Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Adobe Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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).
The liquidity profile exhibits a cyclical pattern of stability and volatility between early 2021 and early 2025, followed by a consistent and sharp decline in all measured liquidity metrics through May 2026.
- Current Ratio
- The current ratio fluctuated between a peak of 1.39 in September 2021 and a minimum of 0.75 by May 2026. While the ratio remained predominantly above 1.0 from March 2021 through February 2025, a significant downward trajectory is evident starting in May 2025. The drop below the 1.0 threshold in the final periods indicates that current liabilities have exceeded current assets.
- Quick Ratio
- Closely mirroring the current ratio, the quick ratio reached its zenith at 1.25 in September 2021 before contracting to 0.63 by May 2026. The ratio maintained a level of relative stability around or above parity until February 2025, after which a rapid deterioration occurred, suggesting a reduced capacity to meet short-term obligations using only the most liquid assets.
- Cash Ratio
- The cash ratio consistently presented the lowest values of the three metrics, peaking at 1.00 in September 2021 and reaching a low of 0.47 in May 2026. A notable decline is observed from February 2025 onwards, reflecting a substantial decrease in the proportion of cash and cash equivalents held relative to current liabilities.
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Current Ratio
Adobe Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 9,068) | 10,386) | 10,163) | 9,412) | 8,978) | 10,855) | 11,232) | 10,716) | 11,023) | 10,008) | 11,084) | 10,410) | 9,274) | 8,342) | 8,996) | 8,489) | 7,908) | 7,476) | 8,669) | 8,619) | 8,078) | 7,384) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 12,078) | 11,390) | 10,200) | 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) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 0.75 | 0.91 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 0.99 | 1.18 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.05 | 1.34 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.25 | 1.39 | 1.31 | 1.27 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 1.34 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 1.30 | 1.37 | 1.29 | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.45 | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 3.24 | 3.32 | 3.25 | 2.74 | 1.68 | 2.19 | 2.41 | 2.28 | 2.11 | 1.71 | 1.61 | 2.87 | 3.31 | 3.35 | 3.36 | 2.82 | 2.93 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 1.74 | 1.47 | 2.86 | 3.05 | 2.82 | 3.07 | 2.93 | 2.45 | 1.43 | 1.32 | 1.24 | 1.44 | 1.37 | 1.44 | 1.27 | 1.33 | 1.59 | 1.81 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.77 | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.80 | 1.76 | 1.74 | 1.82 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.90 | 1.98 | 2.07 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 3.40 | 3.38 | 3.66 | 3.43 | 2.74 | 2.64 | 2.13 | 2.01 | 3.43 | 3.17 | 3.35 | 3.42 | 3.19 | 3.09 | 3.23 | 3.31 | 3.33 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.88 | 0.92 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 1.32 | 1.39 | 1.36 | 1.45 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.29 | 1.50 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.23 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.63 | 1.18 | 2.10 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 1.53 | 3.09 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.66 | 1.77 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 1.84 | 1.78 | 1.99 | 2.25 | 2.16 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 0.91 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 1.02 | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.82 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 1.62 | 1.52 | 1.65 | 2.04 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 6.91 | 7.11 | 6.43 | 6.32 | 6.49 | 5.96 | 5.67 | 5.92 | 5.91 | 5.55 | 5.53 | 5.22 | 5.41 | 5.17 | 4.28 | 4.36 | 4.38 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 1.04 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.91 | 1.38 | 0.98 | 1.63 | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 1.12 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.93 | 1.33 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.70 | 0.84 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 1.12 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 7.02 | 2.68 | 2.44 | 2.02 | 1.86 | 1.29 | 1.15 | 1.20 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.10 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 2.10 | 2.07 | 1.90 | 2.05 | 2.04 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 2.13 | 2.00 | 1.95 | 1.75 | 1.87 | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.03 | 1.10 | 1.04 | 0.93 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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).
1 Q2 2026 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 9,068 ÷ 12,078 = 0.75
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The liquidity position exhibits a significant downward trend over the analyzed period, transitioning from a state of healthy coverage to a position where current liabilities exceed current assets. While the early years showed a consistent ability to meet short-term obligations, the most recent periods indicate a tightening of liquidity.
- Current Ratio Trajectory
- From March 2021 through December 2023, the current ratio remained generally stable and above 1.0, peaking at 1.39 in September 2021. During this phase, the ratio fluctuated between 1.04 and 1.34, suggesting a sustainable margin of safety. However, a clear deterioration is observed starting in 2025, with the ratio dropping below the 1.0 threshold in May 2025 (0.99) and reaching a period low of 0.75 by May 2026.
- Current Asset Analysis
- Current assets showed an overall growth pattern for the first several years, rising from 7.38 billion US$ in March 2021 to a peak of 11.23 billion US$ in November 2024. Following this peak, assets experienced a decline, ending the period at 9.07 billion US$ in May 2026. This late-stage contraction in assets contributed to the weakened liquidity position.
- Current Liability Expansion
- A consistent upward trend in current liabilities is observed throughout the timeframe. Liabilities grew from 5.81 billion US$ in March 2021 to 12.08 billion US$ by May 2026. The most aggressive increase occurred between August 2025 and May 2026, where liabilities rose from 9.24 billion US$ to over 12 billion US$, outpacing asset growth and driving the current ratio to its lowest point.
- Liquidity Synthesis
- The convergence of declining current assets and rapidly increasing current liabilities has resulted in a negative shift in the company's short-term financial flexibility. The move from a ratio of 1.27 in early 2021 to 0.75 in mid-2026 indicates that current assets are no longer sufficient to cover current liabilities, marking a transition from a liquid position to a potentially constrained one.
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Quick Ratio
Adobe Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| May 29, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | Nov 28, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 29, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,919) | 6,332) | 5,431) | 4,982) | 4,931) | 6,758) | 7,613) | 7,193) | 7,660) | 6,254) | 7,141) | 6,601) | 5,456) | 4,072) | 4,236) | 3,870) | 3,365) | 2,739) | 3,844) | 4,623) | 4,250) | 3,452) | |||||||
| Short-term investments | 707) | 558) | 1,164) | 958) | 782) | 677) | 273) | 322) | 405) | 566) | 701) | 915) | 1,145) | 1,581) | 1,860) | 1,894) | 1,934) | 1,962) | 1,954) | 1,541) | 1,518) | 1,511) | |||||||
| Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts | 1,993) | 2,092) | 2,344) | 2,093) | 1,735) | 1,973) | 2,072) | 1,802) | 1,612) | 2,057) | 2,224) | 1,851) | 1,685) | 1,801) | 2,065) | 1,723) | 1,588) | 1,685) | 1,878) | 1,545) | 1,477) | 1,520) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 7,619) | 8,982) | 8,939) | 8,033) | 7,448) | 9,408) | 9,958) | 9,317) | 9,677) | 8,877) | 10,066) | 9,367) | 8,286) | 7,454) | 8,161) | 7,487) | 6,887) | 6,386) | 7,676) | 7,709) | 7,245) | 6,483) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 12,078) | 11,390) | 10,200) | 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) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.63 | 0.79 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 1.03 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 1.22 | 1.12 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 1.11 | 1.25 | 1.18 | 1.12 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 1.20 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.24 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.34 | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 3.16 | 3.23 | 3.05 | 2.54 | 1.51 | 2.04 | 2.25 | 2.10 | 1.93 | 1.54 | 1.47 | 2.61 | 3.04 | 3.08 | 2.96 | 2.55 | 2.67 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 1.36 | 1.13 | 2.41 | 2.49 | 2.33 | 2.58 | 2.43 | 2.00 | 1.06 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 1.02 | 1.13 | 1.36 | 1.56 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.69 | 1.65 | 1.58 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.64 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.58 | 1.62 | 1.66 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.93 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 3.28 | 3.28 | 3.55 | 3.34 | 2.66 | 2.57 | 2.07 | 1.95 | 3.32 | 3.08 | 3.26 | 3.31 | 3.09 | 3.01 | 3.14 | 3.21 | 3.23 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.73 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.63 | 0.85 | 0.68 | 0.54 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.02 | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.29 | 0.78 | 1.71 | 1.60 | 1.72 | 1.20 | 2.74 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.45 | 1.54 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.77 | 2.05 | 1.96 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 0.77 | 0.50 | 0.61 | 0.87 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 1.43 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.90 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 6.82 | 6.99 | 6.31 | 6.19 | 6.36 | 5.83 | 5.55 | 5.77 | 5.80 | 5.41 | 5.39 | 5.08 | 5.25 | 4.92 | 4.08 | 4.09 | 4.15 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.97 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.86 | 1.23 | 0.88 | 1.48 | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.79 | 1.19 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.61 | 0.75 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.17 | 1.06 | 1.06 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.20 | 1.16 | 6.34 | 1.99 | 1.88 | 1.10 | 0.99 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.83 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 1.98 | 1.94 | 1.80 | 1.94 | 1.92 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 2.01 | 1.90 | 1.83 | 1.66 | 1.75 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 0.98 | 0.86 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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).
1 Q2 2026 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 7,619 ÷ 12,078 = 0.63
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The analysis of the quick ratio reveals a cyclical trend in short-term liquidity, characterized by a period of stability and growth followed by a significant and accelerating decline in the most recent intervals. While the company maintained a healthy liquidity position for the majority of the observed period, the current trajectory indicates a diminishing ability to cover immediate obligations using only the most liquid assets.
- Liquidity Ratio Performance
- The quick ratio exhibited relative strength between March 2021 and December 2023, fluctuating between 0.89 and 1.22. A peak liquidity position was reached in December 2023 with a ratio of 1.22. However, starting in 2025, a persistent downward trend emerged, with the ratio falling from 1.03 in February 2025 to a period low of 0.63 by May 2026.
- Quick Asset Volatility
- Total quick assets demonstrated an initial growth phase, rising from 6,483 million US dollars in March 2021 to a high of 10,066 million US dollars in September 2023. Following this peak, assets remained volatile but generally trended downward in the final stages of the period, ending at 7,619 million US dollars in May 2026.
- Current Liability Expansion
- Current liabilities showed a consistent and substantial long-term increase. From a baseline of 5,806 million US dollars in March 2021, liabilities grew to 12,078 million US dollars by May 2026. This represents a significant expansion of short-term obligations that has outpaced the growth of liquid assets.
- Causal Relationship and Liquidity Risk
- The compression of the quick ratio in 2025 and 2026 is the direct result of a divergence between asset and liability trends. While quick assets decreased by approximately 24% from their peak, current liabilities continued to climb, reaching their highest recorded levels. The resulting ratio of 0.63 suggests that the company's immediate liquid reserves are no longer sufficient to cover its current liabilities on a one-to-one basis.
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Cash Ratio
Adobe Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,919) | 6,332) | 5,431) | 4,982) | 4,931) | 6,758) | 7,613) | 7,193) | 7,660) | 6,254) | 7,141) | 6,601) | 5,456) | 4,072) | 4,236) | 3,870) | 3,365) | 2,739) | 3,844) | 4,623) | 4,250) | 3,452) | |||||||
| Short-term investments | 707) | 558) | 1,164) | 958) | 782) | 677) | 273) | 322) | 405) | 566) | 701) | 915) | 1,145) | 1,581) | 1,860) | 1,894) | 1,934) | 1,962) | 1,954) | 1,541) | 1,518) | 1,511) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 5,626) | 6,890) | 6,595) | 5,940) | 5,713) | 7,435) | 7,886) | 7,515) | 8,065) | 6,820) | 7,842) | 7,516) | 6,601) | 5,653) | 6,096) | 5,764) | 5,299) | 4,701) | 5,798) | 6,164) | 5,768) | 4,963) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 12,078) | 11,390) | 10,200) | 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) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.47 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.84 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.85 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.68 | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 1.85 | 1.86 | 1.55 | 1.09 | 0.39 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.41 | 1.48 | 2.01 | 1.87 | 1.74 | 1.48 | 1.80 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 0.78 | 0.65 | 1.84 | 1.96 | 1.89 | 2.14 | 1.93 | 1.66 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.82 | 0.99 | 1.18 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1.25 | 1.42 | 1.48 | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.28 | 1.36 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.42 | 1.54 | 1.57 | 1.71 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 2.87 | 2.81 | 3.13 | 2.89 | 2.40 | 2.25 | 1.80 | 1.65 | 2.86 | 2.58 | 2.78 | 2.87 | 2.61 | 2.48 | 2.62 | 2.72 | 2.78 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.60 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.32 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.34 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.64 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.76 | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.54 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 1.09 | 0.48 | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.52 | 1.02 | 2.69 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 1.15 | 1.07 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.10 | 1.35 | 1.62 | 1.62 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 0.52 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.60 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.21 | 1.70 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 5.80 | 6.11 | 5.45 | 5.51 | 5.61 | 5.25 | 4.84 | 4.96 | 5.15 | 4.93 | 4.77 | 4.53 | 4.83 | 4.48 | 3.59 | 3.69 | 3.77 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.22 | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.50 | 0.66 | 0.60 | 0.76 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.48 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.48 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.98 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.38 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.83 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.80 | 0.75 | 5.93 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 0.79 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.51 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.47 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.45 | 1.62 | 1.63 | 1.62 | 1.55 | 1.71 | 1.59 | 1.56 | 1.32 | 1.48 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.71 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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).
1 Q2 2026 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 5,626 ÷ 12,078 = 0.47
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The cash ratio exhibits significant volatility over the observed period, characterized by an initial climb toward parity in late 2021, followed by cyclical fluctuations, and concluding with a marked downward trajectory. While the ratio reached a peak of 1.00 in September 2021, it has since declined to a period low of 0.47 by May 2026.
- Cash Asset Movements
- Total cash assets remained relatively stable between 2021 and 2023, fluctuating between approximately 4.7 billion and 7.8 billion US dollars. A peak was observed in December 2023 at 7.8 billion US dollars, followed by a general contraction that brought assets down to 5.6 billion US dollars by May 2026.
- Current Liabilities Growth
- A consistent and sustained upward trend in current liabilities is observed. Short-term obligations rose from 5.8 billion US dollars in March 2021 to 12.1 billion US dollars by May 2026. This steady increase represents a substantial growth in the company's short-term financial commitments over the five-year window.
- Liquidity Ratio Dynamics
- The divergence between fluctuating cash reserves and rapidly increasing liabilities has resulted in a progressive erosion of the cash ratio. After maintaining a range between 0.65 and 0.95 for several years, the ratio entered a period of steady decline starting in 2024, falling from 0.85 in May 2024 to 0.47 by May 2026.
The overall trend indicates a shift in the liquidity profile, where the immediate capacity to cover short-term obligations using only cash and cash equivalents has diminished. The increasing gap between liquid assets and current liabilities suggests a higher reliance on other current assets or operational cash flow to meet near-term financial requirements.
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