MSFT vs ORCL
Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | MSFT | ORCL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $331.8B | $67.4B |
| Net income | $133.7B | $17.1B |
| Gross margin | 67.9% | · |
| Net margin | 40.3% | 25.7% |
| Return on equity | 34.0% | 54.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $17.95 | $5.83 |
| Dividend / share | $3.64 | $2.00 |
| Payout ratio | 19.8% | 33.9% |
| Free cash flow | $67.0B | $-23.7B |
| Equity | $442.4B | $42.5B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.04× | −0.57× |
| Current ratio | 1.23× | 1.12× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 14.6% | 10.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 16.9% | 4.4% |
MSFT bills 4.9× the revenue of ORCL, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (40.3% against 25.7%).
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 | MSFT | ORCL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $331.8B | $67.4B |
| FY2024 | $281.7B | $57.4B |
| FY2023 | $245.1B | $53.0B |
| FY2022 | $211.9B | $50.0B |
| FY2021 | $198.3B | $42.4B |
| FY2020 | $168.1B | $40.5B |
| FY2019 | $143.0B | $39.1B |
| FY2018 | $125.8B | $39.5B |
| FY2017 | $110.4B | $39.4B |
| FY2016 | $96.6B | $37.8B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | MSFT | ORCL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $133.7B | $17.1B |
| FY2024 | $101.8B | $12.4B |
| FY2023 | $88.1B | $10.5B |
| FY2022 | $72.4B | $8.5B |
| FY2021 | $72.7B | $6.7B |
| FY2020 | $61.3B | $13.7B |
| FY2019 | $44.3B | $10.1B |
| FY2018 | $39.2B | $11.1B |
| FY2017 | $16.6B | $3.6B |
| FY2016 | $25.5B | $9.5B |
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$264,482,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2024 | +$224,325,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2023 | +$192,161,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2022 | +$161,961,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2021 | +$155,830,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2020 | +$127,609,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2019 | +$103,947,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2018 | +$86,337,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2017 | +$70,977,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2016 | +$58,779,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2015 | +$54,107,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2014 | +$55,354,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2013 | +$48,558,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2012 | +$40,669,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2011 | +$36,602,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2010 | +$34,321,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2009 | +$35,664,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2008 | +$35,185,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2007 | +$37,990,000,000 | 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 | +14.6 pp | MSFT |
| FY2024 | +14.1 pp | MSFT |
| FY2023 | +15.8 pp | MSFT |
| FY2022 | +16.8 pp | MSFT |
| FY2021 | +20.4 pp | MSFT |
| FY2020 | +2.0 pp | MSFT |
| FY2019 | +4.6 pp | MSFT |
| FY2018 | +2.7 pp | MSFT |
| FY2017 | +5.6 pp | MSFT |
| FY2016 | +1.1 pp | MSFT |
| FY2015 | −1.8 pp | ORCL |
| FY2014 | −13.3 pp | ORCL |
| FY2013 | −3.5 pp | ORCL |
| FY2012 | −1.6 pp | ORCL |
| FY2011 | −4.2 pp | ORCL |
| FY2010 | +8.8 pp | MSFT |
| FY2009 | +6.8 pp | MSFT |
| FY2008 | +0.5 pp | MSFT |
| FY2007 | +4.4 pp | MSFT |
The higher net margin has changed hands between MSFT and ORCL over this period.
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 ORCL's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 7.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.4.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between MSFT and ORCL over these 19 fiscal years — MSFT led in 14 and ORCL in 5.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ORCL's return on equity has been more volatile than MSFT's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 54.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.5.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between MSFT and ORCL over these 17 fiscal years — MSFT led in 11 and ORCL in 6.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.