Adobe (ADBE) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Adobe (ADBE) reported Research & Development of $1.29 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 28, 2026), up 18.4% from $1.09 billion a year earlier and up 7.5% from the prior quarter.
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Adobe (ADBE) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 28, 2026, Adobe's Research & Development came in at $4.69 billion, up 11.9% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 28, 2025), it was $4.29 billion, up 8.9% from FY2024.
- Research & Development has increased for 16 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Research & Development came in at $3.94 billion in FY2024 (+13.6%), $3.47 billion in FY2023 (+16.3%), $2.99 billion in FY2022 (+17.6%) and $2.54 billion in FY2021 (+16.1%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to fiscal Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Research & Development has now increased in each of the last 45 quarters, with growth averaging 10.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Research & Development ranged from 6.5% (fiscal Q3 2025) to 20.6% (fiscal Q2 2022).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.2 billion (Q2 2026), $1.11 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.1 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 99.39 Bn | 74.64 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 2 | Atlassian | 56.40 Bn | 49.68 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 759.82 Mn |
| 3 | Autodesk | 51.55 Bn | 39.59 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 464.00 Mn |
| 4 | Twilio | 41.87 Bn | 31.94 Bn | 725.87 Mn | 273.32 Mn |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 28.87 Bn | -1.92 Bn | 985.50 Mn | 242.50 Mn |
| 6 | Figma | 12.14 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 309.61 Mn | 167.33 Mn |
| 7 | Dropbox | 8.22 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 506.50 Mn | 188.10 Mn |
| 8 | Nice | 7.17 Bn | 5.64 Bn | 995.81 Mn | 200.30 Mn |
| 9 | RingCentral | 6.72 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 472.31 Mn | 82.80 Mn |
| 10 | Open Text | 6.42 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 149.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | 1.29 Bn |
| May 29, 2026 | 1.20 Bn |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 1.11 Bn |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 1.10 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 | 1.02 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 984.00 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 939.00 Mn |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 889.00 Mn |
| 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 | 775.00 Mn |
| Jun 3, 2022 | 738.00 Mn |
| Mar 4, 2022 | 701.00 Mn |
| Dec 3, 2021 | 657.00 Mn |
API Access
Adobe Research & Development API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=ADBE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "ADBE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=ADBE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();