Adobe (ADBE) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Adobe's (ADBE) quarterly Research & Development came in at $1.9 billion in Q2 2026, up 74.12% year-on-year from $1.1 billion in Q2 2025, and up 10.3% on a QoQ basis from $1.7 billion in Q1 2026.
Adobe (ADBE) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Adobe (ADBE) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $1.9 billion in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 74.12% year-over-year to $1.9 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $8.0 billion, a 75.67% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $6.5 billion, up 64.5% from the prior year.
- Research & Development for Q2 2026 stood at $1.9 billion, up from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Research & Development for ADBE reached as high as $3.3 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $701.0 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Research & Development has averaged $1.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 billion in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 257.96% in 2023 and plunged 63.9% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Research & Development stood at $773.0 million in 2022, then surged by 257.96% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then plunged by 63.9% to $999.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 229.53% to $3.3 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 42.77% to $1.9 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $1.9 billion in Q2 2026, $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, and $3.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 496.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 588.95 Mn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 10 | Adobe | 85.38 Bn | 79.75 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 1.88 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | 1.88 Bn |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 1.71 Bn |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 3.29 Bn |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 1.09 Bn |
| May 30, 2025 | 1.08 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.03 Bn |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 999.00 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2024 | 1.43 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.45 Bn |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 1.35 Bn |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 2.77 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 881.00 Mn |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 876.00 Mn |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 827.00 Mn |
| Dec 2, 2022 | 773.00 Mn |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 1.27 Bn |
| Jun 3, 2022 | 738.00 Mn |
| Mar 4, 2022 | 701.00 Mn |
| Dec 3, 2021 | -650.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2021 | 651.00 Mn |