CRM vs ADBE vs INTU Stock Comparison

Salesforce, Adobe and Intuit Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$248.53 +4.6% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$203.08B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
3 wins
ADBE Adobe Inc.
$263.82 +9.6% 1M -25.5% 1Y
Market cap
$102.20B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.97B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
6 wins
INTU Intuit Inc.
$343.39 +19.7% 1M -49.3% 1Y
Market cap
$93.77B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.45B
Div. yield
–
Accounting Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Adobe leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Adobe 6, Salesforce 3, Intuit 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRMADBEINTULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $203.08B $102.20B $93.77B CRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 14.0x 20.5x ADBE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 10.5x 15.9x ADBE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +12.0% +13.9% INTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.0% 28.0% 21.3% ADBE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 54.5% 16.7% ADBE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -0.4x 0.1x ADBE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.6% -25.5% -49.3% CRM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr -16.3%/yr -10.3%/yr CRM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.7% 42.0% 52.4% ADBE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 65/100 76/100 INTU

Percentile Scorecard

CRMADBEINTU

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

AxisCRMADBEINTU
Valuation 75 #26 of 101 59 #13 of 30 84 #17 of 101
Growth 73 #27 of 97 19 #22 of 27 70 #30 of 97
Profitability 88 #12 of 94 100 #1 of 26 94 #7 of 94
Financial Health 44 #61 of 109 61 #13 of 32 70 #33 of 109
Shareholder Returns 70 #20 of 64 88 #3 of 17 62 #25 of 64
Overall 70 65 76
  • CRM ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ADBE ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • INTU ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRMADBEINTUSPY
1 month +4.6%+9.6%+19.7% -1.0%
3 months +51.9%+17.2%+15.9% +2.9%
6 months +39.5%+7.5%-13.3% +6.4%
Year to date -6.2%-24.6%-48.2% +11.4%
1 year -2.6%-25.5%-49.3% +13.1%
3 years +21.7%-51.1%-32.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.8%-21.2%-12.1% +21.5%
5 years -15.0%-59.0%-41.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.2%-16.3%-10.3% +10.9%
10 years +235.9%+142.0%+216.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.9%+9.2%+12.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCRMADBEINTUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.7%42.0%52.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.6%43.9%58.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.250.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.61-0.94 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-71.9%-68.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6%-26.7%-49.8% -2.5%
52-week high $266.23$359.91$683.39 $779.14
52-week low $150.12$193.41$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.

MultipleCRMADBEINTU
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 29.9x 14.3xmedian 32.3x 20.8xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.8x 4.0xmedian 2.4x 4.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 17.4x 9.9xmedian 11.5x 13.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 16.9x 9.7xmedian 14.2x 10.6xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.1x 8.8xmedian 2.7x 4.9xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 0.86 0.78median 0.77 0.83median 0.86

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 monthsCRMADBEINTU
Revenue $43.94B $25.97B $21.45B
Gross profit $33.96B $23.18B $17.37B
Operating income $8.74B $9.27B $5.88B
Net income $9.66B $7.28B $4.57B
Free cash flow $15.15B $10.59B $8.66B
R&D $6.37B $4.69B $3.38B
EPS (diluted) $11.77 $18.42 $16.48
Cash & equivalents $8.31B $4.36B $4.71B
Total debt $39.29B $1.60B $7.67B
Shares (diluted) 821.00M 395.50M 277.00M
Enterprise value $158.96B $77.45B $73.11B

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
MetricCRMADBEINTU
P/E 21.1x 14.3x 20.8x
P/FCF 13.5x 9.7x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 9.5x 10.4x
P/S 4.7x 4.0x 4.3x
P/B 5.3x 8.8x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 9.5x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 9.9x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 26.6x 10.7x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 3.8x 4.3x
EV/FCF 15.3x 9.4x 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 9.2x 10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 0.78 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRMADBEINTU
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 12.0% 13.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 11.2% 14.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 12.2% 14.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 11.8% 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% 10.3% 19.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 47.8% 13.1% 23.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.0% 4.7% 18.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 82.9% 12.5% 24.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.9% 12.3% 20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 94.5% 18.2% 25.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.6% 10.4% 42.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 10.4% 20.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.3% 10.3% 41.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 11.6% 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRMADBEINTU
Gross margin 77.3% 89.3% 81.0%
EBITDA margin 34.0% 38.6% 31.4%
Operating margin 19.9% 35.7% 27.4%
Pretax margin 28.2% 35.7% 28.1%
Net margin 22.0% 28.0% 21.3%
FCF margin 34.5% 40.8% 40.4%
Operating cash flow margin 35.8% 41.6% 41.2%
Return on equity 26.7% 62.6% 23.0%
Return on assets 8.9% 24.3% 12.0%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 54.5% 16.7%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 51.3% 21.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 8.3% 8.0% 9.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRMADBEINTU
Debt / assets 35.8% 5.3% 20.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -0.4x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 0.2x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 60.8% 48.4%
Equity / assets 35.0% 39.2% 51.6%
Interest coverage 9.4x 35.7x 23.0x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.69 7.54 5.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRMADBEINTU
Dividend yield 0.7% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield 16.7% 8.8% 5.7%
Shareholder yield 17.4% 8.8% 7.1%
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.

ConsensusCRMADBEINTU
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 15.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $17.65FY2026 $25.10FY2026 $21.63FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +41.0%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 +28.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -5.3% +5.7% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $43.90BFY2026 $24.94BFY2026 $24.08BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +12.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.7% +21.2% +9.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRMADBEINTU
Held by institutions 80.7% 82.5% 91.0%
Institutions holding 2,471 1,982 1,747
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% +3.7% +7.2%
Institutions buying 1,003 838 801
Institutions selling 1,270 928 792
Buyers to sellers 0.79 0.90 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.

CRMADBEINTU
CRM 1.00 0.76 0.65
ADBE 0.76 1.00 0.72
INTU 0.65 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRM, ADBE and INTU?

Salesforce (CRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Salesforce (CRM) $203.08B, Adobe (ADBE) $102.20B, Intuit (INTU) $93.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRM, ADBE and INTU?

Adobe (ADBE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Salesforce (CRM) 21.0x, Adobe (ADBE) 14.0x, Intuit (INTU) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adobe (ADBE) is cheapest (Salesforce (CRM) 14.1x, Adobe (ADBE) 10.5x, Intuit (INTU) 15.9x). 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: Salesforce (CRM) +11.2%, Adobe (ADBE) +12.0%, Intuit (INTU) +13.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adobe (ADBE) has the highest net margin (Salesforce (CRM) 22.0%, Adobe (ADBE) 28.0%, Intuit (INTU) 21.3%). On return on invested capital, Adobe (ADBE) leads (Salesforce (CRM) 9.0%, Adobe (ADBE) 54.5%, Intuit (INTU) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Salesforce (CRM) returned the most: Salesforce (CRM) -2.6%, Adobe (ADBE) -25.5%, Intuit (INTU) -49.3%. Over five years, Salesforce (CRM) compounded fastest (Salesforce (CRM) -3.2%/yr, Adobe (ADBE) -16.3%/yr, Intuit (INTU) -10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Adobe (ADBE) has been the steadiest (Salesforce (CRM) 46.7%, Adobe (ADBE) 42.0%, Intuit (INTU) 52.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRM, ADBE 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, Adobe (ADBE) 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.