MSFT

Microsoft
Systems Software · Information Technology · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$484.31
+0.6% on the session
1-year return
-5.6%
+21.7% over six months
Volatility
32.2%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-34.5%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Microsoft is a systems software name in the information technology sector. Over the past year it returned -5.6%, against +16.3% over three months and +21.8% over one. It trades 12.5% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 32.2% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -34.5%, and it has traded a median $14.2B a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.37 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#24 of 72
Stronger than 68% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#271 of 500

How MSFT scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 5 others in Systems Software.

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Full metrics
1 day+0.6%
1 week-1.6%
1 month+21.8%
3 months+16.3%
6 months+21.7%
1 year-5.6%
12-1 momentum-22.5%
Volatility (1y, annualized)32.2%
Max drawdown (1y)-34.5%
Distance vs 200-day average+12.5%
Return per unit of risk-0.17
Median daily dollar volume$14.2B
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