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

Microsoft Corporation and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. are both Software Infrastructure companies. Microsoft Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $3.68T against $316.8B — 11.6× the size. Microsoft Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 28.7× against 706×. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.5% against 17.8%. Microsoft Corporation has the higher net margin (40.3% vs 2.67%) and the higher return on invested capital (23.9% vs 1.66%). Across the 22 metrics below, Microsoft Corporation leads on 16 and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. on 6.