ADBE vs CMRC vs ZM Stock Comparison

Adobe, Commerce.com and Zoom Communications Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADBE Adobe Inc.
$248.36 +5.5% 1M -30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$98.16B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.97B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
6 wins
CMRC Commerce.com, Inc.
$3.41 +4.6% 1M -29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$284.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$346.90M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
1 win
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc.
$97.40 +8.6% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$29.21B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Adobe leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Adobe 6, Zoom Communications 4, Commerce.com 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADBECMRCZMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $98.16B $284.65M $29.21B ADBE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x -49.3x 9.2x ZM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 10.0x 15.1x ADBE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +2.8% +4.6% ADBE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.0% -1.7% 64.1% ZM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.3% 2.7% — ADBE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -10.4x — CMRC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.6% -29.4% +14.4% ZM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.2%/yr -40.7%/yr -18.9%/yr ADBE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 77.5% 44.7% ADBE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 54/100 80/100 ZM

Percentile Scorecard

ADBECMRCZM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADBECMRCZM
Valuation 61 #12 of 29 73 #46 of 167 71 #9 of 29
Growth 19 #22 of 27 62 #59 of 153 69 #9 of 27
Profitability 100 #1 of 26 51 #76 of 153 84 #5 of 26
Financial Health 60 #13 of 31 68 #58 of 179 97 #2 of 31
Shareholder Returns 88 #3 of 17 17 #78 of 94 –
Overall 65 54 80
  • ADBE ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • CMRC ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • ZM ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADBECMRCZMSPY
1 month +5.5%+4.6%+8.6% -0.2%
3 months -0.3%+6.6%+6.5% +3.9%
6 months +2.1%+16.4%+6.9% +8.2%
Year to date -29.0%-17.2%+12.9% +12.9%
1 year -30.6%-29.4%+14.4% +12.3%
3 years -51.1%-61.8%+64.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -21.2%-27.5%+18.0% +23.3%
5 years -61.2%-92.7%-64.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.2%-40.7%-18.9% +10.9%
10 years +132.0%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADBECMRCZMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%77.5%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.2%83.7%42.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.221.081.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.380.32 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.9%-96.7%-80.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-38.1%-12.9% -1.2%
52-week high $359.91$5.51$111.88 $779.14
52-week low $193.41$2.06$72.72 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADBECMRCZM
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 31.0x -48.8xmedian 17.3x 8.9xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 5.7xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 11.3x 8.9xmedian 14.2x 13.8xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 15.6x 14.5xmedian 11.5x —median 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 3.0x 5.5xmedian 1.8x 2.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.74median 0.74 -0.77median 0.40 0.05median 0.74

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADBECMRCZM
Revenue $25.97B $346.90M $4.97B
Gross profit $23.18B $267.70M $3.84B
Operating income $9.27B $1.45M $1.20B
Net income $7.28B -$5.78M $3.19B
Free cash flow $10.59B $19.55M –
R&D $4.69B $71.21M $881.96M
EPS (diluted) $18.42 $-0.07 $10.64
Cash & equivalents $4.36B $57.17M $931.99M
Total debt $4.77B $4.05M –
Shares (diluted) 395.50M 82.79M 299.75M
Enterprise value $73.41B -$309.94M -$1.58B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADBECMRCZM
P/E 13.5x -48.8x 8.9x
P/FCF 9.2x 14.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 8.1x –
P/S 3.7x 0.8x 5.7x
P/B 8.3x 5.5x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 6.5x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 8.9x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 89.7x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 0.4x 4.3x
EV/FCF 9.1x 6.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 3.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.74 -0.77 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADBECMRCZM
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 2.8% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 5.9% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.2% 1.6% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 6.8% 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.3% 105.0% 23.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 26.3% 112.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 68.1% 168.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 61.9% 182.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.3% 69.1% 175.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 63.2% 184.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 9.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 37.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.3% -29.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 32.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADBECMRCZM
Gross margin 89.3% 77.2% 77.2%
EBITDA margin 38.6% 4.2% 30.9%
Operating margin 35.7% 0.4% 24.1%
Pretax margin 35.7% -1.3% 82.5%
Net margin 28.0% -1.7% 64.1%
FCF margin 40.8% 5.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% 10.1% –
Return on equity 62.6% -11.8% 30.2%
Return on assets 24.3% -1.8% 25.0%
Return on invested capital 44.3% 2.7% –
Return on capital employed 51.3% 0.7% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -6.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 8.0% 5.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADBECMRCZM
Debt / assets 15.9% 1.2% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -10.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 60.8% 84.1% 16.8%
Equity / assets 39.2% 15.9% 83.2%
Interest coverage 35.7x 0.1x –
Current ratio 0.8x 2.0x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.0x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.4x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 7.34 -0.61 9.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADBECMRCZM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.3% -0.4% –
Shareholder yield 9.3% -0.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADBECMRCZM
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 15.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.10FY2026 $0.34FY2026 $6.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.9%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% +76.5% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.94BFY2026 $356.73MFY2026 $4.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% -11.3% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADBECMRCZM
Held by institutions 82.5% 74.0% 67.2%
Institutions holding 1,982 154 862
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +3.3% +2.9%
Institutions buying 838 88 477
Institutions selling 928 40 279
Buyers to sellers 0.90 2.20 1.71

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADBECMRCZM
ADBE 1.00 0.32 0.45
CMRC 0.32 1.00 0.25
ZM 0.45 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADBE, CMRC and ZM?

Adobe (ADBE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adobe (ADBE) $98.16B, Commerce.com (CMRC) $284.65M, Zoom Communications (ZM) $29.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADBE, CMRC and ZM?

Zoom Communications (ZM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adobe (ADBE) 13.5x, Commerce.com (CMRC) -49.3x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 9.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adobe (ADBE) is cheapest (Adobe (ADBE) 9.9x, Commerce.com (CMRC) 10.0x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 15.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Adobe (ADBE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adobe (ADBE) +12.0%, Commerce.com (CMRC) +2.8%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zoom Communications (ZM) has the highest net margin (Adobe (ADBE) 28.0%, Commerce.com (CMRC) -1.7%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 64.1%). On return on invested capital, Adobe (ADBE) leads (Adobe (ADBE) 44.3%, Commerce.com (CMRC) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zoom Communications (ZM) returned the most: Adobe (ADBE) -30.6%, Commerce.com (CMRC) -29.4%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +14.4%. Over five years, Adobe (ADBE) compounded fastest (Adobe (ADBE) -17.2%/yr, Commerce.com (CMRC) -40.7%/yr, Zoom Communications (ZM) -18.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Adobe (ADBE) has been the steadiest (Adobe (ADBE) 42.2%, Commerce.com (CMRC) 77.5%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADBE, CMRC and ZM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Adobe (ADBE) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.