Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. PAY scored 76.7, INTU scored 81.9 — INTU leads.
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PAY
Paymentus Holdings, Inc.
Software - Infrastructure · Quality-Growth
76.7
$31.88 · $4.0B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
5.2
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
CheapestINTU18.4x
Fastest growthPAY+30.2%
Strongest balance sheetPAY0.02
Highest qualityINTU88 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueINTU-49%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
PAY
stronger →← stronger
INTU
69
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
88
96
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
75
69
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
83
INTU is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
PAY
INTU
$159mC
FCF
$8.6bB+
+30.2%A
Rev
+13.9%B+
0.02A-
D/E
0.44B
48.3xC+
P/E
18.4xB+
2.48C
PEG
0.96B+
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
PAY
INTU
38% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
49% below
~24%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-7%/yr
-44%
1-yr DCF upside
+72%
-28%
5-yr DCF upside
+96%
+4%
10-yr DCF upside
+136%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
PAY
No notable signals flagged.
INTU
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
The companies
PAYPaymentus Holdings, Inc.
Software - Infrastructure · $31.88 · beta 1.34
Why now
Software - Infrastructure · market cap $4.0b. Down 30% from 52-week high of $45.31 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +30% — in hypergrowth territory. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $40.14 (implying +26% upside).
Moat
ROE 14% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 188% 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 48x 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.
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
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where PAY and INTU diverge
On the headline score the gap is 5.2 points in favor of INTU. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
GrowthPAY 95.9 · INTU 75.3PAY +20.6
QualityPAY 68.6 · INTU 88.3INTU +19.7
ValuePAY 68.5 · INTU 82.6INTU +14.1
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 PAY the better stock?
INTU scores higher: INTU 81.9, PAY 76.7 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 INTU and PAY differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where PAY leads by 21 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 INTU and PAY 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.