Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. BLSH scored 19.8, INTU scored 81.9 — INTU leads.
Compare another set
BLSH
Bullish
Software - Infrastructure · Quality-Growth
19.8
$32.59 · $4.9B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
62.1
INTU leads
INTU
Intuit Inc.
Software - Application · Quality-Growth
81.9
$302.75 · $80.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthINTU+13.9%
Strongest balance sheetBLSH0.21
Highest qualityINTU88 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueINTU-49%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
BLSH
stronger →← stronger
INTU
38
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
88
14
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
75
14
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
83
INTU is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
BLSH
INTU
$111mC
FCF
$8.6bB+
-2.1%D+
Rev
+13.9%B+
0.21B
D/E
0.44B
16.4xC
P/S
—
—
PEG
0.96B+
—
P/E
18.4xB+
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
BLSH
INTU
91% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
49% below
~32%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-7%/yr
-60%
1-yr DCF upside
+72%
-48%
5-yr DCF upside
+96%
-23%
10-yr DCF upside
+136%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
BLSH
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
Short track record
INTU
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
The companies
BLSHBullish
Software - Infrastructure · $32.59
Why now
Software - Infrastructure · market cap $4.9b. Down 48% from 52-week high of $62.09 — deep drawdown territory. 11 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $41.09 (implying +26% upside).
Moat
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
Down 48% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. P/S 16.4x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard. ROE -57% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
INTUIntuit Inc.
Software - Application · $302.75 · beta 1.01
Why now
Software - Application · market cap $80.9b. Down 56% from 52-week high of $689.17 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +14%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.96 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 31 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $405.60 (implying +34% upside).
Moat
Net margin 21% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 24% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 189% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 56% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. 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
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Where BLSH and INTU diverge
On the headline score the gap is 62.1 points in favor of INTU. The widest single difference is Value, where INTU leads by 68.3 points.
ValueBLSH 14.3 · INTU 82.6INTU +68.3
GrowthBLSH 14.3 · INTU 75.3INTU +61.0
QualityBLSH 38.4 · INTU 88.3INTU +49.9
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 INTU or BLSH the better stock?
INTU scores higher: INTU 81.9, BLSH 19.8 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 INTU and BLSH differ most?
The widest gap is value, where INTU leads by 68 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. INTU leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are INTU and BLSH 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.