INTU vs LZ vs PCTY Stock Comparison

Intuit, Legalzoom.Com and Paylocity Holding Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins
LZ Legalzoom.Com, Inc.
$6.99 +20.7% 1M -33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.20B
P/E
71.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$792.49M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
PCTY Paylocity Holding Corp
$177.19 +23.4% 1M +16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.54B
P/E
35.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.77B
Div. yield
–
HR Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Intuit leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Intuit 5, Paylocity Holding 5, Legalzoom.Com 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINTULZPCTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.77B $1.20B $9.54B INTU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.5x 71.3x 35.4x INTU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 10.3x 21.5x LZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.9% +12.3% +11.0% INTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.3% 2.1% 15.2% INTU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.7% — 21.0% PCTY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — -0.4x PCTY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.3% -33.1% +16.6% PCTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.3%/yr -23.8%/yr -9.7%/yr PCTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.4% 64.3% 42.0% PCTY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 67/100 64/100 INTU

Percentile Scorecard

INTULZPCTY

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

AxisINTULZPCTY
Valuation 84 #17 of 101 85 #16 of 101 54 #47 of 101
Growth 70 #30 of 97 47 #52 of 97 68 #32 of 97
Profitability 94 #7 of 94 71 #28 of 94 86 #14 of 94
Financial Health 70 #33 of 109 39 #67 of 109 57 #48 of 109
Shareholder Returns 62 #25 of 64 94 #5 of 64 56 #29 of 64
Overall 76 67 64
  • INTU ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • LZ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PCTY ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINTULZPCTYSPY
1 month +19.7%+20.7%+23.4% -1.0%
3 months +15.9%-2.6%+41.4% +2.9%
6 months -13.3%+10.8%+73.4% +6.4%
Year to date -48.2%-29.6%+16.2% +11.4%
1 year -49.3%-33.1%+16.6% +13.1%
3 years -32.1%-31.5%-5.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -12.1%-11.8%-1.7% +21.5%
5 years -41.9%-74.2%-39.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -10.3%-23.8%-9.7% +10.9%
10 years +216.6%—+292.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.2%—+14.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureINTULZPCTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.4%64.3%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.8%77.1%41.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.54-0.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.94-0.520.40 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.4%-80.6%-68.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.8%-36.0%-0.3% -2.5%
52-week high $683.39$10.93$177.67 $779.14
52-week low $255.07$5.43$95.10 $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.

MultipleINTULZPCTY
P/E now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 29.9x 70.6xmedian 29.9x 35.5xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 5.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 17.4x 12.9xmedian 17.4x 18.6xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 16.9x 7.8xmedian 16.9x 19.0xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.1x 9.2xmedian 3.1x 7.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.83median 0.86 1.29median 0.86 1.39median 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 monthsINTULZPCTY
Revenue $21.45B $792.49M $1.77B
Gross profit $17.37B $528.61M $1.23B
Operating income $5.88B $32.52M $385.99M
Net income $4.57B $16.85M $269.74M
Free cash flow $8.66B $149.65M $497.10M
R&D $3.38B – $221.39M
EPS (diluted) $16.48 $0.10 $4.92
Cash & equivalents $4.71B $167.23M $271.92M
Total debt $7.67B – $81.25M
Shares (diluted) 277.00M 171.64M 54.77M
Enterprise value $73.11B $411.75M $8.64B

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
MetricINTULZPCTY
P/E 20.8x 70.6x 35.5x
P/FCF 10.6x 7.8x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 6.7x 17.7x
P/S 4.3x 1.5x 5.3x
P/B 4.9x 9.2x 7.7x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 10.4x 8.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 12.9x 18.6x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 30.8x 24.0x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 1.3x 5.2x
EV/FCF 10.7x 6.7x 18.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 5.7x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.83 1.29 1.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINTULZPCTY
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.9% 12.3% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 7.6% 14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.7% 14.0% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 8.4% 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.5% -7.7% 27.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 198.3% 35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.0% -41.4% 18.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 51.9% 24.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.6% -38.3% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 54.8% 25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.4% 6.8% 27.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 12.4% 23.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.5% 14.4% 22.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 15.7% 24.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINTULZPCTY
Gross margin 81.0% 66.7% 69.2%
EBITDA margin 31.4% 9.8% 28.1%
Operating margin 27.4% 4.1% 21.8%
Pretax margin 28.1% 4.8% 21.9%
Net margin 21.3% 2.1% 15.2%
FCF margin 40.4% 18.9% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin 41.2% 22.1% 30.1%
Return on equity 23.0% 12.3% 22.5%
Return on assets 12.0% 3.5% 5.2%
Return on invested capital 16.7% – 21.0%
Return on capital employed 21.1% 20.2% 22.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 10.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 9.6% 12.4% 7.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINTULZPCTY
Debt / assets 20.8% – 1.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.9x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 48.4% 72.7% 75.0%
Equity / assets 51.6% 27.3% 25.0%
Interest coverage 23.0x 18.6x –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.11 0.07 2.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINTULZPCTY
Dividend yield 1.5% – –
Net buyback yield 5.7% 12.6% 4.1%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 12.6% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusINTULZPCTY
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2027 10.3xFY2026 21.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $21.63FY2027 $0.68FY2026 $8.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2027 +9.7%FY2026 -0.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +25.0% +13.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.08BFY2027 $847.19MFY2026 $1.94BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +12.3%FY2027 +12.1%FY2026 +9.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% -6.3% -1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINTULZPCTY
Held by institutions 91.0% 96.0% 85.3%
Institutions holding 1,747 242 466
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% -0.5% +2.3%
Institutions buying 801 122 273
Institutions selling 792 97 154
Buyers to sellers 1.01 1.26 1.77

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.

INTULZPCTY
INTU 1.00 0.47 0.62
LZ 0.47 1.00 0.44
PCTY 0.62 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INTU, LZ and PCTY?

Intuit (INTU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intuit (INTU) $93.77B, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) $1.20B, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) $9.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, INTU, LZ and PCTY?

Intuit (INTU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intuit (INTU) 20.5x, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 71.3x, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) 35.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) is cheapest (Intuit (INTU) 15.9x, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 10.3x, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) 21.5x). 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: Intuit (INTU) +13.9%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) +12.3%, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuit (INTU) has the highest net margin (Intuit (INTU) 21.3%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 2.1%, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) 15.2%). On return on invested capital, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) leads (Intuit (INTU) 16.7%, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Paylocity Holding (PCTY) returned the most: Intuit (INTU) -49.3%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -33.1%, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) +16.6%. Over five years, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) compounded fastest (Intuit (INTU) -10.3%/yr, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -23.8%/yr, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) -9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) has been the steadiest (Intuit (INTU) 52.4%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 64.3%, Paylocity Holding (PCTY) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.