INTU vs MSFT
Intuit Inc. and Microsoft Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | INTU | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.8B | $331.8B |
| Net income | $3.9B | $133.7B |
| Gross margin | · | 67.9% |
| Net margin | 20.5% | 40.3% |
| Return on equity | 20.3% | 34.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $13.67 | $17.95 |
| Dividend / share | $4.16 | $3.64 |
| Payout ratio | 30.7% | 19.8% |
| Free cash flow | $6.1B | $67.0B |
| Equity | $19.7B | $442.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.16× | 0.04× |
| Current ratio | 1.36× | 1.23× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 19.7% | 14.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 16.2% | 16.9% |
MSFT bills 17.6× the revenue of INTU, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (40.3% against 20.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | INTU | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $18.8B | $331.8B |
| FY2024 | $16.3B | $281.7B |
| FY2023 | $14.4B | $245.1B |
| FY2022 | $12.7B | $211.9B |
| FY2021 | $9.6B | $198.3B |
| FY2020 | $7.7B | $168.1B |
| FY2019 | $6.8B | $143.0B |
| FY2018 | $6.0B | $125.8B |
| FY2017 | $5.2B | $110.4B |
| FY2016 | $4.7B | $96.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | INTU | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.9B | $133.7B |
| FY2024 | $3.0B | $101.8B |
| FY2023 | $2.4B | $88.1B |
| FY2022 | $2.1B | $72.4B |
| FY2021 | $2.1B | $72.7B |
| FY2020 | $1.8B | $61.3B |
| FY2019 | $1.6B | $44.3B |
| FY2018 | $1.3B | $39.2B |
| FY2017 | $985.0M | $16.6B |
| FY2016 | $979.0M | $25.5B |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$313,008,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2024 | −$265,439,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2023 | −$230,754,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2022 | −$199,189,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2021 | −$188,637,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2020 | −$160,409,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2019 | −$136,231,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2018 | −$119,818,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2017 | −$105,164,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2016 | −$91,877,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2015 | −$86,962,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2014 | −$89,337,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2013 | −$82,887,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2012 | −$74,041,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2011 | −$70,274,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2010 | −$66,540,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2009 | −$59,375,000,000 | MSFT |
| FY2008 | −$55,444,000,000 | MSFT |
MSFT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −19.8 pp | MSFT |
| FY2024 | −18.0 pp | MSFT |
| FY2023 | −19.4 pp | MSFT |
| FY2022 | −17.9 pp | MSFT |
| FY2021 | −15.3 pp | MSFT |
| FY2020 | −12.7 pp | MSFT |
| FY2019 | −8.0 pp | MSFT |
| FY2018 | −9.1 pp | MSFT |
| FY2017 | +3.9 pp | INTU |
| FY2016 | −5.5 pp | MSFT |
| FY2015 | −13.8 pp | MSFT |
| FY2014 | +8.3 pp | INTU |
| FY2013 | −3.7 pp | MSFT |
| FY2012 | −7.3 pp | MSFT |
| FY2011 | −4.6 pp | MSFT |
| FY2010 | −16.2 pp | MSFT |
| FY2009 | −15.6 pp | MSFT |
| FY2008 | −9.0 pp | MSFT |
The higher net margin has changed hands between INTU and MSFT over this period.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MSFT's net margin has been more volatile than INTU's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 7.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.6.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between INTU and MSFT over these 18 fiscal years — INTU led in 2 and MSFT in 16.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
INTU's return on equity has been more volatile than MSFT's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 15.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.2.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between INTU and MSFT over these 18 fiscal years — INTU led in 6 and MSFT in 12.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.