Why Intuit stock moves
Intuit fell about 4%, moving against the market.
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Updated 02:00 with news that came after the close
Why today
16,413 news analyzed todayIntuit fell about 4%, moving against the market.
News says software stocks came under pressure that day, partly explaining it.
Over the last five trading days the stock was roughly unchanged, moving less than the S&P 500 and its sector.
Its latest close sits well below last year's high and well above its low.
The next earnings report is due on 19 November 2026.
Today's move of −3.76% was 1.5 times a normal day's 2.6%. S&P 500 moved +0.31% on the same day.
Intuit −3.76%S&P 500 +0.31%Against the market
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for Intuit.
Intuit earned more than expected in 8 out of 8 reports.
For comparison, about 82% of reports from US companies beat the estimate in the last three years.
The share moved in the same direction as the earnings surprise in 4 out of 8 reports with a measured move, against about 55% of reports from US companies.
Ratings
Price targets
Latest price $341.50
Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction
Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expected$
Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of $2.64 (November 19). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from $27.30 three months ago to $23.81 now. 2027 estimate: $23.81. 2028 estimate: $26.94.
Has the share price followed the business?
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 2 out of 3 years. Across US companies, that happens in about 65% of years. In 2026, the price changed −60% and earnings per share +20%.
Revenue, profit and market cap
RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.$B
Assets, liabilities and market cap
AssetsLiabilitiesMarket cap$B
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 2 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): $91.3BRevenue 2026: $21.4B
What the key figures say about Intuit
The figures connect what Intuit earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale. Hatched bars: analysts’ estimates.
Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.
2023–2026: $8.42–$16.46. Peers: Adobe $17.91, Cadence Design Systems $5.03, Snowflake -$3.18. 2027 estimate: $23.81 ($21.83–$29.21). 2028 estimate: $26.94 ($21.32–$32.92).
What the company sold during the year.
2023–2026: $14.4B–$21.4B. Peers: Adobe $26.0B, Cadence Design Systems $6.1B, Snowflake $5.4B. 2027 estimate: $23.4B ($23.3B–$23.5B). 2028 estimate: $25.5B ($24.3B–$26.4B).
The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.
2023–2026: 21.9%–28.8%. Peers: Adobe 35.7%, Cadence Design Systems 29.6%, Snowflake −22.8%.
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2023–2026: 13.8%–24.0%. Peers: Adobe 61.9%, Cadence Design Systems 22.9%, Snowflake −48.1%.
The price investors pay for each unit of annual earnings per share. Not shown for a loss.
2023–2026: 19.2–62.1. Peers: Adobe 13.4, Cadence Design Systems 63.6. 2027 estimate: 14.3. 2028 estimate: 12.7.
What investors pay for each unit the company sells.
2023–2026: 3.96–11.64. Peers: Adobe 3.59, Cadence Design Systems 14.31, Snowflake 17.91. 2027 estimate: 3.90. 2028 estimate: 3.57.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: $1.41–$4.32.
The ordinary yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price.
2023–2026: 0.6%–1.6%. Peers: Adobe 0.0%, Cadence Design Systems 0.0%, Snowflake 0.0%.
Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.
2023–2026: 0.17–0.75. Peers: Adobe 0.12, Cadence Design Systems 0.57.
More key figures
Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.
2023–2026: 4.47–11.12. Peers: Adobe 7.95, Cadence Design Systems 12.77, Snowflake 45.23.
Market cap plus net debt, divided by operating earnings. This includes debt.
2023–2026: 13.7–48.5.
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2023–2026: $16.53–$32.11. Peers: Adobe $27.21, Cadence Design Systems $6.40, Snowflake $3.38.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2023–2026: 51.6%–62.2%.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. Intuit paid $4.98 per share in the twelve months through November 6, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, October 8, 2026, Intuit traded without the right to the $1.38 dividend. The price went from $297.24 to $303.88; including the dividend, the day's change was +2.7%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: $1.412018: $1.642019: $1.942020: $2.182021: $2.452022: $2.822023: $3.242024: $3.742025: $4.322026 so far: $4.98
What to watch next, and why
The earnings report shows how Intuit's revenue and profit have changed.
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The earnings report shows how Intuit's revenue and profit have changed.
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On its last 15 report days Intuit usually moved about 5.0%. On a normal day it moves 2.6%.
−3.24% −20.02% +3.70% +4.03%
$10,000 in Intuit bought on November 7, 2016 is worth $34,300 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
What would $10,000 in Intuit be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in Intuit be worth today?
$34,300
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
The five biggest days of the journey
· +20.1% · the whole market rose 9.4% the same day
· −20.0% · the whole market rose 0.2% the same day · report day
· −14.5% · the whole market fell 12.0% the same day
· +12.6% · the whole market was unchanged the same day · report day
· −10.9% · the whole market fell 0.8% the same day
Earlier days
+0.12% market −2.70% Intuit, the Nasdaq-listed maker of TurboTax and QuickBooks, was roughly flat over the week's trading days. Read →
Intuit, the Nasdaq-listed maker of TurboTax and QuickBooks, was roughly flat over the week's trading days.
It held up far better than the market, which fell sharply, and its tech sector, which also fell very sharply.
Investors appear to have been encouraged by reports of broader AI rollouts in its products and by buying ahead of results.
The company's next earnings report, due on Thursday 19 November, is the event to watch.
−0.50% market −4.41% Intuit was roughly unchanged. Read →
Intuit was roughly unchanged.
No company news explains that session, and it was an ordinary day for Intuit.
Over the last five sessions, Intuit rose clearly while the S&P 500 fell very sharply.
The five-day move was large, about twice a normal stretch for the stock.
Next earnings report is due Thursday, 19 November 2026.
+3.46% market +1.65% Intuit rose clearly, moving against a falling sector. Read →
Intuit rose clearly, moving against a falling sector.
Its rise came with a 5.06% gain noted in news that day, and results are due on 19 November, which may have added to buying interest.
Over the last five trading days Intuit rose clearly while the S&P 500 fell slightly and the technology sector fell very sharply, a big move for Intuit.
Next, watch the results on Thursday 19 November.
+3.23% market −0.48% Intuit rose while the S&P 500 fell slightly. Read →
Intuit rose while the S&P 500 fell slightly.
Its sector ETF fell sharply, so the gain ran against its sector too.
The most likely drivers are dip-buying after a strong stretch of AI product news and steady investor interest, though this is partly guesswork.
Over the last five trading days, Intuit rose slightly while the market and its sector both fell clearly.
Intuit reports earnings on Thursday 19 November 2026, which is the next event to watch.
+2.99% market −1.77% Intuit rose, while the S&P 500 fell sharply. Read →
Intuit rose, while the S&P 500 fell sharply.
Intuit moved against the market and against its sector.
Company news from that day, including fresh AI product moves and a deal to acquire Sequence, likely helped lift the shares.
Over the last five trading days Intuit was roughly flat, a little steadier than the market.
Its next earnings report is due on 19 November 2026.
−0.67% market −0.56% Intuit ended the week roughly unchanged, moving less than the S&P 500 and the Technology sector, which both fell. Read →
Intuit ended the week roughly unchanged, moving less than the S&P 500 and the Technology sector, which both fell.
The stock rose clearly in the last session while the broader market fell sharply, so it moved against the market that day.
Intuit's next earnings report arrives on Thursday 19 November, a date investors will likely watch closely.
+0.91% market −0.38% Intuit rose slightly. Read →
Intuit rose slightly.
No company news from that day explains the move.
Over the last five trading days, Intuit fell clearly, a big move for the stock that happened only about 12 times in the past year.
The sector rose over that stretch, so Intuit moved against it.
With no company news explaining the move, the cause is unclear.
−3.37% market +0.56% Intuit fell clearly. Read →
Intuit fell clearly.
Intuit's stock had fallen about 3.4% after the close, reflecting a broader pullback in shares, and an analyst downgrade appeared after the session closed.
Over the last five trading days the stock fell slightly while the market was roughly flat, and trading volume was well below its usual level.
−3.24% market −0.52% Intuit fell clearly as the broader market also fell. Read →
Intuit fell clearly as the broader market also fell.
Intuit fell more than the S&P 500, which dropped clearly, so the decline was larger than the market's.
Over the last five trading days Intuit rose clearly while the S&P 500 fell slightly, so it moved against the market.
+5.61% market −0.43% Intuit rose clearly over the last five trading days while the broader market slipped slightly. Read →
Intuit rose clearly over the last five trading days while the broader market slipped slightly.
Likely drivers were the Sequence acquisition, a roughly $200 million deal that lifted the shares early in the week, and renewed buying interest in software names.
Intuit also rallied with a sector-wide move, which helped lift its shares.
Trading stayed around its usual level, so the rise did not come on unusually heavy volume.
+5.75% market −1.18% Intuit rose sharply, with no clear company-specific news explaining the jump. Read →
Intuit rose sharply, with no clear company-specific news explaining the jump.
Intuit moved against the market, which fell sharply that day, and against its Technology sector, which fell very sharply.
Over the last five trading days, Intuit rose clearly while the S&P 500 fell slightly, a move about twice its normal size.
Intuit's next earnings report, a quarterly financial update, is on 19 November 2026.
+7.40% market −1.97% Intuit rose clearly over the last five trading days, moving against both the broader market, which fell clearly, and its Technology sector, which fell very sharply. Read →
Intuit rose clearly over the last five trading days, moving against both the broader market, which fell clearly, and its Technology sector, which fell very sharply.
The most likely driver was the announcement of an agreement to acquire Sequence, an AI-powered revenue management startup that adds automated pricing, billing and collections tools to Intuit's business software; the stock rallied on that news, partly as a relief after a long decline.
Investors may also have welcomed the company's push into AI tools for accountants, though this is less clearly tied to the move.
Next, watch the company's upcoming earnings report, scheduled for 19 November 2026.
+6.36% market +0.28% Intuit rose sharply. Read →
Intuit rose sharply.
The likely driver is its agreement to acquire Sequence, an artificial-intelligence-powered startup that automates pricing, billing and collections, a deal that adds capability to Intuit's business software lineup and eased worries about a stock that has been deeply down this year.
Financial terms were not disclosed, so investors are still judging how much the purchase is really worth.
Over the last five trading days the stock rose clearly while the market was roughly flat and the tech sector fell sharply, so the rise has been firmer than its peers.
The next thing to watch is the earnings report on 19 November 2026.
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