HD vs INTU: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of The Home Depot, Inc. and Intuit Inc. β€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-25.
The Home Depot, Inc. Β· Consumer Cyclical
$292.18
+44.2% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
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Intuit Inc. Β· Technology
$277.13
+25.3% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
HD has more upside to fair value (+44.2%). These are model outputs β€” not personalized investment advice. See all research β†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric HD INTU
Current Price $292.18 $277.13
Fair Value Estimate $421.26 $347.25
Upside to Fair Value +44.2% +25.3%
Market Cap $291.3B $75.8B
Forward P/E β€” β€”
EV / EBITDA 14.7x 11.0x
Price / Sales 1.7x 3.5x
Price / FCF 19.2x 8.8x
Revenue Growth YoY +5.7% +13.7%
Gross Margin 33.2% 80.9%
Operating Margin 12.4% 28.8%
Return on Equity 102.7% 23.4%
Dividend Yield 3.18% 1.73%
FCF Yield 5.2% 11.43%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Buy
Investment Thesis
HD β€” The Home Depot, Inc.
The Home Depot is the largest home-improvement retailer in the United States, operating a network of roughly 2,300 stores supported by about 472,400 full-time employees, and serving both do-it-yourself homeowners and professional contractors through stores, homedepot.com, and specialty sites such as blinds.com. The business quality is high: it generates a 102.7% return on equity, a 33.2% trailing…
INTU β€” Intuit Inc.
Intuit is a financial management software platform serving small and mid-market businesses through QuickBooks, consumers through TurboTax, and consumers through Credit Karma, with a professional tax segment in Lacerte, ProSeries and ProConnect. The business quality is high on fundamentals: TTM gross margin of 80.9%, TTM operating margin of 28.8%, TTM net margin of 21.3%, ROE of 23.4%, and free ca…
Accumulation Zones
Metric HD INTU
Zone Low $315.94 $260.44
Zone High $358.07 $295.16
In Buy Zone? Yes Yes
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