Digital Media — Cost of revenue
Adobe Digital Media — Cost of revenue increased by 4.7% to $222.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.2%, from $191.00M to $222.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Digital Media — Cost of revenue shows an upward trend with a 18.3% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase relative to revenue may signal rising infrastructure or service delivery costs, while a decrease suggests improved operational efficiency or economies of scale.
Detailed definition
This metric captures the direct costs associated with delivering the products and services within the creative software...
Peer comparison
Similar to cost of goods sold (COGS) for digital service providers, often benchmarked against cloud hosting and support overheads.
adbe_segment_digital_media_cost_of_revenueHistorical Data
| 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 | $99.00M | $106.00M | $126.00M | $134.00M | $141.00M | $136.00M | $150.00M | $142.00M | $152.00M | $161.00M | $210.00M | $171.00M | $181.00M | $137.00M | $191.00M | $199.00M | $208.00M | $212.00M | $222.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +7.1% | +18.9% | +6.3% | +5.2% | -3.5% | +10.3% | -5.3% | +7.0% | +5.9% | +30.4% | -18.6% | +5.8% | -24.3% | +39.4% | +4.2% | +4.5% | +1.9% | +4.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +42.4% | +28.3% | +19.0% | +6.0% | +7.8% | +18.4% | +40.0% | +20.4% | +19.1% | -14.9% | -9.0% | +16.4% | +14.9% | +54.7% | +16.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Adobe's digital media — cost of revenue?
- Adobe (ADBE) reported digital media — cost of revenue of $222.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Adobe's digital media — cost of revenue changed year-over-year?
- Adobe's digital media — cost of revenue increased by 16.2% year-over-year, from $191.00M to $222.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Adobe's digital media — cost of revenue?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Adobe's digital media — cost of revenue has grown at a 18.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $429.00M to $841.00M.
- What does digital media — cost of revenue mean?
- The direct expenses incurred to produce and deliver the products sold by the creative software segment.