What is Adobe's stock-based comp?

Adobe (ADBE) reported stock-based comp of $534M in Q1 2026.

How has Adobe's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?

Adobe's stock-based comp increased by 11.0% year-over-year, from $481M to $534M.

What is the long-term trend for Adobe's stock-based comp?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Adobe's stock-based comp has grown at a 16.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.07B to $1.94B.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

Adobe ADBE Stock-Based Comp

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$4.14M-49.0%

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$18.93M-21.7%

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$155M-32.6%

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$45.31M+8.6%

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$19.88M-13.6%

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$857M+5.3%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.6B+12.7%

Gross profit$5.9B+12.8%

Operating income$2.2B+6.1%

Net income$1.7B+1.2%

EPS (diluted)$4.25+7.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.9B-0.2%

Total debt$7.1B+7.6%

Total equity$11.5B+0.6%

Total assets$29.9B+6.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.2B-1.2%

CapEx$58.0M+23.4%

Free cash flow$2.1B-1.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$88.5B-44.6%

Enterprise value$90.65B-43.9%

P/E12.2×-11.0×

P/S3.5×-3.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin89.4%+0.2pp

Operating margin36.1%-0.3pp

Net margin28.7%-1.7pp

FCF margin40.8%-1.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity63%+10.7pp

Debt / equity0.6×0.0×

Current ratio0.8×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Adobe in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Adobe’s 10-Q, filed June 15, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Adobe's stock-based comp?: Adobe (ADBE) reported stock-based comp of $534M in Q1 2026.
How has Adobe's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: Adobe's stock-based comp increased by 11.0% year-over-year, from $481M to $534M.
What is the long-term trend for Adobe's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Adobe's stock-based comp has grown at a 16.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.07B to $1.94B.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.