MSFT vs. SAIL: Microsoft vs. SailPoint Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Microsoft (MSFT) and SailPoint (SAIL) both belong to the Software industry, though MSFT is classified under Systems Software while SAIL falls under Application Software.

Microsoft (MSFT) carries decades of public-market history since March 13, 1986, while SailPoint (SAIL) listed on February 13, 2025 — long-window comparisons have far more historical data on the MSFT side.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

SailPoint (SAIL) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.06, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Microsoft (MSFT) is closer to market-like at 1.03 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

SailPoint (SAIL) reports a negative ROE of -2.88%; negative ROE can reflect losses or negative shareholders’ equity, so it is harder to read as capital efficiency. Meanwhile Microsoft (MSFT) reports 34.22%, ranking against industry peers normally.

SailPoint (SAIL) reports a negative net margin of -16.92%, usually indicating a net loss over the period. Meanwhile Microsoft (MSFT) reports 41.17%, ranking against industry peers normally.

SailPoint (SAIL) reports a negative operating margin of -18.85%, usually indicating that operating costs exceeded revenue at the operating-income line. Meanwhile Microsoft (MSFT) reports 49.76%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Both Microsoft (MSFT) at 17.79% and SailPoint (SAIL) at 24.35% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Only one side can be read here: Microsoft (MSFT) reports EPS growth of 31.60%, ranked against its industry; SailPoint (SAIL) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Both Microsoft (MSFT) at 1.23 and SailPoint (SAIL) at 1.23 carry current ratio within their industries’ typical mid-ranges, suggesting balanced short-term liquidity relative to peers.

SailPoint (SAIL) at 0.00 keeps leverage in the lower industry quartile, while Microsoft (MSFT) at 0.28 runs a more typical debt-to-equity mix.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

SailPoint (SAIL) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Microsoft (MSFT) reports a yield of 0.69%, ranking against industry peers normally.

SailPoint (SAIL) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Microsoft (MSFT) reports a payout of 19.00%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

An earnings multiple is available for just one side: Microsoft (MSFT) trades at 27.69 times trailing earnings, ranked against its peers, while SailPoint (SAIL) has no P/E ratio this period.

Both Microsoft (MSFT) at 11.37 and SailPoint (SAIL) at 9.41 command a richer price per dollar of sales than most peers, sitting in the upper P/S ratio quartile of their industries.

SailPoint (SAIL) at 1.60 sits in the lower P/B ratio quartile against book while Microsoft (MSFT) at 8.38 is valued near its industry’s middle — SAIL is cheaper on assets, though weigh it against ROE and asset quality.

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