2 Monster Stocks to Hold for the Next 20 Years — Including Microsoft (MSFT) Stock

All of us need our inventory portfolios to be stuffed with monster shares, however that is not a straightforward objective to realize. If we’re fortunate, we are going to personal just a few, and their large features will assist offset some inevitable losses.

Listed here are just a few shares which have been monster shares — and are more likely to proceed as such for the foreseeable future.

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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is big, encompassing the dominant Workplace 365 suite of purposes, the Azure cloud computing platform, the Xbox gaming platform, the Home windows working system, and even LinkedIn, amongst many different issues. It has been a monster inventory, too, averaging annual returns of 25% over the previous decade — and it is nonetheless rising. In its first quarter of fiscal 2026, income was up 18% yr over yr, whereas internet earnings rose 12%.

The corporate has been investing closely in artificial intelligence (AI), and CEO Satya Nadella has stated, “Our planet-scale cloud and AI manufacturing facility, along with Copilots throughout high-value domains, is driving broad diffusion and real-world impression… It is why we proceed to extend our investments in AI throughout each capital and expertise to fulfill the large alternative forward.”

Microsoft is producing additional cash than it must spend on progress, so it is paying shareholders a dividend — that lately yielded 0.77%. (Which may not look like lots, but it surely’s rising briskly, too — up from $2.09 per share in 2020 to $3.40 per share lately.)

Its inventory within reason priced, as effectively, with a current forward-looking price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 29, which is a bit under its five-year common of 30. It is highly rated by lots of Wall Street analysts and is more likely to continue to grow, partly as a result of a lot of its enterprise is carried out with different companies — that use its companies to remain productive and safe. (Its Azure cloud platform, for instance, posted a year-over-year income acquire of 40% within the first quarter.)

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is one other monster inventory, and it has extra progress potential. Over the previous decade, it has averaged annual features of 24%, and it, too, remains to be rising. Its fourth quarter of 2025 featured income of $12 billion, up almost 18% yr over yr, with internet earnings up 29% and forecast to rise by some 35% by the following quarter. Its promoting income is a key to its current success. As the corporate has famous, “In 2025, which was solely our third yr promoting promoting, advert income grew by greater than 2.5x vs. 2024 to over $1.5 billion.”

The inventory is definitely down about 12% over the previous yr (as of Jan. 26), partly on account of uncertainty over its bid to amass Warner Bros. Discovery, dwelling to HBO and extra. That bid was lately greater than $70 billion, however others are additionally vying to make the acquisition. And a few fear that Netflix might find yourself paying an excessive amount of.

Netflix’s inventory additionally appears appealingly valued, which is not usually the case. Its current ahead P/E of 27 is effectively under its five-year common of 33.

Take a more in-depth have a look at both or each of those firms, in the event that they curiosity you. And if they do not, know that there are many different compelling progress shares on the market.

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Selena Maranjian has positions in Microsoft, Netflix, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Idiot has positions in and recommends Microsoft, Netflix, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The Motley Idiot has a disclosure policy.

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