Adobe (ADBE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Adobe (ADBE) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 51.24% for Q2 2026, up 1012.0% year-over-year from 4.61% in Q2 2025, and up 4.12% quarter-over-quarter from 49.21% in Q1 2026.
Adobe (ADBE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Adobe (ADBE) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 51.24% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1012.0% year-over-year to 51.24%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 51.24% (up 1012.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 44.28%, up 968.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 51.24% in Q2 2026 per ADBE's latest filing, from 49.21% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 51.24% in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 107 bps — and 2025, when it soared 1159 bps.
- Adobe's Return on Capital Employed stood at 32.39% in 2022, then fell by 3 bps to 31.39% in 2023, then climbed by 10 bps to 34.55% in 2024, then soared by 33 bps to 46.0% in 2025, then gained by 11 bps to 51.24% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ADBE's Return on Capital Employed at 51.24% in Q2 2026, 49.21% in Q1 2026, and 46.0% in Q4 2025.
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| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 38.72% |
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| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 10.59% |
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| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -46.62% |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.24% |
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| 10 | Datadog | 91.70 Bn | 86.71 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.30% |
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% |