BLKB vs INTU vs VERX Stock Comparison

Blackbaud, Intuit and Vertex Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLKB Blackbaud Inc
$55.07 +27.5% 1M -15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
5 wins
INTU Intuit Inc.
$339.89 +23.2% 1M -50.2% 1Y
Market cap
$89.89B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.45B
Div. yield
–
Accounting Software Technology
6 wins
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$15.17 +33.4% 1M -40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
669.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Intuit leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Intuit 6, Blackbaud 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKBINTUVERXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.40B $89.89B $2.39B INTU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 19.7x 669.5x BLKB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 15.7x 19.4x BLKB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +13.9% +10.8% INTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.1% 21.3% 0.5% INTU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.4% 16.7% 0.0% INTU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 0.1x 1.1x INTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.5% -50.2% -40.3% BLKB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.6%/yr -11.1%/yr -4.7%/yr BLKB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.4% 52.5% 62.5% BLKB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 74/100 49/100 INTU

Percentile Scorecard

BLKBINTUVERX

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

AxisBLKBINTUVERX
Valuation 91 #10 of 102 83 #18 of 102 41 #61 of 102
Growth 76 #24 of 98 70 #30 of 98 77 #23 of 98
Profitability 85 #15 of 95 94 #7 of 95 55 #43 of 95
Financial Health 17 #91 of 109 69 #34 of 109 34 #72 of 109
Shareholder Returns 84 #11 of 64 56 #29 of 64 40 #39 of 64
Overall 71 74 49
  • BLKB ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • INTU ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • VERX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKBINTUVERXSPY
1 month +27.5%+23.2%+33.4% -0.8%
3 months +59.4%+11.8%+20.0% +3.5%
6 months +48.1%-12.8%+20.8% +7.0%
Year to date -13.0%-48.7%-24.0% +12.2%
1 year -15.5%-50.2%-40.3% +13.0%
3 years -15.7%-29.1%-33.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.5%-10.8%-12.7% +23.1%
5 years -20.9%-44.6%-21.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.6%-11.1%-4.7% +11.0%
10 years -15.0%+215.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.6%+12.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLKBINTUVERXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.4%52.5%62.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.0%58.5%63.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.210.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.31-0.96-0.65 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.8%-68.4%-82.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-50.3%-40.9% -1.8%
52-week high $67.95$683.39$25.66 $779.14
52-week low $26.54$255.07$10.58 $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.

MultipleBLKBINTUVERX
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 28.8x 20.5xmedian 28.8x 684.6xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.8x 4.3xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 17.7x 13.6xmedian 17.7x 26.0xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 15.8x 10.5xmedian 15.8x 48.5xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 37.4xmedian 3.2x 4.8xmedian 3.2x 10.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.85 0.82median 0.85 24.29median 0.85

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 monthsBLKBINTUVERX
Revenue $1.15B $21.45B $787.44M
Gross profit $684.50M $17.37B $503.58M
Operating income $227.18M $5.88B -$13.34M
Net income $150.68M $4.57B $3.58M
Free cash flow $329.16M $8.66B $50.48M
R&D $142.75M $3.38B $91.60M
EPS (diluted) $3.36 $16.48 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $34.39M $4.71B $230.49M
Total debt $1.15B $7.67B $1.35B
Shares (diluted) 44.88M 277.00M 161.39M
Enterprise value $2.25B $69.24B $1.25B

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
MetricBLKBINTUVERX
P/E 16.4x 20.5x 684.6x
P/FCF 7.6x 10.5x 48.5x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 10.3x 14.1x
P/S 2.2x 4.3x 3.1x
P/B 37.4x 4.8x 10.2x
P/Tangible book -95.1x 6.4x 10.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 13.6x 26.0x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 15.6x -191.6x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 4.3x 3.2x
EV/FCF 11.0x 10.6x 50.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 10.4x 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.82 24.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKBINTUVERX
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 13.9% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 14.3% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 14.7% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 15.1% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 191.2% 19.5% -75.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 108.4% 23.3% 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 150.7% 18.0% 107.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 75.6% 24.2% 28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 154.5% 20.6% 107.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 82.5% 25.1% 28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.2% 42.4% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 20.5% 47.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.3% 41.5% 4,078%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 21.4% 78.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKBINTUVERX
Gross margin 59.6% 81.0% 64.0%
EBITDA margin 27.3% 31.4% 12.5%
Operating margin 19.8% 27.4% -1.7%
Pretax margin 14.9% 28.1% -1.2%
Net margin 13.1% 21.3% 0.5%
FCF margin 28.7% 40.4% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin 29.6% 41.2% 22.0%
Return on equity 296.7% 23.0% 1.5%
Return on assets 6.4% 12.0% 0.3%
Return on invested capital 16.4% 16.7% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 22.7% 21.1% -2.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.9x 48.6x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% 9.6% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKBINTUVERX
Debt / assets 44.3% 20.8% 28.0%
Debt / equity 17.2x 0.4x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 0.1x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 0.9x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 97.4% 48.4% 80.1%
Equity / assets 2.6% 51.6% 19.9%
Interest coverage 3.4x 23.0x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.26 5.08 2.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKBINTUVERX
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 9.0% 5.7% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 9.0% 7.2% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusBLKBINTUVERX
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 15.7xFY2027 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.94FY2026 $21.63FY2027 $0.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +28.4%FY2027 +21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% +14.7% +38.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.14BFY2026 $24.07BFY2027 $795.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +12.2%FY2027 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +9.3% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKBINTUVERX
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.0% 93.3%
Institutions holding 281 1,747 229
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% +7.2% -7.0%
Institutions buying 174 801 135
Institutions selling 76 792 69
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.01 1.96

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.

BLKBINTUVERX
BLKB 1.00 0.61 0.56
INTU 0.61 1.00 0.62
VERX 0.56 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLKB, INTU and VERX?

Intuit (INTU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackbaud (BLKB) $2.40B, Intuit (INTU) $89.89B, Vertex (VERX) $2.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLKB, INTU and VERX?

Blackbaud (BLKB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackbaud (BLKB) 15.9x, Intuit (INTU) 19.7x, Vertex (VERX) 669.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blackbaud (BLKB) is cheapest (Blackbaud (BLKB) 11.1x, Intuit (INTU) 15.7x, Vertex (VERX) 19.4x). 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: Blackbaud (BLKB) +0.7%, Intuit (INTU) +13.9%, Vertex (VERX) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuit (INTU) has the highest net margin (Blackbaud (BLKB) 13.1%, Intuit (INTU) 21.3%, Vertex (VERX) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, Intuit (INTU) leads (Blackbaud (BLKB) 16.4%, Intuit (INTU) 16.7%, Vertex (VERX) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Blackbaud (BLKB) returned the most: Blackbaud (BLKB) -15.5%, Intuit (INTU) -50.2%, Vertex (VERX) -40.3%. Over five years, Blackbaud (BLKB) compounded fastest (Blackbaud (BLKB) -4.6%/yr, Intuit (INTU) -11.1%/yr, Vertex (VERX) -4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Blackbaud (BLKB) has been the steadiest (Blackbaud (BLKB) 49.4%, Intuit (INTU) 52.5%, Vertex (VERX) 62.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLKB, INTU and VERX?

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 6. 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.