Business Segments · Cost of revenue
Digital Experience — Cost of revenue
Adobe Digital Experience — Cost of revenue decreased by 1.2% to $405.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.7%, from $402.00M to $405.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Digital Experience — Cost of revenue shows an upward trend with a 5.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toTotal Cost of Revenue
How to read this metric
An increase relative to revenue may signal rising infrastructure or support costs, while a decrease suggests improved operational leverage.
Detailed definition
This metric captures the direct costs associated with delivering the digital experience software and services, including...
Peer comparison
Comparable to cost of goods sold or cost of services for cloud-based software providers.
Metric ID:
adbe_segment_digital_experience_cost_of_revenueHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $319.00M | $334.00M | $349.00M | $352.00M | $374.00M | $385.00M | $391.00M | $404.00M | $399.00M | $397.00M | $403.00M | $397.00M | $395.00M | $395.00M | $402.00M | $402.00M | $408.00M | $410.00M | $405.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +4.7% | +4.5% | +0.9% | +6.3% | +2.9% | +1.6% | +3.3% | -1.2% | -0.5% | +1.5% | -1.5% | -0.5% | +0.0% | +1.8% | +0.0% | +1.5% | +0.5% | -1.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +17.2% | +15.3% | +12.0% | +14.8% | +6.7% | +3.1% | +3.1% | -1.7% | -1.0% | -0.5% | -0.2% | +1.3% | +3.3% | +3.8% | +0.7% |
Range$319.00M – $410.00M
CAGR+5.4%
Avg YoY Growth+5.2%
Median YoY Growth+3.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Adobe's digital experience — cost of revenue?
- Adobe (ADBE) reported digital experience — cost of revenue of $405.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Adobe's digital experience — cost of revenue changed year-over-year?
- Adobe's digital experience — cost of revenue increased by 0.7% year-over-year, from $402.00M to $405.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Adobe's digital experience — cost of revenue?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Adobe's digital experience — cost of revenue has grown at a 5.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.32B to $1.63B.
- What does digital experience — cost of revenue mean?
- The direct expenses incurred to provide the digital experience software and services to customers.