Intuit Stock Now 25% Cheaper, Time To Buy

Intuit (INTU) stock might be a good buy now. Why? Because you get high margins – reflective of pricing power and cash generation capacity – for a discounted price. Companies like this generate consistent, predictable profits and cash flows, which reduce risk and allow capital to be reinvested. The market tends to reward that.

What Is Happening With INTU

INTU stock is now 25% cheaper based on its P/S (Price-to-Sales) ratio compared to 1 year ago.

The stock may not reflect it yet, but here is what’s going well for the company. Recent QuickBooks Online price increases and a shift to higher-value offerings highlight sustained pricing power. This, coupled with customer additions across the Online Ecosystem and strong adoption of the Intuit Enterprise Suite for mid-market, fuels revenue. AI integration drives customer success savings and productivity gains, contributing to cash generation. Intuit projects continued double-digit revenue expansion and expanding margins for fiscal 2026.

INTU Has Strong Fundamentals

• Recent Profitability: Nearly 33.4% operating cash flow margin and 26.7% operating margin LTM.
• Long-Term Profitability: About 32.3% operating cash flow margin and 24.2% operating margin last 3-year average.
• Revenue Growth: Intuit saw growth of 17.1% LTM and 13.5% last 3-year average, but this is not a growth story
• Available At Discount: At P/S multiple of 7.5, INTU stock is available at a 25% discount vs 1 year ago.

Below is a quick comparison of INTU fundamentals with S&P medians.

*LTM: Last Twelve Months

Don’t Expect A Slam Dunk, Though

While INTU stock may be a compelling investment opportunity, it’s always helpful to be aware of a stock’s history of drawdown. INTU fell 72% in the Dot-Com crash, 49% during the inflation shock, and 38% in the Global Financial Crisis. Even in milder sell-offs like 2018 and the Covid pandemic, losses hit around 20-36%. Solid fundamentals don’t prevent sharp declines when sentiment turns. Drawdowns like these show the stock’s volatility through different market storms. But the risk is not limited to major market crashes. Stocks fall even when markets are good – think events like earnings, business updates, outlook changes. Read INTU Dip Buyer Analyses to see how the stock has recovered from sharp dips in the past.

If you want more details, read Buy or Sell INTU Stock.

How We Arrived At INTU Stock

INTU piqued our interest because it meets the following criteria:

1. Greater than $10 Bil in market cap
2. High CFO (cash flow from operations) margins or operating margins
3. Meaningfully declined in valuation over the past 1 year

But if INTU doesn’t look good enough to you, here are other stocks that also check all these boxes:

1. Visa (V)
2. Salesforce (CRM)
3. T-Mobile US (TMUS)

Notably, a portfolio that was built starting 12/31/2016 with stocks that fulfill the criteria above would have performed as follows:

• Average 12-month forward returns of nearly 19%
• 12-month win rate (percentage of picks returning positive) of about 72%

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