Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Adobe Inc., solvency 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).
- Debt to Equity Ratios
- The debt to equity ratio exhibited a declining trend from early 2020 through early 2023, decreasing from 0.39 to a low of 0.22 by December 2023. This suggests a gradual reduction in the company’s reliance on debt relative to equity during that period. However, starting in early 2024, there was a notable reversal, with the ratio climbing steadily to 0.54 by August 2025, indicating increasing leverage and a higher proportional use of debt financing.
- Debt to Equity Including Operating Lease Liability
- This ratio followed a similar pattern to the standard debt to equity ratio, declining from 0.45 in early 2020 to around 0.25 by the end of 2023, reflecting reduced financial leverage when incorporating lease obligations. From early 2024 onwards, it rose sharply, reaching 0.56 by August 2025, reinforcing the observation of increased total debt obligations relative to equity in recent quarters.
- Debt to Capital Ratios
- The debt to capital ratio demonstrated a steady decline from 0.28 in February 2020 to approximately 0.18 by December 2023, indicating a strengthening capital structure with less debt financing. The inclusion of operating lease liabilities also showed a similar decline. However, beginning in early 2024, there was an upward movement with the ratio increasing to 0.35 by August 2025. This change denotes a shift toward more capital being financed through debt rather than equity.
- Debt to Assets Ratios
- The ratios measuring debt relative to total assets followed the same downward trend in 2020-2023, decreasing from around 0.19 to near 0.12. Including operating lease liabilities modified the values slightly higher but maintained the same pattern. A reversal was evident starting in early 2024, with these ratios climbing back to about 0.22 by August 2025, pointing to an increased proportion of assets financed by debt.
- Financial Leverage
- Financial leverage decreased from 2.03 in early 2020 to a low of 1.80 in December 2023, suggesting a reduction in overall debt usage relative to equity. Post-2023, financial leverage increased to 2.44 by August 2025. This rise aligns with the increased debt ratios observed, indicating higher leverage levels and potentially greater financial risk or strategic use of debt capital.
- Interest Coverage
- Interest coverage improved substantially over the initial period, rising from 23.87 times in February 2020 to a peak of 61.17 times by December 2023. This trend indicates a strong ability to meet interest obligations comfortably. Nevertheless, from 2024 onwards, interest coverage declined steadily to 35.26 times by August 2025, representing a reduced, though still comfortable, capacity to cover interest expenses. The decline coincides with increased debt levels, which likely led to higher interest expenses, reducing the coverage ratio.
- Summary of Trends
- Overall, the financial ratios convey a period of deleveraging and strengthening financial position ending around late 2023, characterized by reduced debt reliance and improved interest coverage. Starting in early 2024, there was a clear shift toward increased indebtedness and financial leverage along with a corresponding decrease in interest coverage. This shift suggests a strategic change that increased the company’s financial risk profile by employing more debt financing after a period of consolidation.
Debt Ratios
Coverage Ratios
Debt to Equity
Adobe Inc., debt to equity 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt, current portion | —) | —) | —) | 1,499) | 1,499) | 1,498) | 1,497) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 500) | 500) | 499) | 499) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Total debt | 6,200) | 6,166) | 6,155) | 5,628) | 5,627) | 5,625) | 3,635) | 3,634) | 3,633) | 3,631) | 3,630) | 4,129) | 4,127) | 4,126) | 4,125) | 4,123) | 4,122) | 4,120) | 4,119) | 4,117) | 4,116) | 4,114) | 4,113) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.39 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 3.01 | 6.45 | 3.22 | 3.74 | 4.32 | 4.64 | 2.48 | 2.85 | 2.11 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.71 | 1.69 | 1.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 0.31 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.87 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 2.26 | 2.33 | 2.35 | 2.01 | 2.31 | 2.35 | 2.56 | 2.51 | 2.39 | 2.59 | 2.72 | 2.32 | 2.53 | 2.59 | 2.85 | 2.74 | 2.45 | 2.51 | 2.64 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.45 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.52 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 5.75 | 6.45 | 7.81 | 9.98 | 15.65 | 22.97 | 37.53 | 84.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.08 | 7.79 | 8.94 | 7.46 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.42 | 0.90 | 1.14 | 2.99 | 5.05 | 7.24 | 17.51 | 10.89 | 31.19 | 7.08 | 5.08 | 3.20 | 3.04 | 4.18 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.53 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.52 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.08 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.68 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 6,200 ÷ 11,770 = 0.53
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The analysis of the financial data over the presented periods reveals several key trends related to the company's capital structure and leverage.
- Total Debt
- Total debt remained relatively stable from early 2020 through late 2022, fluctuating slightly around the 4,100 million US dollars mark. Beginning in early 2023, there was a notable reduction in total debt to approximately 3,600 million US dollars, which persisted for several quarters. However, from mid-2024 onwards, total debt increased significantly, reaching over 6,100 million US dollars by late 2025. This recent surge indicates a considerable rise in borrowing or liabilities during the latter part of the timeline.
- Stockholders’ Equity
- Stockholders’ equity showed a general upward trajectory from early 2020 through late 2023, increasing from roughly 10,465 million US dollars to a peak above 16,500 million US dollars. This growth indicates sustained accumulation of equity capital or retained earnings over this period. After reaching this peak, equity values began to decline gradually, falling below 12,000 million US dollars by late 2025. This downward trend in equity coincides with the significant increase in total debt, suggesting possible financial restructuring or distributions impacting equity levels.
- Debt to Equity Ratio
- The debt to equity ratio trended downward steadily from 0.39 in early 2020 to as low as 0.22 by late 2023, indicating a reduction in leverage and a strengthened equity position relative to debt. From early 2024, the ratio sharply increased, nearly doubling to around 0.54 by late 2025. This reversal aligns with the observed rise in debt and decline in equity, reflecting a shift toward higher leverage and increased financial risk.
In summary, the company experienced a period of deleveraging and equity growth from 2020 through 2023, contributing to a stronger balance sheet position. However, starting in 2024, the financial structure shifted towards increased leverage with rising debt levels and declining equity, resulting in a significantly higher debt to equity ratio. This change may indicate a strategic decision to increase borrowing or capital expenditures funded by debt, but it also suggests elevated financial risk during the latter periods analyzed.
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)
Adobe Inc., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt, current portion | —) | —) | —) | 1,499) | 1,499) | 1,498) | 1,497) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 500) | 500) | 499) | 499) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Total debt | 6,200) | 6,166) | 6,155) | 5,628) | 5,627) | 5,625) | 3,635) | 3,634) | 3,633) | 3,631) | 3,630) | 4,129) | 4,127) | 4,126) | 4,125) | 4,123) | 4,122) | 4,120) | 4,119) | 4,117) | 4,116) | 4,114) | 4,113) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 6,636) | 6,563) | 6,563) | 6,056) | 6,078) | 6,090) | 4,086) | 4,080) | 4,096) | 4,113) | 4,126) | 4,633) | 4,641) | 4,658) | 4,665) | 4,673) | 4,685) | 4,693) | 4,707) | 4,708) | 4,726) | 4,697) | 4,711) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.45 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 0.40 | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.95 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 2.39 | 2.46 | 2.49 | 2.14 | 2.46 | 2.49 | 2.70 | 2.66 | 2.54 | 2.72 | 2.85 | 2.46 | 2.68 | 2.75 | 3.02 | 2.92 | 2.65 | 2.72 | 2.86 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.49 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.58 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 0.50 | 1.02 | 1.30 | 3.20 | 5.42 | 7.80 | 18.82 | 11.70 | 33.58 | 7.65 | 5.58 | 3.52 | 3.35 | 4.61 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.17 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.69 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.55 | 1.08 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.21 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.81 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 6,636 ÷ 11,770 = 0.56
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial data indicates several notable trends regarding the company's debt, equity, and leverage ratios over the analyzed periods.
- Total Debt (including operating lease liability)
- The total debt remained relatively stable from early 2020 through late 2023, hovering around the range of approximately 4,080 to 4,700 million US dollars. However, starting in early 2024, there was a pronounced increase in total debt, rising sharply to over 6,600 million US dollars by mid-2025. This marked escalation suggests a significant shift in the company's financing or capital structure strategy during this latter period.
- Stockholders' Equity
- Stockholders’ equity showed a consistent growth trend from early 2020 until late 2023, increasing from approximately 10,465 million to over 16,500 million US dollars at its peak. After this peak, equity began declining gradually throughout 2024 and into mid-2025, reducing to around 11,770 million US dollars. This decline reverses the previously steady growth and may reflect changes in retained earnings, dividend distributions, stock buybacks, or other equity-related transactions.
- Debt to Equity Ratio (including operating lease liability)
- The debt to equity ratio exhibited a steady downward trend from 0.45 in early 2020 to a low of approximately 0.25 by late 2023, indicating improving leverage and potentially a stronger equity position relative to debt. However, beginning in early 2024, the ratio increased significantly, rising to about 0.56 by mid-2025. This increase corresponds with the sharp rise in total debt and simultaneous decrease in equity, implying a higher financial leverage and potentially increased financial risk during this interval.
Overall, the periods from 2020 to late 2023 were characterized by stable debt levels, growing equity, and a reduction in leverage. In contrast, the periods from early 2024 onward saw a reversal of these trends with rising debt, declining equity, and increasing leverage, which may warrant closer monitoring of the company's financial stability and risk exposure.
Debt to Capital
Adobe Inc., debt to capital 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt, current portion | —) | —) | —) | 1,499) | 1,499) | 1,498) | 1,497) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 500) | 500) | 499) | 499) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Total debt | 6,200) | 6,166) | 6,155) | 5,628) | 5,627) | 5,625) | 3,635) | 3,634) | 3,633) | 3,631) | 3,630) | 4,129) | 4,127) | 4,126) | 4,125) | 4,123) | 4,122) | 4,120) | 4,119) | 4,117) | 4,116) | 4,114) | 4,113) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Total capital | 17,970) | 17,614) | 19,250) | 19,733) | 20,172) | 20,468) | 19,095) | 20,152) | 19,409) | 18,469) | 17,836) | 18,180) | 18,500) | 18,111) | 17,900) | 18,920) | 18,536) | 17,972) | 17,665) | 17,381) | 15,829) | 14,995) | 14,578) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 0.75 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 0.23 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.47 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.73 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.31 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.34 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.02 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.88 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.81 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.34 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.07 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.41 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 6,200 ÷ 17,970 = 0.35
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial data reveals several noteworthy trends in the company's capital structure and debt levels over multiple quarters.
- Total Debt
- The total debt remained relatively stable around 4,100 million US dollars from early 2020 through late 2022, showing minimal fluctuations. However, starting from the first quarter of 2023, there was a marked increase, with debt rising sharply to over 5,600 million US dollars by mid-2024. This upward trajectory continued into 2025, reaching approximately 6,200 million US dollars by the third quarter. This sharp rise in debt suggests increased borrowing or financing activities in the recent periods.
- Total Capital
- Total capital exhibited a generally upward trend from around 14,500 million US dollars at the beginning of 2020 to a peak exceeding 20,000 million US dollars by late 2021. Subsequently, the capital showed some volatility, with fluctuations hovering slightly below 20,000 million US dollars throughout 2022 and early 2023. From mid-2023 onwards, total capital trended downward, declining to approximately 17,970 million US dollars by the third quarter of 2025. This decrease in total capital during recent quarters indicates either a reduction in equity, accumulated losses, or changes in other capital components.
- Debt to Capital Ratio
- The debt to capital ratio demonstrated a consistent decline from 0.28 at the beginning of 2020 to a low near 0.18 by the end of 2023, indicating a gradual reduction in leverage relative to total capital during this period. However, from early 2024 onwards, the ratio reversed course and increased sharply, reaching approximately 0.35 in the third quarter of 2025. This increase reflects the earlier noted rise in debt combined with the reduction in total capital, signifying heightened financial leverage and potential elevated risk from a capital structure perspective.
In summary, the data indicates that the company maintained a stable and improving leverage profile through 2023, characterized by lower debt levels relative to capital. However, the subsequent quarters show a distinct shift with significant increases in debt and decreases in total capital, resulting in a materially higher debt to capital ratio. This recent development points to increased financial leverage and may warrant closer monitoring regarding financial risk and capital management strategies.
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)
Adobe Inc., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt, current portion | —) | —) | —) | 1,499) | 1,499) | 1,498) | 1,497) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 500) | 500) | 499) | 499) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Total debt | 6,200) | 6,166) | 6,155) | 5,628) | 5,627) | 5,625) | 3,635) | 3,634) | 3,633) | 3,631) | 3,630) | 4,129) | 4,127) | 4,126) | 4,125) | 4,123) | 4,122) | 4,120) | 4,119) | 4,117) | 4,116) | 4,114) | 4,113) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 6,636) | 6,563) | 6,563) | 6,056) | 6,078) | 6,090) | 4,086) | 4,080) | 4,096) | 4,113) | 4,126) | 4,633) | 4,641) | 4,658) | 4,665) | 4,673) | 4,685) | 4,693) | 4,707) | 4,708) | 4,726) | 4,697) | 4,711) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Total capital (including operating lease liability) | 18,406) | 18,011) | 19,658) | 20,161) | 20,623) | 20,933) | 19,546) | 20,598) | 19,872) | 18,951) | 18,332) | 18,684) | 19,014) | 18,643) | 18,440) | 19,470) | 19,099) | 18,545) | 18,253) | 17,972) | 16,439) | 15,578) | 15,176) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 0.28 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.49 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.74 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.33 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.37 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.76 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.82 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.41 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.35 | 0.52 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.17 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.45 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 6,636 ÷ 18,406 = 0.36
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The analysis of the financial data over the examined periods reveals distinct trends in the company's debt and capital structure. Total debt, measured in millions of US dollars, shows a general decline from the initial value, with figures steadily decreasing from 4711 to 4086 over several quarters. However, a notable increase occurs starting in May 2024, where debt levels rise sharply from 4086 to 6636 by August 2025. This signals a significant shift in the company's financial leverage within the most recent reporting periods.
In terms of total capital, the company exhibits growth in the earlier quarters, increasing from 15176 to a peak near 20598 by December 2021. Subsequently, the total capital fluctuates, showing some volatility with a decline to 18011 by May 2025 before a slight recovery to 18406 by August 2025. These movements suggest variability in capital resources or changes in equity and debt financing mix over time.
The ratio of debt to capital provides insight into changes in financial leverage relative to the company's overall capital base. The ratio decreases gradually from 0.31 to 0.20 between February 2020 and December 2021, indicating a trend toward lower leverage and potentially reduced financial risk during that period. However, from early 2024 onward, the ratio escalates sharply, moving back up to 0.36 by August 2025. This rise aligns with the increased total debt, highlighting an increased reliance on debt financing and a potential increase in financial risk.
Overall, the data depicts a period of deleveraging followed by a significant reversal characterized by increased borrowing and higher leverage ratios, which may reflect strategic capital structure adjustments, financing needs, or changing market conditions impacting the company's financial policy.
- Total Debt Trend
- Declined steadily from early 2020 until early 2024, then increased sharply starting mid-2024.
- Total Capital Trend
- Grew consistently until late 2021, followed by volatility and an overall decline toward mid-2025, with slight recovery thereafter.
- Debt to Capital Ratio Trend
- Gradual decrease indicating reduced leverage through 2021, with a noticeable increase starting early 2024, reaching higher levels than at the start of the period.
- Financial Leverage Insights
- The company reduced its debt reliance initially but moved toward higher leverage in recent periods, signaling changes in capital strategy or financial conditions.
Debt to Assets
Adobe Inc., debt to assets 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt, current portion | —) | —) | —) | 1,499) | 1,499) | 1,498) | 1,497) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 500) | 500) | 499) | 499) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Total debt | 6,200) | 6,166) | 6,155) | 5,628) | 5,627) | 5,625) | 3,635) | 3,634) | 3,633) | 3,631) | 3,630) | 4,129) | 4,127) | 4,126) | 4,125) | 4,123) | 4,122) | 4,120) | 4,119) | 4,117) | 4,116) | 4,114) | 4,113) | |||||||
| Total assets | 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) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 0.17 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.38 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.24 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.62 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.36 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 6,200 ÷ 28,754 = 0.22
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
- Total Debt
- The total debt level remained relatively stable from early 2020 through early 2023, fluctuating slightly around the 4,100 million US dollars mark. Starting in early 2023, there was a notable decrease to approximately 3,630 million US dollars, which persisted for a few quarters. However, from early 2024 onwards, total debt increased significantly, reaching about 6,200 million US dollars by mid-2025, marking a substantial rise compared to the prior period.
- Total Assets
- Total assets exhibited a generally increasing trend from early 2020 to late 2023, growing from around 21,214 million US dollars to nearly 29,779 million US dollars. There was some fluctuation in 2022 and 2023, with assets slightly declining in certain quarters, but the overall trend was upward until early 2024. Starting in early 2024, total assets showed increased volatility, with values oscillating between approximately 28,100 million and 30,200 million US dollars.
- Debt to Assets Ratio
- The debt to assets ratio gradually decreased from around 0.19 in early 2020 to a low of about 0.12 by late 2022 and early 2023, indicating a reduction in leverage relative to asset size. This period of reduced leverage coincided with the stable or slightly declining total debt alongside steadily increasing asset base. However, from early 2024, the ratio increased sharply to approximately 0.22 by mid-2025. This increase aligns with the notable rise in total debt alongside relatively stable or fluctuating assets, suggesting a higher financial leverage during this recent period.
- Summary of Trends
- Overall, the data reflects a period of cautious financial leverage management until early 2023, with stable debt levels and growth in asset base leading to a reduced debt to assets ratio. Post-2023, there was a strategic shift characterized by a significant increase in debt, while asset levels experienced modest fluctuations, resulting in higher leverage ratios. This change indicates a possible shift in capitalization strategy, raising attention to the company’s debt management and related financial risks in the most recent periods.
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)
Adobe Inc., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt, current portion | —) | —) | —) | 1,499) | 1,499) | 1,498) | 1,497) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 500) | 500) | 499) | 499) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Total debt | 6,200) | 6,166) | 6,155) | 5,628) | 5,627) | 5,625) | 3,635) | 3,634) | 3,633) | 3,631) | 3,630) | 4,129) | 4,127) | 4,126) | 4,125) | 4,123) | 4,122) | 4,120) | 4,119) | 4,117) | 4,116) | 4,114) | 4,113) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 6,636) | 6,563) | 6,563) | 6,056) | 6,078) | 6,090) | 4,086) | 4,080) | 4,096) | 4,113) | 4,126) | 4,633) | 4,641) | 4,658) | 4,665) | 4,673) | 4,685) | 4,693) | 4,707) | 4,708) | 4,726) | 4,697) | 4,711) | |||||||
| Total assets | 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) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.41 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.27 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.39 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.31 | 0.45 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 6,636 ÷ 28,754 = 0.23
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
- Total Debt (Including Operating Lease Liability)
- The total debt level remained relatively stable from early 2020 through late 2023, fluctuating slightly around the 4600 to 4700 million US dollars range. Starting from early 2024, a notable increase in debt was observed, rising from approximately 4080 million to over 6600 million US dollars by the third quarter of 2025. This represents a significant upward trend in leverage over the most recent periods.
- Total Assets
- Total assets showed an overall upward trajectory from early 2020 through late 2023, increasing from about 21,200 million to nearly 29,800 million US dollars. This growth was steady, reflecting asset expansion throughout the period. Beginning in early 2024, total assets exhibited some volatility, with minor fluctuations but generally stabilizing around 28,000 to 30,000 million US dollars. However, a slight decrease was noted towards the last reported period in mid-2025.
- Debt to Assets Ratio (Including Operating Lease Liability)
- The debt to assets ratio demonstrated a declining trend from early 2020 to late 2023, dropping from approximately 0.22 to a low near 0.14, indicating an improvement in the company’s leverage position relative to its assets during this period. Starting in early 2024, the ratio increased substantially, reversing prior improvements and reaching approximately 0.23 by mid-2025. This rise corresponds with the observed increase in total debt and reflects a higher relative debt burden compared to asset levels.
- Summary Insights
- Over the observed timeframe, the company initially improved its leverage situation by reducing the debt relative to assets, supported by steady asset growth and stable debt levels. However, from early 2024 onwards, there was a marked shift characterized by a sharp increase in total debt, while asset growth plateaued or slightly declined. This led to a rising debt to assets ratio, indicating increasing financial leverage and potentially greater financial risk. Monitoring this trend is advisable to assess its impact on financial stability and future capitalization strategies.
Financial Leverage
Adobe Inc., financial leverage 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 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) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 2.44 | 2.46 | 2.29 | 2.14 | 2.05 | 2.02 | 1.86 | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.93 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.84 | 1.81 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.83 | 1.91 | 1.99 | 2.03 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 2.07 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 1.98 | 1.95 | 1.89 | 1.93 | 1.99 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 2.05 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 2.21 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.14 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 5.11 | 9.92 | 5.39 | 5.80 | 6.47 | 6.92 | 4.27 | 4.57 | 3.61 | 3.12 | 3.07 | 3.08 | 3.11 | 3.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 1.85 | 1.90 | 1.89 | 1.92 | 2.01 | 1.70 | 1.60 | 1.67 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.76 | 1.87 | 1.83 | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.64 | 1.57 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 2.55 | 2.52 | 2.70 | 2.88 | 2.87 | 3.00 | 3.20 | 3.43 | 3.40 | 3.39 | 3.48 | 3.53 | 3.48 | 3.47 | 3.39 | 3.14 | 2.15 | 2.04 | 2.02 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 1.82 | 2.06 | 2.13 | 1.76 | 1.83 | 1.88 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 2.01 | 2.08 | 2.13 | 2.17 | 2.18 | 2.26 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.27 | 2.32 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 5.24 | 5.40 | 5.42 | 5.02 | 5.49 | 5.57 | 5.90 | 6.00 | 5.60 | 5.96 | 6.19 | 5.80 | 6.27 | 6.57 | 7.00 | 6.98 | 6.49 | 6.69 | 6.95 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 1.82 | 1.77 | 1.83 | 1.74 | 1.68 | 1.76 | 1.68 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 1.72 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.68 | 1.69 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.65 | 1.85 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.82 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.97 | 2.02 | 2.00 | 1.95 | 1.99 | 2.07 | 2.19 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.21 | 2.35 | 2.30 | 2.34 | 2.44 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 9.65 | 10.80 | 13.33 | 16.20 | 24.38 | 34.74 | 57.66 | 125.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.03 | 13.27 | 13.90 | 11.96 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 3.04 | 3.29 | 3.45 | 3.87 | 4.01 | 4.20 | 6.82 | 8.29 | 11.50 | 18.06 | 24.69 | 58.35 | 32.88 | 88.29 | 20.09 | 16.14 | 9.59 | 9.15 | 11.68 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 1.56 | 1.60 | 1.61 | 1.67 | 1.57 | 1.59 | 1.63 | 1.69 | 1.55 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.64 | 1.53 | 1.60 | 1.52 | 1.60 | 1.47 | 1.50 | 1.55 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 1.93 | 2.02 | 2.07 | 2.12 | 1.98 | 2.10 | 2.16 | 2.28 | 2.10 | 2.15 | 2.43 | 2.64 | 2.46 | 2.65 | 2.75 | 2.92 | 2.68 | 2.81 | 2.90 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 1.75 | 2.40 | 1.40 | 1.45 | 1.51 | 1.54 | 1.58 | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.74 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 1.90 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 2.04 | 2.10 | 2.19 | 2.23 | 2.41 | 2.29 | 2.58 | 2.68 | 2.31 | 2.24 | 2.36 | 2.53 | 2.66 | 2.55 | 2.64 | 2.78 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 28,754 ÷ 11,770 = 2.44
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
- Total Assets
- The total assets of the company exhibited an overall upward trend from February 2020 through early 2024, increasing from approximately $21.2 billion to nearly $30 billion at their peak in mid-2024. After this peak, assets declined somewhat towards late 2025, falling to around $28.7 billion. This pattern suggests a period of asset growth followed by a moderate contraction or rebalancing in recent quarters.
- Stockholders’ Equity
- Stockholders’ equity mirrored the growth in total assets initially, rising steadily from about $10.5 billion in early 2020 to a high of approximately $16.5 billion by late 2023. However, starting in early 2024, equity began to decrease noticeably, dropping to roughly $11.8 billion by late 2025. This decline indicates potential factors such as share repurchases, dividend payouts, losses, or other equity-reducing activities during this period.
- Financial Leverage
- The financial leverage ratio, defined as total assets divided by stockholders’ equity, revealed a gradual decline from 2.03 in early 2020 to a low of about 1.80 in late 2023, indicating reduced leverage and a stronger equity base relative to assets. Subsequently, leverage increased steadily, reaching a peak of approximately 2.46 by mid-2025 before slightly decreasing. This uptrend implies a shift towards greater reliance on debt or liabilities relative to equity in the latter part of the analyzed period.
- Overall Insights
- The company expanded its asset base and equity significantly over the first three years, reflecting growth and strengthening financial foundations. The subsequent period, starting in 2024, experienced an equity contraction combined with increased financial leverage, hinting at a strategic shift possibly involving increased borrowing or capital restructuring. The moderate decrease in total assets coupled with declining equity and rising leverage signals a cautious or transitional phase in the company’s financial posture during the most recent quarters.
Interest Coverage
Adobe Inc., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 29, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 29, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | Nov 27, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 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) | |||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | 415) | 410) | 371) | 308) | 358) | 357) | 348) | 325) | 340) | 355) | 351) | 341) | 320) | 314) | 277) | 235) | 206) | 270) | 172) | (1,053) | 105) | (100) | (36) | |||||||
| Add: Interest expense | 67) | 68) | 62) | 50) | 51) | 41) | 27) | 28) | 27) | 26) | 32) | 28) | 28) | 28) | 28) | 28) | 27) | 28) | 30) | 27) | 28) | 28) | 33) | |||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | 2,254) | 2,169) | 2,244) | 2,041) | 2,093) | 1,971) | 995) | 1,836) | 1,770) | 1,676) | 1,630) | 1,545) | 1,484) | 1,520) | 1,571) | 1,496) | 1,445) | 1,414) | 1,463) | 1,224) | 1,088) | 1,028) | 952) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest coverage1 | 35.26 | 37.00 | 40.93 | 42.01 | 46.90 | 53.43 | 58.12 | 61.17 | 58.59 | 55.57 | 53.27 | 54.64 | 54.21 | 54.34 | 53.39 | 51.49 | 49.52 | 45.92 | 42.50 | 37.00 | 32.36 | 28.08 | 23.87 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 57.86 | 80.38 | 135.71 | 165.48 | 175.20 | 175.18 | 168.23 | 193.31 | 220.23 | 212.89 | 217.31 | 195.34 | 188.01 | 133.08 | 133.32 | 131.46 | 126.89 | 196.99 | 191.96 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 10.72 | 8.08 | 5.95 | 5.19 | 3.95 | 3.37 | 2.38 | 1.52 | 1.12 | 0.76 | -0.19 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 13.53 | 13.50 | 15.95 | 19.37 | 24.99 | 33.48 | 36.67 | 36.43 | 32.16 | 34.13 | 38.63 | 46.58 | 57.84 | 58.34 | 52.92 | 46.26 | 44.21 | 40.38 | 35.68 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 7.50 | 9.33 | 7.64 | 5.77 | 1.41 | -1.80 | -4.04 | -5.31 | -4.72 | -4.71 | -5.09 | -5.34 | -6.41 | -8.16 | -12.40 | -55.36 | -151.33 | -185.47 | -226.03 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 15.42 | 22.90 | 29.85 | 37.27 | 33.23 | 24.08 | 10.56 | -1.85 | -5.72 | -4.15 | -1.30 | 0.81 | 1.72 | 1.24 | 0.12 | -0.48 | -0.44 | -0.18 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 6.05 | 4.44 | 4.39 | 4.39 | 4.69 | 6.33 | 6.21 | 6.41 | 6.44 | 2.34 | 2.25 | 1.95 | 1.59 | 6.01 | 5.40 | 5.19 | 3.79 | 4.56 | 4.97 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 18.45 | 16.48 | 15.76 | 15.67 | 15.74 | 14.07 | 13.20 | 13.05 | 14.66 | 16.17 | 19.99 | 32.38 | 55.36 | 62.71 | 93.29 | 89.14 | 92.00 | 89.58 | 120.30 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 4.96 | 4.81 | 4.60 | 4.34 | 4.08 | 3.88 | 3.74 | 3.60 | 3.96 | 4.41 | 3.33 | 3.78 | 3.98 | 4.23 | 6.06 | 6.21 | 6.27 | 6.48 | 6.76 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | 3,786.90 | 499.52 | 149.97 | 69.33 | 34.43 | -5.32 | -49.82 | -87.97 | -176.15 | -201.09 | -194.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 427.74 | 269.85 | 163.77 | 120.07 | 72.96 | 46.08 | 35.96 | 21.82 | 10.40 | 4.05 | -1.99 | -6.56 | -4.28 | -3.42 | -2.65 | -1.85 | -1.68 | -1.49 | -1.36 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 5.98 | 15.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Interest coverage
= (EBITQ3 2025
+ EBITQ2 2025
+ EBITQ1 2025
+ EBITQ4 2024)
÷ (Interest expenseQ3 2025
+ Interest expenseQ2 2025
+ Interest expenseQ1 2025
+ Interest expenseQ4 2024)
= (2,254 + 2,169 + 2,244 + 2,041)
÷ (67 + 68 + 62 + 50)
= 35.26
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The analysis of the quarterly financial data reveals several important trends and patterns concerning earnings before interest and tax (EBIT), interest expense, and interest coverage ratios over the observed periods.
- Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT)
- The EBIT shows an overall upward trend from early 2020 through to late 2023, generally indicating improving operational performance. Starting from 952 million US dollars in February 2020, EBIT steadily increased to a peak of 1836 million by December 2023. There is a notable dip in March 2024, where EBIT dropped to 995 million, before recovering sharply and continuing an upward trajectory through subsequent quarters, reaching as high as 2254 million US dollars by August 2025. This fluctuation may suggest a temporary operational setback or seasonal variability before resuming growth.
- Interest Expense
- Interest expense has remained relatively stable in the initial periods, fluctuating slightly around the high twenties, primarily between 26 and 32 million US dollars from February 2020 through December 2023. Starting in early 2024, there is a marked increase in interest expense with values escalating to the mid-sixties by mid-2025. This rise could indicate increased borrowing costs or higher debt levels in the later periods.
- Interest Coverage Ratio
- The interest coverage ratio shows a significant improvement from 2020 until late 2023, moving from 23.87 times to a sustained peak around the range of 53 to 61 times. This indicates a progressively stronger ability to meet interest obligations from operating earnings. However, from early 2024 onwards, there is a clear trend of decline in this ratio, dropping from 58.12 times in early 2024 down to 35.26 times by late 2025. This downward trend correlates with the increase in interest expense and the temporary EBIT decline, suggesting a reduced buffer for covering interest payments during this later period.
In summary, the company demonstrated strong EBIT growth and solid interest coverage through 2023, reflecting improved profitability and financial health. However, increasing interest expenses coupled with an EBIT dip in early 2024 appear to have pressured the interest coverage ratio, signaling a potential rise in financial risk or cost of debt. Monitoring the sustainability of EBIT growth and managing interest expenses will be critical to maintain financial stability going forward.