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MSFT vs XYZ

Microsoft Corp. and Block, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

MSFT vs XYZ, at a glance
Metric MSFT XYZ
Revenue$331.8B$24.2B
Net income$133.7B$1.3B
Gross margin67.9%42.8%
Net margin40.3%5.4%
Return on equity34.0%6.0%
Diluted EPS$17.95$2.10
Dividend / share$3.64·
Payout ratio19.8%·
Free cash flow$67.0B$2.4B
Equity$442.4B$22.2B
Net debt / equity0.04×·
Current ratio1.23×2.20×
Revenue CAGR 5y14.6%20.6%
Profit CAGR 5y16.9%43.7%

MSFT bills 13.7× the revenue of XYZ, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (40.3% against 5.4%).

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.

Revenue by year

10 years side by side

MSFT vs XYZ, revenue by year
Fiscal year MSFT XYZ
FY2025$331.8B$24.2B
FY2024$281.7B$24.1B
FY2023$245.1B$21.9B
FY2022$211.9B$17.5B
FY2021$198.3B$17.7B
FY2020$168.1B$9.5B
FY2019$143.0B$4.7B
FY2018$125.8B$3.3B
FY2017$110.4B$2.2B
FY2016$96.6B$1.7B
Net income by year

Bottom line

MSFT vs XYZ, net income by year
Fiscal year MSFT XYZ
FY2025$133.7B$1.3B
FY2024$101.8B$2.9B
FY2023$88.1B$9.8M
FY2022$72.4B$-540.7M
FY2021$72.7B$166.3M
FY2020$61.3B$213.1M
FY2019$44.3B$375.4M
FY2018$39.2B$-38.5M
FY2017$16.6B$-62.8M
FY2016$25.5B$-171.6M
Revenue gap over time

12 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025+$307,645,317,000MSFT
FY2024+$257,602,947,000MSFT
FY2023+$223,206,377,000MSFT
FY2022+$194,383,413,000MSFT
FY2021+$180,608,797,000MSFT
FY2020+$158,590,422,000MSFT
FY2019+$138,301,500,000MSFT
FY2018+$122,544,823,000MSFT
FY2017+$108,145,747,000MSFT
FY2016+$94,862,279,000MSFT
FY2015+$89,886,882,000MSFT
FY2014+$92,729,808,000MSFT

MSFT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 12 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.

12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin gap over time

12 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025+34.9 ppMSFT
FY2024+24.3 ppMSFT
FY2023+36.1 ppMSFT
FY2022+37.3 ppMSFT
FY2021+35.8 ppMSFT
FY2020+34.2 ppMSFT
FY2019+23.0 ppMSFT
FY2018+32.3 ppMSFT
FY2017+17.9 ppMSFT
FY2016+36.4 ppMSFT
FY2015+36.7 ppMSFT
FY2014+31.2 ppMSFT

MSFT has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 12 fiscal years.

12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

MSFT's net margin has been more volatile than XYZ's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 8.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.4.

12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

MSFT led in net margin in every one of the 12 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.

12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

XYZ's return on equity has been more volatile than MSFT's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 23.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.9.

12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

MSFT led in return on equity in every one of the 12 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.

12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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