How does MSFT's EPS performance stack up against industry peers?

Microsoft's (MSFT) EPS performance is as follows: with a last reported EPS of $3.23 for the 2025 Q2 period ending on December 31, 2024. When compared to other software industry peers, Oracle (ORCL) had an EPS of $1.02 for the 2025 Q3 period ending on February 28, 2025, SAP (SAP) had an EPS of $1.41 for the 2024 Q4 period ending on December 31, 2024, Salesforce (CRM) had an EPS of $1.75 for the 2025 Q4 period ending on January 31, 2025, and Palantir (PLTR) had an EPS of $0.03 for the 2024 Q4 period ending on December 31, 2024:

|code|Ticker|Name|Date|Diluted EPS|market_code|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|MSFT|MSFT.O|Microsoft|2024 Q1|2.99|185|
|PLTR|PLTR.O|Palantir|2024 Q1|0.04|185|
|SAP|SAP.N|Sap|2024 Q1|-0.75537|169|
|CRM|CRM.N|Salesforce|2024 Q1|0.2|169|
|ORCL|ORCL.N|Oracle|2024 Q1|0.86|169|
|MSFT|MSFT.O|Microsoft|2024 Q2|2.93|185|
|PLTR|PLTR.O|Palantir|2024 Q2|0.06|185|
|SAP|SAP.N|Sap|2024 Q2|0.803325|169|
|CRM|CRM.N|Salesforce|2024 Q2|1.28|169|
|ORCL|ORCL.N|Oracle|2024 Q2|0.89|169|

It is clear that MSFT's EPS of $3.23 significantly outperforms the rest of the industry, with ORCL, SAP, CRM, and PLTR having EPS that are lower than MSFT's. This indicates that MSFT has a higher profitability relative to its share count, which could be a positive sign for investors looking for strong financial performance in their investments.