Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. FICO scored 88.1, ORCL scored 68.7 — FICO leads.
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FICO
Fair Isaac Corporation
Software - Application · Quality-Growth
88.1
$723.03 · $15.6B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
19.4
FICO leads
ORCL
Oracle Corporation
Software - Infrastructure · Quality-Growth
68.7
$143.20 · $434.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthFICO+24.1%
Highest qualityFICO91 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
FICO
stronger →← stronger
ORCL
91
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
62
89
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
89
84
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
59
FICO is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
FICO
ORCL
$996mC+
FCF
-$28.7bF
+24.1%A-
Rev
+21.6%A-
Negative equity
D/E
2.52D
20.9xB+
P/E
—
0.66A-
PEG
0.79A-
—
P/S
6.0xC+
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
FICO
ORCL
1% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
~11%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
—
-16%
1-yr DCF upside
—
-1%
5-yr DCF upside
—
+25%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
FICO
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
ORCL
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
Diluting shareholders
The companies
FICOFair Isaac Corporation
Software - Application · $723.03 · beta 1.34
Why now
Software - Application · market cap $15.6b. Down 61% from 52-week high of $1858.91 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +24%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.66 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 19 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $1,113 (implying +54% upside).
Moat
Net margin 34% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. FCF converts 122% 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
Down 61% 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.
ORCLOracle Corporation
Software - Infrastructure · $143.20 · beta 1.77
Why now
Software - Infrastructure · market cap $434.1b. Down 56% from 52-week high of $322.54 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +22%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.79 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 41 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $237.97 (implying +66% upside).
Moat
Net margin 26% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 28% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. $434.1b market cap places it among the largest companies in the sector — distribution, R&D, and customer-acquisition costs amortize across a base peers can't replicate.
Risk
D/E 2.52 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Free cash flow is negative (-$28.7b) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage 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.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where FICO and ORCL diverge
On the headline score the gap is 19.4 points in favor of FICO. The widest single difference is Quality, where FICO leads by 28.9 points.
QualityFICO 91.1 · ORCL 62.2FICO +28.9
ValueFICO 83.9 · ORCL 58.6FICO +25.3
GrowthFICO 89.5 · ORCL 88.8level
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 FICO or ORCL the better stock?
FICO scores higher: FICO 88.1, ORCL 68.7 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 FICO and ORCL differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where FICO leads by 29 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. FICO also leads value, while growth is effectively level between them.
How are FICO and ORCL 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.