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Microsoft (Microsoft) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 45.57 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), Microsoft's share price is $411.73. Microsoft's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.04. Hence, Microsoft's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 45.57.

The historical rank and industry rank for Microsoft's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

MSFT' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.79   Med: 26.01   Max: 47.45
Current: 45.57

During the past 13 years, Microsoft's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 47.45. The lowest was 9.79. And the median was 26.01.

MSFT's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
73.19% of 1466 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 23.355 vs MSFT: 45.57

Microsoft's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.22. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $9.04.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Microsoft was 13.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Microsoft's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 80.40% per year. The lowest was -5.90% per year. And the median was 13.75% per year.


Microsoft Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Microsoft's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Microsoft Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.14 34.56 36.73 29.73 42.78

Microsoft Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 30.19 37.58 42.78 37.28 41.62

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Microsoft's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Microsoft Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Microsoft's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Microsoft's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Microsoft Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Microsoft's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=411.73/9.035
=45.57

Microsoft's Share Price of today is $411.73.
Microsoft's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $9.04.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Microsoft  (NAS:MSFT) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Microsoft (Microsoft) Business Description

Industry
Address
One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, USA, 98052-6399
Microsoft develops and licenses consumer and enterprise software. It is known for its Windows operating systems and Office productivity suite. The company is organized into three equally sized broad segments: productivity and business processes (legacy Microsoft Office, cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, Dynamics), intelligence cloud (infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service offerings Azure, Windows Server OS, SQL Server), and more personal computing (Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and Surface laptops, tablets, and desktops).
Executives
Kathleen T Hogan officer: EVP, Human Resources C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
Judson Althoff officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052
Satya Nadella director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
Bradford L Smith officer: Executive Vice President MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
Teri List director 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Christopher C Capossela officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
Amy Hood officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
Emma N Walmsley director C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
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Christopher David Young officer: EVP, Business Development C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052-6399
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