FICO vs INTU vs CGNT Stock Comparison

Fair Isaac, Intuit and Cognyte Software Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$691.94 -19.8% 1M -58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.70B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
6 wins
INTU Intuit Inc.
$328.45 +19.1% 1M -51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.54B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.45B
Div. yield
–
Accounting Software Technology
3 wins
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$10.19 +19.6% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$727.28M
P/E
208.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFICOINTUCGNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.70B $90.54B $727.28M INTU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 19.8x 208.4x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 15.2x 21.2x INTU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% +13.9% +12.0% FICO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.1% 21.3% 0.8% FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 62.6% 16.7% — FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 0.1x — INTU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.9% -51.9% +20.3% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.9%/yr -11.8%/yr -12.8%/yr FICO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.2% 52.5% 52.2% CGNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 74/100 57/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

FICOINTUCGNT

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

AxisFICOINTUCGNT
Valuation 68 #33 of 101 83 #18 of 101 57 #44 of 101
Growth 81 #19 of 97 69 #31 of 97 90 #11 of 97
Profitability 100 #1 of 94 94 #7 of 94 63 #35 of 94
Financial Health 33 #73 of 108 69 #34 of 108 60 #44 of 108
Shareholder Returns 98 #2 of 64 57 #28 of 64 14 #55 of 64
Overall 76 74 57
  • FICO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • INTU ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFICOINTUCGNTSPY
1 month -19.8%+19.1%+19.6% -0.2%
3 months -48.2%+4.9%+14.2% +3.9%
6 months -31.5%-18.0%+6.7% +8.2%
Year to date -59.1%-50.4%+8.4% +12.9%
1 year -58.9%-51.9%+20.3% +12.3%
3 years -18.4%-31.5%+153.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.6%-11.9%+36.4% +23.3%
5 years +75.0%-46.6%-49.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.9%-11.8%-12.8% +10.9%
10 years +477.5%+206.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.2%+11.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFICOINTUCGNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.2%52.5%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.5%58.5%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.360.201.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.88-0.990.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.1%-68.4%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.5%-51.9%-16.7% -1.2%
52-week high $1,844.98$683.39$12.24 $779.14
52-week low $592.49$255.07$6.34 $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.

MultipleFICOINTUCGNT
P/E now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 28.3x 19.9xmedian 28.3x 212.9xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.8x 4.1xmedian 2.8x 1.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 17.3x 13.2xmedian 17.3x 21.8xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 15.8x 10.2xmedian 15.8x 25.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 3.2x 4.6xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 0.85 0.79median 0.85 7.90median 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 monthsFICOINTUCGNT
Revenue $2.39B $21.45B $421.71M
Gross profit $2.04B $17.37B $307.70M
Operating income $1.24B $5.88B $17.43M
Net income $815.02M $4.57B $4.85M
Free cash flow $996.02M $8.66B $28.96M
R&D $208.49M $3.38B $127.59M
EPS (diluted) $35.90 $16.48 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $248.44M $4.71B $102.17M
Total debt $5.58B $7.67B –
Shares (diluted) 22.70M 277.00M 72.91M
Enterprise value $14.93B $69.89B $292.46M

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
MetricFICOINTUCGNT
P/E 19.2x 19.9x 212.9x
P/FCF 15.0x 10.2x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 10.0x 18.0x
P/S 6.2x 4.1x 1.8x
P/B -3.6x 4.6x 3.4x
P/Tangible book -3.6x 6.1x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 13.2x 21.8x
EV/EBIT 16.4x 15.1x 36.9x
EV/Revenue 8.5x 4.1x 1.5x
EV/FCF 20.4x 10.2x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 10.0x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 0.79 7.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFICOINTUCGNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% 13.9% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 14.3% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.2% 14.7% 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 15.1% 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.7% 19.5% 406.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 23.3% 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8% 18.0% 202.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.9% 24.2% 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.5% 20.6% 201.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 25.1% 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.1% 42.4% 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 20.5% 38.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.5% 41.5% 53.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 21.4% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFICOINTUCGNT
Gross margin 85.1% 81.0% 73.0%
EBITDA margin 52.3% 31.4% 7.0%
Operating margin 51.7% 27.4% 4.1%
Pretax margin 44.5% 28.1% 3.1%
Net margin 34.1% 21.3% 0.8%
FCF margin 41.6% 40.4% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin 41.8% 41.2% 9.8%
Return on equity – 23.0% 2.2%
Return on assets 39.9% 12.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 62.6% 16.7% –
Return on capital employed 95.3% 21.1% 5.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.9x 8.5x
Stock comp / revenue 7.3% 9.6% 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFICOINTUCGNT
Debt / assets 274.0% 20.8% –
Debt / equity -1.4x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 301.1% 48.4% 56.6%
Equity / assets -201.1% 51.6% 43.4%
Interest coverage 6.6x 23.0x 113.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 8.30 4.98 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFICOINTUCGNT
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 23.9% 5.9% -2.7%
Shareholder yield 23.9% 7.5% -2.7%
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.

ConsensusFICOINTUCGNT
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 15.2xFY2027 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $43.69FY2026 $21.63FY2027 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.2%FY2026 +28.4%FY2027 +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +14.7% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.41BFY2026 $24.07BFY2027 $426.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +12.2%FY2027 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +9.3% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFICOINTUCGNT
Held by institutions 95.7% 91.0% 67.2%
Institutions holding 842 1,748 133
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +7.2% -2.8%
Institutions buying 381 802 75
Institutions selling 343 792 33
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.01 2.27

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.

FICOINTUCGNT
FICO 1.00 0.40 0.24
INTU 0.40 1.00 0.39
CGNT 0.24 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FICO, INTU and CGNT?

Intuit (INTU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fair Isaac (FICO) $15.70B, Intuit (INTU) $90.54B, Cognyte Software (CGNT) $727.28M.

Which stock is cheaper, FICO, INTU and CGNT?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fair Isaac (FICO) 19.3x, Intuit (INTU) 19.8x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 208.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Intuit (INTU) is cheapest (Fair Isaac (FICO) 15.8x, Intuit (INTU) 15.2x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 21.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fair Isaac (FICO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%, Intuit (INTU) +13.9%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fair Isaac (FICO) has the highest net margin (Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%, Intuit (INTU) 21.3%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads (Fair Isaac (FICO) 62.6%, Intuit (INTU) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Fair Isaac (FICO) -58.9%, Intuit (INTU) -51.9%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +20.3%. Over five years, Fair Isaac (FICO) compounded fastest (Fair Isaac (FICO) +11.9%/yr, Intuit (INTU) -11.8%/yr, Cognyte Software (CGNT) -12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cognyte Software (CGNT) has been the steadiest (Fair Isaac (FICO) 67.2%, Intuit (INTU) 52.5%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FICO, INTU and CGNT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fair Isaac (FICO) 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.