Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) — the peer cohort

As of 2026-09-18 — scores re-bake nightly. Cohort = shared Closelook index membership first, then sector. Diary readings, not advice.

Microsoft Corporation ranks 6 of 16 in its cohort on the Closelook composite (56/100) — the cohort is led by Applovin Corp at 67/100.

Name	Composite	Momentum	Quality	Valuation	Signal	Off 52w high
MSFT Microsoft Corporation	56	74	83	30	bull	9.7%
AAPL Apple Inc.	55	82	83	23	bull	2.2%
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated	66	42	92	74	bear	31.9%
AMAT Applied Materials Inc	54	43	77	30	info	43.6%
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc	62	85	51	21	bull	6.8%
AMGN Amgen Inc	53	61	83	45	watch	15%
AMZN Amazon.com Inc	50	62	53	44	watch	12.5%
APP Applovin Corp	67	3	98	44	info	56.9%
ARM Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares	55	51	67	9	info	41.5%
ASML ASML Holding NV ADR	60	54	83	22	info	18.5%
AVGO Broadcom Inc	55	37	87	34	info	29.8%
AXON Axon Enterprise Inc.	32	40	28	11	bear	42.9%
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc	52	22	83	20	bull	32.6%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp	48	31	43	27	watch	18.5%
CPRT Copart Inc	53	22	69	45	bear	40.8%
CRM Salesforce.com Inc	63	68	73	57	bull	9.5%

Scores are relative readings across the Closelook coverage universe — methodology in the company-scoring explainer. Signal lights come from the nightly signal board.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

Who are Microsoft Corporation's peers in the Closelook universe?

The cohort is drawn from shared Closelook index membership first, then sector: Apple Inc. (AAPL), Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE), Applied Materials Inc (AMAT), Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), Amgen Inc (AMGN), Amazon.com Inc (AMZN), Applovin Corp (APP), Arm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares (ARM) and others.

How does MSFT score against its peers?

Microsoft Corporation's composite reads 56/100, ranking 6 of 16 in its cohort as of 2026-09-18; the cohort's highest composite is Applovin Corp at 67/100. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or advice.

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Long reads

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Dailies

Day after the hike — yields fall and the lines are retaken: 10-year 4.95%, chips +3% over $505, S&P ETF above $757.83Midday 10 · 17 Sept 2026Software recovers less than it fell: software ETF +0.9% to $105.93 after three days of selling; Microsoft +1.3% to $496.79, CrowdStrike +1.7% to $245.55, Adobe flat at $250.19 under its $256.29 paid line
Rates — the Fed hikes and the 10-year closes above 5%: the belly sold, the relief unwound, chips back under $505Morning 10 · 17 Sept 2026The other three on the hike: Agentic Winners 40 −1.3% to 921.21 — Applications −1.5%, UiPath −4.2%, CoStar −3.8%, Duolingo −3.7%, Intuit −3.4%, Adobe −2.8%, ServiceNow −1.5%, Microsoft −1.4%, Oracle +2.0%; HALO −0.3% to 1,005.06, Energy…
Fed day — relief before the decision: 10-year 4.96%, Brent under $107.63, chips reclaim $505, Nasdaq-100 above $708.69Midday 10 · 16 Sept 2026Software is the laggard: the software ETF flat at $105.41, Microsoft −0.5%, ServiceNow −0.8%; the security names hold, Palo Alto +1.2%.
AI trade — sellers of compute sold, buyers bought: chips −5.6%, software +5%, SoftBank +7% in TokyoMorning 10 · 15 Sept 2026Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta — the three that buy the most compute — closed up 2% to 3%.
Rates — the 10-year hits 5.01%: Dow −0.9%, Russell −1.2%, the AI sort pauses, Oracle and Adobe hold their linesMidday 10 · 15 Sept 2026The security group keeps its bid — CrowdStrike +2.9%, SentinelOne +2.3%, Zscaler +1.8% — and the buyers of compute give some back: Alphabet −1.6%, Amazon −1.5%, Apple −1.0%, Microsoft −0.8%.
Chips lead the market down as oil tops $105 and the 10-year hits 4.92%: Micron −4%, Intel −4%, Nvidia −2.5% — while software posts its first up day in six and Apple gains 3%Midday 10 · 10 Sept 2026On Wednesday five names with headlines rallied inside a falling fund; today the fund is up 0.5% while the names without news are the ones rising — ServiceNow +2.1% at $134 after a week of selling, Salesforce +0.6%, Datadog +0.5%, Shopify…
Chips up again, software down again — Friday's split is turning into a trendMidday 10 · 8 Sept 2026Shopify is down about 7.2%, Intuit 5.7%, Workday 5.6%, Booking 5.8%, ServiceNow 4.3%, Salesforce 3.5%, Adobe 3.3%, MongoDB 2.7%, Datadog 2.3%, Palantir 1.7% and Microsoft 1.4%.
Chips jump 3% while software falls 2% — the hot jobs report has split the tech trade in twoMidday 10 · 4 Sept 2026Nvidia and Caterpillar are the strongest shares in the Dow, Apple and Microsoft the weakest.