ADBE vs SSYS vs SSTK Stock Comparison

Adobe, Stratasys and Shutterstock 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
9 wins
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$6.80 -15.3% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$568.36M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
SSTK Shutterstock, Inc.
$4.60 +7.0% 1M -81.8% 1Y
Market cap
$160.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$901.29M
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Adobe leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Adobe 9, Shutterstock 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADBESSYSSSTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $102.20B $568.36M $160.58M ADBE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.0x -12.4x -0.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 68.0x — ADBE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% -3.1% -10.8% ADBE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.0% -8.4% -22.9% ADBE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 54.5% — -21.6% ADBE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — -2.1x SSTK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.5% -42.3% -81.8% ADBE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.3%/yr -24.7%/yr -48.1%/yr ADBE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 47.7% 72.5% ADBE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 38/100 48/100 ADBE

Percentile Scorecard

ADBESSYSSSTK

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

AxisADBESSYSSSTK
Valuation 59 #13 of 30 36 #130 of 203 81 #33 of 167
Growth 19 #22 of 27 23 #146 of 188 15 #131 of 153
Profitability 100 #1 of 26 14 #161 of 187 26 #114 of 153
Financial Health 61 #13 of 32 80 #46 of 222 20 #144 of 179
Shareholder Returns 88 #3 of 17 – 99 #2 of 94
Overall 65 38 48
  • ADBE ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SSTK ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADBESSYSSSTKSPY
1 month +9.6%-15.3%+7.0% -1.0%
3 months +17.2%-15.3%-17.4% +2.9%
6 months +7.5%-21.1%-73.7% +6.4%
Year to date -24.6%-21.7%-75.9% +11.4%
1 year -25.5%-42.3%-81.8% +13.1%
3 years -51.1%-41.3%-86.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -21.2%-16.3%-49.3% +21.5%
5 years -59.0%-75.7%-96.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -16.3%-24.7%-48.1% +10.9%
10 years +142.0%-65.9%-92.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.2%-10.2%-23.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureADBESSYSSSTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%47.7%72.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.9%46.7%81.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.252.191.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.89-1.13 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.9%-83.4%-96.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.7%-43.3%-81.9% -2.5%
52-week high $359.91$11.99$25.35 $779.14
52-week low $193.41$6.80$3.81 $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.

MultipleADBESSYSSSTK
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 32.3x -12.1xmedian 25.9x -0.8xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.4x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 11.5x -11.2xmedian 13.7x -4.6xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 14.2x -25.2xmedian 21.1x 1.9xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 2.7x 0.7xmedian 2.3x 0.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.78median 0.77 -27.80median 1.19 0.01median 0.42

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 monthsADBESSYSSSTK
Revenue $25.97B $547.27M $901.29M
Gross profit $23.18B $221.15M $512.75M
Operating income $9.27B -$83.46M -$156.06M
Net income $7.28B -$115.18M -$206.14M
Free cash flow $10.59B -$23.24M $90.15M
R&D $4.69B $77.20M $85.39M
EPS (diluted) $18.42 $-0.56 $-5.62
Cash & equivalents $4.36B $92.53M $133.21M
Total debt $1.60B – $1.10B
Shares (diluted) 395.50M 82.30M 36.70M
Enterprise value $77.45B -$381.46M -$478.93M

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
MetricADBESSYSSSTK
P/E 14.3x -12.1x -0.8x
P/FCF 9.7x -25.2x 1.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x -127.8x 1.3x
P/S 4.0x 1.1x 0.2x
P/B 8.8x 0.7x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 9.5x 0.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x -11.2x -4.6x
EV/EBIT 10.7x -4.5x -2.0x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 0.7x 0.3x
EV/FCF 9.4x -16.1x 3.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x -81.4x 2.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.78 -27.80 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADBESSYSSSTK
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% -3.1% -10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% -4.6% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.2% -12.3% -12.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% -6.6% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.3% -30.0% -304.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.1% -9.0% -56.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% -17.1% -420.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -37.3% -56.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.3% 59.7% -414.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 0.4% -56.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% -172.1% 173.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 61.1% -12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.3% -116.2% 3,283%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 36.4% -15.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADBESSYSSSTK
Gross margin 89.3% 40.4% 56.9%
EBITDA margin 38.6% -6.1% -7.4%
Operating margin 35.7% -15.3% -17.3%
Pretax margin 35.7% -13.1% -22.0%
Net margin 28.0% -8.4% -22.9%
FCF margin 40.8% -4.2% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 41.6% -0.8% 14.7%
Return on equity 62.6% -14.0% -46.0%
Return on assets 24.3% -10.9% -17.2%
Return on invested capital 54.5% – -21.6%
Return on capital employed 51.3% -9.3% -25.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 0.0x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 8.0% 4.3% 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADBESSYSSSTK
Debt / assets 5.3% – 25.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – -2.1x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 60.8% 22.0% 66.7%
Equity / assets 39.2% 78.0% 33.3%
Interest coverage 35.7x – -9.8x
Current ratio 0.8x 3.5x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.54 -1.05 0.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADBESSYSSSTK
Dividend yield – – 22.8%
Net buyback yield 8.8% – –
Shareholder yield 8.8% – 22.8%
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.

ConsensusADBESSYSSSTK
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 68.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $25.10FY2026 $0.10FY2026 $-0.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.9%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026 -177.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% +100.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.94BFY2026 $582.47MFY2026 $829.27MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 -16.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.2% +6.8% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADBESSYSSSTK
Held by institutions 82.5% 50.8% 54.0%
Institutions holding 1,982 150 165
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +7.3% -11.3%
Institutions buying 838 79 81
Institutions selling 928 29 49
Buyers to sellers 0.90 2.72 1.65

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.

ADBESSYSSSTK
ADBE 1.00 -0.01 0.17
SSYS -0.01 1.00 0.11
SSTK 0.17 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADBE, SSYS and SSTK?

Adobe (ADBE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adobe (ADBE) $102.20B, Stratasys (SSYS) $568.36M, Shutterstock (SSTK) $160.58M.

Which company is growing faster?

Adobe (ADBE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adobe (ADBE) +12.0%, Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%, Shutterstock (SSTK) -10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adobe (ADBE) has the highest net margin (Adobe (ADBE) 28.0%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%, Shutterstock (SSTK) -22.9%). On return on invested capital, Adobe (ADBE) leads (Adobe (ADBE) 54.5%, Shutterstock (SSTK) -21.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Adobe (ADBE) returned the most: Adobe (ADBE) -25.5%, Stratasys (SSYS) -42.3%, Shutterstock (SSTK) -81.8%. Over five years, Adobe (ADBE) compounded fastest (Adobe (ADBE) -16.3%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -24.7%/yr, Shutterstock (SSTK) -48.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Adobe (ADBE) has been the steadiest (Adobe (ADBE) 42.0%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.7%, Shutterstock (SSTK) 72.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADBE, SSYS and SSTK?

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 9. 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.