ADBE vs MSFT vs FIG Stock Comparison

Adobe, Microsoft and Figma Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADBE Adobe Inc.
$263.82 +9.6% 1M -25.5% 1Y
Market cap
$102.20B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.97B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
4 wins
MSFT Microsoft Corp
$524.51 +4.8% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.96T
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$331.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cloud Platforms Technology
6 wins
FIG Figma, Inc.
$24.64 +13.2% 1M -53.8% 1Y
Market cap
$12.41B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionADBEMSFTFIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $102.20B $3.96T $12.41B MSFT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.0x 29.6x -8.7x ADBE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 25.7x 88.0x ADBE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +17.8% +42.2% FIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.0% 40.3% -119.8% MSFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 54.5% 26.7% — ADBE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.2x — ADBE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.5% +0.8% -53.8% MSFT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.3%/yr +11.2%/yr — MSFT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 32.7% 74.6% MSFT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 79/100 32/100 MSFT

Percentile Scorecard

ADBEMSFTFIG

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

AxisADBEMSFTFIG
Valuation 59 #13 of 30 54 #18 of 38 3 #29 of 30
Growth 19 #22 of 27 77 #9 of 36 39 #17 of 27
Profitability 100 #1 of 26 97 #2 of 34 4 #25 of 26
Financial Health 61 #13 of 32 84 #7 of 38 81 #7 of 32
Shareholder Returns 88 #3 of 17 81 #5 of 22 –
Overall 65 79 32
  • ADBE ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • MSFT ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • FIG ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADBEMSFTFIGSPY
1 month +9.6%+4.8%+13.2% -1.0%
3 months +17.2%+37.4%+16.5% +2.9%
6 months +7.5%+23.5%+41.0% +6.4%
Year to date -24.6%+8.5%-34.1% +11.4%
1 year -25.5%+0.8%-53.8% +13.1%
3 years -51.1%+58.7%— +79.4%
3 years, per year -21.2%+16.7%— +21.5%
5 years -59.0%+69.7%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -16.3%+11.2%— +10.9%
10 years +142.0%+779.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.2%+24.3%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureADBEMSFTFIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%32.7%74.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.9%30.9%69.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.251.001.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.610.02-0.72 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.9%-37.6%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.7%-3.5%-53.8% -2.5%
52-week high $359.91$543.45$53.36 $779.14
52-week low $193.41$352.83$16.84 $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.

MultipleADBEMSFTFIG
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 32.3x 29.1xmedian 29.1x -9.1xmedian 32.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.4x 11.7xmedian 4.5x 10.9xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 11.5x 19.4xmedian 21.5x -8.0xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 14.2x 58.2xmedian 17.3x —median 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 2.7x 8.8xmedian 3.9x 8.8xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.78median 0.77 1.28median 0.33 —median 0.77

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 monthsADBEMSFTFIG
Revenue $25.97B $331.84B $1.20B
Gross profit $23.18B $225.47B $971.13M
Operating income $9.27B $155.24B -$1.45B
Net income $7.28B $133.75B -$1.41B
Free cash flow $10.59B $66.99B –
R&D $4.69B $35.56B $1.13B
EPS (diluted) $18.42 $17.95 $-2.72
Cash & equivalents $4.36B $20.94B $445.85M
Total debt $1.60B $164.03B –
Shares (diluted) 395.50M 7.45B 527.46M
Enterprise value $77.45B $3.88T $5.92B

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
MetricADBEMSFTFIG
P/E 14.3x 29.1x -9.1x
P/FCF 9.7x 58.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 21.3x –
P/S 4.0x 11.7x 10.9x
P/B 8.8x 8.8x 8.8x
P/Tangible book 9.5x 9.2x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 19.4x -8.0x
EV/EBIT 10.7x 24.9x -7.9x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 11.6x 9.5x
EV/FCF 9.4x 57.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 21.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.78 1.28 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADBEMSFTFIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 17.8% 42.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 16.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.2% 16.3% 31.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 15.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.3% 20.8% -63.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 20.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 31.3% -96.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 22.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 12.3% 31.6% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 22.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 34.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 27.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.3% -6.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 4.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADBEMSFTFIG
Gross margin 89.3% 67.9% 81.1%
EBITDA margin 38.6% 59.9% -119.1%
Operating margin 35.7% 46.8% -120.9%
Pretax margin 35.7% 50.0% -115.4%
Net margin 28.0% 40.3% -119.8%
FCF margin 40.8% 20.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% 55.1% –
Return on equity 62.6% 31.2% -94.2%
Return on assets 24.3% 18.4% -59.9%
Return on invested capital 54.5% 26.7% –
Return on capital employed 51.3% 27.8% -93.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 8.0% 3.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADBEMSFTFIG
Debt / assets 5.3% 5.3% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.2x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 60.8% 41.7% 37.1%
Equity / assets 39.2% 58.3% 62.9%
Interest coverage 35.7x 50.9x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 7.54 9.18 7.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADBEMSFTFIG
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 8.8% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 8.8% 1.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 39.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% –

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.

ConsensusADBEMSFTFIG
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 25.7xFY2027 88.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $25.10FY2026 $20.38FY2027 $0.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.9%FY2026 +17.9%FY2027 -37.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% +11.5% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.94BFY2026 $402.02BFY2027 $1.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +21.1%FY2027 +35.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.2% +12.7% +34.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADBEMSFTFIG
Held by institutions 82.5% 73.9% 81.2%
Institutions holding 1,982 6,227 373
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +3.3% +12.2%
Institutions buying 838 3,432 257
Institutions selling 928 2,425 64
Buyers to sellers 0.90 1.42 4.02

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.

ADBEMSFTFIG
ADBE 1.00 0.38 0.61
MSFT 0.38 1.00 0.40
FIG 0.61 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADBE, MSFT and FIG?

Microsoft (MSFT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adobe (ADBE) $102.20B, Microsoft (MSFT) $3.96T, Figma (FIG) $12.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADBE, MSFT and FIG?

Adobe (ADBE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adobe (ADBE) 14.0x, Microsoft (MSFT) 29.6x, Figma (FIG) -8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adobe (ADBE) is cheapest (Adobe (ADBE) 10.5x, Microsoft (MSFT) 25.7x, Figma (FIG) 88.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Figma (FIG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adobe (ADBE) +12.0%, Microsoft (MSFT) +17.8%, Figma (FIG) +42.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Microsoft (MSFT) has the highest net margin (Adobe (ADBE) 28.0%, Microsoft (MSFT) 40.3%, Figma (FIG) -119.8%). On return on invested capital, Adobe (ADBE) leads (Adobe (ADBE) 54.5%, Microsoft (MSFT) 26.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Microsoft (MSFT) returned the most: Adobe (ADBE) -25.5%, Microsoft (MSFT) +0.8%, Figma (FIG) -53.8%. Over five years, Microsoft (MSFT) compounded fastest (Adobe (ADBE) -16.3%/yr, Microsoft (MSFT) +11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Adobe (ADBE) 0.00%, Microsoft (MSFT) 0.01%, Figma (FIG) 0.00%. Adobe (ADBE) and Figma (FIG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microsoft (MSFT) has been the steadiest (Adobe (ADBE) 42.0%, Microsoft (MSFT) 32.7%, Figma (FIG) 74.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADBE, MSFT and FIG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Microsoft (MSFT) 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.