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Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE)

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Profitability Ratios (Summary)

Adobe Inc., profitability ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Aug 30, 2024 May 31, 2024 Mar 1, 2024 Dec 1, 2023 Sep 1, 2023 Jun 2, 2023 Mar 3, 2023 Dec 2, 2022 Sep 2, 2022 Jun 3, 2022 Mar 4, 2022 Dec 3, 2021 Sep 3, 2021 Jun 4, 2021 Mar 5, 2021 Nov 27, 2020 Aug 28, 2020 May 29, 2020 Feb 28, 2020 Nov 29, 2019 Aug 30, 2019 May 31, 2019 Mar 1, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 Jun 1, 2018 Mar 2, 2018
Return on Sales
Gross profit margin 88.66% 88.24% 88.08% 87.87% 87.89% 87.77% 87.66% 87.70% 87.76% 87.87% 88.04% 88.18% 88.17% 87.87% 87.45% 86.62% 85.96% 85.60% 85.19% 85.03% 85.16% 85.55% 86.04% 86.77%
Operating profit margin 31.16% 30.51% 29.95% 34.26% 33.95% 33.64% 33.91% 34.64% 35.45% 36.25% 36.72% 36.76% 36.53% 35.75% 34.75% 32.93% 32.10% 31.36% 30.10% 29.25% 28.36% 28.55% 29.65% 31.45%
Net profit margin 25.59% 24.86% 24.08% 27.97% 27.12% 26.34% 26.32% 27.01% 28.00% 29.29% 29.90% 30.55% 38.67% 38.79% 40.68% 40.88% 31.05% 30.71% 27.72% 26.42% 26.10% 26.25% 28.08% 28.69%
Return on Investment
Return on equity (ROE) 36.85% 34.22% 31.05% 32.86% 32.46% 32.71% 33.35% 33.85% 33.49% 34.96% 35.04% 32.59% 40.51% 40.30% 41.09% 39.66% 32.97% 34.00% 30.89% 28.03% 27.12% 26.70% 27.17% 27.67%
Return on assets (ROA) 17.97% 16.93% 16.70% 18.23% 17.60% 17.44% 17.76% 17.51% 18.00% 18.57% 18.58% 17.70% 22.33% 21.82% 22.28% 21.66% 17.23% 17.13% 15.24% 14.22% 13.85% 13.48% 13.75% 13.80%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).

Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. Adobe Inc. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. Adobe Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Adobe Inc. net profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. Adobe Inc. ROE improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. Adobe Inc. ROA improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Gross Profit Margin

Adobe Inc., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Aug 30, 2024 May 31, 2024 Mar 1, 2024 Dec 1, 2023 Sep 1, 2023 Jun 2, 2023 Mar 3, 2023 Dec 2, 2022 Sep 2, 2022 Jun 3, 2022 Mar 4, 2022 Dec 3, 2021 Sep 3, 2021 Jun 4, 2021 Mar 5, 2021 Nov 27, 2020 Aug 28, 2020 May 29, 2020 Feb 28, 2020 Nov 29, 2019 Aug 30, 2019 May 31, 2019 Mar 1, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 Jun 1, 2018 Mar 2, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Gross profit 4,854 4,711 4,592 4,414 4,310 4,244 4,087 3,957 3,887 3,847 3,750 3,603 3,468 3,391 3,458 2,996 2,798 2,713 2,639 2,540 2,418 2,337 2,204 2,105 1,996 1,914 1,820
Revenue 5,408 5,309 5,182 5,048 4,890 4,816 4,655 4,525 4,433 4,386 4,262 4,110 3,935 3,835 3,905 3,424 3,225 3,128 3,091 2,992 2,834 2,744 2,601 2,465 2,291 2,195 2,079
Profitability Ratio
Gross profit margin1 88.66% 88.24% 88.08% 87.87% 87.89% 87.77% 87.66% 87.70% 87.76% 87.87% 88.04% 88.18% 88.17% 87.87% 87.45% 86.62% 85.96% 85.60% 85.19% 85.03% 85.16% 85.55% 86.04% 86.77%
Benchmarks
Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 32.58% 32.58% 32.50% 32.34% 32.25% 32.12% 32.02% 31.99% 32.26% 32.30% 32.35% 32.38% 31.99% 31.66% 31.81% 31.53% 31.36% 31.28% 31.08% 30.81%
Autodesk Inc. 90.55% 90.45% 90.40% 90.41% 90.42% 90.38% 90.31% 90.46% 90.61% 90.78% 91.06% 91.11% 90.97% 90.81% 90.54% 90.08% 89.76% 89.37% 89.01% 88.87%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 87.79% 88.51% 89.31% 89.36% 89.18% 89.41% 89.18% 89.57% 89.87% 89.74% 89.83% 89.73% 89.55% 89.05% 88.75% 88.61% 87.90% 88.34% 88.63% 88.60%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 74.62% 74.04% 73.69% 73.17% 73.55% 73.74% 73.63% 73.60% 73.76% 73.88% 73.86% 73.75% 72.92% 72.17% 71.73% 70.58%
International Business Machines Corp. 56.53% 56.09% 55.64% 55.45% 55.04% 54.64% 54.24% 54.00% 53.78% 54.01% 54.48% 54.90% 53.27% 51.79% 50.09% 48.32% 48.18% 47.76% 47.52% 47.30%
Intuit Inc. 78.53% 78.08% 78.12% 78.13% 78.46% 79.00% 79.99% 81.09% 82.36% 82.11% 82.13% 82.53% 82.67% 82.23% 82.85% 82.05% 80.50% 82.25% 82.55% 82.80%
Microsoft Corp. 69.89% 69.75% 69.44% 68.92% 68.45% 68.16% 68.26% 68.40% 68.73% 68.83% 68.86% 68.93% 68.38% 68.35% 68.27% 67.78% 68.17% 67.71% 66.56% 65.90%
Oracle Corp. 71.53% 71.88% 72.26% 72.85% 74.50% 76.10% 77.78% 79.08% 79.44% 79.96% 80.22% 80.59% 80.59% 80.33% 79.96% 79.68% 79.80% 79.67% 79.77% 79.76%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 74.43% 74.05% 73.35% 72.29% 70.80% 69.77% 69.06% 68.76% 69.34% 69.63% 69.77% 70.05% 69.74% 70.02% 70.42% 70.68% 71.61% 72.02% 72.06% 72.12%
Salesforce Inc. 74.99% 74.52% 73.78% 73.34% 72.69% 72.61% 73.10% 73.48% 74.02% 74.34% 74.32% 74.41% 74.47% 74.62% 74.90% 75.23% 75.01% 74.77% 74.32% 74.02%
ServiceNow Inc. 79.24% 79.07% 78.87% 78.59% 78.52% 78.50% 78.45% 78.29% 77.85% 77.53% 77.26% 77.05% 77.27% 77.59% 78.01% 78.16% 78.22% 78.04% 77.57% 76.98%
Synopsys Inc. 79.89% 79.49% 79.33% 79.08% 78.79% 78.51% 78.91% 79.07% 79.48% 80.05% 79.78% 79.50% 79.11% 78.93% 78.81% 78.44% 78.56% 78.04% 77.69% 77.60% 76.98% 76.50% 76.43% 76.42%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100 × (Gross profitQ3 2024 + Gross profitQ2 2024 + Gross profitQ1 2024 + Gross profitQ4 2023) ÷ (RevenueQ3 2024 + RevenueQ2 2024 + RevenueQ1 2024 + RevenueQ4 2023)
= 100 × (4,854 + 4,711 + 4,592 + 4,414) ÷ (5,408 + 5,309 + 5,182 + 5,048) = 88.66%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. Adobe Inc. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Operating Profit Margin

Adobe Inc., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Aug 30, 2024 May 31, 2024 Mar 1, 2024 Dec 1, 2023 Sep 1, 2023 Jun 2, 2023 Mar 3, 2023 Dec 2, 2022 Sep 2, 2022 Jun 3, 2022 Mar 4, 2022 Dec 3, 2021 Sep 3, 2021 Jun 4, 2021 Mar 5, 2021 Nov 27, 2020 Aug 28, 2020 May 29, 2020 Feb 28, 2020 Nov 29, 2019 Aug 30, 2019 May 31, 2019 Mar 1, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 Jun 1, 2018 Mar 2, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Operating income 1,992 1,885 907 1,743 1,697 1,624 1,586 1,505 1,484 1,529 1,580 1,501 1,441 1,406 1,454 1,215 1,069 1,016 937 970 854 750 695 721 719 698 703
Revenue 5,408 5,309 5,182 5,048 4,890 4,816 4,655 4,525 4,433 4,386 4,262 4,110 3,935 3,835 3,905 3,424 3,225 3,128 3,091 2,992 2,834 2,744 2,601 2,465 2,291 2,195 2,079
Profitability Ratio
Operating profit margin1 31.16% 30.51% 29.95% 34.26% 33.95% 33.64% 33.91% 34.64% 35.45% 36.25% 36.72% 36.76% 36.53% 35.75% 34.75% 32.93% 32.10% 31.36% 30.10% 29.25% 28.36% 28.55% 29.65% 31.45%
Benchmarks
Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 14.20% 13.76% 13.60% 13.74% 14.42% 14.90% 15.27% 15.21% 15.20% 15.12% 15.19% 15.08% 15.03% 14.89% 14.84% 14.69% 14.68% 14.66% 14.65% 14.59%
Autodesk Inc. 20.39% 19.42% 19.44% 19.76% 17.44% 16.69% 15.28% 14.08% 15.65% 15.70% 16.24% 16.60% 15.85% 14.72% 13.11% 10.48% 8.02% 5.24% 2.01% -0.97%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 28.26% 28.19% 28.91% 30.59% 28.71% 28.78% 29.26% 30.15% 30.81% 30.20% 28.35% 26.07% 25.83% 25.72% 25.35% 24.06% 22.58% 21.39% 21.15% 21.05%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. -3.27% -5.78% -7.59% -8.48% -7.48% -7.41% -8.25% -9.82% -10.49% -10.43% -10.14% -10.58% -14.16% -18.68% -25.36% -30.34%
International Business Machines Corp. 15.09% 15.46% 15.13% 15.17% 14.58% 13.88% 13.49% 13.50% 12.92% 12.77% 12.30% 11.97% 9.12% 10.13% 10.39% 9.22% 12.21% 11.50% 11.73% 13.67%
Intuit Inc. 24.02% 23.00% 22.86% 21.86% 21.67% 19.48% 18.41% 20.20% 23.68% 22.49% 24.10% 25.95% 29.04% 26.95% 30.30% 28.34% 22.46% 26.81% 27.03% 27.33%
Microsoft Corp. 44.70% 44.17% 43.01% 41.77% 40.85% 40.58% 41.69% 42.06% 42.56% 42.52% 42.14% 41.59% 40.15% 39.24% 38.17% 37.03% 37.46% 36.74% 35.20% 34.14%
Oracle Corp. 28.20% 27.73% 27.01% 26.21% 28.06% 30.42% 22.92% 25.74% 26.22% 26.62% 37.78% 37.58% 37.74% 37.13% 36.29% 35.57% 34.82% 34.65% 34.49% 34.26%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 8.97% 7.98% 8.15% 5.62% 2.30% 0.37% -1.56% -3.43% -5.12% -6.74% -7.51% -7.15% -6.56% -5.49% -4.79% -5.25% -5.24% -4.27% -2.45% -1.87%
Salesforce Inc. 11.03% 8.18% 4.42% 3.29% 1.64% 0.26% 0.77% 2.07% 3.67% 4.69% 4.25% 2.14% 1.11% 0.35% -0.29% 1.74% 2.97% 3.37% 3.95% 4.03%
ServiceNow Inc. 12.04% 10.78% 10.02% 8.49% 7.64% 6.32% 5.41% 4.90% 3.40% 3.30% 3.95% 4.36% 4.34% 4.55% 5.10% 4.40% 4.96% 4.97% 2.88% 1.22%
Synopsys Inc. 23.80% 22.90% 22.40% 21.72% 19.11% 18.81% 20.70% 22.87% 22.93% 23.18% 20.72% 17.48% 18.17% 18.81% 17.82% 16.83% 15.77% 13.85% 13.64% 15.48% 13.68% 12.02% 12.61% 11.54%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100 × (Operating incomeQ3 2024 + Operating incomeQ2 2024 + Operating incomeQ1 2024 + Operating incomeQ4 2023) ÷ (RevenueQ3 2024 + RevenueQ2 2024 + RevenueQ1 2024 + RevenueQ4 2023)
= 100 × (1,992 + 1,885 + 907 + 1,743) ÷ (5,408 + 5,309 + 5,182 + 5,048) = 31.16%

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. Adobe Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Net Profit Margin

Adobe Inc., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Aug 30, 2024 May 31, 2024 Mar 1, 2024 Dec 1, 2023 Sep 1, 2023 Jun 2, 2023 Mar 3, 2023 Dec 2, 2022 Sep 2, 2022 Jun 3, 2022 Mar 4, 2022 Dec 3, 2021 Sep 3, 2021 Jun 4, 2021 Mar 5, 2021 Nov 27, 2020 Aug 28, 2020 May 29, 2020 Feb 28, 2020 Nov 29, 2019 Aug 30, 2019 May 31, 2019 Mar 1, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 Jun 1, 2018 Mar 2, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income 1,684 1,573 620 1,483 1,403 1,295 1,247 1,176 1,136 1,178 1,266 1,233 1,212 1,116 1,261 2,250 955 1,100 955 852 793 633 674 678 666 663 583
Revenue 5,408 5,309 5,182 5,048 4,890 4,816 4,655 4,525 4,433 4,386 4,262 4,110 3,935 3,835 3,905 3,424 3,225 3,128 3,091 2,992 2,834 2,744 2,601 2,465 2,291 2,195 2,079
Profitability Ratio
Net profit margin1 25.59% 24.86% 24.08% 27.97% 27.12% 26.34% 26.32% 27.01% 28.00% 29.29% 29.90% 30.55% 38.67% 38.79% 40.68% 40.88% 31.05% 30.71% 27.72% 26.42% 26.10% 26.25% 28.08% 28.69%
Benchmarks
Net Profit Margin, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 10.78% 10.89% 10.65% 10.72% 11.27% 10.99% 11.30% 11.17% 11.12% 11.27% 11.53% 11.69% 12.05% 11.95% 11.74% 11.52% 11.11% 11.13% 11.06% 11.06%
Autodesk Inc. 17.15% 16.77% 16.42% 16.44% 12.64% 11.76% 10.67% 11.33% 31.31% 32.54% 33.32% 31.88% 11.74% 10.26% 8.91% 6.55% 4.74% 1.95% -0.82% -3.14%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 23.87% 25.36% 25.68% 25.46% 24.42% 23.41% 23.23% 23.84% 22.86% 23.61% 23.59% 23.29% 23.30% 23.47% 23.34% 22.02% 42.68% 41.73% 41.74% 42.33%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. -0.42% -3.54% -6.18% -8.18% -8.73% -9.45% -11.08% -16.18% -16.48% -16.34% -15.86% -10.59% -13.40% -17.27% -23.97% -29.45%
International Business Machines Corp. 10.22% 13.52% 13.18% 12.13% 11.32% 3.34% 3.03% 2.71% 2.08% 9.36% 9.46% 10.01% 7.81% 8.16% 7.76% 7.59% 10.53% 10.43% 11.78% 12.22%
Intuit Inc. 19.43% 18.35% 17.53% 16.59% 15.91% 14.22% 14.10% 16.23% 19.44% 19.03% 20.28% 21.41% 23.93% 22.64% 25.10% 23.78% 19.50% 22.88% 22.79% 22.95%
Microsoft Corp. 36.43% 36.27% 35.31% 34.15% 33.25% 33.05% 34.37% 36.69% 37.63% 38.50% 38.51% 36.45% 35.02% 33.47% 32.29% 30.96% 33.36% 33.02% 31.66% 31.18%
Oracle Corp. 20.27% 19.63% 18.40% 17.02% 17.46% 19.09% 13.15% 15.83% 18.08% 24.79% 34.16% 33.96% 32.32% 26.34% 26.13% 25.94% 27.06% 27.62% 27.71% 28.05%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 31.41% 30.24% 8.52% 6.38% 3.32% 0.56% -2.46% -4.85% -7.54% -9.50% -11.20% -11.72% -11.00% -9.73% -8.36% -7.83% -7.01% -5.58% -3.42% -2.82%
Salesforce Inc. 7.63% 4.77% 1.18% 0.66% 0.92% 1.83% 3.59% 5.45% 6.96% 9.99% 19.87% 19.16% 17.53% 12.21% -0.92% 0.74% 4.64% 6.45% 8.26% 8.36%
ServiceNow Inc. 12.77% 11.51% 20.34% 19.30% 18.72% 17.76% 5.25% 4.49% 2.90% 2.79% 3.56% 3.90% 3.99% 3.30% 3.15% 2.62% 16.60% 18.42% 18.20% 18.11%
Synopsys Inc. 24.06% 23.05% 22.96% 21.05% 18.71% 17.41% 18.22% 19.38% 20.86% 21.19% 20.18% 18.02% 18.48% 20.27% 18.91% 18.03% 17.88% 13.96% 14.31% 15.84% 18.94% 18.74% 18.59% 13.86%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100 × (Net incomeQ3 2024 + Net incomeQ2 2024 + Net incomeQ1 2024 + Net incomeQ4 2023) ÷ (RevenueQ3 2024 + RevenueQ2 2024 + RevenueQ1 2024 + RevenueQ4 2023)
= 100 × (1,684 + 1,573 + 620 + 1,483) ÷ (5,408 + 5,309 + 5,182 + 5,048) = 25.59%

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Adobe Inc. net profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Return on Equity (ROE)

Adobe Inc., ROE calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Aug 30, 2024 May 31, 2024 Mar 1, 2024 Dec 1, 2023 Sep 1, 2023 Jun 2, 2023 Mar 3, 2023 Dec 2, 2022 Sep 2, 2022 Jun 3, 2022 Mar 4, 2022 Dec 3, 2021 Sep 3, 2021 Jun 4, 2021 Mar 5, 2021 Nov 27, 2020 Aug 28, 2020 May 29, 2020 Feb 28, 2020 Nov 29, 2019 Aug 30, 2019 May 31, 2019 Mar 1, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 Jun 1, 2018 Mar 2, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income 1,684 1,573 620 1,483 1,403 1,295 1,247 1,176 1,136 1,178 1,266 1,233 1,212 1,116 1,261 2,250 955 1,100 955 852 793 633 674 678 666 663 583
Stockholders’ equity 14,545 14,843 15,460 16,518 15,776 14,838 14,206 14,051 14,373 13,985 13,775 14,797 14,414 13,852 13,546 13,264 11,713 10,881 10,465 10,530 10,243 9,932 9,871 9,362 8,862 8,706 8,634
Profitability Ratio
ROE1 36.85% 34.22% 31.05% 32.86% 32.46% 32.71% 33.35% 33.85% 33.49% 34.96% 35.04% 32.59% 40.51% 40.30% 41.09% 39.66% 32.97% 34.00% 30.89% 28.03% 27.12% 26.70% 27.17% 27.67%
Benchmarks
ROE, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 25.06% 25.92% 25.79% 26.75% 28.28% 29.20% 30.69% 31.11% 30.99% 31.09% 30.45% 30.25% 29.87% 29.81% 29.33% 30.05% 30.91% 32.13% 32.05% 33.17%
Autodesk Inc. 61.88% 72.47% 93.42% 71.88% 68.33% 75.38% 71.57% 58.53% 103.07% 99.01% 114.97% 125.14% 618.61% 539.67%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 22.77% 24.77% 29.35% 30.58% 30.75% 30.59% 29.09% 30.93% 28.99% 29.53% 26.96% 25.39% 26.34% 26.96% 25.72% 23.69% 44.94% 45.04% 45.99% 47.03%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. -0.58% -5.09% -9.42% -12.52% -13.52% -14.14% -16.44% -22.89% -22.34% -20.56% -18.66% -10.64% -12.54% -14.29% -17.95% -19.10%
International Business Machines Corp. 26.17% 35.09% 35.17% 33.29% 30.00% 9.12% 8.48% 7.47% 6.29% 28.79% 28.98% 30.38% 21.44% 24.31% 25.11% 27.14% 37.27% 38.33% 45.08% 45.25%
Intuit Inc. 16.38% 16.38% 15.21% 13.81% 12.73% 12.28% 11.69% 12.57% 14.75% 13.93% 21.49% 20.89% 21.37% 19.70% 37.50% 35.76% 28.21% 43.76% 43.49% 41.53%
Microsoft Corp. 34.04% 34.64% 34.93% 35.09% 35.45% 36.83% 40.21% 43.68% 44.47% 44.49% 44.67% 43.15% 41.65% 39.40% 38.49% 37.43% 40.41% 40.25% 38.75% 38.35%
Oracle Corp. 189.26% 262.21% 395.57% 792.45% 262.43% 144.16% 131.11% 107.99% 83.94% 75.58% 70.25% 59.43% 50.87%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 54.78% 52.25% 28.28% 25.15% 17.47% 4.71% -28.23% -127.14% -115.40% -391.77% -98.34% -78.63% -43.97% -35.50% -40.11% -24.23% -30.74% -10.84% -6.81% -5.16%
Salesforce Inc. 4.46% 2.72% 0.66% 0.36% 0.47% 0.89% 1.70% 2.48% 3.05% 4.24% 10.44% 9.81% 8.82% 6.16% -0.48% 0.37% 2.21% 5.53% 7.04% 7.11%
ServiceNow Inc. 14.38% 13.22% 23.78% 22.69% 22.08% 20.56% 7.14% 6.46% 4.44% 4.39% 5.58% 6.22% 6.24% 5.21% 5.01% 4.18% 26.20% 29.38% 29.85% 29.45%
Synopsys Inc. 19.44% 19.94% 21.10% 20.01% 17.36% 15.79% 16.72% 17.85% 18.42% 18.13% 16.87% 14.31% 14.63% 15.88% 14.80% 13.54% 13.66% 11.10% 11.64% 13.04% 15.91% 15.49% 15.61% 12.43%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
ROE = 100 × (Net incomeQ3 2024 + Net incomeQ2 2024 + Net incomeQ1 2024 + Net incomeQ4 2023) ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 100 × (1,684 + 1,573 + 620 + 1,483) ÷ 14,545 = 36.85%

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. Adobe Inc. ROE improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Return on Assets (ROA)

Adobe Inc., ROA calculation (quarterly data)

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Aug 30, 2024 May 31, 2024 Mar 1, 2024 Dec 1, 2023 Sep 1, 2023 Jun 2, 2023 Mar 3, 2023 Dec 2, 2022 Sep 2, 2022 Jun 3, 2022 Mar 4, 2022 Dec 3, 2021 Sep 3, 2021 Jun 4, 2021 Mar 5, 2021 Nov 27, 2020 Aug 28, 2020 May 29, 2020 Feb 28, 2020 Nov 29, 2019 Aug 30, 2019 May 31, 2019 Mar 1, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 Jun 1, 2018 Mar 2, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income 1,684 1,573 620 1,483 1,403 1,295 1,247 1,176 1,136 1,178 1,266 1,233 1,212 1,116 1,261 2,250 955 1,100 955 852 793 633 674 678 666 663 583
Total assets 29,830 30,007 28,751 29,779 29,090 27,838 26,667 27,165 26,744 26,326 25,976 27,241 26,144 25,582 24,985 24,284 22,414 21,603 21,214 20,762 20,055 19,666 19,506 18,769 15,396 15,163 14,973
Profitability Ratio
ROA1 17.97% 16.93% 16.70% 18.23% 17.60% 17.44% 17.76% 17.51% 18.00% 18.57% 18.58% 17.70% 22.33% 21.82% 22.28% 21.66% 17.23% 17.13% 15.24% 14.22% 13.85% 13.48% 13.75% 13.80%
Benchmarks
ROA, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 12.84% 13.70% 13.35% 13.41% 14.29% 14.54% 14.97% 14.55% 14.38% 14.42% 14.19% 13.68% 13.72% 13.65% 13.72% 13.78% 14.12% 14.84% 14.66% 16.04%
Autodesk Inc. 9.94% 9.60% 9.24% 8.72% 7.17% 6.78% 5.90% 5.77% 15.46% 17.72% 17.78% 16.60% 7.21% 6.32% 5.51% 3.47% 2.93% 1.17% -0.47% -1.71%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 11.34% 14.61% 18.30% 18.36% 17.63% 17.26% 16.54% 16.53% 15.80% 17.77% 16.93% 15.87% 16.45% 16.46% 16.35% 14.95% 26.00% 25.41% 26.34% 29.46%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. -0.20% -1.69% -2.94% -3.65% -3.98% -4.17% -4.73% -6.49% -6.42% -5.93% -5.50% -3.39% -5.83% -6.99% -8.89% -10.09%
International Business Machines Corp. 4.76% 6.30% 5.96% 5.55% 5.35% 1.53% 1.37% 1.29% 1.00% 4.38% 4.14% 4.35% 3.30% 3.63% 3.61% 3.58% 5.13% 5.11% 5.88% 6.20%
Intuit Inc. 9.73% 9.33% 9.07% 8.58% 7.74% 7.15% 6.93% 7.45% 8.77% 8.26% 14.07% 13.29% 13.50% 11.97% 20.26% 16.70% 17.22% 24.34% 25.55% 24.78%
Microsoft Corp. 17.80% 17.54% 17.29% 17.56% 18.16% 18.50% 19.40% 19.94% 21.03% 20.91% 20.24% 18.36% 18.13% 16.87% 15.78% 14.70% 16.21% 15.67% 14.73% 13.69%
Oracle Corp. 7.76% 7.55% 6.86% 6.33% 6.36% 6.85% 4.46% 6.15% 6.96% 9.60% 11.35% 10.48% 10.86% 9.44% 9.03% 8.78% 11.13% 11.11% 10.31% 10.20%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 13.65% 12.45% 4.15% 3.03% 1.52% 0.26% -1.14% -2.18% -3.51% -4.44% -4.89% -4.87% -4.59% -3.88% -3.43% -2.95% -3.52% -2.43% -1.51% -1.24%
Salesforce Inc. 2.85% 1.71% 0.41% 0.21% 0.30% 0.57% 1.08% 1.52% 1.99% 2.65% 6.85% 6.14% 6.01% 4.10% -0.31% 0.23% 1.47% 2.85% 3.49% 3.61%
ServiceNow Inc. 7.25% 6.29% 10.99% 9.96% 10.51% 9.54% 2.94% 2.44% 1.81% 1.66% 2.03% 2.13% 2.33% 1.86% 1.73% 1.36% 9.09% 11.17% 10.92% 10.41%
Synopsys Inc. 12.86% 12.96% 13.33% 11.90% 10.42% 9.40% 9.85% 10.45% 11.07% 10.95% 10.21% 8.66% 8.88% 9.69% 9.02% 8.27% 8.19% 6.48% 6.70% 8.31% 10.17% 9.77% 9.30% 7.04%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
ROA = 100 × (Net incomeQ3 2024 + Net incomeQ2 2024 + Net incomeQ1 2024 + Net incomeQ4 2023) ÷ Total assets
= 100 × (1,684 + 1,573 + 620 + 1,483) ÷ 29,830 = 17.97%

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. Adobe Inc. ROA improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.