Adobe vs Intuit
ADBE and INTU side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ADBE and INTU compare
Adobe and Intuit are about the same size, with market caps of $97.4B and $91.2B.
On earnings, Adobe is cheaper: it trades at 14.0× trailing earnings, against 20.7× for Intuit.
Intuit grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.9% versus 12.0% for Adobe).
Adobe keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 28.0% compared with 21.3% at Intuit.
Intuit pays a dividend yielding 1.5%; Adobe does not pay one.
Intuit scores higher on the StockData Score (24 against 20 for Adobe), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ADBE | INTU |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $97.4B | $91.2B |
| Share price | $250.23 | $341.09 |
| Change, 1 year | −25.9% | −48.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −62.2% | −44.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.37 | 1.13 |
| Employees | 31K | 19K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 | 24 (better) |
| Valuation score | 5 | 5 |
| Growth score | 5 | 5 |
| Performance score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.0× (better) | 20.7× |
| P/S | 3.8× (better) | 4.2× |
| P/B | 8.3× | 4.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.3× (better) | 16.0× |
| P/FCF | 9.2× (better) | 10.5× |
| PEG | 0.77 (better) | 0.83 |
| FCF yield | 10.9% (better) | 9.5% |
| Fair value | $566.47 | $584.49 |
| Margin of safety | 55.8% (better) | 41.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.0% | 13.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.1% | 17.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 4.7% | 18.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 11.6% | 20.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 9.0% | 16.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 89.3% | – |
| Operating margin | 35.7% (better) | 27.4% |
| Net margin | 28.0% (better) | 21.3% |
| FCF margin | 40.8% (better) | 40.4% |
| Return on equity | 61.9% (better) | 23.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 107% (better) | 20.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.14 (better) | 0.40 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.40 | 0.50 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 35.7× (better) | 23.0× |
| Current ratio | 0.77 | 1.51 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 7.35 (better) | 5.08 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.5% |
| Payout ratio | – | 29.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 15 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 15.3% |
| Buyback yield | 9.5% (better) | 5.9% |
| Shareholder yield | 9.5% (better) | 7.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 85.7% | 90.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.17% | 2.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$48.8M (better) | −$357M |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 | 4 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | 2.8% |
Go deeper
- ADBE stock overview
- ADBE income statement
- ADBE valuation and score
- INTU stock overview
- INTU income statement
- INTU valuation and score
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