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Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$530.14 -0.16% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $531.26

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 74/100 RQD Confidence. Cash-backed 27% return on capital boosted by $220.0M (HC102822F0982) in obligated U.S. government contracts. The company’s underlying cash engine and institutional positioning keep the composite score in the Green Buy zone.

📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 74/100 (B) historically ranked in the Top 12% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+7.3% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 69.4% hit rate) → 🧬 Share Float: -0.16% YoY Shares

ROARABLE B • BUY Cap $3.94T

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $531.25 (+0.21%)🧬 Disciplined Float (-0.16% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 13/20 (C) • 20.2% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 74/100 (B) historically ranked in the Top 12% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+7.3% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 69.4% hit rate).

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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw B · Rk B

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE+18.3% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS POSITIONING:92% Calls ($14.6M)

8% PutsMax Pain: $465.00

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (74/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY MSFT SCORES 74/100 (B) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Whale & Options Positioning+19/20 pts (26% of score)

CBOE Tape: 92% Call / 8% Put flow • Max Pain $465.00

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+15/20 pts (20% of score)

Altman Z-Score 9.35 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 6/9

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution12/20 pts (-8 pt drag)

Disciplined Float (-0.16% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 8 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade B-$381.70+34.5% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade B-$513.53+0.8% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade B$517.53+2.4% Next Q

Current

Grade B$530.14+7.3% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: B- (66) → B (74)Full Audit →

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⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: Why the MSFT Bull Thesis Could Fail

Gideon Ashmere Forensic Desk →

Microsoft's FY2026 Form 10-K (accession 0001193125-26-323660) reflects material escalations across hardware supply concentration, datacenter lease and energy obligations, and sovereign regulatory scrutiny over proprietary AI models. Disclosures confirm intensifying reliance on single-vendor accelerator silicon (NVIDIA) and severe power interconnection bottlenecks limiting cloud throughput. The structural step-up in long-term take-or-pay capex and energy purchase agreements signals heightened operating leverage and vulnerability to datacenter delivery delays.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Disciplined Float (-0.16% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 65.4% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($446.29) or 200D SMA ($410.08) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($627.42) toward Bear Floor ($559.26).

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RSI-14 MOMENTUMBULLISH MOMENTUM

64.830 Oversold · 70 Hot

ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)

9.35>3.0 Fortress Safe

PIOTROSKI F-SCORESOLID CORE (5–6)

6 / 99-Pt Accounting

52-WEEK LASER RANGE93% OF RANGE

L: $213$530.14H: $555

1. Money & Cash Health● MIXED

Are profits real cash in the bank?

Decent core business (68% profit margin), though cash flow growth is moderate rather than explosive right now.

Factor Grade: CRQD 13 / 20

2. Big Money & Insiders● BUYING

Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Hedge funds and options traders are leaning bullish, showing strong institutional appetite.

Factor Grade: B+RQD 31 / 40

3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● ALL CLEAR

SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

Clean SEC fine-print check with low hidden accounting risk and favorable interest-rate weather.

Factor Grade: BRQD 30 / 40

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ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model

NEUTRAL (65)

26.5% ROIC with 67.7% gross margin and 1.55% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI

10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard

BULLISH (75)

Altman-Z 9.35 and Piotroski 6/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI

Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq

BULLISH (77)

Put/Call 0.69x with 31/40 institutional & insider flow.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like MSFT

✓Big institutional funds and options desks are actively positioning on the bullish side.
✓Backed by newly obligated U.S. federal government contract revenue.
✓Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.

Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong

!Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.

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MSFT // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +27.71%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE

2026-11-01O $531.0H $531.0L $530.1C $530.1VOL 39.33M

RES: $565.5SMA50: $446.3SMA200: $410.1

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

-0.16% YoY Shares

SEC XBRL FY2025 → FY2026: Disciplined near-zero share dilution.

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

20.7%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +17.9% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

DEVELOPING · 200D SMA Mean-Reversion Watch

Trigger: $542.86 • Invalidation: $507.87

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CEG → MSFT Confirmed Filing

Constellation Energy signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft underpinning the restart of Three Mile Island Unit 1 (Crane Clean Energy Center) to supply PJM baseload nuclear electricity.

NVDA → MSFT Confirmed Filing

Microsoft Azure deploys tens of billions in annual property and equipment CapEx toward NVIDIA GPU clusters powering Azure OpenAI Service, GitHub Copilot, and enterprise inference.

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Technology Rank #47 of 714 ⚔️ AAPL vs MSFT Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Technology Peer Comparison (MSFT vs. AAPL, NVDA, TSM, SPCX)

Industry: Cloud Infrastructure & Enterprise Software (1 Tracked Issuers)

Across 714 tracked Technology securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) ranks #47 by composite RQD confidence (74/100, grade B) and #3 by equity capitalization ($3.94T). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, TSM leads on earnings valuation at 21.7x trailing P/E, while AAPL leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 81.4% ROIC and 48.6% gross margin. MSFT currently leads its immediate peer cohort in composite quantitative strength at 74/100 (B).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
MSFT ACTIVE Microsoft Corporation	B	74/100	27.2x	67.7%	26.5%	-0.16%	$3.94T	Benchmark Subject
AAPL Apple Inc.	C	62/100	39.0x	48.6%	81.4%	+1.48%	$5.09T	/aapl-vs-msft →
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation	B-	71/100	25.6x	74.7%	65.1%	-0.80%	$5.15T	/nvda-vs-msft →
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.	C+	69/100	21.7x	—	14.9%	-1.75%	$2.24T	/tsm-vs-msft →
SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	C	63/100	21.7x	—	58.3%	-0.92%	$1.95T	/spcx-vs-msft →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2022–FY2026)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2026-07-29 • CIK 0000789019

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2026, filed 2026-07-29), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) reported GAAP revenue of $331.84B (+17.8% vs. FY2025 revenue of $281.72B , and +67.4% cumulative change since FY2022) , GAAP net income of $133.75B, operating cash flow of $182.94B, and free cash flow of $66.99B (-6.5% YoY). On the balance sheet, MSFT closed FY2026 with $758.38B in total assets against $40.29B in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 9.35, Piotroski F-Score: 6/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2026 (FY)	2026-07-29	$331.84B	$133.75B	$182.94B	$66.99B	$758.38B	$40.29B
FY2025 (FY)	2026-07-29	$281.72B	$101.83B	$136.16B	$71.61B	$619.00B	$43.15B
FY2024 (FY)	2026-07-29	$245.12B	$88.14B	$118.55B	$74.07B	$512.16B	$44.94B
FY2023 (FY)	2025-07-30	$211.91B	$72.36B	$87.58B	$59.48B	$411.98B	$47.24B
FY2022 (FY)	2024-07-30	$198.27B	$72.74B	$89.03B	$65.15B	$364.84B	$49.78B

3. MSFT Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is MSFT stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

As of 2026-11-01, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is rated B (Buy / BUY) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 74/100 at a spot price of $530.14 (-0.16% 1D, market cap $3.94T). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 13/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 19/20, Executive Insider Alignment 15/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 15/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 12/20. Active quantitative signal GOVT_CONTRACT (BULLISH, conviction undefined/100) notes: undefined.

How does MSFT compare to AAPL and NVDA in the Technology sector?

Within the Technology sector (Cloud Infrastructure & Enterprise Software), MSFT carries a Roarable B (74/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 27.2x, gross margin of 67.7%, and ROIC of 26.5%. By comparison, AAPL (Apple Inc.) holds a C grade (62/100 RQD, P/E 39.0x, ROIC 81.4%, cap $5.09T) and NVDA (NVIDIA Corporation) posts a B- grade (71/100 RQD, P/E 25.6x, ROIC 65.1%, cap $5.15T). Among the 5-stock peer group, TSM leads on earnings multiple (21.7x) while AAPL leads on capital efficiency (81.4% ROIC).

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for MSFT?

Per MSFT's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2026, filed 2026-07-29, CIK 0000789019), Microsoft Corporation generated $331.84B in revenue (+17.8% YoY), $133.75B in net income, and $66.99B in free cash flow against $758.38B in total assets and $40.29B in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Big institutional funds and options desks are actively positioning on the bullish side.. Primary risk factors monitored: Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.. Latest SEC insider/13F disclosure shows Citadel Advisors (Ken Griffin) (HEDGE_FUND) executed a BUY of 840,000 shares ($434.7M) on 2026-10-18.

Where is MSFT trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

MSFT last traded at $530.14 (-0.16% on volume of 39,333,390 shares), positioning the stock +18.79% above its 50-day simple moving average ($446.29) and +29.28% above its 200-day simple moving average ($410.08). Across its 52-week range of $213.43 to $555.45, MSFT sits at the 92.6% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 64.8 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±5.7% ($499.92 to $560.36).

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Should I buy, hold, or sell MSFT stock right now?

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) currently earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy — BUY) with 74/100 RQD Confidence. Cash-backed 27% return on capital boosted by $220.0M (HC102822F0982) in obligated U.S. government contracts.

What is MSFT's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

MSFT's 12-month base price target is $627.42 (range $559.26 to $687.65), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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