Microsoft Corporation Earnings Yield:
5.60% for May 17, 2013Microsoft Corporation Historical Earnings Yield Data
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| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| May 17, 2013 | 5.60% |
| May 16, 2013 | 5.73% |
| May 15, 2013 | 5.77% |
| May 14, 2013 | 5.82% |
| May 13, 2013 | 5.91% |
| May 10, 2013 | 5.97% |
| May 9, 2013 | 5.97% |
| May 8, 2013 | 5.92% |
| May 7, 2013 | 5.86% |
| May 6, 2013 | 5.78% |
| May 3, 2013 | 5.83% |
| May 2, 2013 | 5.88% |
| May 1, 2013 | 5.96% |
| April 30, 2013 | 5.90% |
| April 29, 2013 | 5.98% |
| April 26, 2013 | 6.14% |
| April 25, 2013 | 6.11% |
| April 24, 2013 | 6.14% |
| April 23, 2013 | 6.38% |
| April 22, 2013 | 6.33% |
| April 19, 2013 | 6.56% |
| April 18, 2013 | 6.78% |
| April 17, 2013 | 6.77% |
| April 16, 2013 | 6.74% |
| April 15, 2013 | 6.80% |
| April 12, 2013 | 6.78% |
| April 11, 2013 | 6.74% |
| April 10, 2013 | 6.44% |
| April 9, 2013 | 6.59% |
| April 8, 2013 | 6.83% |
| April 5, 2013 | 6.80% |
| April 4, 2013 | 6.82% |
| April 3, 2013 | 6.83% |
| April 2, 2013 | 6.78% |
| April 1, 2013 | 6.82% |
| March 28, 2013 | 6.40% |
| March 27, 2013 | 6.46% |
| March 26, 2013 | 6.50% |
| March 25, 2013 | 6.50% |
| March 22, 2013 | 6.48% |
| March 21, 2013 | 6.52% |
| March 20, 2013 | 6.47% |
| March 19, 2013 | 6.50% |
| March 18, 2013 | 6.52% |
| March 15, 2013 | 6.53% |
| March 14, 2013 | 6.51% |
| March 13, 2013 | 6.56% |
| March 12, 2013 | 6.56% |
| March 11, 2013 | 6.57% |
| March 8, 2013 | 6.54% |
About Earnings Yield
Earnings yield is earnings per share from the previous four quarters divided by the share price. It is the reciprocal of the P/E ratio. The earnings yield is quoted as a percentage, which illustrates the percentage of each dollar invested that was earned by the company during the past twelve months.
The earnings yield can be used to compare the earnings of a stock, sector or the whole market against bond yields. Generally, the earnings yields of equities are higher than the yield of risk-free treasury bonds. Financial theorists argue that this difference exists because stock earnings are riskier than bond coupon payments.
If a company has an earnings yield of 64%, investors are purchasing $0.64 of earnings per dollar invested.
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MSFT Earnings Yield Rankings
| Overall |
79th percentile 1529 of 7590 |
| Sector |
81st percentile 168 of 905 in Technology |
| Industry |
74th percentile 9 of 35 in Software - Infrastructure |
MSFT Earnings Yield Range, Past 5 Years
| Minimum | 4.91% | Dec 29 2009 |
| Maximum | 12.41% | Mar 9 2009 |
| Average | 8.07% |
