BILL vs PCTY vs INTU Stock Comparison

BILL Holdings, Paylocity Holding and Intuit Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BILL BILL Holdings, Inc.
$50.89 +15.8% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
–
Accounting Software Technology
2 wins
PCTY Paylocity Holding Corp
$169.38 +15.9% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.02B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.77B
Div. yield
–
HR Software Technology
4 wins
INTU Intuit Inc.
$354.84 +22.4% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$95.23B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.45B
Div. yield
1.40%
Accounting Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Intuit leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Intuit 5, Paylocity Holding 4, BILL Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBILLPCTYINTULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.69B $9.02B $95.23B INTU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -452.4x 34.0x 21.4x INTU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 20.5x 16.4x BILL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% +11.0% +13.9% INTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.7% 15.2% 21.3% INTU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.8% 21.0% 16.7% PCTY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -94.9x -0.4x 0.1x BILL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.40% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.4% +16.4% -45.9% PCTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.4%/yr -9.6%/yr -10.4%/yr PCTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.0% 41.7% 52.7% PCTY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 63/100 71/100 INTU

Percentile Scorecard

BILLPCTYINTU

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

AxisBILLPCTYINTU
Valuation 81 #20 of 100 50 #51 of 100 74 #27 of 100
Growth 63 #37 of 99 67 #33 of 99 64 #36 of 99
Profitability 46 #52 of 96 84 #16 of 96 94 #7 of 96
Financial Health 62 #43 of 112 59 #47 of 112 69 #35 of 112
Shareholder Returns 92 #6 of 67 55 #31 of 67 53 #32 of 67
Overall 69 63 71
  • BILL ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • PCTY ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • INTU ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBILLPCTYINTUSPY
1 month +15.8%+15.9%+22.4% -5.9%
3 months +8.3%+11.8%+10.2% -4.6%
6 months +35.1%+55.2%-12.8% +0.2%
Year to date -6.7%+11.1%-46.4% +7.5%
1 year +9.4%+16.4%-45.9% +8.2%
3 years -17.2%+19.4%-29.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year -6.1%+6.1%-10.8% +19.0%
5 years -84.8%-39.5%-42.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -31.4%-9.6%-10.4% +9.4%
10 years —+369.8%+237.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+16.7%+12.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBILLPCTYINTUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.0%41.7%52.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.0%40.9%58.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.29-0.140.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.39-0.87 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-65.8%-68.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-4.7%-47.6% -5.9%
52-week high $56.31$177.67$676.55 $779.14
52-week low $31.96$95.10$255.07 $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.

MultipleBILLPCTYINTU
P/E now vs peer median -452.4xmedian 24.7x 34.0xmedian 24.7x 21.4xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.8x 5.1xmedian 2.8x 4.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 204.6xmedian 16.5x 17.7xmedian 16.5x 14.2xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 15.3x 18.2xmedian 15.3x 11.0xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.7x 7.4xmedian 2.7x 5.0xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median -7.25median 0.77 1.33median 0.77 0.86median 0.77

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 monthsBILLPCTYINTU
Revenue $1.65B $1.77B $21.45B
Gross profit $1.34B $1.23B $17.37B
Operating income -$73.45M $385.99M $5.88B
Net income -$11.24M $269.74M $4.57B
Free cash flow $412.50M $497.10M $8.66B
R&D $300.57M $221.39M $3.38B
EPS (diluted) $-0.11 $4.92 $16.48
Cash & equivalents $1.03B $271.92M $4.71B
Total debt $453.06M $81.25M $7.67B
Shares (diluted) 99.92M 54.77M 277.00M
Enterprise value -$3.98B $8.12B $74.58B

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
MetricBILLPCTYINTU
P/E -452.4x 34.0x 21.4x
P/FCF 11.4x 18.2x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 16.9x 10.8x
P/S 2.8x 5.1x 4.4x
P/B 1.3x 7.4x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 7.9x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 204.6x 17.7x 14.2x
EV/EBIT -43.6x 22.9x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 5.0x 4.5x
EV/FCF 7.8x 17.8x 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 16.6x 10.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.25 1.33 0.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBILLPCTYINTU
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% 11.0% 13.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 14.7% 14.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.4% 11.7% 14.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 14.9% 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.9% 27.0% 19.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.1% 35.5% 23.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -147.2% 18.8% 18.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 63.1% 24.2% 24.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -149.1% 22.6% 20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 62.4% 25.6% 25.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% 27.5% 42.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% 23.6% 20.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.1% 22.7% 41.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.8% 24.0% 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBILLPCTYINTU
Gross margin 80.9% 69.2% 81.0%
EBITDA margin 0.9% 28.1% 31.4%
Operating margin -4.4% 21.8% 27.4%
Pretax margin -0.6% 21.9% 28.1%
Net margin -0.7% 15.2% 21.3%
FCF margin 25.0% 28.1% 40.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 30.1% 41.2%
Return on equity -0.3% 22.5% 23.0%
Return on assets -0.1% 5.2% 12.0%
Return on invested capital -1.8% 21.0% 16.7%
Return on capital employed -1.4% 22.1% 21.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -37.0x 2.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 13.9% 7.8% 9.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBILLPCTYINTU
Debt / assets 4.4% 1.7% 20.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -94.9x -0.4x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 0.2x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 75.0% 48.4%
Equity / assets 34.6% 25.0% 51.6%
Interest coverage – – 23.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.57 2.51 5.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBILLPCTYINTU
Dividend yield – – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 11.6% 4.3% 5.5%
Shareholder yield 11.6% 4.3% 6.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBILLPCTYINTU
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2027 20.5xFY2027 16.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.59FY2027 $8.25FY2027 $21.63FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +29.6%FY2027 -0.7%FY2027 +28.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +19.2% +13.7% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.88BFY2027 $1.94BFY2027 $24.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +13.8%FY2027 +9.6%FY2027 +12.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% -1.6% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBILLPCTYINTU
Held by institutions 98.2% 85.4% 91.0%
Institutions holding 346 468 1,752
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.7% +2.3% +7.2%
Institutions buying 168 274 803
Institutions selling 127 155 795
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.77 1.01

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.

BILLPCTYINTU
BILL 1.00 0.37 0.57
PCTY 0.37 1.00 0.63
INTU 0.57 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BILL, PCTY and INTU?

Intuit (INTU) is the largest by market capitalisation: BILL Holdings (BILL) $4.69B, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) $9.02B, Intuit (INTU) $95.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, BILL, PCTY and INTU?

Intuit (INTU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BILL Holdings (BILL) -452.4x, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) 34.0x, Intuit (INTU) 21.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, BILL Holdings (BILL) is cheapest (BILL Holdings (BILL) 14.2x, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) 20.5x, Intuit (INTU) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intuit (INTU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BILL Holdings (BILL) +13.0%, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) +11.0%, Intuit (INTU) +13.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuit (INTU) has the highest net margin (BILL Holdings (BILL) -0.7%, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) 15.2%, Intuit (INTU) 21.3%). On return on invested capital, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) leads (BILL Holdings (BILL) -1.8%, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) 21.0%, Intuit (INTU) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Paylocity Holding (PCTY) returned the most: BILL Holdings (BILL) +9.4%, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) +16.4%, Intuit (INTU) -45.9%. Over five years, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) compounded fastest (BILL Holdings (BILL) -31.4%/yr, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) -9.6%/yr, Intuit (INTU) -10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intuit (INTU) 1.40%. BILL Holdings (BILL) and Paylocity Holding (PCTY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) has been the steadiest (BILL Holdings (BILL) 60.0%, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) 41.7%, Intuit (INTU) 52.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BILL, PCTY and INTU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Intuit (INTU) leads on 5. 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.