Microsoft Net Worth: How Much Is Microsoft Worth Today?

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With a market capitalization of $2.89 trillion as of April 9, Microsoft is the world’s second-largest company by that measure — just behind Apple. But market cap only tells part of the story. To get a fuller picture of Microsoft’s value, it’s worth looking at Microsoft net worth, revenue, assets and how the company stacks up across key financial metrics.

Microsoft Quick Stats

In early 2024, Microsoft became the second company in history to surpass the $3 trillion mark in market value — a milestone it briefly held before settling closer to its current valuation of $2.89 trillion.

But what does that number actually mean? It all comes down to market capitalization — a standard way of measuring a company’s overall worth.

Here’s how it works.

What Is Market Capitalization?

Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying a company’s stock price by its number of outstanding shares. It’s a widely used way to evaluate a company’s size.

Here’s an example:

• If a company has 1 million shares and each is worth $50, the market cap is $50 million.

As of April 9, Microsoft had 7.43 billion shares outstanding and a stock price of $390.49, giving it a market cap of approximately $2.89 trillion.

Why Market Cap Matters

Market cap allows you to compare companies of all sizes — regardless of stock price. For instance, Berkshire Hathaway trades above $700,000 per share, but its market cap is around $1 trillion — much lower than Microsoft’s.

Drawbacks of Market Cap as a Valuation Method

Market cap does have its drawbacks as a valuation method, however.

• Market cap changes frequently.
• It’s closely tied to the company’s current share price.
• It doesn’t take into account any of the direct financial metrics of the company, such as earnings per share, growth rate or book value.

Alternative Metric: Price-to-Earnings Ratio

Microsoft’s current P/E ratio is 31.37, which some investors see as a better reflection of value because it includes company earnings.

Microsoft’s Market Cap: $2.89 Trillion

Microsoft’s market capitalization peaked above $3 trillion in early 2024, solidifying its place among the most valuable companies in the world.

As of April 2025, its market cap remains strong at $2.89 trillion. Yet investors can still buy into the company for less than $400 per share.

Microsoft’s market cap varies from moment to moment based primarily on its share price. Although an increase in outstanding shares could also increase its market cap, that type of change occurs far less frequently than a change in share price, which can occur in less than one second.

Thus, the ups and downs of Microsoft’s share price can result in a wide valuation range for the company.

Microsoft Net Worth: $766.42 Billion

Net worth is simply a company’s assets minus its liabilities. By this metric, which is also referred to as shareholders’ equity, Microsoft’s net worth as of the quarter ending June 30, 2024, was $268.48 billion.

Of course, methods of determining the value of a company are wide and varied, each with its own merits and blind spots.

How GOBankingRates Evaluates Net Worth

GOBankingRates uses company data to calculate net worth in a slightly different manner. Here are some key points to know:

• GOBankingRates calculates net worth by using concrete, measurable figures like assets and revenue.
• It’s a more conservative valuation than most.
• The calculation takes into account the following:
  • Full-year profits and revenue from the last three years.
  • The company’s assets and debts.
• By this GOBankingRates metric, Microsoft’s net worth is currently $766,419,833,333.

How Microsoft Makes Money

Microsoft is a vast company, but it breaks down its operating revenue into three broad segments:

• Productivity and Business Processes segment: Microsoft Office and LinkedIn are among the revenue producers in this segment.
• Intelligent Cloud: Encompasses server products, cloud services, including Azure, and Enterprise Services.
• More Personal Computing: This segment includes devices, such as the Microsoft Surface, the Xbox and all Windows operating system-related revenues, as well as search and news advertising.

Here is the revenue reported by the operating segment for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, which ended Dec. 31, 2024:

• Productivity and Business Processes: $29.4 billion, up 14% compared to Q2 2024
• Intelligent Cloud: $25.5 billion, up 19% compared to Q2 2024
• More Personal Computing: $14.7 billion, roughly flat compared to Q2 2024

All in all, the company reported quarterly revenue of approximately $69.6 billion, an increase of 12% compared to the same quarter last year.

Key Milestones

• April 25, 2019: Microsoft hits $1 trillion market cap.
• Jan. 24, 2024: Microsoft crosses the $3 trillion threshold for the first time.

Top Shareholders of Microsoft

Institutional investors own over 74% of Microsoft stock. The top 5 holders are:

1. The Vanguard Group, 9.20% of shares
2. BlackRock Inc., 7.75% of shares
3. State Street Corp., 3.97% of shares
4. FMR LLC, 2.66% of shares
5. Geode Capital Management, 2.26% of shares

Funds That Own Microsoft

If you own a mutual fund, you likely own a piece of Microsoft yourself. Here’s a look at what percentage of the company is owned by popular mutual funds:

1. Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund, 3.13% of shares
2. Vanguard 500 Index Fund, 2.71% of shares
3. Fidelity 500 Index Fund, 1.25% of shares
4. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, 1.24% of shares
5. iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, 1.17% of shares

How Microsoft Got Here

Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. What began with a vision for software eventually transformed into a tech empire spanning:

• Cloud computing
• Enterprise software
• Gaming
• Artificial intelligence
• Productivity tools

Microsoft’s Q2 2025 Earnings: What’s Next?

Judging by recent trends, the future seems to look rosy for Microsoft, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be minor setbacks along the way.

• According to their Q2 earnings, growth in Microsoft’s core segments was strong overall.
• Microsoft’s AI business surpassed a $13 billion annual revenue run rate, up 175% year over year.
• Wall Street analysts predict double-digit growth this year.
• Microsoft received a “buy” or “strong buy” rating for April from 53 of 59 analysts on Yahoo Finance.
• Current average target price is $500.63, which is about 27% above its current price.

Should You Invest In Microsoft?

Investing in a specific stock involves much more than analyzing the profitability of a given company. Your financial situation plays a large part in determining whether or not you should invest in stocks at all — let alone invest in a specific stock like Microsoft.

Working with a fiduciary financial advisor is a good way to delineate your investment objectives, risk tolerance and personal financial situation to determine if investing in stocks is a good match for you.

Regarding an investment in Microsoft specifically, the company seems like a good bet as part of a diversified portfolio. It continues to report strong earnings, and Wall Street analysts tout the stock as a buy or strong buy, targeting 12-month price gains of about 27%.

Daria Uhlig contributed to the reporting for this article.

Data was compiled on April 9, 2025, and is subject to change.

Methodology: The GOBankingRates Evaluation assesses a company’s net worth based on the company’s total assets, total liabilities, and revenue and net income from the last three years. Base value is established by subtracting total liabilities from total assets from the company’s last full fiscal year. Income value is established by taking the average of the revenue from the last three full fiscal years, plus 10 times the average of the net profits from the last three full fiscal years, and then calculating the average of those two figures. The final GOBankingRates Evaluation number is the sum of the base value and the income value.

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