Finance
Head-to-head financial comparison for Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT).
Both assets indexed to 0.0% at the period start: ((Price_t - Price_0) / Price_0 * 100)
Direct quantitative comparison across valuation, margins, growth, and returns.
| Financial Metric | AMZN | MSFT | Showdown Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation & Multiples | |||
| Price Current market price per share / unit | $257.87 | $512.15 | — |
| Market Capitalization Total aggregate market value of equity | $2.75T | $3.69T | 👑 MSFT Larger |
| P/E Ratio (Trailing TTM) Price-to-earnings multiple (lower positive is cheaper) | 21.14x | 27.58x | 👑 AMZN Cheaper |
| Forward P/E Price-to-projected next year earnings multiple | 24.70x | 22.94x | 👑 MSFT Lower |
| PEG Ratio P/E divided by earnings growth rate (<1.0 considered undervalued) | 1.37 | 1.47 | 👑 AMZN Lower |
| Price to Sales (P/S) Price relative to trailing revenue | 3.69x | 11.12x | 👑 AMZN Lower |
| Price to Book (P/B) Stock price relative to book equity per share | 4.65x | 6.26x | 👑 AMZN Lower |
| Profitability & Margins | |||
| Gross Profit Margin Gross revenue retained after cost of goods sold | 50.77% | 67.94% | 👑 MSFT Higher |
| Operating Margin Operating income generated per dollar of revenue | 12.08% | 46.73% | 👑 MSFT Higher |
| Net Profit Margin Net bottom-line profit generated per dollar of revenue | 17.44% | 40.31% | 👑 MSFT Higher |
| Return on Equity (ROE) Net income earned per dollar of shareholders' equity | 30.50% | 33.22% | 👑 MSFT Higher |
| Historical Performance & Growth | |||
| Revenue Growth (YoY) Year-over-year top-line revenue expansion rate | +19.62% | +17.75% | 👑 AMZN Higher |
| 1-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 30 days | +9.20% | +13.52% | 👑 MSFT Higher |
| 6-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 180 days | +22.49% | +29.31% | 👑 MSFT Higher |
| 1-Year % Return Historical total price return over the past 52 weeks | +12.41% | -1.17% | 👑 AMZN Higher |
| 5-Year % Return Historical total price return over 5 years | +46.50% | +71.87% | 👑 MSFT Higher |
| Dividends & Risk | |||
| Dividend Yield Annual dividend distributions relative to current price | — | 0.79% | 👑 MSFT Higher |
| Beta (Volatility vs S&P 500) Market sensitivity (1.0 = equal to market, <1.0 = lower volatility) | 1.50 | 1.06 | — |
| 52-Week High & Low Extreme trading boundaries over trailing year | $196.00 – $287.20 | $349.20 – $553.72 | — |
