Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Adobe Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Aug 28, 2026 May 29, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 Nov 28, 2025 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
Net income 1,827 1,712 1,889 1,856 1,772 1,691 1,811 1,683 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
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 215 193 174 184 208 209 217 218 213 214 212 222 218 220 212 215 216 212 213 205 193 194 196 190 191 188 188
Stock-based compensation 539 534 509 489 497 481 475 441 474 467 451 427 442 433 416 388 378 352 322 269 280 260 260 233 232 227 217
Lease-related asset impairments — — — — — — — 78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Deferred income taxes 53 47 64 (121) (103) (119) (169) (127) (103) (122) (116) (150) (108) (119) (49) 46 85 68 129 63 (90) 93 117 (1,217) (19) (172) (93)
Impairment of goodwill — 70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other non-cash items 18 30 46 11 2 18 17 11 12 23 6 18 16 12 19 18 33 30 41 31 14 10 21 18 35 34 29
Trade receivables, net (90) 116 252 (250) (359) 237 97 (271) (190) 438 166 (376) (168) 116 269 (344) (141) 96 191 (325) (66) 43 (82) (81) 32 10 145
Prepaid expenses and other assets (120) (137) (240) 67 64 (65) (156) 183 (158) (468) (173) (31) (225) (304) (258) 39 7 47 (187) (52) (165) (16) (242) (7) 22 (106) (197)
Trade payables 52 12 3 87 (30) 35 (28) 42 (43) 57 (12) (2) (18) 26 (55) 55 (49) 54 6 (38) 19 58 (59) 77 (61) 25 55
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 19 235 (450) 375 (103) 286 (378) 358 (117) 287 (332) 299 (117) 287 (323) 244 (50) 202 (389) 209 (134) 287 (200) 101 43 40 (98)
Income taxes payable 56 (424) 371 (34) 50 (426) 365 (48) 29 (105) 192 (760) 328 269 152 17 22 (56) 36 (11) 39 (55) 29 (92) 18 (8) 10
Deferred revenue (46) (223) 340 496 200 (156) 231 353 220 (424) 160 467 102 (96) 63 471 67 (143) 141 482 102 (2) 471 310 (12) (154) 114
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquired assets and assumed liabilities (129) (421) 276 741 (178) (89) 131 617 (259) (215) 1 (403) (98) 298 (152) 482 (144) 200 (202) 265 (205) 315 (83) 308 42 (193) 29
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities 696 453 1,069 1,304 426 500 671 1,238 337 367 554 114 470 844 446 1,149 568 862 503 833 192 872 511 (468) 481 84 370
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,523 2,165 2,958 3,160 2,198 2,191 2,482 2,921 2,021 1,940 1,174 1,597 1,873 2,139 1,693 2,325 1,704 2,040 1,769 2,066 1,404 1,988 1,772 1,782 1,436 1,184 1,325
Purchases of short-term investments (829) (490) (306) (683) (609) (209) (533) (59) — — — — — — — (206) (179) (236) (288) (652) (242) (350) (289) (307) (501) (50) (213)
Maturities of short-term investments 265 345 920 487 439 112 130 107 84 160 135 211 216 284 254 186 148 141 208 176 180 275 246 241 257 182 235
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments — 5 — 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 8 20 162 33 49 62 105 54 53 34 65 39 44 53 44 26
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired — (1,560) — — (17) — — — — — — — — — — — — (20) (106) (1,212) — — (1,470) — — — —
Purchases of property and equipment (85) (58) (37) (34) (72) (47) (26) (48) (57) (41) (37) (47) (91) (121) (101) (91) (125) (126) (100) (99) (95) (95) (59) (103) (126) (96) (94)
Purchases of long-term investments, intangibles and other assets (18) 42 (104) 82 (21) (136) (59) 17 (76) (11) (38) (19) — (4) (30) (7) (9) (2) (28) (5) (10) (2) (25) (7) (2) (4) (2)
Other investing activities, net (1) 2 1 — — 1 2 — — — 2 — — 1 — — — — — — — — — 1 4 4 —
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities (668) (1,714) 474 (146) (279) (278) (484) 19 (47) 111 66 153 145 322 156 (69) (103) (138) (260) (1,739) (133) (107) (1,558) (131) (315) 80 (48)
Repurchases of common stock (2,232) (2,111) (2,478) (2,474) (2,057) (3,500) (3,250) (2,500) (2,500) (2,500) (2,000) (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) (1,400) (1,750) (1,200) (1,200) (2,400) (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) (950) (850) (500) (850) (850)
Proceeds from re-issuance of treasury stock 178 — 84 — 252 — 96 — 264 — 97 — 244 1 69 — 187 — 91 1 203 — 87 — 181 1 88
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards (92) (91) (123) (94) (110) (112) (159) (152) (168) (135) (222) (202) (120) (103) (164) (67) (84) (101) (266) (117) (122) (89) (391) (82) (78) (54) (467)
Proceeds from issuance of debt — 493 — — — — 1,997 — — 1,997 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 3,144
Repayment of debt (250) — — — — — (1,500) — — — — — — — (500) — — — — — — — — — — — (3,150)
Other financing activities, net (19) (146) (27) 13 39 (176) (25) 151 (49) (4) (3) (15) 5 22 (19) (94) 37 51 (29) 38 20 9 10 (8) (17) 2 2
Net cash used for financing activities (2,415) (1,855) (2,544) (2,555) (1,876) (3,788) (2,841) (2,501) (2,453) (642) (2,128) (1,217) (871) (1,080) (2,014) (1,911) (1,060) (1,250) (2,604) (1,078) (899) (1,080) (1,244) (940) (414) (901) (1,233)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents — (9) 13 (10) 8 48 (12) (19) 12 (3) 1 7 (2) 3 1 21 (36) (26) (10) (28) 1 (3) 4 — 16 (7) (6)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (560) (1,413) 901 449 51 (1,827) (855) 420 (467) 1,406 (887) 540 1,145 1,384 (164) 366 505 626 (1,105) (779) 373 798 (1,026) 711 723 356 38

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-02-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-11-28), 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).


Operating cash flow exhibits a strong upward trajectory over the analyzed period, characterized by consistent growth in net income and significant non-cash adjustments. Net income generally trended upward from approximately 955 million USD in early 2020 to peaks exceeding 1.8 billion USD by 2026, despite a notable outlier in March 2024. Net cash provided by operating activities consistently exceeded net income, reflecting a high quality of earnings supplemented by substantial non-cash add-backs.

Operating Cash Flow Dynamics
A sustained increase in stock-based compensation is observed, rising from 217 million USD in February 2020 to 539 million USD by August 2026. This represents a significant and growing component of the reconciliation between net income and cash flow from operations. Depreciation and amortization remained relatively stable, fluctuating within a narrow band between 174 million USD and 222 million USD.
Changes in operating assets and liabilities show high quarterly volatility, particularly regarding deferred revenue and trade receivables, which suggests a cyclicality in billing and collection patterns inherent to the subscription-based business model.
Investing Activities and Capital Allocation
Investment outflows are characterized by periodic, large-scale acquisitions, most notably in March 2021, December 2021, and May 2026, where expenditures exceeded 1.2 billion USD per instance. Outside of these strategic acquisitions, capital expenditures for property and equipment remained modest and stable, generally ranging between 40 million USD and 130 million USD per quarter.
The management of short-term investments demonstrates a continuous cycle of purchases and maturities, used to optimize liquidity and manage excess cash balances.
Financing Activities and Shareholder Returns
Financing activities are dominated by an aggressive common stock repurchase program. Outflows for buybacks increased from roughly 850 million USD per quarter in 2020 to peaks of 3.5 billion USD in 2025, signaling a primary strategy of returning capital to shareholders.
Debt management appears opportunistic, with significant proceeds from the issuance of debt occurring in May 2024 and February 2025 (approximately 1.997 billion USD each), which helped offset the cash outflows from share repurchases and acquisitions.

The overall financial profile indicates a company with robust cash generation capabilities that comfortably fund both strategic inorganic growth and substantial shareholder distributions. The reliance on stock-based compensation as a percentage of operating cash flow has increased, and the company utilizes the debt market periodically to maintain liquidity amidst aggressive buyback activity.

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