Stock Analysis on Net

Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 
Quarterly Data

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Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Adobe Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

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Aug 29, 2025 May 30, 2025 Feb 28, 2025 Nov 29, 2024 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
Trade payables 337 360 326 361 318 357 300 314 314 346 308 379 316 366 295 312 331 312 254 306 229 289 265 209 187 169 145
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 2,289 2,256 1,951 2,336 1,848 1,899 1,569 1,942 1,714 1,786 1,469 1,790 1,629 1,615 1,333 1,736 1,450 1,538 1,243 1,422 1,317 1,303 1,241 1,399 1,303 1,315 1,167
Debt, current portion 1,499 1,499 1,498 1,497 500 500 499 499 3,149 3,149 3,146 893
Deferred revenue 6,385 6,220 6,347 6,131 5,779 5,558 5,975 5,837 5,375 5,265 5,357 5,297 4,829 4,753 4,894 4,733 4,243 4,144 4,134 3,629 3,317 3,321 3,489 3,378 3,120 3,012 3,084
Income taxes payable 154 129 465 119 130 95 123 85 857 548 222 75 76 62 83 54 70 55 81 63 177 166 149 56 44 46 24
Current operating lease liabilities 74 74 74 75 70 67 73 73 74 74 81 87 88 90 93 97 97 96 94 92 90 85 84
Current liabilities 9,239 9,039 9,163 10,521 9,644 9,474 9,537 8,251 8,334 8,019 7,437 8,128 7,438 7,385 7,197 6,932 6,191 6,145 5,806 5,512 5,130 5,164 5,228 8,191 7,803 7,687 5,314
Debt, excluding current portion 6,200 6,166 6,155 4,129 4,128 4,127 2,138 3,634 3,633 3,631 3,630 3,629 3,627 3,627 3,626 4,123 4,122 4,120 4,119 4,117 4,116 4,114 4,113 989 988 988 3,237
Deferred revenue 149 114 143 128 127 128 135 113 108 116 120 117 114 123 125 145 142 139 151 130 131 140 125 123 136 123 134
Income taxes payable 502 477 567 548 585 591 668 514 498 479 536 530 510 503 540 534 533 510 540 529 507 503 530 616 586 638 655
Long-term operating lease liabilities 362 323 334 353 381 398 378 373 389 408 415 417 426 442 447 453 466 477 494 499 520 498 514
Other liabilities 532 540 498 446 420 446 435 376 352 347 323 293 256 261 266 257 276 339 329 233 297 303 239 314 299 299 294
Long-term liabilities 7,745 7,620 7,697 5,604 5,641 5,690 3,754 5,010 4,980 4,981 5,024 4,986 4,933 4,956 5,004 5,512 5,539 5,585 5,633 5,508 5,571 5,558 5,521 2,041 2,009 2,047 4,320
Total liabilities 16,984 16,659 16,860 16,125 15,285 15,164 13,291 13,261 13,314 13,000 12,461 13,114 12,371 12,341 12,201 12,444 11,730 11,730 11,439 11,020 10,701 10,722 10,749 10,232 9,812 9,734 9,634
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; none issued
Common stock, $0.0001 par value
Additional paid-in-capital 14,968 14,375 13,894 13,419 13,026 12,504 12,037 11,586 11,195 10,717 10,284 9,868 9,548 9,102 8,750 8,428 8,209 7,877 7,617 7,357 7,195 6,892 6,665 6,505 6,335 6,051 5,857
Retained earnings 43,516 41,744 40,186 38,470 36,911 35,227 33,809 33,346 32,012 30,609 29,435 28,319 27,158 26,022 24,961 23,905 22,750 21,538 20,521 19,611 17,383 16,428 15,390 14,829 13,977 13,184 12,579
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (341) (333) (158) (201) (309) (276) (277) (285) (285) (297) (307) (293) (224) (195) (177) (137) (131) (121) (141) (158) (153) (195) (189) (188) (194) (144) (150)
Treasury stock, at cost (46,373) (44,338) (40,827) (37,583) (35,083) (32,612) (30,109) (28,129) (27,146) (26,191) (25,206) (23,843) (22,109) (20,944) (19,759) (17,399) (16,414) (15,442) (14,451) (13,546) (12,712) (12,244) (11,401) (10,615) (9,875) (9,159) (8,415)
Stockholders’ equity 11,770 11,448 13,095 14,105 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
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 28,754 28,107 29,955 30,230 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

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-29), 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).


Trade Payables
Trade payables exhibited fluctuations with a general upward trend from $145 million in early 2019 to peaks above $360 million by 2024–2025, indicating increasing vendor credit or purchases on account over the period.
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
This category showed a consistent upward trajectory from about $1.17 billion in early 2019 to approximately $2.3 billion by mid-2025, reflecting rising short-term obligations or accrued costs linked to operations.
Current Portion of Debt
Current debt showed a spike in mid-2019 with values around $3.1 billion, followed by periods with missing data suggesting variable reporting or debt refinancing. Later values resume at around $500 million and rise to approximately $1.5 billion by 2025, implying changes in short-term debt obligations.
Deferred Revenue (Current)
Current deferred revenue increased steadily from about $3.1 billion to nearly $6.4 billion by early 2025, indicating growing amounts of customer payments received in advance of revenue recognition, likely connected to subscription or licensing models.
Income Taxes Payable
Income taxes payable fluctuated throughout the period with notable volatility; after modest levels near $20 million in early 2019, spikes occurred reaching up to $857 million in late 2022, followed by a return to lower values. This suggests changes in tax obligations due to profitability or tax planning.
Current Operating Lease Liabilities
Current operating lease liabilities appeared starting in late 2019 at approximately $84 million, remained relatively steady around $70–$90 million thereafter, reflecting stable lease obligations under accounting standards for operating leases.
Total Current Liabilities
Current liabilities increased overall from about $5.3 billion in 2019 to peaks exceeding $10.5 billion by late 2024, indicating expansion of short-term financial obligations in line with business growth.
Debt, Excluding Current Portion
Long-term debt showed considerable variation, with a low near $988 million in 2019, peaking over $6 billion in 2025 periods. The fluctuations likely reflect debt issuance, repayments, and refinancing activities.
Non-Current Deferred Revenue
Non-current deferred revenue remained relatively stable, fluctuating slightly between $108 million and $151 million, suggesting consistent long-term advance revenue recognition balance.
Income Taxes Payable (Non-Current)
Long-term income taxes payable exhibited modest decline from about $655 million to levels near $477 million, indicating decreasing deferred tax liabilities or settlements over time.
Long-Term Operating Lease Liabilities
Long-term operating lease liabilities decreased gradually from $514 million in mid-2020 to values near $323 million by mid-2025, reflecting lease amortization or contract terminations.
Other Liabilities
Other liabilities fluctuated without a clear trend, generally staying within the $233 million to $540 million range, indicating relatively stable miscellaneous obligations.
Total Long-Term Liabilities
Total long-term liabilities rose from about $4.3 billion in early 2019 to a peak near $7.7 billion by late 2025, evidencing increased leverage or long-term obligations over the period.
Total Liabilities
Total liabilities gradually increased from approximately $9.6 billion to over $16.9 billion by 2025, paralleling business expansion and increased financial commitments.
Preferred Stock and Common Stock
There were no reported issuances of preferred stock, and common stock par values remained at zero, suggesting no changes in share capital structure on this basis.
Additional Paid-In Capital
Additional paid-in capital steadily increased from $5.9 billion to nearly $15 billion, indicating ongoing equity financing or stock issuance activities supporting growth.
Retained Earnings
Retained earnings rose consistently from about $12.6 billion to over $43.5 billion, reflecting sustained profitability and reinvestment of earnings over time.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
This account showed fluctuating but generally increasing losses, deepening from approximately -$150 million to about -$340 million, implying ongoing adverse valuation adjustments or currency impacts.
Treasury Stock
Treasury stock balance grew significantly from -$8.4 billion to nearly -$46.4 billion, demonstrating substantial share repurchases over the period, contributing to equity reduction.
Stockholders’ Equity
Stockholders’ equity was somewhat volatile, increasing from roughly $9.9 billion to a peak exceeding $16.5 billion in 2023 before declining to about $11.8 billion by mid-2025, influenced by treasury stock repurchases and other comprehensive loss impacts despite growth in retained earnings and paid-in capital.
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
The combined total rose from about $19.5 billion in early 2019 to a peak of nearly $30.3 billion by late 2024, with a slight drop thereafter, reflecting overall growth in the company’s asset base funded by a mix of liabilities and equity.