Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)

• Microsoft Corporation MSFT 531.36 ▼ −0.85%
• Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW 313.40 ▼ −0.40%

Microsoft Corporation and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. are both Software Infrastructure companies. Microsoft Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $3.98T against $257.6B — 15.4× the size. Microsoft Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 27.7× against 591×. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.5% against 17.9%. Microsoft Corporation has the higher net margin (41.2% vs 2.67%) and the higher return on invested capital (23.1% vs 1.66%). Across the 22 metrics below, Microsoft Corporation leads on 14 and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. on 8.