Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Intuit Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31).
A comprehensive examination of the liquidity ratios from October 2020 through April 2026 reveals a consistent long-term downward trend across all metrics, indicating a strategic shift or a reduction in the cushion of liquid assets relative to short-term obligations.
- Current Ratio Trends
- The current ratio exhibits a significant decline from a peak of 3.09 in October 2020 to a range between 1.17 and 1.51 in more recent periods. Despite this contraction, the ratio has remained consistently above 1.0, suggesting that the company maintains a baseline ability to cover its short-term liabilities with its current assets. Periodic fluctuations are observed, with temporary increases occurring around April of several years, indicating potential seasonal influence on working capital.
- Quick Ratio Analysis
- The quick ratio has experienced a more pronounced decrease, starting at 2.74 and falling to levels frequently below 1.0 starting in early 2022. Notable lows were recorded in October 2023 (0.66) and October 2024 (0.54). The widening gap between the current ratio and the quick ratio suggests an increasing proportion of current assets is tied up in less liquid forms, such as inventories or prepaid expenses, rather than cash or receivables.
- Cash Ratio Evaluation
- The most conservative liquidity measure, the cash ratio, shows a steep decline from 2.69 in October 2020 to 0.55 by April 2026. A period of significant contraction is evident between October 2023 and January 2024, where the ratio reached a minimum of 0.24. This trajectory indicates a substantial reduction in the immediate availability of cash and cash equivalents to meet current liabilities without relying on the sale of other assets.
- Comparative Liquidity Synthesis
- The convergence of these three ratios over time points to a tightened liquidity position. While the company remains solvent in terms of total current assets, the decline in the quick and cash ratios indicates a reduced capacity to meet immediate obligations instantaneously. The recurring quarterly spikes across all three metrics suggest a cyclical pattern of cash accumulation and disbursement.
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Current Ratio
Intuit Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 30, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | Oct 31, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 17,837) | 11,703) | 10,421) | 14,107) | 13,965) | 9,135) | 10,726) | 9,678) | 9,236) | 7,300) | 6,231) | 5,557) | 6,649) | 4,756) | 4,554) | 5,047) | 5,858) | 3,490) | 4,487) | 5,157) | 5,327) | 4,094) | 6,651) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 12,276) | 8,844) | 7,519) | 10,370) | 9,654) | 7,179) | 8,619) | 7,491) | 6,163) | 6,216) | 4,996) | 3,790) | 4,415) | 3,862) | 3,325) | 3,630) | 3,591) | 2,968) | 2,138) | 2,655) | 2,712) | 2,677) | 2,152) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.45 | 1.32 | 1.39 | 1.36 | 1.45 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.29 | 1.50 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.23 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.63 | 1.18 | 2.10 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 1.53 | 3.09 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | 1.34 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 1.30 | 1.37 | 1.29 | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.45 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | 0.91 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 0.99 | 1.18 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.05 | 1.34 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.25 | 1.39 | 1.31 | 1.27 | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | — | 3.24 | 3.32 | 3.25 | 2.74 | 1.68 | 2.19 | 2.41 | 2.28 | 2.11 | 1.71 | 1.61 | 2.87 | 3.31 | 3.35 | 3.36 | 2.82 | 2.93 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | 1.47 | 2.86 | 3.05 | 2.82 | 3.07 | 2.93 | 2.45 | 1.43 | 1.32 | 1.24 | 1.44 | 1.37 | 1.44 | 1.27 | 1.33 | 1.59 | 1.81 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.81 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.77 | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.80 | 1.76 | 1.74 | 1.82 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.90 | 1.98 | 2.07 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | — | 3.40 | 3.38 | 3.66 | 3.43 | 2.74 | 2.64 | 2.13 | 2.01 | 3.43 | 3.17 | 3.35 | 3.42 | 3.19 | 3.09 | 3.23 | 3.31 | 3.33 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | 0.80 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.88 | 0.92 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 1.28 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.66 | 1.77 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 1.84 | 1.78 | 1.99 | 2.25 | 2.16 | 2.08 | 2.29 | 2.58 | 2.53 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 1.35 | 0.91 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 1.02 | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.82 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 1.62 | 1.52 | 1.65 | 2.04 | 2.30 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.66 | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | 6.91 | 7.11 | 6.43 | 6.32 | 6.49 | 5.96 | 5.67 | 5.92 | 5.91 | 5.55 | 5.53 | 5.22 | 5.41 | 5.17 | 4.28 | 4.36 | 4.38 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.86 | 1.04 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.91 | 1.38 | 0.98 | 1.63 | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.98 | 1.12 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.93 | 1.33 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | 0.84 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 1.12 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 7.02 | 2.68 | 2.44 | 2.02 | 1.86 | 1.29 | 1.15 | 1.20 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.10 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 1.83 | 2.10 | 2.07 | 1.90 | 2.05 | 2.04 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 2.13 | 2.00 | 1.95 | 1.75 | 1.87 | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.03 | 1.10 | 1.04 | 0.93 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31).
1 Q3 2026 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 17,837 ÷ 12,276 = 1.45
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The liquidity profile exhibits a period of significant initial volatility followed by a multi-year phase of stabilization. A sharp contraction in the current ratio is observed between October 2020 and January 2022, where the ratio decreased from a peak of 3.09 to a low of 1.18. Following this decline, the ratio entered a stabilization period, consistently maintaining a range between 1.17 and 1.51 from January 2023 through April 2026.
- Current Asset Dynamics
- Current assets showed substantial fluctuation in the early periods, reaching a minimum of 3,490 million in January 2022. However, a strong growth trajectory is evident from October 2023 onward, with assets increasing from 6,231 million to a peak of 17,837 million by April 2026. This represents a significant expansion in the company's short-term resource base over the analyzed timeframe.
- Current Liability Trends
- Short-term obligations experienced a steady upward trend, rising from 2,152 million in October 2020 to 12,276 million in April 2026. While liabilities increased significantly in absolute terms, the growth generally mirrored the expansion of current assets, preventing a critical erosion of the liquidity position.
- Current Ratio Interpretation
- The stabilization of the current ratio around the 1.2 to 1.5 range in the latter half of the period indicates a disciplined management of working capital. Despite the massive increase in the scale of both assets and liabilities, the company has maintained a consistent cushion, ensuring that current assets exceed current liabilities by a relatively stable margin.
Overall, the transition from a very high liquidity ratio to a leaner, more stable level suggests an optimization of short-term asset utilization. The company concludes the period with a current ratio of 1.45, indicating a healthy ability to meet short-term obligations while operating at a significantly larger scale than in 2020.
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Quick Ratio
Intuit Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 30, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | Oct 31, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,681) | 2,942) | 3,506) | 2,884) | 5,443) | 2,435) | 2,872) | 3,609) | 4,215) | 1,474) | 1,734) | 2,848) | 3,745) | 1,547) | 2,125) | 2,796) | 3,531) | 1,257) | 2,864) | 2,562) | 3,164) | 1,952) | 5,174) | |||||||
| Investments | 2,099) | 33) | 190) | 1,668) | 731) | 24) | 486) | 465) | 463) | 15) | 537) | 814) | 523) | 524) | 599) | 485) | 373) | 157) | 386) | 1,308) | 952) | 786) | 619) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 834) | 1,175) | 579) | 530) | 724) | 1,017) | 426) | 457) | 790) | 928) | 372) | 405) | 717) | 903) | 384) | 446) | 738) | 889) | 411) | 391) | 554) | 465) | 99) | |||||||
| Notes receivable held for investment | 1,662) | 1,699) | 1,519) | 1,403) | 1,278) | 1,376) | 892) | 779) | 698) | 1,001) | 649) | 687) | 700) | 948) | 566) | 509) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Notes receivable held for sale | 69) | 117) | 48) | —) | 47) | 14) | 10) | 3) | 7) | 21) | 9) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 9,345) | 5,966) | 5,842) | 6,485) | 8,223) | 4,866) | 4,686) | 5,313) | 6,173) | 3,439) | 3,301) | 4,754) | 5,685) | 3,922) | 3,674) | 4,236) | 4,642) | 2,303) | 3,661) | 4,261) | 4,670) | 3,203) | 5,892) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 12,276) | 8,844) | 7,519) | 10,370) | 9,654) | 7,179) | 8,619) | 7,491) | 6,163) | 6,216) | 4,996) | 3,790) | 4,415) | 3,862) | 3,325) | 3,630) | 3,591) | 2,968) | 2,138) | 2,655) | 2,712) | 2,677) | 2,152) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.63 | 0.85 | 0.68 | 0.54 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.02 | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.29 | 0.78 | 1.71 | 1.60 | 1.72 | 1.20 | 2.74 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | 1.20 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.24 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.34 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | 0.79 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 1.03 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 1.22 | 1.12 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 1.11 | 1.25 | 1.18 | 1.12 | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | — | 3.16 | 3.23 | 3.05 | 2.54 | 1.51 | 2.04 | 2.25 | 2.10 | 1.93 | 1.54 | 1.47 | 2.61 | 3.04 | 3.08 | 2.96 | 2.55 | 2.67 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | 1.13 | 2.41 | 2.49 | 2.33 | 2.58 | 2.43 | 2.00 | 1.06 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 1.02 | 1.13 | 1.36 | 1.56 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.62 | 1.69 | 1.65 | 1.58 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.64 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.58 | 1.62 | 1.66 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.93 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | — | 3.28 | 3.28 | 3.55 | 3.34 | 2.66 | 2.57 | 2.07 | 1.95 | 3.32 | 3.08 | 3.26 | 3.31 | 3.09 | 3.01 | 3.14 | 3.21 | 3.23 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | 0.65 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.73 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 1.01 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.45 | 1.54 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.77 | 2.05 | 1.96 | 1.90 | 2.10 | 2.36 | 2.30 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 1.22 | 0.77 | 0.50 | 0.61 | 0.87 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 1.43 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.90 | 2.15 | 2.00 | 2.02 | 2.50 | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | 6.82 | 6.99 | 6.31 | 6.19 | 6.36 | 5.83 | 5.55 | 5.77 | 5.80 | 5.41 | 5.39 | 5.08 | 5.25 | 4.92 | 4.08 | 4.09 | 4.15 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.78 | 0.97 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.86 | 1.23 | 0.88 | 1.48 | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.78 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.79 | 1.19 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | 0.75 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.17 | 1.06 | 1.06 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.20 | 1.16 | 6.34 | 1.99 | 1.88 | 1.10 | 0.99 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.83 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 1.71 | 1.98 | 1.94 | 1.80 | 1.94 | 1.92 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 2.01 | 1.90 | 1.83 | 1.66 | 1.75 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 0.98 | 0.86 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31).
1 Q3 2026 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 9,345 ÷ 12,276 = 0.76
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The liquidity position exhibits a long-term downward trajectory, characterized by a substantial reduction in the quick ratio from a peak of 2.74 in October 2020 to 0.76 by April 2026. While periodic recoveries are evident, the overall trend indicates a contraction in the margin of safety available to meet short-term obligations using only the most liquid assets.
- Liquidity Ratio Volatility and Seasonality
- The quick ratio demonstrates significant cyclical volatility. A recurring pattern is observed where liquidity peaks around April of most years—reaching 1.72 in April 2021, 1.29 in April 2023, and 1.00 in April 2024—before declining in the subsequent quarters. This suggests seasonal fluctuations in asset holdings or liability settlements.
- Expansion of Short-Term Obligations
- Current liabilities have increased aggressively over the analyzed period, rising from 2,152 million in October 2020 to 12,276 million by April 2026. This substantial growth in obligations has acted as the primary catalyst for the decline in the quick ratio, as the scale of liabilities has expanded more rapidly than the corresponding liquid assets.
- Asset Growth Imbalance
- Total quick assets grew from 5,892 million in October 2020 to 9,345 million by April 2026. However, this growth was insufficient to offset the rise in current liabilities. Consequently, the company moved from a highly liquid state to a period of sustained pressure, with the ratio remaining consistently below the 1.0 benchmark from October 2023 through April 2026, with the exception of a brief recovery to 1.00 in April 2024.
- Analysis of Liquidity Thresholds
- A critical shift occurred starting in 2022, where the quick ratio began dipping below 1.0 more frequently. The most acute liquidity constraints were observed in the latter half of 2024, hitting a low of 0.54 in October 2024. This indicates that during these periods, quick assets covered only approximately half of the current liabilities, signaling a heightened reliance on other current assets or revolving credit facilities to maintain operational solvency.
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Cash Ratio
Intuit Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 30, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | Oct 31, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,681) | 2,942) | 3,506) | 2,884) | 5,443) | 2,435) | 2,872) | 3,609) | 4,215) | 1,474) | 1,734) | 2,848) | 3,745) | 1,547) | 2,125) | 2,796) | 3,531) | 1,257) | 2,864) | 2,562) | 3,164) | 1,952) | 5,174) | |||||||
| Investments | 2,099) | 33) | 190) | 1,668) | 731) | 24) | 486) | 465) | 463) | 15) | 537) | 814) | 523) | 524) | 599) | 485) | 373) | 157) | 386) | 1,308) | 952) | 786) | 619) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 6,780) | 2,975) | 3,696) | 4,552) | 6,174) | 2,459) | 3,358) | 4,074) | 4,678) | 1,489) | 2,271) | 3,662) | 4,268) | 2,071) | 2,724) | 3,281) | 3,904) | 1,414) | 3,250) | 3,870) | 4,116) | 2,738) | 5,793) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 12,276) | 8,844) | 7,519) | 10,370) | 9,654) | 7,179) | 8,619) | 7,491) | 6,163) | 6,216) | 4,996) | 3,790) | 4,415) | 3,862) | 3,325) | 3,630) | 3,591) | 2,968) | 2,138) | 2,655) | 2,712) | 2,677) | 2,152) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.55 | 0.34 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.64 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.76 | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.54 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 1.09 | 0.48 | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.52 | 1.02 | 2.69 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.68 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.84 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.85 | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | — | 1.85 | 1.86 | 1.55 | 1.09 | 0.39 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.41 | 1.48 | 2.01 | 1.87 | 1.74 | 1.48 | 1.80 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | 0.65 | 1.84 | 1.96 | 1.89 | 2.14 | 1.93 | 1.66 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.82 | 0.99 | 1.18 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.33 | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1.25 | 1.42 | 1.48 | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.28 | 1.36 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.42 | 1.54 | 1.57 | 1.71 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | — | 2.87 | 2.81 | 3.13 | 2.89 | 2.40 | 2.25 | 1.80 | 1.65 | 2.86 | 2.58 | 2.78 | 2.87 | 2.61 | 2.48 | 2.62 | 2.72 | 2.78 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.60 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.32 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.57 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 1.15 | 1.07 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.10 | 1.35 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.47 | 1.74 | 1.96 | 1.97 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 0.96 | 0.52 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.60 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.21 | 1.70 | 1.93 | 1.77 | 1.81 | 2.26 | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | 5.80 | 6.11 | 5.45 | 5.51 | 5.61 | 5.25 | 4.84 | 4.96 | 5.15 | 4.93 | 4.77 | 4.53 | 4.83 | 4.48 | 3.59 | 3.69 | 3.77 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.35 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.22 | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.53 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.50 | 0.66 | 0.60 | 0.76 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.48 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.48 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.98 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.83 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.80 | 0.75 | 5.93 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 0.79 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.51 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.47 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 1.36 | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.45 | 1.62 | 1.63 | 1.62 | 1.55 | 1.71 | 1.59 | 1.56 | 1.32 | 1.48 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.71 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31).
1 Q3 2026 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 6,780 ÷ 12,276 = 0.55
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The cash ratio exhibits a significant downward trajectory over the analyzed period, reflecting a marked shift in the immediate liquidity position. While the ratio began at a peak of 2.69 in October 2020, it has transitioned to a leaner posture, consistently remaining below 1.0 from January 2022 onward, reaching a period low of 0.24 in January 2024.
- Current Liabilities Expansion
- A consistent and substantial increase in current liabilities is observed, rising from 2,152 million USD in October 2020 to 12,276 million USD by April 2026. This sustained growth in short-term obligations is the primary driver for the long-term compression of the cash ratio.
- Cash Asset Volatility
- Total cash assets demonstrate significant quarterly fluctuations rather than a linear trend. Despite periodic increases, such as the rise to 6,780 million USD in April 2026, the growth in cash reserves has not kept pace with the expansion of current liabilities. These fluctuations suggest a cyclical approach to cash management or strategic capital deployments.
- Liquidity Ratio Analysis
- The shift from a cash ratio frequently exceeding 1.0 to a stabilized range between 0.34 and 0.64 indicates a reduced capacity to cover all current liabilities using only cash and cash equivalents. The most acute decline occurred between October 2021 and January 2024, where the ratio fell from 1.52 to 0.24, representing a significant contraction in immediate liquidity.
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