Adobe (ADBE) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Adobe (ADBE) reported Research & Development of $1.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 8.19% year-over-year from $1.0 billion in Q1 2025, and up 1.09% on a QoQ basis from $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.
Adobe (ADBE) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Research & Development rose 8.19% year-over-year to $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $4.4 billion (up 8.61% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.3 billion, up 8.87% from the prior year.
- Research & Development rose to $1.1 billion in Q1 2026 per ADBE's latest filing, from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $701.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $939.0 million (2024), against an average of $929.9 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Research & Development advanced 20.59%; it then rose 6.46% in 2025.
- Tracing ADBE's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $773.0 million in 2022, then gained by 15.01% to $889.0 million in 2023, then gained by 12.37% to $999.0 million in 2024, then increased by 9.91% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then increased by 1.09% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ADBE Research & Development figures stand at $1.1 billion (Q1 2026), $1.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.1 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 435.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 3, 2021 | 651.00 Mn |
| Jun 4, 2021 | 612.00 Mn |
| Mar 5, 2021 | 620.00 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2020 | 558.00 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2020 | 566.00 Mn |
| May 29, 2020 | 532.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2020 | 532.00 Mn |
| Nov 29, 2019 | 500.00 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2019 | 490.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2019 | 476.00 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2019 | 465.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2018 | 416.15 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 398.96 Mn |
| Jun 1, 2018 | 374.13 Mn |
| Mar 2, 2018 | 348.77 Mn |
| Dec 1, 2017 | 324.03 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 315.56 Mn |
| Jun 2, 2017 | 299.40 Mn |
| Mar 3, 2017 | 285.08 Mn |
| Dec 2, 2016 | 257.85 Mn |
| Sep 2, 2016 | 248.45 Mn |
| Jun 3, 2016 | 232.48 Mn |
| Mar 4, 2016 | 237.20 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2015 | 220.51 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2015 | 218.66 Mn |
| May 29, 2015 | 208.05 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2015 | 215.51 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2014 | 213.69 Mn |
| Aug 29, 2014 | 212.05 Mn |
| May 30, 2014 | 209.09 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2014 | 209.53 Mn |
| Nov 29, 2013 | 205.20 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2013 | 208.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2013 | 203.10 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2013 | 209.64 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2012 | 195.05 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 189.15 Mn |
| Jun 1, 2012 | 180.90 Mn |
| Mar 2, 2012 | 177.73 Mn |
| Dec 2, 2011 | 195.40 Mn |
| Sep 2, 2011 | 181.04 Mn |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 183.21 Mn |
| Mar 4, 2011 | 178.40 Mn |
| Dec 3, 2010 | 170.38 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2010 | 168.30 Mn |
| Jun 4, 2010 | 167.32 Mn |
| Mar 5, 2010 | 174.34 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2009 | 137.85 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2009 | 138.90 Mn |
| May 29, 2009 | 138.47 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2009 | 149.92 Mn |