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: 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).
The analysis of the liquidity ratios over the observed periods reveals several noteworthy trends in the company's short-term financial health.
- Current ratio
- The current ratio shows a marked improvement from early 2019 to late 2020, rising from 0.97 in March 2019 to a peak of 1.48 in November 2020. This upward trend suggests an increasing ability of the company to cover its short-term liabilities with current assets during this timeframe. However, post-November 2020, the ratio fluctuates moderately but generally remains above 1.0, indicating maintained, though less pronounced, liquidity strength. Notable decreases occur around early 2024, with a value of 1.05 in March 2024, reflecting some tightening liquidity, followed by a modest rebound into the latter months of 2024, and slight decline by August 2025 to near 1.02.
- Quick ratio
- The quick ratio follows a similar trajectory, increasing from a low of 0.62 in May 2019 to a high of 1.34 in November 2020, demonstrating growth in the company's ability to meet immediate obligations without relying on inventory sales. After this peak, the ratio experiences volatility with a downward drift in mid-2022, reaching as low as 0.89 in March 2022 before recovering toward 1.12 in early 2023. A decline is again noticeable in subsequent quarters into 2024, indicating fluctuations in liquid assets relative to current liabilities.
- Cash ratio
- The cash ratio shows the most variability, moving from 0.61 in March 2019 up to 1.09 in November 2020, signifying a strengthening in the most liquid assets available to meet short-term liabilities. Subsequently, the ratio decreases to a low of 0.65 in March 2022, indicating a reduction in cash and cash equivalents relative to current liabilities. The ratio recovers slightly but remains below the peak values achieved in 2020, exhibiting a generally lower level of pure cash liquidity in the later periods, with figures around 0.63 to 0.78 by mid to late 2025.
Overall, the liquidity ratios demonstrate that the company significantly improved its short-term liquidity position from 2019 through 2020, reaching peak levels suggestive of robust short-term financial health. Following this period, there is a trend of increased volatility and moderate decline, particularly in the quick and cash ratios, indicating somewhat reduced liquidity buffers. Despite this, the current ratio mostly remains above 1.0, suggesting the company maintains a reasonable cushion to cover current liabilities. The fluctuations in the cash and quick ratios point to changes in the composition and availability of liquid assets, which may reflect operational adjustments or shifts in working capital management.
Current Ratio
Adobe Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 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) | 8,146) | 7,387) | 6,649) | 6,455) | 6,495) | 5,750) | 5,343) | 5,134) | ||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 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 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.29 | 1.23 | 0.79 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.97 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 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 | 1.40 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.39 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 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 | 1.77 | 1.70 | 1.57 | 1.70 | 1.86 | 1.55 | 1.42 | 1.38 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 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 | 2.65 | 1.91 | 2.18 | 2.25 | 2.38 | 2.53 | 2.94 | 1.03 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 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 | 3.54 | 3.94 | 4.31 | 5.45 | 5.77 | 6.49 | 6.74 | 4.43 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 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 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 1.04 | 0.96 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 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 | 2.26 | 1.79 | 1.67 | 1.80 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 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 | 2.08 | 2.29 | 2.58 | 2.53 | 2.52 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 2.85 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 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 | 2.30 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.66 | 3.03 | 2.12 | 2.37 | 2.25 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 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 | 4.34 | 4.13 | 3.90 | 3.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 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 | 1.91 | 1.29 | 1.78 | 1.78 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 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 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.08 | 1.05 | 0.97 | 0.96 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 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 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 1.08 | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.40 | 1.17 | 1.03 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 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 | 1.19 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.89 | ||||||||
| Workday Inc. | 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 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.45 | 1.25 | 1.04 | 1.19 | 0.81 | 1.09 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 9,412 ÷ 9,239 = 1.02
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The analysis of the quarterly financial data reveals fluctuations and trends in the key liquidity metrics over the observed periods.
- Current Assets
- Current assets exhibit an overall increasing trend from early 2019 through to late 2023, rising from 5,134 million US dollars in March 2019 to a peak of 11,084 million US dollars by December 2023. There are minor dips interspersed within this period, notably downward movements around early 2022 and mid-2024 where current asset levels declined but subsequently recovered. The overall pattern reflects growth in the company's liquid asset base over time.
- Current Liabilities
- Current liabilities fluctuate with some volatility, beginning at 5,314 million US dollars in March 2019 and increasing significantly in the next two quarters to peak near 7,803 million US dollars by August 2019. Following this peak, current liabilities stabilize between approximately 5,100 and 8,200 million US dollars for most of the observed period. However, notable increases occur towards the end of the data range, especially around early 2024 and into 2025 where liabilities remain elevated in the range of 9,000 to over 10,500 million US dollars. This implies rising short-term obligations in the recent reporting periods.
- Current Ratio
- The current ratio, representing liquidity and the ability to cover short-term obligations, shows meaningful variation. Initially low, below 1 in early 2019 (minimum 0.7), it improves notably to a peak of 1.48 by November 2020. Thereafter, it generally fluctuates between 1.0 and 1.34, with dips below 1.1 occurring sporadically, especially towards mid-2024. The peak values suggest periods of strong liquidity, but the declines toward unity or below indicate occasional tighter liquidity conditions.
Overall, the data indicates that the company has managed to increase its current assets substantially over the years, contributing to maintaining a generally stable and improving current ratio despite rising current liabilities. The recent increases in current liabilities in late 2023 and early 2024 may warrant closer monitoring to ensure liquidity ratios do not deteriorate further. The trend in the current ratio suggests a solid liquidity position for most periods but with some periods of weaker liquidity that could impact short-term financial flexibility.
Quick Ratio
Adobe Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 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) | 4,478) | 3,767) | 3,044) | 2,688) | 2,650) | 2,209) | 2,083) | 1,739) | ||||||||
| Short-term investments | 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) | 1,514) | 1,497) | 1,307) | 1,483) | 1,527) | 1,442) | 1,396) | 1,487) | ||||||||
| Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts | 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) | 1,398) | 1,318) | 1,366) | 1,389) | 1,535) | 1,372) | 1,273) | 1,342) | ||||||||
| Total quick assets | 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) | 7,390) | 6,582) | 5,717) | 5,560) | 5,712) | 5,022) | 4,752) | 4,569) | ||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 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 | 1.34 | 1.28 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.86 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 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 | 1.29 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.28 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 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 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.33 | 1.43 | 1.59 | 1.44 | 1.30 | 1.22 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 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 | 2.50 | 1.76 | 2.01 | 2.07 | 2.18 | 2.36 | 2.76 | 0.87 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 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 | 3.45 | 3.84 | 4.19 | 5.31 | 5.64 | 6.35 | 6.59 | 4.29 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 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 | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.80 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 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 | 2.04 | 1.54 | 1.30 | 1.34 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 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 | 1.90 | 2.10 | 2.36 | 2.30 | 2.33 | 2.73 | 2.65 | 2.68 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 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 | 2.15 | 2.00 | 2.02 | 2.50 | 2.83 | 1.91 | 2.16 | 2.09 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 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 | 4.11 | 3.90 | 3.79 | 3.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 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 | 1.78 | 1.16 | 1.64 | 1.64 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 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 | 1.11 | 1.05 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.81 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 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 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 1.03 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.33 | 1.11 | 0.98 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 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 | 0.94 | 0.82 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.67 | ||||||||
| Workday Inc. | 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 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.35 | 1.15 | 0.95 | 1.09 | 0.74 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 8,033 ÷ 9,239 = 0.87
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
- Total Quick Assets
- The total quick assets exhibit a generally upward trend from March 2019 through December 2023, increasing from 4,569 million USD to a peak of 10,066 million USD in December 2023. Notable increments occur between May 2020 and November 2020, as well as between March 2021 and December 2023. However, some fluctuations are visible after this peak, with a decline beginning as of February 2024, dropping to 7,448 million USD by May 2025. This indicates periods of asset accumulation followed by partial decreases in liquidity levels.
- Current Liabilities
- Current liabilities show significant variability, rising sharply from 5,314 million USD in March 2019 to 7,687 million USD in May 2019, then sustaining a relatively high level through early 2021. Afterward, liabilities generally increase, peaking at 10,521 million USD in November 2024. Thereafter, a downturn in liabilities is observed, with values decreasing to 9,039 million USD by May 2025. This pattern suggests periods of increasing short-term obligations followed by efforts to manage or reduce these liabilities.
- Quick Ratio
- The quick ratio demonstrates considerable oscillation over the reported periods. Initially below 1 (indicating less liquid assets than current liabilities), it rises sharply to above 1.0 between February 2020 and November 2020, reaching a high of 1.34. The ratio fluctuates around 1.0 throughout 2021 and 2022, with notable dips below 1.0 in early 2022. From late 2022 onward, the quick ratio fluctuates close to 1.0, occasionally exceeding it, but shows a declining trend around early to mid-2024, falling to 0.82 in February 2025 before a slight recovery. These trends imply variability in short-term liquidity management, with periods of both strengthening and weakening ability to cover current liabilities with quick assets.
- Summary of Financial Position Trends
- Overall, the financial data reveals a company managing to increase its liquid assets significantly until late 2023, accompanied by a parallel rise in current liabilities. The quick ratio's movement around and above 1.0 during several periods indicates an adequate ability to meet short-term obligations in most quarters. However, the recent decrease in both quick assets and quick ratio points to a tightening liquidity position, potentially warranting closer monitoring in forthcoming periods. The fluctuations in current liabilities, particularly the peak in late 2024 followed by a decline, might reflect capital structure adjustments or changes in operational cycles affecting working capital needs.
Cash Ratio
Adobe Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 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) | 4,478) | 3,767) | 3,044) | 2,688) | 2,650) | 2,209) | 2,083) | 1,739) | ||||||||
| Short-term investments | 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) | 1,514) | 1,497) | 1,307) | 1,483) | 1,527) | 1,442) | 1,396) | 1,487) | ||||||||
| Total cash assets | 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) | 5,992) | 5,264) | 4,351) | 4,171) | 4,177) | 3,651) | 3,479) | 3,226) | ||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 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 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.61 | ||||||||
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| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 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 | 0.67 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.52 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 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 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.03 | 0.93 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 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 | 2.22 | 1.51 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.85 | 2.01 | 2.42 | 0.58 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 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 | 2.94 | 3.33 | 3.70 | 4.82 | 5.09 | 5.87 | 6.07 | 3.77 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 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 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.30 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 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 | 2.00 | 1.46 | 1.03 | 1.28 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 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 | 1.47 | 1.74 | 1.96 | 1.97 | 1.89 | 2.34 | 2.25 | 2.35 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 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 | 1.93 | 1.77 | 1.81 | 2.26 | 2.50 | 1.64 | 1.88 | 1.89 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 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 | 3.83 | 3.64 | 3.43 | 3.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 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 | 1.39 | 0.87 | 1.40 | 1.39 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 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 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.61 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 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 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.94 | 0.83 | 1.04 | 0.82 | 0.68 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 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 | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.29 | ||||||||
| Workday Inc. | 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 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 1.08 | 0.94 | 0.65 | 0.84 | 0.56 | 0.77 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
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).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 5,940 ÷ 9,239 = 0.64
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial data over the observed periods demonstrates several notable trends concerning liquidity and short-term obligations.
- Total Cash Assets
- Total cash assets display a general increasing trend from early 2019 through late 2023, peaking around the period ending December 2023 at approximately $7.8 billion. There is a significant rise seen from early 2021 onward, with some fluctuations starting in early 2024 where cash assets decline notably, reaching lower levels around mid-2025 near $5.7 billion before modestly rising again.
- Current Liabilities
- Current liabilities fluctuate considerably over the same timeframe. Initially, there is a peak in mid-2019 reaching around $7.8 billion, followed by a decline towards early 2020. After that, current liabilities steadily increase, hitting a high near $10.5 billion in late 2024. This suggests an upward trend in short-term obligations, particularly during the latter periods. Towards mid-2025, current liabilities slightly decrease but remain elevated compared to earlier years.
- Cash Ratio
- The cash ratio, a measure of liquidity indicating the ability to cover current liabilities with cash assets, follows a variable pattern. It begins below 1.0 in 2019, with values between 0.45 and 0.61, then improves significantly in mid-to-late 2020, surpassing 1.0 at times. During 2021, it fluctuates around 0.84 to 1.0 but generally decreases afterward, stabilizing near 0.75 to 0.95 throughout 2022 and 2023. In 2024 and early 2025, the ratio declines to levels around 0.63 to 0.64, indicating relatively weaker liquidity positions in these later periods.
In summary, the company showed growth in cash assets coupled with increasing current liabilities over the years, resulting in fluctuations in the cash ratio. The liquidity peaked around late 2020 with cash ratio values slightly above 1, suggesting strong short-term financial health at that time. However, the decline in the cash ratio in recent periods to below 0.7 highlights a more constrained liquidity position, which may warrant closer monitoring to ensure coverage of short-term liabilities.