Common Stock Valuation Ratios (Price Multiples)
Quarterly Data
Valuation ratios measure the quantity of an asset or flaw (e.g., earnings) associated with ownership of a specified claim (e.g., a share of ownership of the enterprise).
Historical Valuation Ratios (Summary)
Adobe Inc., historical price multiples (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-02-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-11-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05).
The valuation ratios exhibit a cyclical pattern characterized by an initial period of expansion, a mid-term correction, a secondary peak in late 2023, and a subsequent sustained contraction through mid-2026. Across all metrics, there is a pronounced decline in valuation multiples starting in late 2024, indicating a significant shift in market pricing relative to earnings, sales, and book value.
- Price to Earnings (P/E) Ratio
- The P/E ratio demonstrates significant volatility, starting at 40.82 in March 2021 and peaking at 49.98 in June 2021. After a decline to 27.18 in September 2022, the ratio recovered to a high of 49.64 by December 2023. However, a sharp downward trajectory began in November 2024, with the ratio falling consistently to a low of 11.35 in May 2026, before a slight recovery to 12.73 in August 2026.
- Price to Operating Profit (P/OP) Ratio
- The P/OP ratio closely mirrors the P/E trend, reaching its maximum value of 54.24 in June 2021. A notable contraction occurred in 2022, hitting a local minimum of 21.47 in September 2022, followed by a rebound to 40.52 in December 2023. Similar to the P/E ratio, a steep decline is observed from 2024 onwards, culminating in a period low of 9.02 in May 2026.
- Price to Sales (P/S) Ratio
- A substantial compression in the P/S ratio is evident over the analyzed period. Initial highs reached 19.39 in June 2021, with a subsequent dip to 7.61 in September 2022 and a secondary peak of 13.88 in December 2023. From early 2024, the ratio entered a consistent decline, dropping to 3.26 by May 2026, suggesting a fundamental reduction in the premium the market is willing to pay per unit of revenue.
- Price to Book Value (P/BV) Ratio
- The P/BV ratio followed a similar cyclical path, peaking at 20.14 in June 2021 and experiencing a low of 9.10 in September 2022. After returning to 16.31 in December 2023, the ratio trended downward through 2025 and 2026, reaching its lowest recorded level of 7.12 in May 2026.
The synchronization of the decline across all four valuation metrics starting in late 2024 suggests a comprehensive re-rating of the asset. The transition from high multiples in 2021 and 2023 to substantially lower multiples by 2026 reflects a marked decrease in valuation premiums across earnings, operations, revenue, and equity base.
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Price to Earnings (P/E)
Adobe Inc., historical P/E calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 28, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | Nov 28, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 29, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 389,200,000 | 397,500,000 | 404,200,000 | 410,500,000 | 418,600,000 | 424,200,000 | 426,200,000 | 435,300,000 | 440,200,000 | 443,400,000 | 448,000,000 | 452,000,000 | 455,300,000 | 455,800,000 | 458,700,000 | 457,800,000 | 464,900,000 | 468,000,000 | 472,500,000 | 471,700,000 | 475,800,000 | 476,400,000 | 478,000,000 | |||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (in millions) | 1,827) | 1,712) | 1,889) | 1,856) | 1,772) | 1,691) | 1,811) | 1,683) | 1,684) | 1,573) | 620) | 1,483) | 1,403) | 1,295) | 1,247) | 1,176) | 1,136) | 1,178) | 1,266) | 1,233) | 1,212) | 1,116) | 1,261) | |||||||
| Earnings per share (EPS)2 | 18.72 | 18.19 | 17.83 | 17.37 | 16.62 | 16.19 | 15.84 | 12.77 | 12.18 | 11.45 | 10.72 | 12.01 | 11.25 | 10.65 | 10.33 | 10.39 | 10.35 | 10.45 | 10.22 | 10.22 | 12.27 | 11.72 | 11.64 | |||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 238.25 | 206.36 | 237.25 | 304.09 | 353.27 | 387.55 | 397.81 | 408.50 | 517.90 | 528.66 | 504.40 | 596.10 | 502.60 | 482.43 | 379.16 | 344.38 | 281.40 | 368.50 | 460.06 | 499.91 | 577.70 | 585.64 | 475.37 | |||||||
| Valuation Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/E ratio4 | 12.73 | 11.35 | 13.30 | 17.51 | 21.26 | 23.93 | 25.11 | 31.98 | 42.53 | 46.15 | 47.07 | 49.64 | 44.69 | 45.30 | 36.72 | 33.15 | 27.18 | 35.27 | 45.03 | 48.90 | 47.07 | 49.98 | 40.82 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio, Competitors5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 10.06 | 16.35 | 21.84 | 19.47 | 22.37 | 24.53 | 30.76 | 31.07 | 27.59 | 30.87 | 31.14 | 27.81 | 27.07 | 24.73 | 23.64 | 22.93 | 27.30 | 31.69 | 40.88 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 31.70 | 39.74 | 41.68 | 73.67 | 54.38 | 53.48 | 68.97 | 49.07 | 27.16 | 40.75 | 56.56 | 128.35 | 508.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 68.06 | 66.50 | 80.31 | 72.92 | 87.60 | 99.91 | 75.17 | 67.09 | 76.54 | 69.10 | 72.17 | 78.64 | 68.16 | 73.71 | 67.89 | 59.70 | 55.98 | 59.24 | 56.00 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 463.62 | 495.16 | 398.52 | 628.11 | 366.47 | 220.89 | 235.49 | 220.03 | 232.13 | 340.29 | 884.97 | — | — | — | — | — | 5,463.33 | 16,813.15 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 21.33 | 18.15 | 20.20 | 20.31 | 33.69 | 41.60 | 38.94 | 39.68 | 29.62 | 20.87 | 18.66 | 22.50 | 19.07 | 63.16 | 62.36 | 71.56 | 95.23 | 20.78 | 22.19 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 22.91 | 25.13 | 43.09 | 48.19 | 53.58 | 51.15 | 65.11 | 58.94 | 60.26 | 66.50 | 61.19 | 64.61 | 56.26 | 59.38 | 56.80 | 57.31 | 40.47 | 63.28 | 85.13 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 25.18 | 29.99 | 38.37 | 37.46 | 30.40 | 35.45 | 35.53 | 35.67 | 34.41 | 36.78 | 31.86 | 33.96 | 29.67 | 26.71 | 26.77 | 28.34 | 27.89 | 30.38 | 34.30 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 28.98 | 37.04 | 75.00 | 47.60 | 33.25 | 42.77 | 39.36 | 37.63 | 32.94 | 27.34 | 32.03 | 38.96 | 27.11 | 24.69 | 35.29 | 26.85 | 27.46 | 26.70 | 17.45 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 129.57 | 142.81 | 195.77 | 415.04 | 538.53 | 450.16 | 632.38 | 244.40 | 147.19 | 159.62 | 246.77 | 279.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 271.18 | 96.98 | 115.46 | 112.39 | 97.64 | 105.57 | 47.73 | 42.42 | 41.23 | 37.18 | 127.17 | 170.35 | 290.26 | 1,656.49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 32.11 | 34.86 | 41.12 | 45.28 | 59.32 | 43.63 | 38.62 | 71.24 | 94.07 | 136.55 | 547.14 | 879.57 | 528.78 | 324.46 | 174.67 | 135.68 | 147.95 | 110.94 | 48.91 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 107.84 | 56.93 | 49.75 | 69.85 | 112.32 | 124.75 | 109.38 | 146.40 | 147.50 | 148.98 | 77.25 | 90.80 | 71.21 | 80.21 | 231.72 | 284.29 | 417.72 | 479.20 | 452.02 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 72.98 | 130.23 | 78.12 | 69.11 | 56.20 | 33.17 | 34.48 | 33.69 | 55.30 | 63.08 | 62.39 | 70.08 | 62.65 | 67.52 | 57.28 | 51.76 | 53.76 | 46.52 | 48.45 | 73.37 | 64.13 | 45.71 | 56.52 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 88.22 | 101.34 | 130.49 | 122.85 | 43.12 | 44.76 | 37.68 | 50.53 | 934.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,957.29 | 2,418.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-02-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-11-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q3 2026 Calculation
EPS
= (Net incomeQ3 2026
+ Net incomeQ2 2026
+ Net incomeQ1 2026
+ Net incomeQ4 2025)
÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= (1,827,000,000 + 1,712,000,000 + 1,889,000,000 + 1,856,000,000)
÷ 389,200,000 = 18.72
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Adobe Inc. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q3 2026 Calculation
P/E ratio = Share price ÷ EPS
= 238.25 ÷ 18.72 = 12.73
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The analysis of valuation metrics from March 2021 through August 2026 reveals a significant divergence between fundamental earnings growth and market valuation. While earnings per share exhibited a strong upward trajectory, the share price experienced a substantial decline in the latter half of the period, leading to a severe compression of the Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio.
- Share Price Trends
- The share price exhibited high volatility between 2021 and 2023, reaching a peak of 596.10 in December 2023. Following this peak, a consistent downward trend emerged, with the price falling to 238.25 by August 2026. This trajectory indicates a marked reduction in market value despite improving underlying profitability.
- Earnings Per Share (EPS) Performance
- EPS remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 10.22 and 12.27 from early 2021 through early 2024. Starting in March 2024, a period of sustained growth occurred, with EPS rising from 10.72 to 18.72 by August 2026. This represents a consistent increase in the company's ability to generate profit on a per-share basis.
- Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio Analysis
- The P/E ratio reflects a dramatic valuation re-rating over the analyzed period. From March 2021 to December 2023, the ratio generally fluctuated between 33 and 50, peaking at 49.98 in June 2021. A precipitous decline began in late 2024, with the ratio dropping from 31.98 in November 2024 to a low of 11.35 in May 2026, before ending at 12.73 in August 2026. This contraction suggests that the market shifted from assigning a high growth multiple to the stock to a significantly more conservative valuation, despite the simultaneous increase in EPS.
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Price to Operating Profit (P/OP)
Adobe Inc., historical P/OP calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 28, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | Nov 28, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 29, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 389,200,000 | 397,500,000 | 404,200,000 | 410,500,000 | 418,600,000 | 424,200,000 | 426,200,000 | 435,300,000 | 440,200,000 | 443,400,000 | 448,000,000 | 452,000,000 | 455,300,000 | 455,800,000 | 458,700,000 | 457,800,000 | 464,900,000 | 468,000,000 | 472,500,000 | 471,700,000 | 475,800,000 | 476,400,000 | 478,000,000 | |||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (in millions) | 2,354) | 2,238) | 2,418) | 2,261) | 2,173) | 2,109) | 2,163) | 1,957) | 1,992) | 1,885) | 907) | 1,743) | 1,697) | 1,624) | 1,586) | 1,505) | 1,484) | 1,529) | 1,580) | 1,501) | 1,441) | 1,406) | 1,454) | |||||||
| Operating profit per share2 | 23.82 | 22.87 | 22.17 | 21.21 | 20.07 | 19.38 | 18.76 | 15.49 | 14.83 | 14.06 | 13.33 | 14.71 | 14.08 | 13.60 | 13.31 | 13.32 | 13.11 | 12.93 | 12.55 | 12.30 | 11.59 | 10.80 | 9.95 | |||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 238.25 | 206.36 | 237.25 | 304.09 | 353.27 | 387.55 | 397.81 | 408.50 | 517.90 | 528.66 | 504.40 | 596.10 | 502.60 | 482.43 | 379.16 | 344.38 | 281.40 | 368.50 | 460.06 | 499.91 | 577.70 | 585.64 | 475.37 | |||||||
| Valuation Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/OP ratio4 | 10.00 | 9.02 | 10.70 | 14.34 | 17.60 | 20.00 | 21.20 | 26.38 | 34.93 | 37.61 | 37.84 | 40.52 | 35.69 | 35.47 | 28.49 | 25.85 | 21.47 | 28.50 | 36.67 | 40.64 | 49.83 | 54.24 | 47.80 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/OP Ratio, Competitors5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 7.40 | 12.02 | 16.37 | 14.62 | 16.89 | 18.52 | 23.34 | 23.52 | 20.96 | 24.43 | 24.40 | 21.69 | 21.16 | 18.24 | 17.50 | 16.83 | 19.98 | 23.62 | 31.03 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 26.44 | 33.14 | 33.47 | 59.84 | 44.93 | 43.26 | 58.16 | 36.85 | 18.93 | 26.27 | 31.12 | 37.82 | 46.66 | 45.96 | — | 182.48 | 465.09 | 1,412.13 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 52.98 | 51.76 | 60.21 | 54.20 | 62.56 | 71.69 | 55.59 | 52.42 | 64.64 | 62.16 | 64.10 | 65.43 | 57.98 | 59.96 | 53.91 | 47.21 | 41.53 | 46.31 | 46.60 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 5,042.09 | — | — | — | — | 1,225.87 | 797.11 | 582.08 | 786.59 | 2,905.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,299.68 | 8,476.50 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 19.73 | 16.30 | 17.75 | 18.20 | 23.84 | 23.57 | 22.11 | 25.48 | 20.07 | 18.25 | 16.26 | 17.99 | 14.81 | 15.22 | 13.98 | 14.35 | 15.37 | 15.24 | 17.07 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 18.27 | 20.02 | 34.22 | 37.87 | 41.91 | 40.68 | 52.88 | 48.11 | 48.74 | 53.07 | 46.91 | 49.04 | 41.32 | 43.34 | 43.50 | 46.05 | 33.22 | 53.54 | 71.64 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 21.17 | 25.09 | 29.61 | 29.68 | 24.05 | 27.94 | 28.44 | 28.73 | 28.04 | 30.20 | 26.16 | 27.76 | 24.15 | 21.76 | 22.07 | 24.72 | 24.66 | 27.51 | 31.35 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 23.96 | 30.92 | 51.94 | 33.50 | 23.43 | 29.86 | 26.92 | 25.65 | 23.67 | 19.36 | 21.82 | 25.30 | 16.87 | 15.50 | 20.25 | 16.51 | 18.93 | 24.87 | 15.78 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 148.36 | 163.57 | 224.99 | 535.05 | 721.72 | 633.43 | 941.61 | 318.98 | 203.93 | 242.24 | 431.61 | 1,130.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 224.03 | 87.42 | 101.94 | 102.53 | 122.82 | 140.59 | 172.78 | 159.88 | 144.37 | 140.84 | 132.93 | 193.40 | 418.85 | 2,481.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 28.00 | 29.08 | 34.31 | 38.94 | 50.24 | 37.14 | 33.49 | 58.80 | 65.09 | 79.66 | 145.83 | 177.62 | 295.77 | 2,318.80 | 818.64 | 357.52 | 280.57 | 236.57 | 228.93 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 104.38 | 56.59 | 46.59 | 66.94 | 110.78 | 129.43 | 113.44 | 152.95 | 156.40 | 159.12 | 156.78 | 206.26 | 174.57 | 225.29 | 224.97 | 260.27 | 357.28 | 404.46 | 408.10 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 97.93 | 165.05 | 99.34 | 100.63 | 101.65 | 55.22 | 57.97 | 56.25 | 56.16 | 63.80 | 64.29 | 67.90 | 61.35 | 62.50 | 50.41 | 43.85 | 48.91 | 42.54 | 47.17 | 75.64 | 65.25 | 49.28 | 59.98 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 91.20 | 112.10 | 162.95 | 155.71 | 166.90 | 201.96 | 210.15 | 381.31 | 4,065.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-02-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-11-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q3 2026 Calculation
Operating profit per share
= (Operating incomeQ3 2026
+ Operating incomeQ2 2026
+ Operating incomeQ1 2026
+ Operating incomeQ4 2025)
÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= (2,354,000,000 + 2,238,000,000 + 2,418,000,000 + 2,261,000,000)
÷ 389,200,000 = 23.82
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Adobe Inc. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q3 2026 Calculation
P/OP ratio = Share price ÷ Operating profit per share
= 238.25 ÷ 23.82 = 10.00
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The analysis of valuation metrics reveals a significant divergence between operational performance and market valuation over the period from March 2021 to August 2026.
- Share Price Trends
- The share price exhibited substantial volatility, characterized by two primary peaks. An initial high was reached in June 2021 at 585.64 USD, followed by a second peak of 596.10 USD in December 2023. Following the latter peak, a sustained downward trajectory is observed, with the price falling to 206.36 USD by May 2026, before a slight recovery to 238.25 USD in August 2026.
- Operating Profit Performance
- Operating profit per share demonstrated consistent and uninterrupted growth throughout the entire observation period. Starting at 9.95 USD in March 2021, the metric rose steadily to reach 23.82 USD by August 2026. This represents a robust increase in fundamental operational efficiency, independent of the fluctuations observed in the market price of the stock.
- Price to Operating Profit (P/OP) Ratio Analysis
- The P/OP ratio underwent a process of severe compression. The ratio peaked early at 54.24 in June 2021 and saw a secondary recovery to 40.52 in December 2023. However, the period from December 2023 to May 2026 was marked by a sharp decline, with the ratio dropping to a period low of 9.02. This trend indicates a fundamental shift in market sentiment, where the premium paid for each dollar of operating profit decreased dramatically.
The combination of steadily increasing operating profits and a declining share price led to a collapse in the valuation multiple. By the end of the period, the market valuation had transitioned from a high-growth premium to a significantly lower multiple, suggesting that operational gains were not reflected in the equity price.
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Price to Sales (P/S)
Adobe Inc., historical P/S calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 28, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | Nov 28, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 29, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | ||||||||
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| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 389,200,000 | 397,500,000 | 404,200,000 | 410,500,000 | 418,600,000 | 424,200,000 | 426,200,000 | 435,300,000 | 440,200,000 | 443,400,000 | 448,000,000 | 452,000,000 | 455,300,000 | 455,800,000 | 458,700,000 | 457,800,000 | 464,900,000 | 468,000,000 | 472,500,000 | 471,700,000 | 475,800,000 | 476,400,000 | 478,000,000 | |||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue (in millions) | 6,760) | 6,618) | 6,398) | 6,194) | 5,988) | 5,873) | 5,714) | 5,606) | 5,408) | 5,309) | 5,182) | 5,048) | 4,890) | 4,816) | 4,655) | 4,525) | 4,433) | 4,386) | 4,262) | 4,110) | 3,935) | 3,835) | 3,905) | |||||||
| Sales per share2 | 66.73 | 63.39 | 60.50 | 57.90 | 55.38 | 53.28 | 51.71 | 49.40 | 47.59 | 46.07 | 44.50 | 42.94 | 41.48 | 40.43 | 39.24 | 38.46 | 36.98 | 35.67 | 34.16 | 33.46 | 31.73 | 30.20 | 28.62 | |||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 238.25 | 206.36 | 237.25 | 304.09 | 353.27 | 387.55 | 397.81 | 408.50 | 517.90 | 528.66 | 504.40 | 596.10 | 502.60 | 482.43 | 379.16 | 344.38 | 281.40 | 368.50 | 460.06 | 499.91 | 577.70 | 585.64 | 475.37 | |||||||
| Valuation Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/S ratio4 | 3.57 | 3.26 | 3.92 | 5.25 | 6.38 | 7.27 | 7.69 | 8.27 | 10.88 | 11.47 | 11.33 | 13.88 | 12.12 | 11.93 | 9.66 | 8.95 | 7.61 | 10.33 | 13.47 | 14.94 | 18.20 | 19.39 | 16.61 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/S Ratio, Competitors5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 1.07 | 1.73 | 2.35 | 2.15 | 2.60 | 2.80 | 3.51 | 3.48 | 2.98 | 3.36 | 3.32 | 2.98 | 3.05 | 2.72 | 2.67 | 2.56 | 3.04 | 3.57 | 4.72 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 20.47 | 25.55 | 25.35 | 40.14 | 26.48 | 21.35 | 23.14 | 13.19 | 5.68 | 6.71 | 6.14 | 4.44 | 3.55 | 2.23 | 1.80 | 2.08 | 4.61 | 5.30 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 15.32 | 15.70 | 17.01 | 15.27 | 17.83 | 19.87 | 16.68 | 15.26 | 18.27 | 17.52 | 18.53 | 20.02 | 16.65 | 17.25 | 15.77 | 14.23 | 12.80 | 13.99 | 13.21 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 20.76 | 18.30 | 12.53 | 20.88 | 15.14 | 12.92 | 16.12 | 16.67 | 15.81 | 17.37 | 20.19 | 16.72 | 14.86 | 13.74 | 14.64 | 14.59 | 26.18 | 29.04 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 3.41 | 2.82 | 3.15 | 3.19 | 4.07 | 3.79 | 3.39 | 3.81 | 3.03 | 2.82 | 2.46 | 2.73 | 2.16 | 2.11 | 1.89 | 1.94 | 1.99 | 1.95 | 2.10 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 5.02 | 5.42 | 9.13 | 9.90 | 10.22 | 9.05 | 11.46 | 10.72 | 11.71 | 12.20 | 10.73 | 10.72 | 8.95 | 8.44 | 8.01 | 9.30 | 7.87 | 12.04 | 17.26 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 9.91 | 11.71 | 13.70 | 13.54 | 10.88 | 12.56 | 12.65 | 12.82 | 12.54 | 13.34 | 11.25 | 11.60 | 9.86 | 8.83 | 9.20 | 10.40 | 10.50 | 11.70 | 13.21 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 7.32 | 9.36 | 15.81 | 10.32 | 7.25 | 9.05 | 8.03 | 7.44 | 6.68 | 5.37 | 5.89 | 6.63 | 4.73 | 4.71 | 4.64 | 4.25 | 4.96 | 6.62 | 5.96 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 63.50 | 62.37 | 71.09 | 116.68 | 119.47 | 82.47 | 102.00 | 44.01 | 24.02 | 20.42 | 23.27 | 19.34 | 17.93 | 10.19 | 9.34 | 7.98 | 11.62 | 9.27 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 21.55 | 12.57 | 13.50 | 13.82 | 13.62 | 15.45 | 15.74 | 13.62 | 12.95 | 11.25 | 10.83 | 10.87 | 9.63 | 9.23 | 8.70 | 9.62 | 9.22 | 9.68 | 11.48 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 5.75 | 5.88 | 6.61 | 7.40 | 9.47 | 6.74 | 5.91 | 8.45 | 7.18 | 6.52 | 6.44 | 5.84 | 4.85 | 5.93 | 6.27 | 7.40 | 10.30 | 11.09 | 9.72 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 10.10 | 6.45 | 6.26 | 9.20 | 15.35 | 17.19 | 14.67 | 18.99 | 18.83 | 17.15 | 15.71 | 17.52 | 13.33 | 14.25 | 12.17 | 12.75 | 12.13 | 13.36 | 16.11 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 8.34 | 11.60 | 10.75 | 13.05 | 17.44 | 11.53 | 11.98 | 12.45 | 13.60 | 14.87 | 14.65 | 14.75 | 11.72 | 11.75 | 10.44 | 10.03 | 11.21 | 9.86 | 9.78 | 13.22 | 11.85 | 9.27 | 10.69 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 6.14 | 6.59 | 7.31 | 7.65 | 8.57 | 8.77 | 7.41 | 9.61 | 8.94 | 8.77 | 7.93 | 7.71 | 6.19 | 7.33 | 7.91 | 11.19 | 15.28 | 13.10 | 13.09 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-02-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-11-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q3 2026 Calculation
Sales per share
= (RevenueQ3 2026
+ RevenueQ2 2026
+ RevenueQ1 2026
+ RevenueQ4 2025)
÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= (6,760,000,000 + 6,618,000,000 + 6,398,000,000 + 6,194,000,000)
÷ 389,200,000 = 66.73
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Adobe Inc. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q3 2026 Calculation
P/S ratio = Share price ÷ Sales per share
= 238.25 ÷ 66.73 = 3.57
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The valuation of Adobe Inc. as measured by the Price to Sales (P/S) ratio exhibits a significant long-term contraction despite consistent growth in fundamental sales performance. The ratio peaked in mid-2021 before entering a period of volatility and an eventual sustained decline through 2026.
- Sales per Share Growth
- A consistent and linear upward trajectory is observed in sales per share, which grew from 28.62 US$ in March 2021 to 66.73 US$ by August 2026. This represents a steady increase in revenue generation per unit of equity throughout the entire analyzed period, regardless of market price fluctuations.
- Share Price Volatility
- The share price experienced notable volatility, reaching an initial peak of 585.64 US$ in June 2021. After a secondary peak of 596.10 US$ in December 2023, the price entered a prolonged downward trend, hitting a minimum of 206.36 US$ in May 2026 before a modest recovery to 238.25 US$ in August 2026.
- P/S Ratio Dynamics
- The P/S ratio underwent dramatic compression over the observed timeframe. After reaching a high of 19.39 in June 2021, the ratio fell to 7.61 by September 2022, recovered to 13.88 by December 2023, and subsequently declined to a low of 3.26 by May 2026. The final reading of 3.57 in August 2026 indicates a valuation level substantially lower than the 2021-2023 averages.
The divergence between the steadily increasing sales per share and the declining P/S ratio suggests a market re-rating of the company. While operational revenue growth remained robust, the market's willingness to pay a premium for each dollar of sales decreased significantly, leading to a compressed valuation multiple by 2026.
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Price to Book Value (P/BV)
Adobe Inc., historical P/BV calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 28, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | Nov 28, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 29, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | ||||||||
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| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 389,200,000 | 397,500,000 | 404,200,000 | 410,500,000 | 418,600,000 | 424,200,000 | 426,200,000 | 435,300,000 | 440,200,000 | 443,400,000 | 448,000,000 | 452,000,000 | 455,300,000 | 455,800,000 | 458,700,000 | 457,800,000 | 464,900,000 | 468,000,000 | 472,500,000 | 471,700,000 | 475,800,000 | 476,400,000 | 478,000,000 | |||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity (in millions) | 11,764) | 11,518) | 11,433) | 11,623) | 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) | |||||||
| Book value per share (BVPS)2 | 30.23 | 28.98 | 28.29 | 28.31 | 28.12 | 26.99 | 30.73 | 32.40 | 33.04 | 33.48 | 34.51 | 36.54 | 34.65 | 32.55 | 30.97 | 30.69 | 30.92 | 29.88 | 29.15 | 31.37 | 30.29 | 29.08 | 28.34 | |||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 238.25 | 206.36 | 237.25 | 304.09 | 353.27 | 387.55 | 397.81 | 408.50 | 517.90 | 528.66 | 504.40 | 596.10 | 502.60 | 482.43 | 379.16 | 344.38 | 281.40 | 368.50 | 460.06 | 499.91 | 577.70 | 585.64 | 475.37 | |||||||
| Valuation Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/BV ratio4 | 7.88 | 7.12 | 8.39 | 10.74 | 12.56 | 14.36 | 12.95 | 12.61 | 15.67 | 15.79 | 14.62 | 16.31 | 14.51 | 14.82 | 12.24 | 11.22 | 9.10 | 12.33 | 15.78 | 15.94 | 19.07 | 20.14 | 16.77 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/BV Ratio, Competitors5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 2.46 | 4.01 | 5.38 | 4.79 | 5.82 | 6.44 | 7.98 | 7.98 | 6.92 | 8.00 | 8.03 | 7.44 | 7.65 | 7.22 | 7.26 | 7.13 | 8.46 | 9.85 | 12.45 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 44.20 | 66.64 | 65.10 | 141.48 | 113.19 | 178.46 | 99.97 | 60.29 | 27.56 | 32.03 | 16.06 | 12.29 | 6.74 | 3.42 | 2.67 | 3.22 | 7.06 | 7.41 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 13.67 | 13.36 | 14.33 | 14.77 | 17.88 | 20.19 | 17.02 | 15.15 | 17.43 | 17.12 | 21.18 | 24.05 | 20.96 | 22.55 | 19.75 | 18.46 | 16.23 | 17.49 | 15.10 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 18.85 | 16.84 | 11.50 | 19.50 | 14.29 | 12.55 | 15.94 | 16.08 | 15.73 | 17.81 | 21.22 | 18.59 | 17.10 | 16.30 | 17.39 | 17.33 | 29.42 | 31.03 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 6.70 | 5.65 | 6.59 | 6.59 | 9.55 | 8.82 | 7.93 | 8.75 | 7.75 | 7.32 | 6.56 | 7.49 | 5.72 | 5.76 | 5.29 | 5.34 | 5.99 | 5.98 | 6.43 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 5.09 | 5.72 | 9.18 | 9.46 | 9.23 | 8.65 | 10.48 | 9.47 | 9.87 | 10.89 | 9.31 | 8.92 | 7.16 | 7.29 | 6.64 | 7.20 | 5.97 | 8.81 | 18.30 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 7.61 | 9.15 | 11.09 | 11.11 | 9.13 | 10.86 | 11.18 | 11.71 | 11.72 | 12.74 | 11.13 | 11.92 | 10.52 | 9.84 | 10.77 | 12.38 | 12.40 | 13.52 | 15.32 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 12.19 | 19.08 | 38.63 | 28.96 | 24.17 | 36.17 | 39.94 | 45.25 | 62.34 | 71.68 | 126.71 | 308.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 39.99 | 38.56 | 43.07 | 68.98 | 69.33 | 47.36 | 58.42 | 25.89 | 14.70 | 12.62 | 14.90 | 12.89 | 12.41 | 7.43 | 6.94 | 6.12 | 8.63 | 6.46 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 8.26 | 13.24 | 14.89 | 16.29 | 16.72 | 20.77 | 22.07 | 21.15 | 22.59 | 19.43 | 35.97 | 42.84 | 50.71 | 77.94 | 99.68 | 252.00 | 141.27 | 399.29 | 100.84 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 3.86 | 3.79 | 4.21 | 4.59 | 6.02 | 4.26 | 3.54 | 4.94 | 4.20 | 3.71 | 3.61 | 3.13 | 2.48 | 2.89 | 2.98 | 3.37 | 4.51 | 4.70 | 5.10 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 11.90 | 7.60 | 7.45 | 9.42 | 17.20 | 18.95 | 16.59 | 21.71 | 21.21 | 19.70 | 18.37 | 20.60 | 15.73 | 16.49 | 16.55 | 18.36 | 18.56 | 21.02 | 25.22 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 2.52 | 3.30 | 2.82 | 3.25 | 4.07 | 7.24 | 7.82 | 8.48 | 10.75 | 12.58 | 13.16 | 14.02 | 10.87 | 10.66 | 9.58 | 9.24 | 9.90 | 8.43 | 8.17 | 10.50 | 9.38 | 7.26 | 8.37 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 6.38 | 6.44 | 7.13 | 7.15 | 8.10 | 8.27 | 6.87 | 8.63 | 9.42 | 9.39 | 8.63 | 8.58 | 6.81 | 8.11 | 8.93 | 12.68 | 17.74 | 15.82 | 17.19 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-02-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-11-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q3 2026 Calculation
BVPS = Stockholders’ equity ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 11,764,000,000 ÷ 389,200,000 = 30.23
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Adobe Inc. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q3 2026 Calculation
P/BV ratio = Share price ÷ BVPS
= 238.25 ÷ 30.23 = 7.88
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The Price to Book Value (P/BV) ratio demonstrates a cycle of expansion, contraction, and a subsequent long-term decline between March 2021 and August 2026. The valuation multiple reflects high sensitivity to market price volatility relative to the more stable movements of the underlying book value per share.
- P/BV Ratio Trends
- An initial peak in the P/BV ratio occurred in June 2021 at 20.14, followed by a sharp contraction to a period low of 9.10 by September 2022. A recovery phase ensued, with the ratio climbing back to 16.31 by December 2023. However, from November 2024 onward, a sustained downward trend is observed, with the ratio reaching a terminal low of 7.12 in May 2026 before a marginal uptick to 7.88 in August 2026.
- Book Value Per Share (BVPS) Dynamics
- The BVPS exhibited moderate growth and relative stability, rising from 28.34 in March 2021 to a peak of 36.54 in December 2023. A contraction followed, with BVPS dipping to 26.99 in May 2025, before stabilizing and recovering to 30.23 by August 2026. The limited variance in BVPS compared to the share price indicates that the volatility in the P/BV ratio was primarily driven by market pricing rather than fundamental shifts in equity value.
- Valuation Compression and Share Price Correlation
- The fluctuations in the P/BV ratio are directly correlated with substantial swings in the share price. Valuation peaks align with share prices exceeding 500.00, while the most significant contraction in the P/BV ratio coincides with the decline in share price to its lowest levels, specifically reaching 206.36 in May 2026. This trajectory indicates a significant compression of the valuation multiple over the latter half of the analyzed period, as the market assigned a lower premium to the book value of the company.
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