ADBE vs PERF vs USDW Stock Comparison

Adobe, Perfect and Made In Usa Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADBE Adobe Inc.
$248.36 +5.5% 1M -30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$97.11B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.97B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
8 wins
PERF Perfect Corp.
$2.00 +4.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$170.12M
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.07M
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
1 win
USDW Made In Usa Inc.
$5.00 0.0% 1M +861.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.10K
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Adobe leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Adobe 8, Perfect 1, Made In Usa 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADBEPERFUSDWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $97.11B $170.12M $89.81M ADBE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x 35.3x -83,859x ADBE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 28.6x — ADBE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +10.4% -98.1% ADBE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.0% 8.1% -1,043.0% ADBE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 44.3% 0.8% — ADBE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -67.9x — PERF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.6% +1.0% +861.5% USDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.2%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 47.8% — ADBE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 61/100 15/100 ADBE

Percentile Scorecard

ADBEPERFUSDW

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

AxisADBEPERFUSDW
Valuation 61 #12 of 29 82 #6 of 29 9 #92 of 101
Growth 19 #22 of 27 35 #18 of 27 15 #83 of 97
Profitability 100 #1 of 26 36 #17 of 26 22 #74 of 94
Financial Health 60 #13 of 31 90 #4 of 31 –
Shareholder Returns 88 #3 of 17 – –
Overall 65 61 15
  • ADBE ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • PERF ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • USDW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADBEPERFUSDWSPY
1 month +5.5%+4.2%0.0% -0.2%
3 months -0.3%+4.2%+861.5% +3.9%
6 months +2.1%+22.0%+861.5% +8.2%
Year to date -29.0%+10.5%+861.5% +12.9%
1 year -30.6%+1.0%+861.5% +12.3%
3 years -51.1%-27.3%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -21.2%-10.1%— +23.3%
5 years -61.2%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.2%—— +10.9%
10 years +132.0%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADBEPERFUSDWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%47.8%— 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.2%47.4%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.22— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.720.02— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.9%-88.2%0.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-4.3%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $359.91$2.09$5.00 $779.14
52-week low $193.41$1.30$5.00 $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.

MultipleADBEPERFUSDW
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 31.0x 35.3xmedian 31.0x -83,859xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 3,514xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 11.3x 7.0xmedian 11.3x —median 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 15.6x 15.6xmedian 15.6x -1,618xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 3.0x 3.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.74median 0.74 1.33median 0.74 -3,030median 0.85

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 monthsADBEPERFUSDW
Revenue $25.97B $71.07M $1.10K
Gross profit $23.18B $56.66M $1.10K
Operating income $9.27B $1.26M -$11.67K
Net income $7.28B $8.43M -$11.47K
Free cash flow $10.59B $10.88M -$25.00M
R&D $4.69B $14.93M –
EPS (diluted) $18.42 $0.06 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $4.36B $125.62M –
Total debt $4.77B $7.81M –
Shares (diluted) 395.50M 101.85M 22.96M
Enterprise value $72.36B -$417.85M $89.81M

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
MetricADBEPERFUSDW
P/E 13.5x 35.3x -83,859x
P/FCF 9.2x 15.6x -1,618x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 16.2x -3.6x
P/S 3.7x 2.4x 3,514x
P/B 8.3x 1.1x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 1.1x -144,394x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 7.0x –
EV/EBIT 10.4x 12.6x -7,694x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 0.2x 81,648x
EV/FCF 9.1x 1.5x -3.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 1.5x -3.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.74 1.33 -3,030

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADBEPERFUSDW
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 10.4% -98.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 13.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.2% 14.5% -98.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 12.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.3% 157.8% 50.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 26.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 37.7% 51.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 26.9% -20.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.3% -1.4% 85.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 26.4% 27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% -32.0% -35,924%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.4% – -928.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.3% -31.0% -26,667%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% – -928.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADBEPERFUSDW
Gross margin 89.3% 79.7% 100.0%
EBITDA margin 38.6% 3.2% –
Operating margin 35.7% 1.8% -1,061%
Pretax margin 35.7% 10.0% -1,043%
Net margin 28.0% 8.1% -1,043%
FCF margin 40.8% 15.3% -2,272,784%
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% 14.8% -2,272,784%
Return on equity 62.6% 5.4% -0.1%
Return on assets 24.3% 4.3% -0.1%
Return on invested capital 44.3% 0.8% –
Return on capital employed 51.3% 0.8% -0.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 2,179x
Stock comp / revenue 8.0% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADBEPERFUSDW
Debt / assets 15.9% 4.0% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -67.9x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 60.8% 19.4% 0.0%
Equity / assets 39.2% 80.6% 100.0%
Interest coverage 35.7x 66.4x –
Current ratio 0.8x 4.6x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 4.6x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 4.4x –
Altman Z-score 7.34 1.28 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADBEPERFUSDW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.3% – –
Shareholder yield 9.3% – –
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.

ConsensusADBEPERFUSDW
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 28.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $25.10FY2026 $0.07FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +19.9%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% +14.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.94BFY2026 $76.52MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +8.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADBEPERFUSDW
Held by institutions 82.5% – –
Institutions holding 1,982 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% – –
Institutions buying 838 – –
Institutions selling 928 – –
Buyers to sellers 0.90 – –

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.

ADBEPERFUSDW
ADBE 1.00 0.10 –
PERF 0.10 1.00 –
USDW – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADBE, PERF and USDW?

Adobe (ADBE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adobe (ADBE) $97.11B, Perfect (PERF) $170.12M, Made In Usa (USDW) $89.81M.

Which stock is cheaper, ADBE, PERF and USDW?

Adobe (ADBE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adobe (ADBE) 13.5x, Perfect (PERF) 35.3x, Made In Usa (USDW) -83,859x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adobe (ADBE) is cheapest (Adobe (ADBE) 9.9x, Perfect (PERF) 28.6x). 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%, Perfect (PERF) +10.4%, Made In Usa (USDW) -98.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adobe (ADBE) has the highest net margin (Adobe (ADBE) 28.0%, Perfect (PERF) 8.1%, Made In Usa (USDW) -1,043.0%). On return on invested capital, Adobe (ADBE) leads (Adobe (ADBE) 44.3%, Perfect (PERF) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Made In Usa (USDW) returned the most: Adobe (ADBE) -30.6%, Perfect (PERF) +1.0%, Made In Usa (USDW) +861.5%. 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%, Perfect (PERF) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADBE, PERF and USDW?

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 8. 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.