Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. ORCL scored 68.7, ADBE scored 87.4 — ADBE leads.
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ORCL
Oracle Corporation
Software - Infrastructure · Quality-Growth
68.7
$143.20 · $434.1B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
18.7
ADBE leads
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
Software - Application · Quality-Growth
87.4
$236.28 · $92.0B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthORCL+21.6%
Strongest balance sheetADBE0.58
Highest qualityADBE92 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueADBE-36%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
ORCL
stronger →← stronger
ADBE
62
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
92
89
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
84
59
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
87
ADBE is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
ORCL
ADBE
-$28.7bF
FCF
$10.6bA-
+21.6%A-
Rev
+12.0%B+
2.52D
D/E
0.58C+
6.0xC+
P/S
—
0.79A-
PEG
0.58A-
—
P/E
13.2xA
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
ORCL
ADBE
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
36% below
—
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-3%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
+40%
—
5-yr DCF upside
+57%
—
10-yr DCF upside
+83%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
ORCL
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
Diluting shareholders
ADBE
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
The companies
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.
ADBEAdobe Inc.
Software - Application · $236.28 · beta 1.42
Why now
Software - Application · market cap $92.0b. Down 35% from 52-week high of $363.70 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +12%, 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 $272.31 (implying +15% 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 35% 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.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where ORCL and ADBE diverge
On the headline score the gap is 18.7 points in favor of ADBE. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
QualityORCL 62.2 · ADBE 92.1ADBE +29.9
ValueORCL 58.6 · ADBE 86.7ADBE +28.1
GrowthORCL 88.8 · ADBE 83.6ORCL +5.2
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 ADBE or ORCL the better stock?
ADBE scores higher: ADBE 87.4, 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 ADBE and ORCL differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where ADBE leads by 30 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are ADBE 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.