Business Segments · Gross Profit

Digital Media — Gross Profit

Adobe Digital Media — Gross Profit increased by 3.5% to $4.40B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.2%, from $3.95B to $4.40B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Digital Media — Gross Profit shows an upward trend with a 11.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toGross Profit

How to read this metric

Higher gross profit indicates a healthy margin profile and strong pricing power for the segment's creative software offerings.

Detailed definition

This metric represents the profit remaining after deducting the direct costs of revenue from the total revenue of the cr...

Peer comparison

Standard measure of segment-level profitability, comparable to gross profit metrics in other high-margin software and technology businesses.

Metric ID: adbe_segment_digital_media_gross_profit

Historical Data

19 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Value$2.69B$2.76B$2.88B$2.98B$3.06B$3.10B$3.15B$3.25B$3.36B$3.43B$3.51B$3.65B$3.73B$3.86B$3.95B$4.03B$4.14B$4.25B$4.40B
QoQ Change+2.6%+4.5%+3.2%+2.8%+1.2%+1.7%+3.3%+3.3%+2.2%+2.1%+4.0%+2.2%+3.5%+2.5%+1.9%+2.7%+2.7%+3.5%
YoY Change+13.8%+12.2%+9.3%+9.3%+9.8%+10.9%+11.3%+12.1%+11.0%+12.4%+12.8%+10.5%+11.0%+10.1%+11.2%
Range$2.69B$4.40B
CAGR+11.6%
Avg YoY Growth+11.2%
Median YoY Growth+11.0%
Current Streak18+ quarters growth

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Adobe's digital media — gross profit?
Adobe (ADBE) reported digital media — gross profit of $4.40B in Q4 2025.
How has Adobe's digital media — gross profit changed year-over-year?
Adobe's digital media — gross profit increased by 11.2% year-over-year, from $3.95B to $4.40B.
What is the long-term trend for Adobe's digital media — gross profit?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Adobe's digital media — gross profit has grown at a 11.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.09B to $16.81B.
What does digital media — gross profit mean?
The profit earned by the creative software segment after subtracting the direct costs of delivering its products.