Block [SQ] vs Microsoft [MSFT] Detailed Stock Comparison

Block, Inc.

NYSE

Microsoft Corp.

NASDAQ

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Based on 21 vital metrics comparison: Block, Inc. wins in 5 metrics, Microsoft Corp. wins in 9 metrics, with 0 ties. Microsoft Corp. appears stronger overall.

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Vital Metrics Comparison

Metric	Block, Inc.	Microsoft Corp.	Better
P/E Ratio (TTM)	52.07	26.56	Microsoft Corp.
Price-to-Book Ratio	N/A	8.06	N/A
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	0.37	31.54	Block, Inc.
PEG Ratio	N/A	0.44	N/A
EV/EBITDA	13.65	18.16	Block, Inc.
Profit Margin (TTM)	36.85%	39.04%	Microsoft Corp.
Operating Margin (TTM)	6.99%	47.09%	Microsoft Corp.
EBITDA Margin (TTM)	6.99%	47.09%	Microsoft Corp.
Return on Equity	13.64%	34.39%	Microsoft Corp.
Return on Assets (TTM)	7.88%	14.86%	Microsoft Corp.
Free Cash Flow (TTM)	$1.55B	$71.61B	Microsoft Corp.
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.11%	N/A
1-Year Return	15.66%	-2.20%	Block, Inc.
Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)	1.56	10.32	Block, Inc.
Enterprise Value	$33.26B	$3,183.47B	Microsoft Corp.
EV/Revenue Ratio	1.38	10.42	Block, Inc.
Gross Profit Margin (TTM)	38.32%	68.04%	Microsoft Corp.
Revenue per Share (TTM)	N/A	$41	N/A
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	N/A	$15.97	N/A
Beta (Stock Volatility)	N/A	1.11	N/A
Short % of Float	N/A	1.09%	N/A

Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp. Stock Performance Analysis

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Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Stock	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	YTD
Block, Inc.	1.84%	11.22%	9.01%	17.49%	17.67%	16.22%
Microsoft Corp.	-3.17%	3.55%	3.32%	5.80%	-10.55%	-9.64%

Long-term Returns

Stock	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	15Y	20Y
Block, Inc.	15.66%	12.54%	-66.58%	654.97%	455.80%	455.80%
Microsoft Corp.	-2.20%	34.24%	79.53%	769.36%	1,783.06%	1,878.21%

Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp.

Metric	SQ	MSFT
Market Information
Market Cap i	$37.60B	$3.09T
Market Cap Category	Large cap	Mega cap
10 Day Avg. Volume i	6,168,087	35,949,722
90 Day Avg. Volume i	9,615,171	32,871,754
Last Close	$75.72	$427.34
52 Week Range	$48.21 - $82.50	$356.28 - $555.45
% from 52W High	-8.22%	-23.06%
All-Time High	$289.23 (Aug 02, 2021)	$555.45 (Jul 31, 2025)
% from All-Time High	-73.82%	-23.06%
Growth Metrics
Quarterly Revenue Growth	0.01%	0.17%
Quarterly Earnings Growth	0.05%	0.60%
Financial Health
Profit Margin (TTM) i	0.37%	0.39%
Operating Margin (TTM) i	0.07%	0.47%
Return on Equity (TTM) i	0.14%	0.34%
Debt to Equity (MRQ) i	0.37	31.54
Cash & Liquidity
Book Value per Share (MRQ)	N/A	$52.62
Cash per Share (MRQ)	N/A	$12.05
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) i	$2.03B	$160.51B
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM) i	$6.05B	$53.64B
Dividends
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	N/A	1.11%
Last 12-Month Dividend i	N/A	$4.39

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp.

Metric	SQ (Apr 08, 2026)	MSFT (Apr 24, 2026)
Price Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM) i	52.07	26.56
Forward P/E i	19.15	22.44
PEG Ratio i	N/A	0.44
Price to Sales (TTM) i	1.56	10.32
Price to Book (MRQ) i	N/A	8.06
Market Capitalization
Market Capitalization i	$37.60B	$3.09T
Enterprise Value i	$33.26B	$3.18T
Enterprise Value Metrics
Enterprise to Revenue i	1.38	10.42
Enterprise to EBITDA i	13.65	18.16
Risk & Other Metrics
Beta i	N/A	1.11
Book Value per Share (MRQ) i	N/A	$52.62

Financial Statements Comparison: Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp.

Financial Metrics

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Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Metric	SQ (2024)	MSFT (2025)
Revenue/Sales i	24.12B	281.72B
Cost of Goods Sold i	15.23B	87.83B
COGS % of Revenue i	63.1%	31.2%
Gross Profit i	8.89B	193.89B
Gross Margin i	36.9%	68.8%
Research & Development i	2.91B	32.49B
Operating Income (EBIT) i	1.69B	128.53B
Operating Margin i	7.0%	45.6%
EBITDA i	2.44B	160.60B
EBITDA Margin i	10.1%	57.0%
Pre-Tax Income i	1.36B	123.63B
Pre-Tax Income % of Revenue i	5.6%	43.9%
Income Tax i	-1.51B	21.80B
Income Tax % of Revenue i	-6.3%	7.7%
Net Income (Profit) i	2.87B	101.83B
Profit Margin i	11.9%	36.1%

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Metric	SQ (2024)	MSFT (2025)
Cash & Equivalents i	12.26B	30.24B
Total Current Assets i	19.88B	191.13B
Total Current Assets % of Revenue i	82.4%	67.8%
Total Current Liabilities i	8.55B	141.22B
Total Current Liabilities % of Revenue i	35.4%	50.1%
Long-Term Debt i	6.68B	57.59B
Long-Term Debt % of Revenue i	27.7%	20.4%
Total Shareholders Equity i	21.23B	343.48B
Retained Earnings i	2.37B	237.73B
Retained Earnings % of Revenue i	9.8%	84.4%
Property, Plant & Equipment i	219.95M	24.82B

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Metric	SQ (2024)	MSFT (2025)
Operating Cash Flow i	2.03B	135.55B
Operating Cash Flow % of Revenue i	8.4%	48.1%
Capital Expenditures i	-153.95M	-64.55B
Free Cash Flow i	1.55B	71.61B
FCF Margin i	6.4%	25.4%
Debt Repayment i	-1.33B	-3.22B
Common Stock Repurchase i	-1.17B	-18.42B

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Metric	SQ	MSFT
Shares Short i	N/A	80.99M
Short Ratio i	N/A	2.51
Short % of Float i	N/A	1.09%
Shares Outstanding i	619.68M	7.43B
Float Shares i	N/A	7.41B
% Held by Insiders i	N/A	0.08%
% Held by Institutions i	N/A	76.12%
% Held by Public i	N/A	23.80%

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp.

Metric	SQ	MSFT
Last 12-Month Dividend i	N/A	$4.39
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	N/A	1.11%
3-Year Avg Annual Dividend i	N/A	$3.47
3-Year Avg Dividend Yield i	N/A	0.20%
3-Year Total Dividends i	N/A	$10.41
Ex-Dividend Date	N/A	May 21, 2026

Metric	SQ (Dec 31, 2024)	MSFT (Dec 31, 2025)
Revenue/Sales i	6.03B	81.27B
Cost of Goods Sold i	3.72B	25.98B
COGS % of Revenue i	61.7%	32.0%
Gross Profit i	2.31B	55.30B
Gross Margin i	38.3%	68.0%
Research & Development i	769.70M	8.50B
Operating Income (EBIT) i	257.63M	38.28B
Operating Margin i	4.3%	47.1%
EBITDA i	170.21M	57.85B
EBITDA Margin i	2.8%	71.2%
Pre-Tax Income i	277.79M	48.25B
Pre-Tax Income % of Revenue i	4.6%	59.4%
Income Tax i	-1.65B	9.79B
Income Tax % of Revenue i	-27.3%	12.0%
Net Income (Profit) i	1.92B	38.46B
Profit Margin i	31.9%	47.3%

Metric	SQ (Dec 31, 2024)	MSFT (Dec 31, 2025)
Operating Cash Flow i	333.58M	45.69B
Operating Cash Flow % of Revenue i	5.5%	56.2%
Capital Expenditures i	-26.99M	-29.88B
Free Cash Flow i	-13.19M	5.88B
FCF Margin i	-0.2%	7.2%
Debt Repayment i	-275.64M	-3.00B
Common Stock Repurchase i	-183.16M	-7.42B

Block [SQ] vs Microsoft [MSFT] Detailed Stock Comparison

Block, Inc.

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Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp. Stock Performance Analysis

Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Long-term Returns

Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp.

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp.

Financial Statements Comparison: Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp.

Financial Metrics

Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

SQ (Annual)

SQ (Quarterly)

MSFT (Annual)

MSFT (Quarterly)

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp.

Metric	SQ (Dec 31, 2024)	MSFT (Dec 31, 2025)
Cash & Equivalents i	12.26B	24.30B
Total Current Assets i	19.88B	180.19B
Total Current Assets % of Revenue i	329.5%	221.7%
Total Current Liabilities i	8.55B	130.01B
Total Current Liabilities % of Revenue i	141.7%	160.0%
Long-Term Debt i	6.68B	52.77B
Long-Term Debt % of Revenue i	110.8%	64.9%
Total Shareholders Equity i	21.23B	390.88B
Retained Earnings i	2.37B	280.79B
Retained Earnings % of Revenue i	39.3%	345.5%
Property, Plant & Equipment i	219.95M	25.10B

Block [SQ] vs Microsoft [MSFT] Detailed Stock Comparison

Block, Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Vital Metrics Comparison

Complete Block, Inc. Investment Analysis: Compare with Industry Leaders

Ever Wonder Which Stock is Really the Better Pick?

What You'll Actually Learn (in Plain English)

💰 Which Stock is Cheaper

🏥 Which Company is Healthier

📈 Which Has Been Growing Faster

💵 Which Pays You Better

Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp. Stock Performance Analysis

Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Long-term Returns

Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp.

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp.

Financial Statements Comparison: Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp.

Financial Metrics Quarterly Annual

Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

SQ (Annual)

SQ (Quarterly)

MSFT (Annual)

MSFT (Quarterly)

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Block, Inc. vs Microsoft Corp.

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