PayPal vs Intuit
- PayPal: Digital payments + Venmo. Was a darling, now a turnaround story.
- Intuit: The software company behind TurboTax, QuickBooks accounting and Credit Karma. A dominant name in consumer and small-business finance software.
- Over the past five years Intuit stock returned -43% versus -78% for PayPal, in USD. Past performance is not a guide to the future.
- They compete in the same space (Finance & banks), so many investors simply own both through a broad index fund instead of picking a winner.
Shown in USD. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Country
- πΊπΈ United States
- πΊπΈ United States
- Industry
- Payments, Finance & banks
- Cloud / SaaS, Finance & banks
- 1Y return (USD)
- -22.6%
- -56.4%
- 3Y return (USD)
- -5.7%
- -42.9%
- 5Y return (USD)
- -78.3%
- -43.0%
- Trades in
- USD
- USD
Digital payments + Venmo. Was a darling, now a turnaround story.
See full PayPal details βThe software company behind TurboTax, QuickBooks accounting and Credit Karma. A dominant name in consumer and small-business finance software.
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Frequently asked questions
Which performed better, PayPal or Intuit?
Over the past five years PayPal stock returned -78% and Intuit returned -43% in US dollars, so Intuit has been the stronger performer in that window. Past performance says little about the future, which is why the chart on this page lets you check other periods too.
Can I buy both PayPal and Intuit shares?
Yes. Nothing stops you owning both companies, and many investors do exactly that instead of trying to pick the winner. Both are available to investors worldwide through a broker such as Interactive Brokers.
Is it safer to buy an ETF instead?
A broad index fund holds hundreds of companies at once, usually including both of these, so a single bad year at one business barely dents it. Owning individual shares concentrates that risk, which is why many beginners keep single stocks to a small slice of a mostly fund-based portfolio.