Operating Cash Flow
Adobe Operating Cash Flow increased by 43.8% to $3.16B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.2%, from $2.92B to $3.16B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 8.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.99B | $1.40B | $2.07B | $1.77B | $2.04B | $1.70B | $2.33B | $1.69B | $2.14B | $1.87B | $1.60B | $1.17B | $1.94B | $2.02B | $2.92B | $2.48B | $2.19B | $2.20B | $3.16B |
| QoQ Change | — | -29.4% | +47.2% | -14.4% | +15.3% | -16.5% | +36.4% | -27.2% | +26.3% | -12.4% | -14.7% | -26.5% | +65.2% | +4.2% | +44.5% | -15.0% | -11.7% | +0.3% | +43.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +2.6% | +21.4% | +12.5% | -4.3% | +4.9% | +9.9% | -31.3% | -30.7% | -9.3% | +7.9% | +82.9% | +111.4% | +12.9% | +8.8% | +8.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Adobe's operating cash flow?
- Adobe (ADBE) reported operating cash flow of $3.16B in Q3 2025.
- How has Adobe's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Adobe's operating cash flow increased by 8.2% year-over-year, from $2.92B to $3.16B.
- What is the long-term trend for Adobe's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Adobe's operating cash flow has grown at a 8.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.23B to $10.03B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.