ADSK vs AEP Stock Comparison

Scores Breakdown

Metric	ADSK	AEP
📈 Growth	26/30	12/30
💰 Profitability	18/20	14/20
🏦 Financial Health	17/20	14/20
💵 Valuation	12/20	15/20
⚠️ Risk (lower is better)	5/10	5/10
Overall Score	78/100	60/100

Side-by-Side Summaries

ADSK Analysis	AEP Analysis
📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory Over the 8 quarters, Autodesk's revenue rose from about $1.64B (Q3 2025) to about $2.05B (Q2 2027), a ~25% increase. Net income fluctuated but moved higher through 2027, with latest quarters posting around $492M of net income, marking improved earnings despite quarterly volatility. The trend shows stable top-line growth with meaningful earnings momentum into 2027. 💰 Margins & Cash Flow Gross Margin remains robust in the ~86–92% range across quarters. Operating leverage is favorable, with operating income around $430–$599M on revenues near $1.9–$2.0B in 2027. Net cash flow from operating activities strengthened to about $575M in Q2 2027, with total net cash flow approaching $1.43B in that quarter, signaling strong cash generation. 🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity Balance sheet shows solid asset base (~$11–13B) and equity of roughly $2.6–3.2B; long-term debt around $2.3–2.5B. Current liabilities are higher, but liquidity remains ample given solid operating cash flow and persistent profitability. In recent quarters, more favorable cash flow trends support resilience and optionality for capital deployment. ⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks Drivers: Robust software subscription demand; broad enterprise design adoption; potential upside from AI-enabled workflows. Risks: Valuation sensitivity to growth persistence; potential margin compression if mix shifts or if demand softens; macro budget cyclicality impacting enterprise software spend.	📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory Across the 8 quarters, Revenues rose from about $4.70B (2024 Q3) to $5.45B (2026 Q2), a ~16% gain, but with volatility (peak around $6.01B in 2025 Q3 and dips in several quarters). Net income ranged from about $0.92B (2024 Q3) to a high of about $1.29B (2025 Q2), ending near $0.75B in 2026 Q2. The trajectory shows modest top-line growth with mixed earnings momentum; the end result is below the initial earnings level despite higher revenue. 💰 Margins & Cash Flow Operating margins have generally trended in the mid-20s percent across several quarters (roughly mid-20s in 2024 Q4 and 2025 Q3; about 23% in 2026 Q2). Cash flow from operations remained positive in most periods (roughly $1.2B–$1.9B), while investing activities were sizable and often negative, pressuring overall free cash flow. Net cash flow patterns reflect ongoing capital spending typical of a regulated utility. 🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity Total assets run around $110B–$122B with equity in the $27B–$33B range and long-term debt near $42B–$50B. Liabilities exceed current assets in several quarters, yielding weaker near-term liquidity (current ratio often below 1). Still, a large asset base and regulated cash flows provide resilience, with debt levels offset by steady rate recovery. ⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks Drivers: Regulated utility demand and rate recovery leverage, ongoing energy transition investments. Risks: Interest-rate/regulatory sensitivity and capital-intensity; earnings can remain volatile around quarterly shifts in demand and tax items.

ADSK Analysis

AEP Analysis

📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory

Over the 8 quarters, Autodesk's revenue rose from about $1.64B (Q3 2025) to about $2.05B (Q2 2027), a ~25% increase. Net income fluctuated but moved higher through 2027, with latest quarters posting around $492M of net income, marking improved earnings despite quarterly volatility. The trend shows stable top-line growth with meaningful earnings momentum into 2027.

💰 Margins & Cash Flow

Gross Margin remains robust in the ~86–92% range across quarters.
Operating leverage is favorable, with operating income around $430–$599M on revenues near $1.9–$2.0B in 2027.
Net cash flow from operating activities strengthened to about $575M in Q2 2027, with total net cash flow approaching $1.43B in that quarter, signaling strong cash generation.

🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Balance sheet shows solid asset base (~$11–13B) and equity of roughly $2.6–3.2B; long-term debt around $2.3–2.5B. Current liabilities are higher, but liquidity remains ample given solid operating cash flow and persistent profitability. In recent quarters, more favorable cash flow trends support resilience and optionality for capital deployment.

⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks

Drivers: Robust software subscription demand; broad enterprise design adoption; potential upside from AI-enabled workflows.
Risks: Valuation sensitivity to growth persistence; potential margin compression if mix shifts or if demand softens; macro budget cyclicality impacting enterprise software spend.

📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory

Across the 8 quarters, Revenues rose from about $4.70B (2024 Q3) to $5.45B (2026 Q2), a ~16% gain, but with volatility (peak around $6.01B in 2025 Q3 and dips in several quarters). Net income ranged from about $0.92B (2024 Q3) to a high of about $1.29B (2025 Q2), ending near $0.75B in 2026 Q2. The trajectory shows modest top-line growth with mixed earnings momentum; the end result is below the initial earnings level despite higher revenue.

💰 Margins & Cash Flow

Operating margins have generally trended in the mid-20s percent across several quarters (roughly mid-20s in 2024 Q4 and 2025 Q3; about 23% in 2026 Q2). Cash flow from operations remained positive in most periods (roughly $1.2B–$1.9B), while investing activities were sizable and often negative, pressuring overall free cash flow. Net cash flow patterns reflect ongoing capital spending typical of a regulated utility.

🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total assets run around $110B–$122B with equity in the $27B–$33B range and long-term debt near $42B–$50B. Liabilities exceed current assets in several quarters, yielding weaker near-term liquidity (current ratio often below 1). Still, a large asset base and regulated cash flows provide resilience, with debt levels offset by steady rate recovery.

⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks

Drivers: Regulated utility demand and rate recovery leverage, ongoing energy transition investments.
Risks: Interest-rate/regulatory sensitivity and capital-intensity; earnings can remain volatile around quarterly shifts in demand and tax items.

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