CRM vs MSFT
Salesforce, Inc. and Microsoft Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CRM | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $41.5B | $331.8B |
| Net income | $7.5B | $133.7B |
| Gross margin | 77.7% | 67.9% |
| Net margin | 18.0% | 40.3% |
| Return on equity | 12.4% | 34.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $7.80 | $17.95 |
| Dividend / share | · | $3.64 |
| Payout ratio | 21.3% | 19.8% |
| Free cash flow | $14.4B | $67.0B |
| Equity | $59.1B | $442.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.12× | 0.04× |
| Current ratio | 0.76× | 1.23× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 14.3% | 14.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 12.9% | 16.9% |
MSFT bills 8.0× the revenue of CRM, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (40.3% against 18.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CRM | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $41.5B | $331.8B |
| FY2024 | $37.9B | $281.7B |
| FY2023 | $34.9B | $245.1B |
| FY2022 | $31.4B | $211.9B |
| FY2021 | $26.5B | $198.3B |
| FY2020 | $21.3B | $168.1B |
| FY2019 | $17.1B | $143.0B |
| FY2018 | $13.3B | $125.8B |
| FY2017 | $10.5B | $110.4B |
| FY2016 | $8.4B | $96.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CRM | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $7.5B | $133.7B |
| FY2024 | $6.2B | $101.8B |
| FY2023 | $4.1B | $88.1B |
| FY2022 | $208.0M | $72.4B |
| FY2021 | $1.4B | $72.7B |
| FY2020 | $4.1B | $61.3B |
| FY2019 | $126.0M | $44.3B |
| FY2018 | $1.1B | $39.2B |
| FY2017 | $360.0M | $16.6B |
| FY2016 | $323.0M | $25.5B |
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$290,314,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2024 | −$243,829,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2023 | −$210,265,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2022 | −$180,563,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2021 | −$171,778,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2020 | −$146,836,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2019 | −$125,917,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2018 | −$112,561,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2017 | −$99,820,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2016 | −$88,134,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2015 | −$84,486,784,000 | MSFT |
| FY2014 | −$88,206,414,000 | MSFT |
| FY2013 | −$82,761,997,000 | MSFT |
| FY2012 | −$71,181,784,000 | MSFT |
| FY2011 | −$71,456,461,000 | MSFT |
| FY2010 | −$68,285,861,000 | MSFT |
| FY2009 | −$61,178,417,000 | MSFT |
| FY2008 | −$57,360,231,000 | MSFT |
| FY2007 | −$59,671,300,000 | MSFT |
MSFT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 19 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −22.3 pp | MSFT |
| FY2024 | −19.8 pp | MSFT |
| FY2023 | −24.1 pp | MSFT |
| FY2022 | −33.5 pp | MSFT |
| FY2021 | −31.2 pp | MSFT |
| FY2020 | −17.3 pp | MSFT |
| FY2019 | −30.2 pp | MSFT |
| FY2018 | −22.8 pp | MSFT |
| FY2017 | −11.6 pp | MSFT |
| FY2016 | −22.6 pp | MSFT |
| FY2015 | −23.2 pp | MSFT |
| FY2014 | −17.9 pp | MSFT |
| FY2013 | −31.1 pp | MSFT |
| FY2012 | −32.1 pp | MSFT |
| FY2011 | −23.5 pp | MSFT |
| FY2010 | −28.9 pp | MSFT |
| FY2009 | −23.5 pp | MSFT |
| FY2008 | −20.5 pp | MSFT |
| FY2007 | −26.2 pp | MSFT |
MSFT has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 19 fiscal years.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MSFT's net margin has been more volatile than CRM's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 7.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.1.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
MSFT led in net margin in every one of the 19 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MSFT's return on equity has been more volatile than CRM's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 9.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.9.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
MSFT led in return on equity in every one of the 19 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.