Fortinet Inc vs Microsoft Corp

Fortinet Inc (FTNT) is overvalued and Microsoft Corp (MSFT) is slightly overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. MSFT is the closer of the two: -6%, against -33% for FTNT.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Fortinet Inc (FTNT)

A 12.5x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $130.76; the price of $174.26 is 33% above that value.

Leak Score 82/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Microsoft Corp (MSFT)

A 10.6x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $470.55; the price of $498.00 is 6% above that value.

Leak Score 65/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricFTNTMSFT
VerdictOvervaluedSlightly overvalued
Price$174.26$498.00
Intrinsic value$130.76$470.55
Margin of safety-33%-6%
Leak Score82/100 (10/12)65/100 (10/12)
Market cap$127.9B$3.70T
Revenue growth, 5 years21.3%14.6%
Operating margin32.4%46.8%
Net margin28.2%40.3%
Return on equity117.4%34.0%
Debt to equity0.320.29
P/E61.4x27.8x
Forward P/E46.2x21.2x
P/B82.4x8.4x
Dividend yield0.8%

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