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Business with Brian on MSFT

Business with Brian on Microsoft (MSFT): the quotes, dated.

6 dated quotes about Microsoft stock (MSFT), selected from all 55 Business with Brian videos published since 2025-09-10 — a selected record, not the complete history. Each links to the exact second on YouTube, with MSFT’s close that day and what the stock did since.

Every quote is reproduced word for word from the video and linked to the second it was said.

MSFT close, 2026-10-19
$533.52
Price since the first quote, Sep 25, 2025
+5.2%
S&P 500 (SPY), same period
+16.5%
vs the S&P 500
-11.3 pp
Latest stance, Oct 4, 2026
Valuation view
Mentions found
72 in 31 of 55 videos

The short version

In September 2025 Business with Brian cited Microsoft's multiple of about 36 times earnings to argue Alphabet was cheaper. In October 2025 they projected a baseline of Microsoft doubling from 3 trillion to 6 trillion on Azure and enterprise AI, with quantum adding 200 to 300 billion. In December 2025 they said about 27% of their portfolio overlapped with Pelosi's, through holdings including Microsoft. In February 2026 they named Microsoft among software platforms they called backbones of modern infrastructure. In September 2026 they noted a memory chipmaker out-earning Microsoft on margins, and in October 2026 said Microsoft's profits cost about as much as Nvidia's, which grew several times faster.

Summary of the quotes on this page. Updated .

What Business with Brian said last · Oct 4, 2026

Valuation view

“You pay about the same amount for Nvidia's profits as you do for Microsoft's profits. But Nvidia is growing several times faster.”

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Price went up

MSFT +5.2%

Since Business with Brian’s first quote

No clear directional call

These quotes do not establish a clear bullish or bearish call.

MSFT from to . Price movement, not the creator’s realized return.

MSFT+5.2%
S&P 500 · SPY+16.5%
← decline 0 growth →

Price up since 6 of 6 quotes · Stock ahead of SPY: 3 of 6

Leaderboard result: Not scored (no clear directional call). How it is scored

Business with Brian’s price target and valuation calls on MSFT

A price target, a fair-value estimate and a price worth buying at are different things. Each line below quotes which one was said, and when.

  1. Valuation view

    You see, Alphabet trades at about 23 times earnings, slightly below its 5-year median of 25 and well under its peers like Microsoft at a 36 or Nvidia at nearly 40.

    See the quote Watch on YouTube · at 10:35The 8 BEST Stocks I'm Buying Before October

  2. Valuation view

    Microsoft doubles from Azure and enterprise AI from 3 trillion to 6 trillion as a baseline. Quantum adds another 200 to 300 billion, and that's an extra 6% market cap boost.

    See the quote Watch on YouTube · at 20:54Quantum Stocks That Could 10X Before 2030!

  3. Valuation view

    You pay about the same amount for Nvidia's profits as you do for Microsoft's profits. But Nvidia is growing several times faster.

    See the quote Watch on YouTube · at 6:21Nvidia Just Delivered Massive News for These 10 Stocks

Price and the calls

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MSFT daily close, split-adjusted, with numbered markers at each quoted video$350$400$450$500$550AugOctNovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctfirst quote$534123456
Numbered dots are the quotes — click or tap one to jump to it.
MSFT · daily close, split-adjusted · 2025-08-26 → 2026-10-19 · source: Yahoo Finance
Table view: month-end closes
Month endClose
2025-08-29$507
2025-09-30$518
2025-10-31$518
2025-11-28$492
2025-12-31$484
2026-01-30$430
2026-02-27$393
2026-03-31$370
2026-04-30$408
2026-05-29$450
2026-06-30$373
2026-07-31$465
2026-08-31$507
2026-09-30$513
2026-10-19$534

Use the left and right arrow keys to explore daily closing prices, Home and End for the first and last date, and Escape to dismiss the price tooltip. Tab to a numbered marker and press Enter to jump to its quote. Month-end prices are also available in the table below.

MSFT daily close, split-adjusted, with numbered markers at each quoted video$400$500AugNovJanMarMayJulSepfirst quote$534123456
Numbered dots are the quotes — click or tap one to jump to it.
MSFT · daily close, split-adjusted · 2025-08-26 → 2026-10-19 · source: Yahoo Finance
Table view: month-end closes
Month endClose
2025-08-29$507
2025-09-30$518
2025-10-31$518
2025-11-28$492
2025-12-31$484
2026-01-30$430
2026-02-27$393
2026-03-31$370
2026-04-30$408
2026-05-29$450
2026-06-30$373
2026-07-31$465
2026-08-31$507
2026-09-30$513
2026-10-19$534

What Business with Brian said, when

  1. 1

    — Valuation view

    Frame from Business with Brian's video at 10:35.
    10:35

    “You see, Alphabet trades at about 23 times earnings, slightly below its 5-year median of 25 and well under its peers like Microsoft at a 36 or Nvidia at nearly 40.”

    He was making the case that Alphabet is cheaper than its mega-cap peers, using Microsoft's earnings multiple as a comparison.

    Watch on YouTube · at 10:35The 8 BEST Stocks I'm Buying Before OctoberCopy link to this quoteReport an issue
    Close that day
    $507.03
    MSFT since
    +5.2%
    SPY since
    +16.5%
    vs SPY
    -11.3 pp
    After 1 mo,
    +3.3% +0.4 pp vs SPY
    After 3 mo,
    -3.7% -8.7 pp vs SPY
    After 6 mo,
    -29.6% -26.0 pp vs SPY
    After 12 mo,
    +0.4% -15.9 pp vs SPY
  2. 2

    — Valuation view

    Frame from Business with Brian's video at 20:54.
    20:54

    “Microsoft doubles from Azure and enterprise AI from 3 trillion to 6 trillion as a baseline. Quantum adds another 200 to 300 billion, and that's an extra 6% market cap boost.”

    He was estimating how much quantum computing could add to the market caps of large infrastructure companies.

    Watch on YouTube · at 20:54Quantum Stocks That Could 10X Before 2030!Copy link to this quoteReport an issue
    Last close before the video,
    $523.61
    MSFT since
    +1.9%
    SPY since
    +13.2%
    vs SPY
    -11.3 pp
    After 1 mo,
    -10.3% -8.8 pp vs SPY
    After 3 mo,
    -9.4% -10.9 pp vs SPY
    After 6 mo,
    -20.1% -24.0 pp vs SPY
  3. 3

    — Disclosed holding

    Frame from Business with Brian's video at 10:38.
    10:38

    “In terms of overlap, the bulk of my portfolio aligns the most with Pelosi, about 27% through Nvidia, Google, Broadcom, Microsoft, and Crowdstrike.”

    He was comparing his own portfolio with the backtested portfolios of well-known investors.

    Watch on YouTube · at 10:38I Backtested 4 Billionaire Portfolios. The Winner Is ShockingCopy link to this quoteReport an issue
    Last close before the video,
    $483.16
    MSFT since
    +10.4%
    SPY since
    +11.8%
    vs SPY
    -1.4 pp
    After 1 mo,
    -2.6% -3.5 pp vs SPY
    After 3 mo,
    -17.5% -16.5 pp vs SPY
    After 6 mo,
    -19.1% -25.2 pp vs SPY
  4. 4

    — Named as a pick

    Frame from Business with Brian's video at 7:48.
    7:48

    “Then of course, on the software platform side, you've got Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon. These are the backbones of modern infrastructure. Because when you own these, you're not betting on just one product. You're betting on the platforms that the entire economy is currently running on.”

    He was walking through the software-platform part of his portfolio breakdown.

    Watch on YouTube · at 7:48Retiring at 46 Isn't Crazy. Here's My Portfolio BreakdownCopy link to this quoteReport an issue
    Close that day
    $392.74
    MSFT since
    +35.8%
    SPY since
    +11.7%
    vs SPY
    +24.1 pp
    After 1 mo,
    -8.6% -0.7 pp vs SPY
    After 3 mo,
    +14.6% +4.4 pp vs SPY
    After 6 mo,
    +30.8% +18.6 pp vs SPY
  5. 5

    — Mention

    Frame from Business with Brian's video at 14:57.
    14:57

    “I'm sorry, but a company running physical fabs is out earning Microsoft on the margin line, and Microsoft sells software, which costs next to nothing to just simply copy.”

    He was comparing a memory chipmaker's gross margins with Microsoft's.

    Watch on YouTube · at 14:57Nvidia Can't Buy Enough of It. I Found 2 Ways InCopy link to this quoteReport an issue
    Last close before the video,
    $499.70
    MSFT since
    +6.8%
    SPY since
    -0.5%
    vs SPY
    +7.3 pp
    After 1 mo,
    +7.2% +5.8 pp vs SPY
  6. 6

    — Valuation view

    Frame from Business with Brian's video at 6:21.
    6:21

    “You pay about the same amount for Nvidia's profits as you do for Microsoft's profits. But Nvidia is growing several times faster.”

    He was explaining the PEG ratio by comparing the valuations of Nvidia and Microsoft.

    Watch on YouTube · at 6:21Nvidia Just Delivered Massive News for These 10 StocksCopy link to this quoteReport an issue
    Last close before the video,
    $517.53
    MSFT since
    +3.1%
    SPY since
    -0.4%
    vs SPY
    +3.5 pp

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How to read this

Quotes are short excerpts from Business with Brian's public YouTube videos, attributed to the speaker and linked to the timestamp. “Close that day” is MSFT's split-adjusted closing price on the day the video was published (New York time); if markets were closed that day, the last close before it. If the stock has split since a quote, the card shows the price it traded at that day and, beneath it, the split-adjusted close the % change uses. “Since” compares that close with the latest close on 2026-10-19. It is a price observation, not the creator's realized return, and not investment advice. How the price change is calculated. Next to it we show SPY, the ETF tracking the S&P 500, over the same two dates — so a move can be read against the market rather than on its own: why we compare with SPY. Each quote also carries a label — Named as a pick, Risk acknowledged, Reducing — describing what kind of statement it was: see what the labels mean.

Coverage: 55 of 55 videos published since 2025-09-10 covered; 72 Microsoft mentions found. Prices as of 2026-10-19.

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