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Adobe (ADBE)


Market Price (10/26/2025): $353.53 | Market Cap: $149.5 Bil
Sector: Information Technology | Industry: Application Software

Adobe (ADBE)


Market Price (10/26/2025): $353.53
Market Cap: $149.5 Bil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Application Software

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 36%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -95%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -66%
 
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 42%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 41%, CFO LTM is 9.8 Bil, FCF LTM is 9.6 Bil
  
2 Attractive yield
FCF Yield is 6.4%
  
3 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 33%
  
0 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 36%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 42%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 41%, CFO LTM is 9.8 Bil, FCF LTM is 9.6 Bil
2 Attractive yield
FCF Yield is 6.4%
3 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 33%
4 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -95%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -66%

Market Valuation & Key Metrics

ADBE Stock


Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
ADBE Return52%13%-41%77%-25%-21%7%
Peers Return52%31%-28%57%21%12%205%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%15%110%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
ADBE Win Rate67%67%33%67%33%22% 
Peers Win Rate65%60%32%62%58%58% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%67% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
ADBE Max Drawdown-14%-16%-51%-5%-27%-26% 
Peers Max Drawdown-24%-11%-39%-1%-11%-22% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: ORCL, CRM, INTU, SNPS, ADSK. See ADBE Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 10/24/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique KeyEventADBES&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-60.0%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven150.1%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-25.6%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven34.5%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven69 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-25.5%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven34.3%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven120 days120 days
2008 Global Financial Crisis2008 Global Financial Crisis  
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Loss% Loss-66.7%-56.8%
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven200.4%131.3%
2008 Global Financial CrisisTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven1592 days1480 days

Compare to ORCL, CRM, INTU, SNPS, ADSK


In The Past

Adobe's stock fell -60.0% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 11/19/2021. A -60.0% loss requires a 150.1% gain to breakeven.

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Trade Ideas

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ADBE_9302025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09302025ADBEAdobeMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
0.2%0.2%-6.7%
CRM_9302025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09302025CRMSalesforceMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
7.5%7.5%-0.6%
MPWR_9302025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09302025MPWRMonolithic Power SystemsMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
16.8%16.8%-1.8%
POWI_9262025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE09262025POWIPower IntegrationsDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
7.5%7.5%-13.4%
ROP_9262025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09262025ROPRoper TechnologiesMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-3.9%-3.9%-3.9%
ADBE_3312025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield03312025ADBEAdobeDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-6.3%-7.8%-14.2%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ADBE_9302025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09302025ADBEAdobeMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
0.2%0.2%-6.7%
CRM_9302025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09302025CRMSalesforceMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
7.5%7.5%-0.6%
MPWR_9302025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09302025MPWRMonolithic Power SystemsMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
16.8%16.8%-1.8%
POWI_9262025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE09262025POWIPower IntegrationsDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
7.5%7.5%-13.4%
ROP_9262025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09262025ROPRoper TechnologiesMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-3.9%-3.9%-3.9%
ADBE_3312025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield03312025ADBEAdobeDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-6.3%-7.8%-14.2%

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Financials

ADBEORCLCRMINTUSNPSADSKMedian
NameAdobe Oracle Salesfor.Intuit Synopsys Autodesk  
Mkt Price353.53283.30255.00682.50464.40312.88333.20
Mkt Cap149.5800.6243.8191.174.466.6170.3
Rev LTM23,18159,01839,50218,8316,4356,60521,006
Op Inc LTM8,40218,6678,3814,9421,1041,5156,662
FCF LTM9,599-5,88012,4976,0831,3021,8473,965
FCF 3Y Avg7,9254,94910,5065,1681,3001,7045,058
CFO LTM9,79221,53413,1696,2071,4421,9258,000
CFO 3Y Avg8,18519,46811,2145,3791,4611,7756,782

Growth & Margins

ADBEORCLCRMINTUSNPSADSKMedian
NameAdobe Oracle Salesfor.Intuit Synopsys Autodesk  
Rev Chg LTM10.7%9.7%8.3%15.6%8.0%13.8%10.2%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg10.5%10.2%10.5%14.0%9.7%11.7%10.5%
Rev Chg Q10.7%12.2%9.8%20.3%14.0%17.1%13.1%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM2.6%2.8%2.4%3.6%3.4%4.1%3.1%
Op Mgn LTM36.2%31.6%21.2%26.2%17.2%22.9%24.6%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg35.4%30.3%17.8%23.9%21.6%21.5%22.8%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.1%0.2%0.7%0.5%-3.7%0.8%0.4%
CFO/Rev LTM42.2%36.5%33.3%33.0%22.4%29.1%33.1%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg39.0%35.6%30.6%32.7%26.3%30.7%31.7%
FCF/Rev LTM41.4%-10.0%31.6%32.3%20.2%28.0%29.8%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg37.7%9.8%28.6%31.4%23.4%29.5%29.1%

Valuation

ADBEORCLCRMINTUSNPSADSKMedian
NameAdobe Oracle Salesfor.Intuit Synopsys Autodesk  
Mkt Cap149.5800.6243.8191.174.466.6170.3
P/S6.513.66.210.111.610.110.1
P/EBIT17.244.329.137.650.847.241.0
P/E21.564.436.649.437.263.943.3
P/CFO15.337.218.530.851.634.632.7
Total Yield4.7%2.2%3.2%2.6%2.7%1.6%2.7%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.6%0.5%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.2%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg4.0%1.6%4.4%3.0%1.7%3.3%3.1%
D/E0.00.10.00.00.20.00.0
Net D/E0.00.1-0.00.00.20.00.0

Returns

ADBEORCLCRMINTUSNPSADSKMedian
NameAdobe Oracle Salesfor.Intuit Synopsys Autodesk  
1M Rtn-1.9%0.1%4.7%-2.0%-4.8%-3.1%-1.9%
3M Rtn-4.6%15.8%-5.1%-12.9%-22.8%3.2%-4.9%
6M Rtn-3.9%105.4%-4.5%9.8%3.9%15.9%6.9%
12M Rtn-26.9%64.9%-11.7%12.9%-7.5%9.4%1.0%
3Y Rtn10.9%291.3%61.2%65.1%60.5%48.9%60.9%
1M Excs Rtn-3.0%-5.4%2.9%-4.0%-7.6%-5.1%-4.6%
3M Excs Rtn-10.6%8.3%-11.8%-20.6%-28.0%-3.5%-11.2%
6M Excs Rtn-26.8%82.5%-27.5%-13.1%-19.0%-7.0%-16.1%
12M Excs Rtn-44.4%47.2%-27.2%-3.3%-23.7%-7.6%-15.6%
3Y Excs Rtn-65.9%259.7%-16.2%-10.5%-23.2%-25.0%-19.7%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Digital Media14,21612,84211,5209,2337,707
Digital Experience4,8934,4223,8673,1252,795
Publishing and Advertising300342398510669
Total19,40917,60615,78512,86811,171


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date10152025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity11,532,326
Short Interest: % Change Since 93020252.6%
Average Daily Volume3,847,233
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3
Basic Shares Quantity423,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares2.7%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
9/11/2025-0.3%4.8%-3.7%
6/12/2025-5.3%-8.9%-12.5%
3/12/2025-13.9%-11.6%-20.2%
12/11/2024-13.7%-19.8%-25.0%
9/12/2024-8.5%-10.2%-15.5%
6/13/202414.5%16.3%23.5%
3/14/2024-13.7%-10.4%-17.6%
12/13/2023-6.3%-4.5%-4.3%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive81111
# Negative171414
Median Positive4.4%6.2%10.2%
Median Negative-5.3%-9.6%-11.5%
Max Positive17.7%16.3%23.5%
Max Negative-16.8%-22.9%-25.0%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
8312025924202510-Q 8/29/2025
5312025625202510-Q 5/30/2025
2282025326202510-Q 2/28/2025
11302024113202510-K 11/29/2024
8312024925202410-Q 8/30/2024
5312024626202410-Q 5/31/2024
2292024327202410-Q 3/1/2024
11302023117202410-K 12/1/2023
8312023927202310-Q 9/1/2023
5312023628202310-Q 6/2/2023
2282023329202310-Q 3/3/2023
11302022117202310-K 12/2/2022
8312022928202210-Q 9/2/2022
5312022629202210-Q 6/3/2022
2282022330202210-Q 3/4/2022
11302021121202210-K 12/3/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Forusz JillianSVP & CAO5062025Sell380.58462175,8281,078,741Form
1Durn DanielEVP & CFO3212025Buy390.34990386,44111,540,964Form
2Ricks David A1302025Buy443.982,250998,9462,212,776Form
3Banse Amy 12102024Sell550.00606333,30018,110,950Form
4Forusz JillianSVP & CAO10312024Sell484.97676327,9871,316,931Form