MSFT's Quality Score rose 1 point on Mon, Oct 26, to 22. Closed back above its 8-day average, its 8, 21, 50 and 200-day averages in order (3 chart checks started).
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3% under its Oct 13, 2026 high.
5 more reasons why MSFT is near its high, from its filings, with the timeline, for Pro members.
| Profit margin | 40%, up from 34% in 3 years |
| Latest filing | 10-K, Jul 29 |
5 more reasons behind MSFT's 22, for Pro members.
Thu Nov 19: Ex-dividend, $0.98 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 10.
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After its last 4 reports it closed -0.3% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
ExceptionalTrending up, 9 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. MSFT scores 22 today, against a median of 17.5 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
MSFT is #1 of 275 by Quality Score.
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Reports Wed Oct 28, after the close (in 2 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
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| Jul 29, 2026 | +12.1% | +15.5% | +24.8% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | -3.2% | -3.9% | -2.5% |
| Jan 28, 2026 | -8.7% | -10.0% | -14.0% |
3 insiders sold $17.8M across 6 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
114 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: MSFT is 12% of XLK, 12% of FTEC, and 11% of VGT, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, May 31 to Jul 31, 2026.
Microsoft develops and licenses consumer and enterprise software. It is known for its Windows operating systems and Office productivity suite. The company is organized into three equally sized broad segments: productivity and business processes (legacy Microsoft Office, cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, Dynamics), intelligence cloud (infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service offerings Azure, Windows Server OS, SQL Server), and more personal computing (Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and Surface laptops, tablets, and desktops).
“Windows faces competition from various software products and from alternative platforms and devices.”
MSFT scores 22 today, which Breakaway calls Exceptional. It is #1 of 275 in Software by Quality Score, with 9 of 14 chart checks firing. 3% under its Oct 13, 2026 high. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
MSFT scores 22 today, which Breakaway calls Exceptional (20 or more). That is #1 of 275 in Software by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind MSFT's 22.
3 insiders sold $17.8M across 6 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Judson Althoff, CEO Microsoft Commercial, who sold $4.9M on Aug 5. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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