Business Segments · Goodwill
Digital Media — Goodwill
Adobe Digital Media — Goodwill increased by 229.5% to $12.87B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.7%, from $12.78B to $12.87B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Digital Media — Goodwill shows relatively stable performance with a 1.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ3 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025Mar 25, 2026
Rolls up toGoodwill
How to read this metric
Significant increases suggest active inorganic growth through acquisitions, while large write-downs may signal that acquired assets are underperforming expectations.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the intangible asset value recorded when the company acquires another business within the creativ...
Peer comparison
Common in technology companies that pursue growth through frequent strategic acquisitions of smaller software firms.
Metric ID:
adbe_segment_digital_media_goodwillHistorical Data
24 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $11.84B | $12.67B | $3.73B | $12.8B | $12.8B | $12.76B | $12.79B | $3.89B | $12.79B | $12.8B | $12.8B | $12.81B | $3.89B | $12.8B | $12.8B | $12.81B | $12.79B | $3.89B | $12.78B | $12.83B | $12.86B | $12.86B | $3.91B | $12.87B |
| QoQ Change | — | +7.0% | -70.5% | +242.9% | +0.0% | -0.4% | +0.2% | -69.6% | +228.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -69.6% | +229.1% | +0.0% | +0.1% | -0.2% | -69.6% | +228.5% | +0.4% | +0.2% | -0.0% | -69.6% | +229.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | +7.8% | +0.9% | -69.3% | -0.0% | -0.0% | +0.3% | +0.1% | -69.6% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +0.1% | -0.1% | -69.6% | -0.2% | +0.2% | +0.4% | +0.5% | -69.5% | +0.7% |
Range$3.73B – $12.87B
CAGR+1.5%
Avg YoY Growth-14.1%
Median YoY Growth+0.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Adobe's digital media — goodwill?
- Adobe (ADBE) reported digital media — goodwill of $12.87B in Q4 2025.
- How has Adobe's digital media — goodwill changed year-over-year?
- Adobe's digital media — goodwill increased by 0.7% year-over-year, from $12.78B to $12.87B.
- What is the long-term trend for Adobe's digital media — goodwill?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Adobe's digital media — goodwill has grown at a 1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.85B to $12.87B.
- What does digital media — goodwill mean?
- The value of intangible assets acquired through business purchases within the creative software segment.