Growth Metrics

Adobe (ADBE) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Adobe (ADBE) has disclosed Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 37.79% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 6.0% to 37.79% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 36.65% through Feb 2026, up 36.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 36.63% for FY2025, 528.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 37.79% at Adobe, up from 36.5% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 37.85% in Q1 2025, with the low at 17.5% in Q1 2024.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 34.36%, with a median of 35.91% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin tumbled -1877bps in 2024, then soared 2035bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 27.61% in 2022, then rose by 25bps to 34.53% in 2023, then rose by 1bps to 34.91% in 2024, then grew by 5bps to 36.5% in 2025, then grew by 4bps to 37.79% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 37.79%, 36.5%, and 36.29% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.