Autodesk Or Fair Isaac: Which One Earns Its Growth Without Buying It?

Image from Pixabay If you own Autodesk (ADSK) or Fair Isaac (FICO), you own the same idea: software that customers keep paying more for. Fair Isaac grows by charging more for a score it already owns. Autodesk now grows partly by buying a business it did not have. Both raised guidance, and that fork makes the two raises different kinds of news. What Did Each Company Just Raise? Fair Isaac lifted its fiscal 2026 revenue guide by 3.3%. Autodesk lifted its fiscal 2027 revenue guide by 1.6%. Autodesk's raise includes MaintainX, the operations software business it bought in early August, though the CFO says the organic raise was the bigger part.