ADSK vs EMR vs CRCT Stock Comparison

Autodesk, Emerson Electric and Cricut Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$242.38 +17.0% 1M -22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$50.66B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
4 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$167.78 +5.3% 1M +24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$93.59B
P/E
36.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.33%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
CRCT Cricut, Inc.
$6.07 -4.1% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$689.79M
Div. yield
3.29%
Consumer Electronics Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Emerson Electric leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Emerson Electric 4, Cricut 4, Autodesk 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSKEMRCRCTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.66B $93.59B $1.27B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.0x 36.4x 14.5x CRCT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 24.9x 16.9x CRCT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +4.8% -3.1% ADSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% 13.8% 12.7% ADSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 10.9% — ADSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.8x — ADSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.33% 3.29% CRCT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.1% +24.7% +15.6% EMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr +11.6%/yr -26.5%/yr EMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 31.8% 41.9% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 45/100 73/100 CRCT

Percentile Scorecard

ADSKEMRCRCT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADSKEMRCRCT
Valuation 32 #20 of 29 33 #136 of 203 65 #15 of 41
Growth 62 #11 of 27 39 #115 of 188 35 #27 of 41
Profitability 88 #4 of 26 87 #25 of 184 100 #1 of 39
Financial Health 47 #17 of 31 30 #153 of 217 91 #5 of 43
Shareholder Returns 44 #10 of 17 37 #97 of 153 74 #8 of 28
Overall 54 45 73
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CRCT ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADSKEMRCRCTSPY
1 month +17.0%+5.3%-4.1% +0.9%
3 months -1.2%+15.1%+26.7% +5.9%
6 months +2.8%+22.9%+41.8% +8.5%
Year to date -18.1%+26.4%+22.6% +13.3%
1 year -22.1%+24.7%+15.6% +12.4%
3 years +24.2%+90.6%-26.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.5%+24.0%-9.8% +23.5%
5 years -23.7%+73.0%-78.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -5.3%+11.6%-26.5% +11.0%
10 years +237.3%+235.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.9%+12.9%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureADSKEMRCRCTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%31.8%41.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%33.5%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.540.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.780.37 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-29.9%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%0.0%-9.4% -0.9%
52-week high $311.08$167.78$6.70 $779.14
52-week low $187.72$123.30$3.74 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADSKEMRCRCT
P/E now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 31.0x 36.4xmedian 25.4x 14.5xmedian 15.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.5x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 11.2x 17.0xmedian 14.3x 7.5xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.6x 27.0xmedian 21.8x 8.6xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 3.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 0.74 -0.88median 1.41 0.62median 0.62

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADSKEMRCRCT
Revenue $7.79B $18.64B $689.79M
Gross profit $7.11B $9.91B $399.65M
Operating income $2.04B $4.68B $106.89M
Net income $1.64B $2.58B $87.68M
Free cash flow $2.84B $3.46B $147.65M
R&D $1.72B – $67.56M
EPS (diluted) $7.78 $4.59 $0.42
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $2.18B $266.91M
Total debt $10.43B $13.11B –
Shares (diluted) 211.00M 561.10M 211.06M
Enterprise value $38.69B $86.34B $246.18M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADSKEMRCRCT
P/E 31.0x 36.4x 14.5x
P/FCF 17.8x 27.0x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x 23.9x 7.1x
P/S 6.5x 5.0x 1.8x
P/B 15.0x 4.6x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 17.1x 8.0x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 17.0x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 24.2x 22.4x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 5.6x 1.4x
EV/FCF 17.4x 30.2x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 26.7x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 -0.88 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSKEMRCRCT
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 4.8% -3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 7.6% -5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 5.7% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 11.0% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.9% 9.2% 27.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 13.6% 22.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% -3.0% 22.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% -42.0% 21.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.4% -2.2% 24.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -41.6% 23.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 4.4% -33.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 10.1% -12.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% 4.4% -41.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 9.4% -14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSKEMRCRCT
Gross margin 91.2% 53.2% 57.9%
EBITDA margin 37.3% 33.1% 19.0%
Operating margin 26.2% 25.1% 15.5%
Pretax margin 27.0% 17.6% 16.9%
Net margin 21.1% 13.8% 12.7%
FCF margin 36.4% 18.6% 21.4%
Operating cash flow margin 37.2% 21.0% 26.1%
Return on equity 49.9% 12.7% 24.1%
Return on assets 13.2% 6.1% 15.5%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 10.9% –
Return on capital employed 35.0% 14.9% 29.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 9.1% 1.3% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSKEMRCRCT
Debt / assets 22.9% 31.1% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 3.8x –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 51.7% 37.1%
Equity / assets 26.1% 48.3% 62.9%
Interest coverage – – 188.5x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 4.06 4.73 6.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSKEMRCRCT
Dividend yield – 1.3% 3.3%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 1.0% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 2.3% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 47.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADSKEMRCRCT
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 24.9xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.24FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $0.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +2.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +15.3% -30.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $663.76MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +15.3% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSKEMRCRCT
Held by institutions 96.0% 82.1% 54.8%
Institutions holding 1,195 2,291 153
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +0.9% +5.1%
Institutions buying 501 1,081 86
Institutions selling 535 798 43
Buyers to sellers 0.94 1.35 2.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADSKEMRCRCT
ADSK 1.00 -0.03 0.26
EMR -0.03 1.00 0.19
CRCT 0.26 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSK, EMR and CRCT?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autodesk (ADSK) $50.66B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $93.59B, Cricut (CRCT) $1.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADSK, EMR and CRCT?

Cricut (CRCT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autodesk (ADSK) 31.0x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.4x, Cricut (CRCT) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cricut (CRCT) is cheapest (Autodesk (ADSK) 19.8x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.9x, Cricut (CRCT) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autodesk (ADSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Cricut (CRCT) -3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Cricut (CRCT) 12.7%). On return on invested capital, Autodesk (ADSK) leads (Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Electric (EMR) returned the most: Autodesk (ADSK) -22.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +24.7%, Cricut (CRCT) +15.6%. Over five years, Emerson Electric (EMR) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -5.3%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.6%/yr, Cricut (CRCT) -26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cricut (CRCT) has the highest dividend yield: Autodesk (ADSK) 0.00%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.33%, Cricut (CRCT) 3.29%. Autodesk (ADSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Electric (EMR) has been the steadiest (Autodesk (ADSK) 39.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%, Cricut (CRCT) 41.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSK, EMR and CRCT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.