Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Financing
Share Buybacks
Adobe Share Buybacks increased by 0.2% to $2.48B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 23.8%, from $3.25B to $2.48B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows an upward trend with a 30.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...
Peer comparison
Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.
Metric ID:
share_repurchasesHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.00B | $1.00B | $1.00B | $2.40B | $1.20B | $1.20B | $1.75B | $1.40B | $1.00B | $1.00B | $1.00B | $2.00B | $2.50B | $2.50B | $2.50B | $3.25B | $3.50B | $2.06B | $2.47B | $2.48B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +140.0% | -50.0% | +0.0% | +45.8% | -20.0% | -28.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +100.0% | +25.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +30.0% | +7.7% | -41.2% | +20.3% | +0.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +20.0% | +20.0% | +75.0% | -41.7% | -16.7% | -16.7% | -42.9% | +42.9% | +150.0% | +150.0% | +150.0% | +62.5% | +40.0% | -17.7% | -1.0% | -23.8% |
Range$1.00B – $3.50B
CAGR+21.1%
Avg YoY Growth+34.4%
Median YoY Growth+20.0%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Adobe's share buybacks?
- Adobe (ADBE) reported share buybacks of $2.48B in Q4 2025.
- How has Adobe's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Adobe's share buybacks decreased by 23.8% year-over-year, from $3.25B to $2.48B.
- What is the long-term trend for Adobe's share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Adobe's share buybacks has grown at a 30.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.95B to $11.28B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.