INTU vs NOW
Intuit Inc. and ServiceNow, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | INTU | NOW |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.8B | $13.3B |
| Net income | $3.9B | $1.7B |
| Gross margin | · | 77.5% |
| Net margin | 20.5% | 13.2% |
| Return on equity | 20.3% | 15.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $13.67 | $1.67 |
| Dividend / share | $4.16 | · |
| Payout ratio | 30.7% | · |
| Free cash flow | $6.1B | $4.6B |
| Equity | $19.7B | $13.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.16× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.36× | 1.00× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 19.7% | 24.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 16.2% | 71.2% |
INTU bills 1.4× the revenue of NOW, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (20.5% against 13.2%).
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 | NOW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $18.8B | $13.3B |
| FY2024 | $16.3B | $11.0B |
| FY2023 | $14.4B | $9.0B |
| FY2022 | $12.7B | $7.2B |
| FY2021 | $9.6B | $5.9B |
| FY2020 | $7.7B | $4.5B |
| FY2019 | $6.8B | $3.5B |
| FY2018 | $6.0B | $2.6B |
| FY2017 | $5.2B | $1.9B |
| FY2016 | $4.7B | $1.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | INTU | NOW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.9B | $1.7B |
| FY2024 | $3.0B | $1.4B |
| FY2023 | $2.4B | $1.7B |
| FY2022 | $2.1B | $325.0M |
| FY2021 | $2.1B | $230.0M |
| FY2020 | $1.8B | $119.0M |
| FY2019 | $1.6B | $626.7M |
| FY2018 | $1.3B | $-26.7M |
| FY2017 | $985.0M | $-116.8M |
| FY2016 | $979.0M | $-414.2M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$5,553,000,000 | INTU |
| FY2024 | +$5,301,000,000 | INTU |
| FY2023 | +$5,397,000,000 | INTU |
| FY2022 | +$5,481,000,000 | INTU |
| FY2021 | +$3,737,000,000 | INTU |
| FY2020 | +$3,160,000,000 | INTU |
| FY2019 | +$3,324,000,000 | INTU |
| FY2018 | +$3,416,184,000 | INTU |
| FY2017 | +$3,277,506,000 | INTU |
| FY2016 | +$3,303,015,000 | INTU |
| FY2015 | +$3,186,520,000 | INTU |
| FY2014 | +$3,560,437,000 | INTU |
| FY2013 | +$3,521,350,000 | INTU |
| FY2012 | +$3,564,288,000 | INTU |
| FY2010 | +$3,310,359,000 | INTU |
| FY2009 | +$3,065,671,000 | INTU |
INTU has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +7.4 pp | INTU |
| FY2024 | +5.2 pp | INTU |
| FY2023 | −2.7 pp | NOW |
| FY2022 | +11.7 pp | INTU |
| FY2021 | +17.5 pp | INTU |
| FY2020 | +21.1 pp | INTU |
| FY2019 | +4.8 pp | INTU |
| FY2018 | +23.1 pp | INTU |
| FY2017 | +25.0 pp | INTU |
| FY2016 | +50.6 pp | INTU |
| FY2015 | +28.4 pp | INTU |
| FY2014 | +47.7 pp | INTU |
| FY2013 | +39.1 pp | INTU |
| FY2012 | +36.1 pp | INTU |
| FY2010 | +6.3 pp | INTU |
| FY2009 | +82.9 pp | INTU |
The higher net margin has changed hands between INTU and NOW over this period.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NOW's net margin has been more volatile than INTU's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 22.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.7.
16 of 18 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 NOW over these 16 fiscal years — INTU led in 15 and NOW in 1.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NOW's return on equity has been more volatile than INTU's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 29.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 16.2.
14 of 18 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 NOW over these 14 fiscal years — INTU led in 13 and NOW in 1.
14 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.