---
title: "Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/msft
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-10-10
ticker: MSFT
sector: "Technology"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) stock analysis", 2026-10-10. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/msft
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## Key facts

- As of October 10, 2026, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) trades at $535.07, up 2.4% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $349.20 to $553.72; the price is 3.4% below that high.
- It is 3.7% below its all-time high of $555.45, reached in July 2025.
- Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +902.8%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
- It sits 23.3% above its 200-day average of $434.00, the usual sign of a long-term uptrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 21.1% annualized, which we rate medium risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 29.1 and a dividend yield of 0.73%.

## About Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is a technology company operating in software—infrastructure. Performance is often sensitive to product cycles, cloud demand, and AI investment trends. This analysis page tracks valuation context, trend strength, and downside risk over time.

## What the chart is saying

In an uptrend, 3.4% under its 1-year high with no resistance above.

- Price is 6.9% above its 50-day average and 23.3% above its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed above the 200-day on 2026-08-31 (a “golden cross”).
- RSI at 67 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- Nothing above has stopped it this year; the nearest floor is $515.00 (-3.8%).

### Support and resistance

- Support near $515.00, 3.8% below the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).
- Support near $493.38, 7.8% below the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year).

## Which ETFs hold it

MSFT is in 12 of the 30 ETFs we track. It weighs most in VGT: 11.5% of the fund, holding #3 of 318. It is VIG's largest holding.

- [VGT holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vgt/holdings): 11.5% of the fund, holding #3 of 318 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [XLK holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/xlk/holdings): 10.4% of the fund, holding #3 of 75 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [VUG holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vug/holdings): 10.1% of the fund, holding #3 of 147 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [DIA holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/dia/holdings): 5.76% of the fund, holding #3 of 30 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [QQQM holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/qqqm/holdings): 5.76% of the fund, holding #3 of 102 (Invesco, October 1, 2026)
- [VOO holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/voo/holdings): 5.69% of the fund, holding #3 of 505 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [QQQ holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/qqq/holdings): 5.59% of the fund, holding #3 of 101 (Invesco, September 24, 2026)
- [SPY holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/spy/holdings): 5.57% of the fund, holding #3 of 504 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [IVV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/ivv/holdings): 5.56% of the fund, holding #3 of 503 (iShares, September 24, 2026)
- [VTI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vti/holdings): 5.10% of the fund, holding #3 of 3,503 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [VIG holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vig/holdings): 4.67% of the fund, holding #1 of 333 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [JEPI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/jepi/holdings): 1.95% of the fund, holding #2 of 119 (J.P. Morgan, September 24, 2026)

Source: each issuer's full holdings file (August 31 to October 1, 2026), matched on the company's ISIN.

## Famous investors who hold it

MSFT is in the latest 13F of 5 of the 15 famous investors we follow. Bill Ackman (Pershing Square) holds the most of it: 11.9% of the portfolio, position #3 of 14, as of Q2 2026.

- [Bill Ackman (Pershing Square)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/ACKMAN): 11.9% of the portfolio, position #3 of 14 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)
- [Terry Smith (Fundsmith)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/SMITH): 4.36% of the portfolio, position #10 of 41 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)
- [Chase Coleman (Tiger Global Management)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/COLEMAN): 3.53% of the portfolio, position #10 of 46 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)
- [Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/DALIO): 1.09% of the portfolio, position #11 of 992 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)
- [George Soros (Soros Fund Management)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/SOROS): 0.87% of the portfolio, position #34 of 261 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)

Source: each investor's latest Form 13F filed with the SEC (Q2 2026); long US positions, shares only, as a share of everything the filing reports.

## Research that mentions it

- [The S&P 500 closes at a record with the 10-year at 5.27%, a first since 2007](https://portfolio-terminal.com/blog/sp-500-record-high-october-6-2026) (2026-10-07)
- [Stock market week in review, Sept. 21–25, 2026: stocks up, the 10-year at 5.18%](https://portfolio-terminal.com/blog/stock-market-week-in-review-september-25-2026) (2026-09-26)
- [Complete Guide: How to Analyze a Stock in 2026](https://portfolio-terminal.com/blog/complete-guide-stock-analysis-2026) (2026-01-29)

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