Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. ORCL scored 68.7, GRND scored 86.6 — GRND leads.
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ORCL
Oracle Corporation
Software - Infrastructure · Quality-Growth
68.7
$143.20 · $434.1B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
17.9
GRND leads
GRND
Grindr Inc.
Software - Application · Quality-Growth
86.6
$15.47 · $2.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthGRND+32.4%
Highest qualityGRND94 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueGRND-25%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
ORCL
stronger →← stronger
GRND
62
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
94
89
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
96
59
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
72
GRND is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
ORCL
GRND
-$28.7bF
FCF
$154mC
+21.6%A-
Rev
+32.4%A
2.52D
D/E
Negative equity
6.0xC+
P/S
—
0.79A-
PEG
1.13B+
—
P/E
32.9xB
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
GRND
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
25% below
—
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~8%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
+2%
—
5-yr DCF upside
+33%
—
10-yr DCF upside
+96%
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
GRND
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.
GRNDGrindr Inc.
Software - Application · $15.47 · beta 0.19
Why now
Software - Application · market cap $2.7b. 16% 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 +34% 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 33x 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
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Where ORCL and GRND diverge
On the headline score the gap is 17.9 points in favor of GRND. The widest single difference is Quality, where GRND leads by 31.5 points.
QualityORCL 62.2 · GRND 93.7GRND +31.5
ValueORCL 58.6 · GRND 71.9GRND +13.3
GrowthORCL 88.8 · GRND 96.3GRND +7.5
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 ORCL the better stock?
GRND scores higher: GRND 86.6, 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 GRND and ORCL differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where GRND leads by 32 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. GRND leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are GRND 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.