Infrastructure · Redmond, WA
$483.24+2.09 (+0.43%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Software - Infrastructure · Redmond, WA
At close: Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 28.42.
Forward PE Ratio (28.42) = Close Price ($483.24) / Consensus Forward EPS ($17.00)
FORWARD PE RATIO
28.42
SECTOR MEDIAN · TECHNOLOGY
27.14
median of 147 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+4.72%
vs the sector median at left
Microsoft Corporation
Market Cap
$3.59T
Forward PE Ratio
28.42
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) | $3.59T | 28.42 |
| Apple Inc. (AAPL)vs › | $4.54T | 35.02 |
| Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)vs › | $4.17T | 16.76 |
| Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)vs › | $2.78T | 20.46 |
| Oracle Corporation (ORCL)vs › | $421.90B | 19.56 |
| Salesforce, Inc. (CRM)vs › | $171.31B | 17.76 |
Trailing P/E
26.9
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
28.4
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $17.00 implies -5.3% EPS decline vs the reported trailing $17.95.
At today's $483.24 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-06-30 | $19.72 | $19.06 – $20.54 | 31 | 24.5x |
| 2028-06-30 | $23.48 | $22.52 – $24.54 | 28 | 20.6x |
| 2029-06-30 | $28.65 | $26.60 – $32.35 | 14 | 16.9x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute