Autodesk vs Intuit
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I put Autodesk and Intuit side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Intuit is the larger business, with $21.4B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $7.2B for Autodesk, about 3.0 times as much.
- Autodesk grew revenue faster (17.5%, against 13.9%).
- Intuit kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (27.4% operating margin, against 21.9%).
- Intuit turned more of its sales into free cash flow (40.4% FCF margin, against 33.4%).
- Autodesk earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (37.0%, against 22.0%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Autodesk
ADSK
5/10
Revenue growthReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Intuit
INTU
5/10
5-year growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | ADSK FY26 | INTU FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $52.6B | $94.1B |
| Revenue | $7.2B | $21.4B |
| Free cash flow | $2.4B | $8.7B |
| Net income | $1.1B | $4.6B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 17.5% | 13.9% |
| 5-year growth | 13.7% | 17.4% |
| Share count change | −0.9% | −2.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 91.0% | — |
| Operating margin | 21.9% | 27.4% |
| Net margin | 15.6% | 21.3% |
| FCF margin | 33.4% | 40.4% |
| Return on capital | 37.0% | 22.0% |
| Return on equity | 39.7% | 23.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$97.0M | $469M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.1x | 0.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.4B | $6.8B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 32.3x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.