Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. ADBE scored 85.4, GRND scored 90.4 — GRND leads.
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ADBE
Adobe Inc.
Software - Application · Quality-Growth
85.4
$242.27 · $94.3B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
5.0
GRND leads
GRND
Grindr Inc.
Software - Application · Quality-Growth
90.4
$15.03 · $2.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestADBE13.5x
Fastest growthGRND+32.4%
Highest qualityGRND94 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueADBE-35%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
ADBE
stronger →← stronger
GRND
92
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
94
80
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
96
85
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
82
GRND is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
ADBE
GRND
$10.6bA-
FCF
$154mC
+10.5%B
Rev
+32.4%A
0.58C+
D/E
Negative equity
13.5xA-
P/E
32.0xB
0.58A-
PEG
1.13B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
ADBE
GRND
35% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
27% below
~-2%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~7%/yr
+37%
1-yr DCF upside
+5%
+53%
5-yr DCF upside
+37%
+80%
10-yr DCF upside
+102%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
ADBE
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
GRND
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
The companies
ADBEAdobe Inc.
Software - Application · $242.27 · beta 1.42
Why now
Software - Application · market cap $94.3b. Down 33% from 52-week high of $363.70 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +11%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.58 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 32 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $275.06 (implying +14% upside).
Moat
Net margin 28% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 62% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 145% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 33% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Beta 1.42 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return. Software — competitive moat is durable until it isn't; watch net revenue retention, gross margin trends, and any new market entrant with a fundamentally lower price point.
GRNDGrindr Inc.
Software - Application · $15.03 · beta 0.19
Why now
Software - Application · market cap $2.6b. 19% off the 52-week high of $18.50. Revenue growing +32% — in hypergrowth territory. 5 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $20.80 (implying +38% upside).
Moat
Net margin 19% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. FCF converts 161% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash. Software economics — recurring revenue, embedded customer workflows, and high gross margin all compound the moat once a base account is won. Switching costs are the lever.
Risk
Trailing P/E 32x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. Software — competitive moat is durable until it isn't; watch net revenue retention, gross margin trends, and any new market entrant with a fundamentally lower price point.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
The model favors GRND with a 90.3 score, primarily due to its superior Growth pillar score of 96, driven by A-grade revenue expansion of +32.4% compared to ADBE's 84. However, a contrarian might prefer ADBE for its implied growth rate of -2%, suggesting less optimism is priced in than GRND's 7%. A structural caveat for GRND is its "Negative equity" balance sheet.
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Where ADBE and GRND diverge
On the headline score the gap is 5.0 points in favor of GRND. The widest single difference is Growth, where GRND leads by 16.6 points.
GrowthADBE 79.7 · GRND 96.3GRND +16.6
ValueADBE 84.8 · GRND 81.9level
QualityADBE 92.1 · GRND 93.7level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is GRND or ADBE the better stock?
GRND scores higher: GRND 90.4, ADBE 85.4 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do GRND and ADBE differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where GRND leads by 17 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. The other two pillars are close enough to call level, so this is the one place they genuinely separate.
How are GRND and ADBE scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.