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Economic value added or economic profit is the difference between revenues and costs,where costs include not only expenses, but also cost of capital.

Economic Profit
Net Operating Profit after Taxes (NOPAT)
Cash Operating Taxes
Invested Capital
Cost of Capital
Economic Spread Ratio
Economic Profit Margin

Intuit Inc., economic profit calculation

US$ in millions

	12 months ended:	Jul 31, 2021	Jul 31, 2020	Jul 31, 2019	Jul 31, 2018	Jul 31, 2017	Jul 31, 2016
	Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)¹
	Cost of capital²
	Invested capital³

	Economic profit⁴

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-07-31).

¹ NOPAT. See details »

² Cost of capital. See details »

³ Invested capital. See details »

⁴ 2021 Calculation
Economic profit = NOPAT – Cost of capital × Invested capital
= – × =

Item	Description	The company
Economic profit	Economic profit is a measure of corporate performance computed by taking the spread between the return on invested capital and the cost of capital, and multiplying by the invested capital.	Intuit Inc. economic profit decreased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021.

Intuit Inc., NOPAT calculation

US$ in millions

	12 months ended:	Jul 31, 2021	Jul 31, 2020	Jul 31, 2019	Jul 31, 2018	Jul 31, 2017	Jul 31, 2016
	Net income
	Deferred income tax expense (benefit)¹
	Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts²
	Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue³
	Increase (decrease) in equity equivalents⁴
	Interest expense
	Interest expense, operating lease liability⁵
	Adjusted interest expense
	Tax benefit of interest expense⁶
	Adjusted interest expense, after taxes⁷
	(Gain) loss on marketable securities
	(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax⁸
	Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-07-31).

¹ Elimination of deferred tax expense. See details »

² Addition of increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts.

³ Addition of increase (decrease) in deferred revenue.

⁴ Addition of increase (decrease) in equity equivalents to net income.

⁵ 2021 Calculation
Interest expense on capitalized operating leases = Operating lease liability × Discount rate
= × =

⁶ 2021 Calculation
Tax benefit of interest expense = Adjusted interest expense × Statutory income tax rate
= × 21.00% =

⁷ Addition of after taxes interest expense to net income.

⁸ Elimination of discontinued operations.

Item	Description	The company
NOPAT	Net operating profit after taxes is income from operations, but after removement of taxes calculated on cash basis that are relevant to operating income.	Intuit Inc. NOPAT increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021.

Intuit Inc., cash operating taxes calculation

US$ in millions

	12 months ended:	Jul 31, 2021	Jul 31, 2020	Jul 31, 2019	Jul 31, 2018	Jul 31, 2017	Jul 31, 2016
	Provision for income taxes
	Less: Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
	Add: Tax savings from interest expense
	Cash operating taxes

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-07-31).

Item	Description	The company
Cash operating taxes	Cash operating taxes are estimated by adjusting income tax expense for changes in deferred taxes and tax benefit from the interest deduction.	Intuit Inc. cash operating taxes increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021.

Intuit Inc., invested capital calculation (financing approach)

US$ in millions

		Jul 31, 2021	Jul 31, 2020	Jul 31, 2019	Jul 31, 2018	Jul 31, 2017	Jul 31, 2016
	Short-term debt
	Long-term debt
	Operating lease liability¹
	Total reported debt & leases
	Stockholders’ equity
	Net deferred tax (assets) liabilities²
	Allowance for doubtful accounts³
	Deferred revenue⁴
	Equity equivalents⁵
	Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss, net of tax⁶
	Adjusted stockholders’ equity
	Capital in progress⁷
	Available-for-sale debt securities⁸
	Invested capital

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-07-31).

¹ Addition of capitalized operating leases.

² Elimination of deferred taxes from assets and liabilities. See details »

³ Addition of allowance for doubtful accounts receivable.

⁴ Addition of deferred revenue.

⁵ Addition of equity equivalents to stockholders’ equity.

⁶ Removal of accumulated other comprehensive income.

⁷ Subtraction of capital in progress.

⁸ Subtraction of available-for-sale debt securities.

Item	Description	The company
Invested capital	Capital is an approximation of the economic book value of all cash invested in going-concern business activities.	Intuit Inc. invested capital increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021.

Intuit Inc., cost of capital calculations

Jul 31, 2021


Equity²	÷	=	×		=
Debt³	÷	=	×	× (1 – 21.00%)	=
Operating lease liability⁴	÷	=	×	× (1 – 21.00%)	=
Total:

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31).

¹ US$ in millions

² Equity. See details »

³ Debt. See details »

⁴ Operating lease liability. See details »

Jul 31, 2020


Equity²	÷	=	×		=
Debt³	÷	=	×	× (1 – 21.00%)	=
Operating lease liability⁴	÷	=	×	× (1 – 21.00%)	=
Total:

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31).

¹ US$ in millions

² Equity. See details »

³ Debt. See details »

⁴ Operating lease liability. See details »

Jul 31, 2019


Equity²	÷	=	×		=
Debt³	÷	=	×	× (1 – 21.00%)	=
Operating lease liability⁴	÷	=	×	× (1 – 21.00%)	=
Total:

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31).

¹ US$ in millions

² Equity. See details »

³ Debt. See details »

⁴ Operating lease liability. See details »

Jul 31, 2018


Equity²	÷	=	×		=
Debt³	÷	=	×	× (1 – 26.90%)	=
Operating lease liability⁴	÷	=	×	× (1 – 26.90%)	=
Total:

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2018-07-31).

¹ US$ in millions

² Equity. See details »

³ Debt. See details »

⁴ Operating lease liability. See details »

Jul 31, 2017


Equity²	÷	=	×		=
Debt³	÷	=	×	× (1 – 35.00%)	=
Operating lease liability⁴	÷	=	×	× (1 – 35.00%)	=
Total:

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2017-07-31).

¹ US$ in millions

² Equity. See details »

³ Debt. See details »

⁴ Operating lease liability. See details »

Jul 31, 2016


Equity²	÷	=	×		=
Debt³	÷	=	×	× (1 – 35.00%)	=
Operating lease liability⁴	÷	=	×	× (1 – 35.00%)	=
Total:

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2016-07-31).

¹ US$ in millions

² Equity. See details »

³ Debt. See details »

⁴ Operating lease liability. See details »

Intuit Inc., economic spread ratio calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Jul 31, 2021	Jul 31, 2020	Jul 31, 2019	Jul 31, 2018	Jul 31, 2017	Jul 31, 2016
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Economic profit¹
	Invested capital²
	Performance Ratio
	Economic spread ratio³
	Benchmarks
	Economic Spread Ratio, Competitors⁴
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	Microsoft Corp.
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	PayPal Holdings Inc.
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Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-07-31).

¹ Economic profit. See details »

² Invested capital. See details »

³ 2021 Calculation
Economic spread ratio = 100 × Economic profit ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × ÷ =

⁴ Click competitor name to see calculations.

Performance ratio	Description	The company
Economic spread ratio	The ratio of economic profit to invested capital, also equal to the difference between return on invested capital (ROIC) and cost of capital.	Intuit Inc. economic spread ratio deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021.

Intuit Inc., economic profit margin calculation, comparison to benchmarks

		Jul 31, 2021	Jul 31, 2020	Jul 31, 2019	Jul 31, 2018	Jul 31, 2017	Jul 31, 2016
	Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
	Economic profit¹

	Net revenue
	Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue
	Adjusted net revenue
	Performance Ratio
	Economic profit margin²
	Benchmarks
	Economic Profit Margin, Competitors³
	Accenture PLC
	Adobe Inc.
	Autodesk Inc.
	Automatic Data Processing Inc.
	Fidelity National Information Services Inc.
	Fiserv Inc.
	International Business Machines Corp.
	Mastercard Inc.
	Microsoft Corp.
	Oracle Corp.
	PayPal Holdings Inc.
	salesforce.com inc.
	ServiceNow Inc.
	Visa Inc.

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-07-31).

¹ Economic profit. See details »

² 2021 Calculation
Economic profit margin = 100 × Economic profit ÷ Adjusted net revenue
= 100 × ÷ =

³ Click competitor name to see calculations.

Performance ratio	Description	The company
Economic profit margin	The ratio of economic profit to sales. It is the company profit margin covering income efficiency and asset management. Economic profit margin is not biased in favor of capital-intensive business models, because any added capital is a cost to the economic profit margin.	Intuit Inc. economic profit margin deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021.

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Economic Profit

Net Operating Profit after Taxes (NOPAT)

Cash Operating Taxes

Invested Capital

Cost of Capital

Economic Spread Ratio

Economic Profit Margin