BOX vs FIG vs ADBE Stock Comparison

Box, Figma and Adobe Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BOX Box Inc
$42.50 +35.4% 1M +30.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.84B
P/E
60.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
4 wins
FIG Figma, Inc.
$22.99 +10.2% 1M -56.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
1 win
ADBE Adobe Inc.
$248.36 +5.5% 1M -30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$98.10B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.97B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Adobe leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Adobe 5, Box 4, Figma 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBOXFIGADBELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.84B $12.20B $98.10B ADBE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 60.4x -8.5x 13.5x ADBE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.9x 82.1x 9.9x ADBE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +42.2% +12.0% FIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% -119.8% 28.0% ADBE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 86.6% — 44.3% BOX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.0% -56.7% -30.6% BOX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr — -17.2%/yr BOX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 74.8% 42.2% BOX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 32/100 65/100 ADBE

Percentile Scorecard

BOXFIGADBE

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

AxisBOXFIGADBE
Valuation 32 #20 of 29 4 #28 of 29 61 #12 of 29
Growth 31 #19 of 27 39 #17 of 27 19 #22 of 27
Profitability 72 #8 of 26 4 #25 of 26 100 #1 of 26
Financial Health 23 #24 of 31 80 #7 of 31 60 #13 of 31
Shareholder Returns – – 88 #3 of 17
Overall 40 32 65
  • BOX ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • FIG ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • ADBE ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBOXFIGADBESPY
1 month +35.4%+10.2%+5.5% -0.2%
3 months +34.9%-5.7%-0.3% +3.9%
6 months +73.5%+33.8%+2.1% +8.2%
Year to date +42.1%-38.5%-29.0% +12.9%
1 year +30.0%-56.7%-30.6% +12.3%
3 years +76.6%—-51.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.9%—-21.2% +23.3%
5 years +64.1%—-61.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.4%—-17.2% +10.9%
10 years +192.5%—+132.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.3%—+8.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBOXFIGADBESPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%74.8%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%69.7%44.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.231.000.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.78-0.76-0.72 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.6%-86.2%-71.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%-56.7%-31.0% -1.2%
52-week high $43.22$53.14$359.91 $779.14
52-week low $21.37$16.84$193.41 $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.

MultipleBOXFIGADBE
P/E now vs peer median 60.4xmedian 31.0x -8.5xmedian 31.0x 13.5xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.4x 10.2xmedian 2.4x 3.7xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x -7.4xmedian 11.3x 9.6xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.6x —median 15.6x 9.2xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median -16.6xmedian 3.0x 8.3xmedian 3.0x 8.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.16median 0.74 —median 0.74 0.74median 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 monthsBOXFIGADBE
Revenue $1.22B $1.20B $25.97B
Gross profit $970.97M $971.13M $23.18B
Operating income $109.49M -$1.45B $9.27B
Net income $126.41M -$1.41B $7.28B
Free cash flow – – $10.59B
R&D $300.64M $1.13B $4.69B
EPS (diluted) $0.69 $-2.72 $18.42
Cash & equivalents $342.87M $445.85M $4.36B
Total debt $452.21M – $4.77B
Shares (diluted) 139.72M 527.46M 395.50M
Enterprise value $3.43B $5.71B $73.35B

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
MetricBOXFIGADBE
P/E 60.4x -8.5x 13.5x
P/FCF – – 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow – – 9.0x
P/S 4.8x 10.2x 3.7x
P/B -16.6x 8.3x 8.3x
P/Tangible book -12.8x 8.3x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA – -7.4x 9.6x
EV/EBIT 53.3x -7.3x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 8.8x 3.7x
EV/FCF – – 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.16 – 0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBOXFIGADBE
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 42.2% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – 11.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.2% 31.3% 12.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.2% – 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 60.4% -63.0% 10.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – 13.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.7% -96.2% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.6% – 12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -44.2% 15.4% 12.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 52.1% – 18.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 10.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 11.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBOXFIGADBE
Gross margin 79.4% 81.1% 89.3%
EBITDA margin – -119.1% 38.6%
Operating margin 9.0% -120.9% 35.7%
Pretax margin 9.6% -115.4% 35.7%
Net margin 7.9% -119.8% 28.0%
FCF margin – – 40.8%
Operating cash flow margin – – 41.6%
Return on equity – -94.2% 62.6%
Return on assets 8.6% -59.9% 24.3%
Return on invested capital 86.6% – 44.3%
Return on capital employed 14.4% -93.8% 51.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% – 8.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBOXFIGADBE
Debt / assets 32.2% – 15.9%
Debt / equity -1.3x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.1x
Debt / FCF – – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 125.0% 37.1% 60.8%
Equity / assets -25.0% 62.9% 39.2%
Interest coverage 10.5x – 35.7x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 2.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.35 6.44 7.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBOXFIGADBE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 9.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusBOXFIGADBE
Forward P/E 28.9xFY2026 82.1xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.47FY2026 $0.28FY2026 $25.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 -37.8%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +21.4% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.21BFY2026 $1.43BFY2026 $24.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.3%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.6% +34.9% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBOXFIGADBE
Held by institutions 99.4% 81.2% 82.5%
Institutions holding 396 373 1,982
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +12.2% +3.7%
Institutions buying 215 257 838
Institutions selling 128 64 928
Buyers to sellers 1.68 4.02 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.

BOXFIGADBE
BOX 1.00 0.55 0.68
FIG 0.55 1.00 0.61
ADBE 0.68 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BOX, FIG and ADBE?

Adobe (ADBE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Box (BOX) $5.84B, Figma (FIG) $12.20B, Adobe (ADBE) $98.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, BOX, FIG and ADBE?

Adobe (ADBE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Box (BOX) 60.4x, Figma (FIG) -8.5x, Adobe (ADBE) 13.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adobe (ADBE) is cheapest (Box (BOX) 28.9x, Figma (FIG) 82.1x, Adobe (ADBE) 9.9x). 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: Box (BOX) +8.6%, Figma (FIG) +42.2%, Adobe (ADBE) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adobe (ADBE) has the highest net margin (Box (BOX) 7.9%, Figma (FIG) -119.8%, Adobe (ADBE) 28.0%). On return on invested capital, Box (BOX) leads (Box (BOX) 86.6%, Adobe (ADBE) 44.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Box (BOX) returned the most: Box (BOX) +30.0%, Figma (FIG) -56.7%, Adobe (ADBE) -30.6%. Over five years, Box (BOX) compounded fastest (Box (BOX) +10.4%/yr, Adobe (ADBE) -17.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Box (BOX) has been the steadiest (Box (BOX) 38.4%, Figma (FIG) 74.8%, Adobe (ADBE) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.