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MSFT vs SNOW

Side-by-side comparison of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Snowflake Inc. (SNOW): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both MSFT and SNOW operate in Computer Software: Prepackaged Software (Technology), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MSFT is the larger of the two at $3.28T, about 36.2x SNOW ($90.51B).
  • Over the past year, MSFT is down 4.7% and SNOW is up 24.8% - SNOW leads by 29.5 points.
  • SNOW has been more active in the news (29 items in the past 4 weeks vs 12 for MSFT).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceMSFT-4.68%SNOW+24.83%
2025-06-03+0.00%2026-06-02
MetricMSFTSNOW
Company
Microsoft Corporation
Snowflake Inc.
Price
$441.51-4.12%
$261.20-6.76%
Market cap
$3.28T
$90.51B
1M return
+6.49%
+85.29%
1Y return
-4.68%
+24.83%
Industry
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
1986
2020
News (4w)
12
29
Recent ratings
25
25
MSFT

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide. Its Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Office 365 Security and Compliance, and Skype for Business, as well as related Client Access Licenses (CAL); Skype, Outlook.com, OneDrive, and LinkedIn; and Dynamics 365, a set of cloud-based and on-premises business solutions for organizations and enterprise divisions. Its Intelligent Cloud segment licenses SQL, Windows Servers, Visual Studio, System Center, and related CALs; GitHub that provides a collaboration platform and code hosting service for developers; and Azure, a cloud platform. It also offers support services and Microsoft consulting services to assist customers in developing, deploying, and managing Microsoft server and desktop solutions; and training and certification on Microsoft products. Its More Personal Computing segment provides Windows original equipment manufacturer (OEM) licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows Commercial, such as volume licensing of the Windows operating system, Windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; Windows Internet of Things; and MSN advertising. It also offers Surface, PC accessories, PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, and other devices; Gaming, including Xbox hardware, and Xbox content and services; video games and third-party video game royalties; and Search, including Bing and Microsoft advertising. It sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online stores, and retail stores. It has collaborations with Dynatrace, Inc., Morgan Stanley, Micro Focus, WPP plc, ACI Worldwide, Inc., and iCIMS, Inc., as well as a strategic relationship with Avaya Holdings Corp. Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

SNOW

Snowflake Inc.

Snowflake Inc. provides cloud-based data platform in the United States and internationally. The company's platform offers Data Cloud, an ecosystem that enables customers to consolidate data into a single source of truth to drive meaningful business insights, build data-driven applications, and share data. Its platform is used by various organizations of various sizes in a range of industries. The company was formerly known as Snowflake Computing, Inc. and changed its name to Snowflake Inc. in April 2019. Snowflake Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

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