Adobe (ADBE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Adobe's (ADBE) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 51.24% in Q2 2026, up 1012.0% year-on-year from 4.61% in Q2 2025, and up 4.12% on a QoQ basis from 49.21% in Q1 2026.
Adobe (ADBE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Adobe (ADBE) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 51.24% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 1012.0% year-over-year to 51.24% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 51.24%, a 1012.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 44.28%, up 968.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 51.24%, up from 49.21% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for ADBE reached as high as 51.24% in Q2 2026 and fell as low as 30.27% in Q1 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 36.21% across 5 years, with a median of 32.24% in 2022.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 107 bps in 2024 and jumped 1159 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 32.39% in 2022, then decreased by 3 bps to 31.39% in 2023, then increased by 10 bps to 34.55% in 2024, then surged by 33 bps to 46.0% in 2025, then climbed by 11 bps to 51.24% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 51.24% in Q2 2026, 49.21% in Q1 2026, and 46.0% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | 9.52% |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 12.81% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 10.65% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -7.29% |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -25.94% |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 17.43% |
| 10 | Adobe | 85.38 Bn | 79.75 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.24% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | 51.24% |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 49.21% |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 46.00% |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 43.78% |
| May 30, 2025 | 41.12% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 38.21% |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 34.55% |
| Aug 30, 2024 | 32.19% |
| May 31, 2024 | 31.31% |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 30.27% |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 31.39% |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 31.85% |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 32.23% |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 31.34% |
| Dec 2, 2022 | 32.39% |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 31.91% |
| Jun 3, 2022 | 32.24% |
| Mar 4, 2022 | 30.54% |
| Dec 3, 2021 | 29.36% |
| Sep 3, 2021 | 28.04% |