Can Intuit Stock Recover If Markets Fall?
Intuit (INTU) stock is down 12% in the past week. The recent slide reflects analyst downgrades, tough year-over-year comparisons after 2025’s strong tax season, and renewed AI disruption fears, but sharp drops like this often raise a tougher question: is the weakness temporary, or a sign of deeper cracks in the story?
Before judging its downturn reslience, let’s look at where Intuit stands today.
- Size: Intuit is a $155 Bil company with $19 Bil in revenue currently trading at $554.58 (Jan 15th).
- Fundamentals: Last 12 month revenue growth of 17.1% and operating margin of 26.7%.
- Liquidity: Has Debt to Equity ratio of 0.04 and Cash to Assets ratio of 0.11
- Valuation: Intuit stock is currently trading at P/E multiple of 37.6 and P/EBIT multiple of 28.5
- Has one instance since 2010 where it dipped >30% in < 30 days and subsequently returned 91.5% within a year. See INTU Dip Buy Analysis.
These metrics point to a Strong operational performance, alongside High valuation – making the stock Fairly Priced. For details, see Buy or Sell INTU Stock
That brings us to the key consideration for investors worried about this fall: how resilient is INTU stock if markets turn south? This is where our downturn resilience framework comes in. Suppose INTU stock falls another 20-30% to $388 – can investors comfortably hold on? Turns out, the stock has been more resilient than the S&P 500 index during various economic downturns, based on (a) how much the stock fell and, (b) how quickly it recovered. Below, we dive deeper into each such downturn.
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2022 Inflation Shock
- INTU stock fell 49.1% from a high of $694.66 on 29 November 2021 to $353.31 on 18 May 2022 vs. a peak-to-trough decline of 25.4% for the S&P 500.
- However, the stock fully recovered to its pre-Crisis peak by 11 November 2024
- Since then, the stock increased to a high of $807.39 on 30 July 2025 , and currently trades at $554.58
| INTU | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change from Pre-Recession Peak | -49.1% | -25.4% |
| Time to Full Recovery | 908 days | 464 days |
2020 Covid Pandemic
- INTU stock fell 36.3% from a high of $305.61 on 19 February 2020 to $194.72 on 23 March 2020 vs. a peak-to-trough decline of 33.9% for the S&P 500.
- However, the stock fully recovered to its pre-Crisis peak by 6 July 2020
| INTU | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change from Pre-Recession Peak | -36.3% | -33.9% |
| Time to Full Recovery | 105 days | 148 days |
2018 Correction
- INTU stock fell 21.0% from a high of $231.32 on 3 October 2018 to $182.75 on 24 December 2018 vs. a peak-to-trough decline of 19.8% for the S&P 500.
- However, the stock fully recovered to its pre-Crisis peak by 15 February 2019
| INTU | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change from Pre-Recession Peak | -21.0% | -19.8% |
| Time to Full Recovery | 53 days | 120 days |
2008 Global Financial Crisis
- INTU stock fell 38.3% from a high of $32.70 on 12 October 2007 to $20.19 on 1 December 2008 vs. a peak-to-trough decline of 56.8% for the S&P 500.
- However, the stock fully recovered to its pre-Crisis peak by 19 February 2010
| INTU | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change from Pre-Recession Peak | -38.3% | -56.8% |
| Time to Full Recovery | 445 days | 1,480 days |
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