INTUIT INC. (INTU) Q4 2025 Earnings Summary
Executive Summary
- Q4 FY25 revenue and EPS beat: revenue $3.831B vs consensus $3.746B*, and non-GAAP EPS $2.75 vs consensus $2.66*, driven by 21% Online Ecosystem growth and 34% Credit Karma strength .
- Full-year FY25 delivered 16% revenue growth to $18.8B, GAAP operating income up 36% to $4.9B, and non-GAAP operating income up 18% to $7.6B; management highlighted AI agents and assisted tax as key drivers .
- FY26 guidance introduced: revenue $20.997–$21.186B (+12–13%), GAAP EPS $15.49–$15.69 (+13–15%), non-GAAP EPS $22.98–$23.18 (+14–15%), with GBS +14–15% and Consumer +8–9% (TurboTax +8%, Credit Karma +10–13%) .
- Catalyst: Investor Day on Sep 18 and a new quarterly dividend of $1.20 (+15% y/y), alongside board approval of a new $3.2B buyback authorization (total authorization $5.3B) .
- Management tone: confident on durable double-digit growth and margin expansion, with near-term monetization of AI agents excluded from FY26 guidance (prudence), but engagement running above expectations .
What Went Well and What Went Wrong
- What Went Well
- “We had an exceptional fiscal 2025… Our virtual team of AI agents and AI-enabled human experts are powering success for consumers and businesses” — CEO Sasan Goodarzi .
- GBS Online Ecosystem up 21% in Q4; QuickBooks Online Accounting up 23% and Online Services up 19%, with strong Money (payments, capital, bill pay) and payroll contributions .
- TurboTax Live achieved breakthrough adoption: FY25 revenue $2.0B (+47%) and customers +24%, with AI-enabled expert experiences lifting conversion and productivity .
- What Went Wrong
- Mailchimp remained a drag in FY25; management expects a gradual ramp with exit to double-digit growth by FY26 end and noted a subscription lag in revenue realization .
- International online revenue growth was modest (+9% constant currency in Q4 and FY25), highlighting weaker momentum outside the U.S. .
- Seasonality remains stark: Consumer Group revenue fell to $137M in Q4 post-tax season despite full-year strength, underscoring revenue concentration in Q3 .
Financial Results
S&P Global disclaimer: *Values retrieved from S&P Global.
Segment Breakdown (Q4 FY25)
Segment Trend Across Quarters
KPIs
Guidance Changes
Earnings Call Themes & Trends
Management Commentary
- “Our years of investments in data, data services, AI and human intelligence… fueled these outstanding results.” — CEO Sasan Goodarzi .
- “We delivered strong business outcomes… driving breakthrough adoption in assisted tax, introducing transformative AI agents… and building our mid-market go-to-market capabilities, all while driving strong margin expansion.” — CFO Sandeep Aujla .
- “We have high expectations around monetization [of AI agents]… we have not assumed anything really in our guidance for this year.” — CEO Sasan Goodarzi .
- “We expect Mailchimp to exit fiscal 2026 growing double digits… expect a slow ramp throughout the year.” — CEO Sasan Goodarzi .
Q&A Highlights
- AI agents monetization: Management excluded near-term revenue in FY26 guidance, but engagement and repeat usage are above expectations; focus first on adoption, then monetization via consolidating customers’ tech stack and spend .
- Mailchimp playbook: Building mid-market sales capacity with improving SMB onboarding and time-to-benefit; subscription lag implies a few quarters before revenue scales; aiming to exit FY26 in double-digit growth .
- SEO/AI search risk: AI search currently ~1% of traffic; overall search <15% of traffic; top brands advantaged in AI search; Credit Karma not reliant on SEO .
- Credit Karma durability: Reducing cyclicality with tax integration, insurance, and prime customer focus; share gains driven by data and AI-driven in-app engagement .
- SMB macro: Consumers stretched despite strong job market; SMB profits and cash flow are up, revenue flat across 10M customers, with sectoral dispersion .
Estimates Context
S&P Global disclaimer: *Values retrieved from S&P Global.
Implications: Successive beats on revenue and EPS across Q2–Q4 support estimate revisions higher, particularly for Online Ecosystem and TTL; management’s FY26 guidance de-risks near-term AI agent monetization by excluding it while signaling confidence in double-digit revenue and margin expansion .
Key Takeaways for Investors
- Q4 beat and FY26 double-digit growth guide, with continued operating margin expansion, should support positive estimate momentum and sentiment into Investor Day (Sep 18) .
- GBS Online Ecosystem strength (+21% in Q4) and mid-market scaling (QBO Advanced/IES ~40% growth in Q3) are driving ARPC expansion and mix shift to more complex customers .
- TurboTax Live’s 47% FY25 growth and 24% customer expansion indicate durable assisted tax penetration; management reiterates 15–20% TTL LT growth .
- Credit Karma growth (+34% Q4; +32% FY25) diversified by cards/loans/auto insurance, with strategic moves (tax integration, prime focus) to lower cyclicality .
- Mailchimp remains a 2025 drag but is on a multi-quarter turnaround; expect gradual improvement and double-digit exit in FY26; monitor SMB UI simplification and mid-market sales capacity .
- Near-term trading: beats vs consensus and raised prior Q4 guidance validated fundamentals; watch management detail on AI agents monetization, Mailchimp runway, and FY26 segment trajectory at Investor Day .
- Medium-term thesis: AI-driven “done-for-you” platform plus mid-market ERP-like capabilities (IES) underpin share gains, ARPC expansion, and recurring revenue depth; capital returns (dividend/buybacks) add support .