Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data
Profitability ratios measure the company ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
Adobe Inc., profitability ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Adobe Inc. gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level. |
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Adobe Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Adobe Inc. net profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Adobe Inc. ROE improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Adobe Inc. ROA improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Gross Profit Margin
Adobe Inc., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | Nov 27, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Nov 29, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 4,592) | 4,414) | 4,310) | 4,244) | 4,087) | 3,957) | 3,887) | 3,847) | 3,750) | 3,603) | 3,468) | 3,391) | 3,458) | 2,996) | 2,798) | 2,713) | 2,639) | 2,540) | 2,418) | 2,337) | 2,204) | 2,105) | 1,996) | 1,914) | 1,820) | ||||||||
| Revenue | 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) | 3,424) | 3,225) | 3,128) | 3,091) | 2,992) | 2,834) | 2,744) | 2,601) | 2,465) | 2,291) | 2,195) | 2,079) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit margin1 | 88.08% | 87.87% | 87.89% | 87.77% | 87.66% | 87.70% | 87.76% | 87.87% | 88.04% | 88.18% | 88.17% | 87.87% | 87.45% | 86.62% | 85.96% | 85.60% | 85.19% | 85.03% | 85.16% | 85.55% | 86.04% | 86.77% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 32.50% | 32.34% | 32.25% | 32.12% | 32.02% | 31.99% | 32.26% | 32.30% | 32.35% | 32.38% | 31.99% | 31.66% | 31.81% | 31.53% | 31.36% | 31.28% | 31.08% | 30.81% | 30.61% | 30.31% | 30.10% | 29.91% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 55.45% | 55.04% | 54.64% | 54.24% | 54.00% | 53.78% | 54.01% | 54.48% | 54.90% | 53.27% | 51.79% | 50.09% | 48.32% | 48.18% | 47.76% | 47.52% | 47.30% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 78.12% | 78.13% | 78.46% | 79.00% | 79.99% | 81.09% | 82.36% | 82.11% | 82.13% | 82.53% | 82.67% | 82.23% | 82.85% | 82.05% | 80.50% | 82.25% | 82.55% | 82.80% | 83.52% | 83.41% | 83.13% | 83.62% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 69.44% | 68.92% | 68.45% | 68.16% | 68.26% | 68.40% | 68.73% | 68.83% | 68.86% | 68.93% | 68.38% | 68.35% | 68.27% | 67.78% | 68.17% | 67.71% | 66.56% | 65.90% | 65.44% | 65.10% | 65.21% | 65.25% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 72.26% | 72.85% | 74.50% | 76.10% | 77.78% | 79.08% | 79.44% | 79.96% | 80.22% | 80.59% | 80.59% | 80.33% | 79.96% | 79.68% | 79.80% | 79.67% | 79.77% | 79.76% | 79.53% | 79.54% | 79.66% | 79.71% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 73.35% | 72.29% | 70.80% | 69.77% | 69.06% | 68.76% | 69.34% | 69.63% | 69.77% | 70.05% | 69.74% | 70.02% | 70.42% | 70.68% | 71.61% | 72.02% | 72.06% | 72.12% | 71.81% | 71.81% | 71.64% | 71.61% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 73.78% | 73.34% | 72.69% | 72.61% | 73.10% | 73.48% | 74.02% | 74.34% | 74.32% | 74.41% | 74.47% | 74.62% | 74.90% | 75.23% | 75.01% | 74.77% | 74.32% | 74.02% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 78.59% | 78.52% | 78.50% | 78.45% | 78.29% | 77.85% | 77.53% | 77.26% | 77.05% | 77.27% | 77.59% | 78.01% | 78.16% | 78.22% | 78.04% | 77.57% | 76.98% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 79.33% | 79.08% | 78.79% | 78.51% | 78.91% | 79.07% | 79.48% | 80.05% | 79.78% | 79.50% | 79.11% | 78.93% | 78.81% | 78.44% | 78.56% | 78.04% | 77.69% | 77.60% | 76.98% | 76.50% | 76.43% | 76.42% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100
× (Gross profitQ1 2024
+ Gross profitQ4 2023
+ Gross profitQ3 2023
+ Gross profitQ2 2023)
÷ (RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023)
= 100 × (4,592 + 4,414 + 4,310 + 4,244)
÷ (5,182 + 5,048 + 4,890 + 4,816)
= 88.08%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Adobe Inc. gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level. |
Operating Profit Margin
Adobe Inc., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | Nov 27, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Nov 29, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 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) | 1,215) | 1,069) | 1,016) | 937) | 970) | 854) | 750) | 695) | 721) | 719) | 698) | 703) | ||||||||
| Revenue | 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) | 3,424) | 3,225) | 3,128) | 3,091) | 2,992) | 2,834) | 2,744) | 2,601) | 2,465) | 2,291) | 2,195) | 2,079) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 29.95% | 34.26% | 33.95% | 33.64% | 33.91% | 34.64% | 35.45% | 36.25% | 36.72% | 36.76% | 36.53% | 35.75% | 34.75% | 32.93% | 32.10% | 31.36% | 30.10% | 29.25% | 28.36% | 28.55% | 29.65% | 31.45% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 13.60% | 13.74% | 14.42% | 14.90% | 15.27% | 15.21% | 15.20% | 15.12% | 15.19% | 15.08% | 15.03% | 14.89% | 14.84% | 14.69% | 14.68% | 14.66% | 14.65% | 14.59% | 14.45% | 14.31% | 14.20% | 14.04% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 15.17% | 14.58% | 13.88% | 13.49% | 13.50% | 12.92% | 12.77% | 12.30% | 11.97% | 9.12% | 10.13% | 10.39% | 9.22% | 12.21% | 11.50% | 11.73% | 13.67% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 22.86% | 21.86% | 21.67% | 19.48% | 18.41% | 20.20% | 23.68% | 22.49% | 24.10% | 25.95% | 29.04% | 26.95% | 30.30% | 28.34% | 22.46% | 26.81% | 27.03% | 27.33% | 28.42% | 27.32% | 25.34% | 25.10% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 43.01% | 41.77% | 40.85% | 40.58% | 41.69% | 42.06% | 42.56% | 42.52% | 42.14% | 41.59% | 40.15% | 39.24% | 38.17% | 37.03% | 37.46% | 36.74% | 35.20% | 34.14% | 33.49% | 32.82% | 32.47% | 31.77% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 27.01% | 26.21% | 28.06% | 30.42% | 22.92% | 25.74% | 26.22% | 26.62% | 37.78% | 37.58% | 37.74% | 37.13% | 36.29% | 35.57% | 34.82% | 34.65% | 34.49% | 34.26% | 34.47% | 34.36% | 34.23% | 34.34% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 8.15% | 5.62% | 2.30% | 0.37% | -1.56% | -3.43% | -5.12% | -6.74% | -7.51% | -7.15% | -6.56% | -5.49% | -4.79% | -5.25% | -5.24% | -4.27% | -2.45% | -1.87% | -1.29% | -2.64% | -4.41% | -5.68% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 4.42% | 3.29% | 1.64% | 0.26% | 0.77% | 2.07% | 3.67% | 4.69% | 4.25% | 2.14% | 1.11% | 0.35% | -0.29% | 1.74% | 2.97% | 3.37% | 3.95% | 4.03% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 8.49% | 7.64% | 6.32% | 5.41% | 4.90% | 3.40% | 3.30% | 3.95% | 4.36% | 4.34% | 4.55% | 5.10% | 4.40% | 4.96% | 4.97% | 2.88% | 1.22% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 22.40% | 21.72% | 19.11% | 18.81% | 20.70% | 22.87% | 22.93% | 23.18% | 20.72% | 17.48% | 18.17% | 18.81% | 17.82% | 16.83% | 15.77% | 13.85% | 13.64% | 15.48% | 13.68% | 12.02% | 12.61% | 11.54% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Operating incomeQ1 2024
+ Operating incomeQ4 2023
+ Operating incomeQ3 2023
+ Operating incomeQ2 2023)
÷ (RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023)
= 100 × (907 + 1,743 + 1,697 + 1,624)
÷ (5,182 + 5,048 + 4,890 + 4,816)
= 29.95%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Adobe Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Net Profit Margin
Adobe Inc., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | Nov 27, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Nov 29, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 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) | 852) | 793) | 633) | 674) | 678) | 666) | 663) | 583) | ||||||||
| Revenue | 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) | 3,424) | 3,225) | 3,128) | 3,091) | 2,992) | 2,834) | 2,744) | 2,601) | 2,465) | 2,291) | 2,195) | 2,079) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 24.08% | 27.97% | 27.12% | 26.34% | 26.32% | 27.01% | 28.00% | 29.29% | 29.90% | 30.55% | 38.67% | 38.79% | 40.68% | 40.88% | 31.05% | 30.71% | 27.72% | 26.42% | 26.10% | 26.25% | 28.08% | 28.69% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 10.65% | 10.72% | 11.27% | 10.99% | 11.30% | 11.17% | 11.12% | 11.27% | 11.53% | 11.69% | 12.05% | 11.95% | 11.74% | 11.52% | 11.11% | 11.13% | 11.06% | 11.06% | 10.93% | 10.51% | 9.99% | 9.76% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 12.13% | 11.32% | 3.34% | 3.03% | 2.71% | 2.08% | 9.36% | 9.46% | 10.01% | 7.81% | 8.16% | 7.76% | 7.59% | 10.53% | 10.43% | 11.78% | 12.22% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 17.53% | 16.59% | 15.91% | 14.22% | 14.10% | 16.23% | 19.44% | 19.03% | 20.28% | 21.41% | 23.93% | 22.64% | 25.10% | 23.78% | 19.50% | 22.88% | 22.79% | 22.95% | 24.34% | 22.89% | 20.71% | 20.31% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 35.31% | 34.15% | 33.25% | 33.05% | 34.37% | 36.69% | 37.63% | 38.50% | 38.51% | 36.45% | 35.02% | 33.47% | 32.29% | 30.96% | 33.36% | 33.02% | 31.66% | 31.18% | 28.58% | 28.31% | 16.38% | 15.02% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 18.40% | 17.02% | 17.46% | 19.09% | 13.15% | 15.83% | 18.08% | 24.79% | 34.16% | 33.96% | 32.32% | 26.34% | 26.13% | 25.94% | 27.06% | 27.62% | 27.71% | 28.05% | 27.13% | 10.01% | 9.74% | 9.60% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 8.52% | 6.38% | 3.32% | 0.56% | -2.46% | -4.85% | -7.54% | -9.50% | -11.20% | -11.72% | -11.00% | -9.73% | -8.36% | -7.83% | -7.01% | -5.58% | -3.42% | -2.82% | -2.30% | -3.47% | -5.04% | -6.51% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 1.18% | 0.66% | 0.92% | 1.83% | 3.59% | 5.45% | 6.96% | 9.99% | 19.87% | 19.16% | 17.53% | 12.21% | -0.92% | 0.74% | 4.64% | 6.45% | 8.26% | 8.36% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 19.30% | 18.72% | 17.76% | 5.25% | 4.49% | 2.90% | 2.79% | 3.56% | 3.90% | 3.99% | 3.30% | 3.15% | 2.62% | 16.60% | 18.42% | 18.20% | 18.11% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 22.96% | 21.05% | 18.71% | 17.41% | 18.22% | 19.38% | 20.86% | 21.19% | 20.18% | 18.02% | 18.48% | 20.27% | 18.91% | 18.03% | 17.88% | 13.96% | 14.31% | 15.84% | 18.94% | 18.74% | 18.59% | 13.86% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net incomeQ1 2024
+ Net incomeQ4 2023
+ Net incomeQ3 2023
+ Net incomeQ2 2023)
÷ (RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023
+ RevenueQ2 2023)
= 100 × (620 + 1,483 + 1,403 + 1,295)
÷ (5,182 + 5,048 + 4,890 + 4,816)
= 24.08%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Adobe Inc. net profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
Adobe Inc., ROE calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | Nov 27, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Nov 29, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 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) | 852) | 793) | 633) | 674) | 678) | 666) | 663) | 583) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 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) | 10,530) | 10,243) | 9,932) | 9,871) | 9,362) | 8,862) | 8,706) | 8,634) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE1 | 31.05% | 32.86% | 32.46% | 32.71% | 33.35% | 33.85% | 33.49% | 34.96% | 35.04% | 32.59% | 40.51% | 40.30% | 41.09% | 39.66% | 32.97% | 34.00% | 30.89% | 28.03% | 27.12% | 26.70% | 27.17% | 27.67% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 25.79% | 26.75% | 28.28% | 29.20% | 30.69% | 31.11% | 30.99% | 31.09% | 30.45% | 30.25% | 29.87% | 29.81% | 29.33% | 30.05% | 30.91% | 32.13% | 32.05% | 33.17% | 34.05% | 33.53% | 33.21% | 39.17% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 33.29% | 30.00% | 9.12% | 8.48% | 7.47% | 6.29% | 28.79% | 28.98% | 30.38% | 21.44% | 24.31% | 25.11% | 27.14% | 37.27% | 38.33% | 45.08% | 45.25% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 15.21% | 13.81% | 12.73% | 12.28% | 11.69% | 12.57% | 14.75% | 13.93% | 21.49% | 20.89% | 21.37% | 19.70% | 37.50% | 35.76% | 28.21% | 43.76% | 43.49% | 41.53% | 40.54% | 52.65% | 45.36% | 51.44% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 34.93% | 35.09% | 35.45% | 36.83% | 40.21% | 43.68% | 44.47% | 44.49% | 44.67% | 43.15% | 41.65% | 39.40% | 38.49% | 37.43% | 40.41% | 40.25% | 38.75% | 38.35% | 36.82% | 36.41% | 21.89% | 20.03% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 395.57% | 792.45% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 262.43% | 144.16% | 131.11% | 107.99% | 83.94% | 75.58% | 70.25% | 59.43% | 50.87% | 45.33% | 13.02% | 10.19% | 8.37% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 28.28% | 25.15% | 17.47% | 4.71% | -28.23% | -127.14% | -115.40% | -391.77% | -98.34% | -78.63% | -43.97% | -35.50% | -40.11% | -24.23% | -30.74% | -10.84% | -6.81% | -5.16% | -4.36% | -8.39% | -9.75% | -15.30% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.66% | 0.36% | 0.47% | 0.89% | 1.70% | 2.48% | 3.05% | 4.24% | 10.44% | 9.81% | 8.82% | 6.16% | -0.48% | 0.37% | 2.21% | 5.53% | 7.04% | 7.11% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 22.69% | 22.08% | 20.56% | 7.14% | 6.46% | 4.44% | 4.39% | 5.58% | 6.22% | 6.24% | 5.21% | 5.01% | 4.18% | 26.20% | 29.38% | 29.85% | 29.45% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 21.10% | 20.01% | 17.36% | 15.79% | 16.72% | 17.85% | 18.42% | 18.13% | 16.87% | 14.31% | 14.63% | 15.88% | 14.80% | 13.54% | 13.66% | 11.10% | 11.64% | 13.04% | 15.91% | 15.49% | 15.61% | 12.43% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
ROE = 100
× (Net incomeQ1 2024
+ Net incomeQ4 2023
+ Net incomeQ3 2023
+ Net incomeQ2 2023)
÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 100 × (620 + 1,483 + 1,403 + 1,295)
÷ 15,460 = 31.05%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Adobe Inc. ROE improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Return on Assets (ROA)
Adobe Inc., ROA calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 1, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Jun 2, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 | Jun 3, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | Nov 27, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Nov 29, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | Nov 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 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) | 852) | 793) | 633) | 674) | 678) | 666) | 663) | 583) | ||||||||
| Total assets | 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) | 20,762) | 20,055) | 19,666) | 19,506) | 18,769) | 15,396) | 15,163) | 14,973) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA1 | 16.70% | 18.23% | 17.60% | 17.44% | 17.76% | 17.51% | 18.00% | 18.57% | 18.58% | 17.70% | 22.33% | 21.82% | 22.28% | 21.66% | 17.23% | 17.13% | 15.24% | 14.22% | 13.85% | 13.48% | 13.75% | 13.80% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 13.35% | 13.41% | 14.29% | 14.54% | 14.97% | 14.55% | 14.38% | 14.42% | 14.19% | 13.68% | 13.72% | 13.65% | 13.72% | 13.78% | 14.12% | 14.84% | 14.66% | 16.04% | 16.62% | 16.33% | 15.77% | 16.61% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 5.55% | 5.35% | 1.53% | 1.37% | 1.29% | 1.00% | 4.38% | 4.14% | 4.35% | 3.30% | 3.63% | 3.61% | 3.58% | 5.13% | 5.11% | 5.88% | 6.20% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 9.07% | 8.58% | 7.74% | 7.15% | 6.93% | 7.45% | 8.77% | 8.26% | 14.07% | 13.29% | 13.50% | 11.97% | 20.26% | 16.70% | 17.22% | 24.34% | 25.55% | 24.78% | 23.85% | 27.59% | 25.61% | 23.39% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 17.29% | 17.56% | 18.16% | 18.50% | 19.40% | 19.94% | 21.03% | 20.91% | 20.24% | 18.36% | 18.13% | 16.87% | 15.78% | 14.70% | 16.21% | 15.67% | 14.73% | 13.69% | 13.27% | 12.96% | 7.30% | 6.40% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 6.86% | 6.33% | 6.36% | 6.85% | 4.46% | 6.15% | 6.96% | 9.60% | 11.35% | 10.48% | 10.86% | 9.44% | 9.03% | 8.78% | 11.13% | 11.11% | 10.31% | 10.20% | 9.82% | 3.36% | 3.02% | 2.79% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 4.15% | 3.03% | 1.52% | 0.26% | -1.14% | -2.18% | -3.51% | -4.44% | -4.89% | -4.87% | -4.59% | -3.88% | -3.43% | -2.95% | -3.52% | -2.43% | -1.51% | -1.24% | -1.01% | -1.58% | -2.11% | -2.54% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.41% | 0.21% | 0.30% | 0.57% | 1.08% | 1.52% | 1.99% | 2.65% | 6.85% | 6.14% | 6.01% | 4.10% | -0.31% | 0.23% | 1.47% | 2.85% | 3.49% | 3.61% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 9.96% | 10.51% | 9.54% | 2.94% | 2.44% | 1.81% | 1.66% | 2.03% | 2.13% | 2.33% | 1.86% | 1.73% | 1.36% | 9.09% | 11.17% | 10.92% | 10.41% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 13.33% | 11.90% | 10.42% | 9.40% | 9.85% | 10.45% | 11.07% | 10.95% | 10.21% | 8.66% | 8.88% | 9.69% | 9.02% | 8.27% | 8.19% | 6.48% | 6.70% | 8.31% | 10.17% | 9.77% | 9.30% | 7.04% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-02).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
ROA = 100
× (Net incomeQ1 2024
+ Net incomeQ4 2023
+ Net incomeQ3 2023
+ Net incomeQ2 2023)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (620 + 1,483 + 1,403 + 1,295)
÷ 28,751 = 16.70%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Adobe Inc. ROA improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |