Tax
Cash Paid for Income Taxes
Adobe Cash Paid for Income Taxes decreased by 75.7% to $125.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 31.3%, from $182.00M to $125.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Cash Paid for Income Taxes shows an upward trend with a 27.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionTax
CategoryLiquidity
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Mar 25, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher cash taxes relative to book income may indicate lower tax efficiency or the exhaustion of tax credits.
Detailed definition
The actual cash outflow for income taxes to federal, state, and foreign tax authorities during the reporting period. Unl...
Peer comparison
A standard line item in the Cash Flow Statement for all public companies; essential for cross-company cash flow analysis.
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c_cash_paid_for_income_taxesHistorical Data
20 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $186.00M | $312.00M | $254.00M | $59.00M | $201.00M | $226.00M | $292.00M | $214.00M | $221.00M | $155.00M | $1.26B | $205.00M | $696.00M | $488.00M | $338.00M | $182.00M | $1.00B | $523.00M | $514.00M | $125.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +67.7% | -18.6% | -76.8% | +240.7% | +12.4% | +29.2% | -26.7% | +3.3% | -29.9% | +715.5% | -83.8% | +239.5% | -29.9% | -30.7% | -46.2% | +449.5% | -47.7% | -1.7% | -75.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +8.1% | -27.6% | +15.0% | +262.7% | +10.0% | -31.4% | +332.9% | -4.2% | +214.9% | +214.8% | -73.3% | -11.2% | +43.7% | +7.2% | +52.1% | -31.3% |
Range$59.00M – $1.26B
CAGR-8.0%
Avg YoY Growth+61.4%
Median YoY Growth+9.0%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Adobe's cash paid for income taxes?
- Adobe (ADBE) reported cash paid for income taxes of $125.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Adobe's cash paid for income taxes changed year-over-year?
- Adobe's cash paid for income taxes decreased by 31.3% year-over-year, from $182.00M to $125.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Adobe's cash paid for income taxes?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Adobe's cash paid for income taxes has grown at a 27.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $843.00M to $2.22B.
- What does cash paid for income taxes mean?
- The actual amount of cash paid to tax authorities during the year.