Which is more profitable, Microsoft or Sony?

Microsoft keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Microsoft or Sony?

Microsoft grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Microsoft or Sony?

Sony costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Microsoft or Sony?

Microsoft would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Microsoft vs Sony stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Microsoft is more profitable, grows faster and has less debt. Sony is cheaper for its profits.

Side by side

	Microsoft	Sony
	$3.89 trillion	$158 billion
	40.3%	8.8%
	+14.6%	+9.3%
	29.1×	22.1×
	0.2 years	0.5 years
	27.4%	12.1%
	0.8%	0.5%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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