Adobe (ADBE) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Adobe (ADBE) posted quarterly Research & Development of $1.9 billion for Q2 2026, up 74.12% year-over-year from $1.1 billion in Q2 2025, and up 10.3% quarter-over-quarter from $1.7 billion in Q1 2026.
Adobe (ADBE) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Adobe (ADBE) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $1.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 74.12% year-over-year to $1.9 billion; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $8.0 billion (up 75.67% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $6.5 billion, up 64.5% from the prior year.
- Research & Development grew to $1.9 billion in Q2 2026 per ADBE's latest filing, from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $3.3 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development surged 257.96% — and 2024, when it slumped 63.9%.
- Adobe's Research & Development stood at $773.0 million in 2022, then soared by 257.96% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then plunged by 63.9% to $999.0 million in 2024, then surged by 229.53% to $3.3 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 42.77% to $1.9 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ADBE's Research & Development at $1.9 billion in Q2 2026, $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, and $3.3 billion in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | -4.12 Bn |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 498.00 Mn |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 1.52 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 588.95 Mn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 265.90 Mn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 1.88 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 1.79 Bn |
| 10 | Datadog | 91.70 Bn | 86.71 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 477.97 Mn |
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 |