Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. GEN scored 82.5, ORCL scored 68.7 — GEN leads.
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GEN
Gen Digital Inc.
Software - Infrastructure · Quality-Growth
82.5
$23.81 · $14.3B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
13.8
GEN 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 growthORCL+21.6%
Strongest balance sheetORCL2.52
Highest qualityGEN80 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueGEN-41%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
GEN
stronger →← stronger
ORCL
80
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
62
87
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
89
81
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
59
GEN is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
GEN
ORCL
$1.5bC+
FCF
-$28.7bF
+20.2%A-
Rev
+21.6%A-
3.08D
D/E
2.52D
13.9xA-
P/E
—
1.19B+
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
GEN
ORCL
41% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
~-4%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
—
+48%
1-yr DCF upside
—
+69%
5-yr DCF upside
—
+103%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
GEN
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
ORCL
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
Diluting shareholders
The companies
GENGen Digital Inc.
Software - Infrastructure · $23.81 · beta 1.26
Why now
Software - Infrastructure · market cap $14.3b. Down 25% from 52-week high of $31.65 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +20%, comfortably above the S&P median. 9 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $32.56 (implying +37% 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 40% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 147% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
D/E 3.08 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. 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 GEN and ORCL diverge
On the headline score the gap is 13.8 points in favor of GEN. The widest single difference is Value, where GEN leads by 21.9 points.
ValueGEN 80.5 · ORCL 58.6GEN +21.9
QualityGEN 80.0 · ORCL 62.2GEN +17.8
GrowthGEN 87.2 · 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 GEN or ORCL the better stock?
GEN scores higher: GEN 82.5, 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 GEN and ORCL differ most?
The widest gap is value, where GEN leads by 22 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. GEN also leads quality, while growth is effectively level between them.
How are GEN 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.