What is MSFT's five-year median P/E?

33.6x. Half of MSFT's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 849 weekly readings, from Jul 26, 2010 to Oct 26, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares MSFT only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

Microsoft (MSFT) valuation history

Information TechnologyPart of the AI cyber defense theme

$530.14

Latest weekly close · Market cap $3.9T

Below its usual range

Microsoft's P/E of 27.7x is lower than 76% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 30, 2026).

Forward P/E 22.4× (analyst estimates, not ranked).

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 33.6×

5-year median: 33.6×
10-year median: 33.0×
5-year low to high: 22.2× to 40.5×
Versus 5-year median: -18%

P/E

24thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +18%accelerating
EPS: +36%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

MSFT P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile
Dec 29, 2025	33.6×	35
Dec 30, 2024	34.9×	53
Dec 25, 2023	36.4×	83
Dec 26, 2022	25.8×	6
Dec 27, 2021	37.6×	74
Dec 28, 2020	35.9×	66
Dec 30, 2019	29.9×	45
Dec 31, 2018	42.3×	82
Dec 25, 2017	29.1×	66
Dec 26, 2016	29.9×	81

Information Technology peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare MSFT with peers

Information Technology peers of MSFT on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
AAPLApple	40.1×	Historically high	98
ADBEAdobe	13.9×	Historically low	5
CRMSalesforce Earnings include a one-time gain	21.1×	Earnings include a one-time gain	3
DDOGDatadog	531.7×	Above its usual range	73
MDBMongoDB	n/m	Not ranked	n/m, not ranked

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Sector: Information Technology
Themes: AI Cyber Defense
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About this history

What is MSFT's current P/E?: Microsoft's P/E of 27.7x is lower than 76% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 30, 2026).
What is MSFT's five-year median P/E?: 33.6x. Half of MSFT's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 849 weekly readings, from Jul 26, 2010 to Oct 26, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares MSFT only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.