Answered on the record on 30 October 2026, from the files as they stood that day What the grade is made of
Microsoft Corporation is graded 6.6 of 10, blending 6.0 for its past, 7.7 for its present and 5.9 for its future. All nine metrics behind it are read as filed from the record, and none is a CrossAssetData estimate.
How this list was made. The grade blends nine metrics, three for each tense; each ranks the company within its family, Services-Prepackaged Software, as a percentile, and scores the rank out of 10. The tenses are weighted by the kind of business, here a subscription business: the past at 25 percent, the present at 35 percent and the future at 40 percent. A metric reads as filed when it is arithmetic on the filed record, and as a CrossAssetData estimate, with its because, only where the record cannot read it.
- MSFTSurviving crises past, 3.3 of 10, read as filedThe filings since 2017 show 2 warning events, both reports of a material cybersecurity incident (8-K item 1.05), the latest in March 2024. Fewer warnings read higher, and this ranks at the 33rd percentile among 230 in its family.
- MSFTTrack record past, 7.0 of 10, read as filedRevenue as filed went from $97 billion in fiscal 2017 to $332 billion in fiscal 2026, up 14.7% a year, rising every year and profitable in all 10. That ranks at the 70th percentile among 213 in its family.
- MSFTShareholder treatment past, 6.6 of 10, read as filedOver the 3 fiscal years to 30 June 2026 the diluted share count shrank about 0.1% a year, and dividends and buybacks returned about 30% of operating cash flow. That ranks at the 66th percentile among 152 in its family.
- MSFTFinancial health present, 6.5 of 10, read as filedIn the fiscal year ended 30 June 2026, return on equity was about 30 cents of profit per dollar of shareholders' money, and leverage about 42 cents owed per dollar of assets. That ranks at the 65th percentile among 217 in its family.
- MSFTIndustry position present, 8.7 of 10, read as filedAmong 218 graded names in its family, revenue of $332 billion in fiscal 2026 ranks in the top 1% by size and a net margin of 40.3% in the top 3%. Overall it ranks at the 87th percentile.
- MSFTLeadership present, 8.7 of 10, read as filedThe chief executive on the record, Nadella, Satya, has filed under that title since September 2014, and the 21 people in charge now have a median of 8.9 years on the record. That ranks at the 87th percentile among 137 in its family.
- MSFTRoom to expand future, 3.7 of 10, read as filedIts weakest parts in fiscal 2026 are debt of $31 billion above cash of $21 billion, in the bottom 19% of its family, and research spending of 10.7% of revenue, in the bottom 18%. Overall it ranks at the 37th percentile among 216.
- MSFTGrowth drivers future, 7.4 of 10, read as filedRevenue grew 16.1% a year over the last three filed years against 14.7% over all 10, and capital spending grew 60.4% a year, in the top 11% of its family. Overall it ranks at the 74th percentile among 213.
- MSFTExpectations vs reality future, 5.5 of 10, read as filedRevenue of $332 billion in fiscal 2026 came in 2.2% above the $325 billion its prior three years' pace pointed to; net income was $134 billion against a three-year average of $87 billion. Overall it ranks at the 55th percentile among 194.
Where it reads highest and lowest
The highest readings are Industry position and Leadership, both 8.7 of 10 and both in the present tense. The lowest are Surviving crises at 3.3, a past reading, and Room to expand at 3.7, a future one.
By the desk, an AI model, from the record alone (ruling 162). Every figure is a field of the files named above, matched by value when the answer was staged. Nothing here is advice, and nothing here is a price.
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