Last Price$250.9(1.8%)
Market Cap$58.3B
LTM Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
(610.1%)
5Y avg
(80.4%)
Software - Application industry
median
8.5%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.9%) overvalued
MicroStrategy Incorporated Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) | 273.3% | 253.4% | 215.7% | 59.3% | 71.6% | 39.2% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 8.7% | (4.4%) | 105.9% | 91.3% | 48.3% | 2.0% | 21.8% | (133.6%) | (114.4%) | (11.1%) | (63.6%) | (0.4%) |
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MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR) Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) comparison analysis
General
LTM Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
MicroStrategy IncorporatedMSTR
(610.1%)
(6.6%)
N/A
(251.7%)
Median Peer Set
38.2%
16.7%
46.2%
19.3%
Coinbase Global, Inc.COIN
179.1%
111.2%
2,507.5%
39.3%
Shopify Inc.SHOP
106.1%
25.8%
1,470.0%
22.7%
ServiceNow, Inc.NOW
60.8%
22.4%
(18.4%)
13.0%
AppLovin CorporationAPP
55.4%
16.5%
N/A
10.9%
Uber Technologies, Inc.UBER
45.2%
18.0%
423.3%
22.4%
Workday, Inc.WDAY
31.2%
16.8%
N/A
19.0%
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.CDNS
27.3%
13.5%
0.8%
22.7%
Intuit Inc.INTU
23.8%
13.3%
24.8%
18.2%
Salesforce, Inc.CRM
18.2%
11.2%
1,923.8%
11.9%
SAP SESAP
10.5%
3.7%
67.5%
19.7%
MSTR key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 268.7 16.2% | 313.8 16.8% | 350.7 11.7% | 360.4 2.8% | 377.8 4.8% | 454.6 20.3% | 562.2 23.7% | 594.6 5.8% | 575.9 (3.1%) | 579.8 0.7% | 529.9 (8.6%) | 512.2 (3.3%) | 504.5 (1.5%) | 497.6 (1.4%) | 486.3 (2.3%) | 480.7 (1.1%) | 510.8 6.2% | 499.3 (2.3%) | 496.3 (0.6%) | 463.5 (6.6%) |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 36.5 | 44.4 | 60.5 | 63.4 | 66.6 | 106.1 | 142.0 | 152.8 | 138.6 | 135.2 | 101.1 | 93.1 | 96.6 | 99.5 | 100.0 | 91.1 | 91.9 | 103.0 | 109.9 | 129.5 |
% margin | 232.2 86.4% | 269.4 85.9% | 290.2 82.7% | 297.0 82.4% | 311.2 82.4% | 348.5 76.7% | 420.1 74.7% | 441.8 74.3% | 437.3 75.9% | 444.6 76.7% | 428.8 80.9% | 419.0 81.8% | 407.9 80.8% | 398.1 80.0% | 386.4 79.4% | 389.7 81.1% | 418.9 82.0% | 396.3 79.4% | 386.3 77.8% | 334.0 72.1% |
| Operating Expenses | 138.3 | 169.6 | 202.0 | 229.2 | 224.9 | 297.9 | 405.1 | 411.7 | 417.9 | 424.8 | 294.5 | 311.3 | 333.5 | 394.2 | 387.4 | 332.6 | 372.8 | 385.7 | 501.4 | 2,187.0 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 31.5 | 34.1 | 36.7 | 30.6 | 41.8 | 50.6 | 72.6 | 94.6 | 98.1 | 103.4 | 65.2 | 73.1 | 78.8 | 102.5 | 109.4 | 103.6 | 117.1 | 127.4 | 120.5 | 118.5 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 106.8 | 135.4 | 165.2 | 198.6 | 183.1 | 247.3 | 332.5 | 317.1 | 319.8 | 321.4 | 229.3 | 238.2 | 254.8 | 291.7 | 277.9 | 229.0 | 255.6 | 258.3 | 265.0 | 278.6 |
% margin | 93.9 34.9% | 99.8 31.8% | 88.2 25.2% | 67.8 18.8% | 86.3 22.8% | 50.6 11.1% | 15.0 2.7% | 30.2 5.1% | 19.4 3.4% | 5.1 0.9% | 134.0 25.3% | 107.6 21.0% | 74.4 14.7% | 4.0 0.8% | (1.0) (0.2%) | 127.8 26.6% | 876.7 171.6% | 6.1 1.2% | (115.0) (23.2%) | (1,853.0) (399.8%) |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 29.1 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 29.1 | 53.1 | 49.0 | 61.9 |
| Pre-tax Income | 98.2 | 101.4 | 91.2 | 70.8 | 85.8 | 55.0 | 19.3 | 29.2 | 16.8 | 11.1 | 137.9 | 113.0 | 72.6 | 20.5 | 38.3 | (20.0) | (811.4) | (1,322.5) | (124.5) | (1,934.3) |
% effective tax rate | 33.4 34.1% | 30.5 30.1% | 32.7 35.9% | 29.0 41.0% | 25.3 29.5% | 11.2 20.3% | 1.4 7.0% | 8.7 29.7% | (9.8) (58.5%) | 6.0 54.4% | 31.9 23.2% | 22.1 19.6% | 55.0 75.7% | (2.0) (9.9%) | 3.9 10.2% | (12.4) 62.3% | (275.9) 34.0% | 147.3 (11.1%) | (553.6) 444.6% | (767.7) 39.7% |
% margin | 64.7 24.1% | 70.9 22.6% | 58.5 16.7% | 41.8 11.6% | 74.8 19.8% | 43.8 9.6% | 17.9 3.2% | 20.5 3.5% | 83.3 14.5% | 5.0 0.9% | 105.9 20.0% | 90.9 17.7% | 17.6 3.5% | 22.5 4.5% | 34.4 7.1% | (7.5) (1.6%) | (535.5) (104.8%) | (1,469.8) (294.4%) | 429.1 86.5% | (1,166.7) (251.7%) |
| EPS | 0.44 | 0.55 | 0.47 | 0.35 | 0.63 | 0.39 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.74 | 0.05 | 0.93 | 0.81 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.34 | (0.08) | (5.34) | (12.98) | 3.20 | (6.06) |
| Diluted EPS | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.61 | 0.37 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.74 | 0.04 | 0.92 | 0.80 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.33 | (0.08) | (5.34) | (12.98) | 2.64 | (6.06) |
% margin | 102.4 38.1% | 107.4 34.2% | 95.8 27.3% | 74.2 20.6% | 96.9 25.7% | 63.4 13.9% | 37.8 6.7% | 54.7 9.2% | 43.3 7.5% | 39.9 6.9% | 148.3 28.0% | 122.1 23.8% | 88.9 17.6% | 4.0 0.8% | 7.6 1.6% | 6.5 1.4% | (770.9) (150.9%) | (1,258.5) (252.1%) | (44.3) (8.9%) | (1,854.6) (400.2%) |
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FAQ
1) What is MicroStrategy Incorporated's Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) is (610.1%), based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) for MicroStrategy Incorporated have been (95.1%) over the past three years, and (84.5%) over the past five years.
2) Is MicroStrategy Incorporated's Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) Good?
As of today, MicroStrategy Incorporated's Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) is (610.1%), which is lower than industry median of 8.5%. It indicates that MicroStrategy Incorporated's Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) is Bad.