Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Price vs Diluted EPS
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Microsoft's Diluted EPS grew 23.4% year-over-year from Q3 2025 ($3.46/share on March 31, 2025) to Q3 2026 ($4.27/share on March 31, 2026), while the stock price declined 1.4% over the same period from $375.39 to $370.17. Over the broader six-quarter window from June 3, 2024 to June 2, 2026, Diluted EPS increased from approximately $3.30/share to $4.27/share, yet the stock price rose only modestly from $413.52 to $446.01. This combination of rising earnings with slower stock price appreciation represents a valuation compression—the price-to-earnings multiple contracted despite the company's earnings growth. The correlation between stock price and Diluted EPS over this period was 0.28, indicating a weak relationship between the two metrics during this timeframe.
Diluted EPS was $7.34/share as of 2021-03-31, +22% year over year. The stock moved +49% over the same window ($157.71 -> $235.77). The stock is now more richly valued relative to Diluted EPS than a year ago (multiple expansion).
Latest close: 444.23 USD (2026-06-02).
Diluted EPS | recent SEC reports
| Report date | Diluted EPS | Period |
|---|
| 2021-03-31 | 7.34 USD/share | Q3 10-Q |
| 2020-12-31 | 6.71 USD/share | Q2 10-Q |
| 2020-09-30 | 6.19 USD/share | Q1 10-Q |
| 2020-06-30 | 5.75 USD/share | FY 10-K |
| 2020-03-31 | 6.00 USD/share | Q3 10-Q |
| 2019-12-31 | 5.74 USD/share | Q2 10-Q |
| 2019-09-30 | 5.31 USD/share | Q1 10-Q |
| 2019-06-30 | 5.07 USD/share | FY 10-K |
Sources: autario.com/data/stock-msft-microsoft-daily-prices · autario.com/data/microsoft-diluted-eps-sec-filings | data verified and hosted on autario.com.