CRM vs V: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Salesforce, Inc. and Visa Inc. โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-04-16.
Salesforce, Inc. ยท Technology
$181.22
+161.6% upside to fair value
High Conviction Grade A-
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Visa Inc. ยท Financial Services
$304.36
+37.7% upside to fair value
High Conviction Grade A-
QuantHub Verdict
CRM has more upside to fair value (+161.6%). CRM trades at a lower forward P/E (22.7x). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric CRM V
Current Price $181.22 $304.36
Fair Value Estimate $474.00 $419.00
Upside to Fair Value +161.6% +37.7%
Market Cap $169.8B $586.8B
Forward P/E 22.7x 23.7x
EV / EBITDA โ€” 22.3x
Price / Sales 4.1x 14.2x
Price / FCF 11.8x 25.6x
Revenue Growth YoY +9.2% +11.3%
Gross Margin 77.7% 81.08%
Operating Margin 21.5% 59.18%
Return on Equity 12.4% 54.22%
Dividend Yield โ€” 0.83%
FCF Yield 8.5% 3.91%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Strong Buy
Investment Thesis
CRM โ€” Salesforce, Inc.
Salesforce is the leading global provider of CRM software, offering a strong competitive moat through market dominance and high switching costs, complemented by acquisitions like Slack and Tableau, with excellent margins above 77% gross and robust free cash flow of $15.16 per share. Despite decelerating revenue growth at 9.2% YoY and negative earnings growth of -6.9%, the business remains high-quโ€ฆ
V โ€” Visa Inc.
Visa is the world's dominant payment network with $40B in net revenue (FY2025), 50%+ net margins, and a capital-light toll-booth model processing $14.2T in annual payment volume across 257.5B transactions. The business compounds at 10-12% revenue CAGR with operating leverage pushing EPS growth to 12-15% over a cycle, funded by $21.6B in annual free cash flow against only $1.5B in capex. At 28.0x โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric CRM V
Zone Low $356.00 $265.00
Zone High $403.00 $300.00
In Buy Zone? Yes No
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