DBX vs ADBE vs FIG Stock Comparison

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DBX Dropbox, Inc.
$37.73 +16.7% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.30B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.53B
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
4 wins
ADBE Adobe Inc.
$258.62 +9.8% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$98.08B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.97B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
6 wins
FIG Figma, Inc.
$23.51 +12.7% 1M -55.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDBXADBEFIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.30B $98.08B $12.11B ADBE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 13.5x -8.4x ADBE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 10.3x 84.0x ADBE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months 0.0% +12.0% +42.2% FIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.5% 28.0% -119.8% ADBE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 104.6% 44.3% — DBX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.1x — ADBE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.5% -26.8% -55.9% DBX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.7%/yr -16.6%/yr — DBX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.1% 42.1% 74.9% DBX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 65/100 32/100 ADBE

Percentile Scorecard

DBXADBEFIG

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

AxisDBXADBEFIG
Valuation 57 #13 of 29 61 #12 of 29 7 #27 of 29
Growth 8 #25 of 27 19 #22 of 27 39 #17 of 27
Profitability 96 #2 of 26 100 #1 of 26 4 #25 of 26
Financial Health 17 #26 of 31 60 #13 of 31 80 #7 of 31
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 17 88 #3 of 17 –
Overall 56 65 32
  • DBX ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • ADBE ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • FIG ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDBXADBEFIGSPY
1 month +16.7%+9.8%+12.7% -0.8%
3 months +23.5%+8.8%+2.5% +3.5%
6 months +57.8%+8.1%+35.8% +7.0%
Year to date +35.7%-26.1%-37.1% +12.2%
1 year +28.5%-26.8%-55.9% +13.0%
3 years +45.5%-49.1%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.3%-20.2%— +23.1%
5 years +25.8%-59.6%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.7%-16.6%— +11.0%
10 years —+139.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDBXADBEFIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.1%42.1%74.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%44.0%69.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.241.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.75-0.64-0.75 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-71.9%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-28.1%-55.8% -1.8%
52-week high $37.83$359.91$53.14 $779.14
52-week low $22.06$193.41$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.

MultipleDBXADBEFIG
P/E now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 31.9x 14.0xmedian 31.9x -8.6xmedian 31.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 2.4x 10.4xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 11.5x 10.0xmedian 11.5x -7.6xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 14.2x 9.5xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 3.0x 8.6xmedian 3.0x 8.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.22median 0.77 0.77median 0.77 —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 monthsDBXADBEFIG
Revenue $2.53B $25.97B $1.20B
Gross profit $2.02B $23.18B $971.13M
Operating income $674.50M $9.27B -$1.45B
Net income $442.80M $7.28B -$1.41B
Free cash flow $957.10M $10.59B –
R&D $741.50M $4.69B $1.13B
EPS (diluted) $1.95 $18.42 $-2.72
Cash & equivalents $1.06B $4.36B $445.85M
Total debt $2.61B $4.77B –
Shares (diluted) 226.80M 395.50M 527.46M
Enterprise value $3.93B $73.33B $5.62B

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
MetricDBXADBEFIG
P/E 19.2x 14.0x -8.6x
P/FCF 8.7x 9.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 9.4x –
P/S 3.3x 3.9x 10.4x
P/B -3.8x 8.6x 8.4x
P/Tangible book -3.7x 9.4x 8.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 10.0x -7.6x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 10.8x -7.5x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 3.9x 9.0x
EV/FCF 10.2x 9.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 9.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.22 0.77 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDBXADBEFIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.0% 12.0% 42.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 11.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.0% 12.2% 31.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 11.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.8% 10.3% -63.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 65.2% 13.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -8.8% 4.7% -96.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 12.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 11.3% 12.3% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 18.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.7% 10.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 10.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 10.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 11.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDBXADBEFIG
Gross margin 79.7% 89.3% 81.1%
EBITDA margin 33.7% 38.6% -119.1%
Operating margin 26.6% 35.7% -120.9%
Pretax margin 22.1% 35.7% -115.4%
Net margin 17.5% 28.0% -119.8%
FCF margin 37.8% 40.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 38.7% 41.6% –
Return on equity – 62.6% -94.2%
Return on assets 15.1% 24.3% -59.9%
Return on invested capital 104.6% 44.3% –
Return on capital employed 38.5% 51.3% -93.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 12.0% 8.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDBXADBEFIG
Debt / assets 92.3% 15.9% –
Debt / equity -1.2x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 2.7x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 177.4% 60.8% 37.1%
Equity / assets -77.4% 39.2% 62.9%
Interest coverage – 35.7x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.8x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.5x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 0.72 7.47 6.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDBXADBEFIG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 18.1% 8.9% –
Shareholder yield 18.1% 8.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusDBXADBEFIG
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 84.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.19FY2026 $25.10FY2026 $0.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 -37.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.7% +5.7% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.70BFY2026 $24.94BFY2026 $1.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.1% +21.1% +34.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDBXADBEFIG
Held by institutions 80.4% 82.5% 81.2%
Institutions holding 451 1,982 373
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +3.7% +12.2%
Institutions buying 222 838 257
Institutions selling 175 928 64
Buyers to sellers 1.27 0.90 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.

DBXADBEFIG
DBX 1.00 0.58 0.47
ADBE 0.58 1.00 0.61
FIG 0.47 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DBX, ADBE and FIG?

Adobe (ADBE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dropbox (DBX) $8.30B, Adobe (ADBE) $98.08B, Figma (FIG) $12.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, DBX, ADBE and FIG?

Adobe (ADBE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dropbox (DBX) 18.7x, Adobe (ADBE) 13.5x, Figma (FIG) -8.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adobe (ADBE) is cheapest (Dropbox (DBX) 11.8x, Adobe (ADBE) 10.3x, Figma (FIG) 84.0x). 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: Dropbox (DBX) 0.0%, Adobe (ADBE) +12.0%, Figma (FIG) +42.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adobe (ADBE) has the highest net margin (Dropbox (DBX) 17.5%, Adobe (ADBE) 28.0%, Figma (FIG) -119.8%). On return on invested capital, Dropbox (DBX) leads (Dropbox (DBX) 104.6%, Adobe (ADBE) 44.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dropbox (DBX) returned the most: Dropbox (DBX) +28.5%, Adobe (ADBE) -26.8%, Figma (FIG) -55.9%. Over five years, Dropbox (DBX) compounded fastest (Dropbox (DBX) +4.7%/yr, Adobe (ADBE) -16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dropbox (DBX) has been the steadiest (Dropbox (DBX) 38.1%, Adobe (ADBE) 42.1%, Figma (FIG) 74.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DBX, ADBE 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, 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.