Growth Metrics

Adobe (ADBE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Adobe (ADBE) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.46%.

  • Adobe's Return on Capital Employed rose 1100.0% to 0.46% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 0.46%, marking a year-over-year increase of 1100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.44% for FY2025, which is 1000.0% up from last year.
  • Per Adobe's latest filing, its Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.46% for Q4 2025, which was up 1100.0% from 0.44% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Adobe's Return on Capital Employed's 5-year high stood at 0.46% during Q4 2025, with a 5-year trough of 0.25% in Q1 2021.
  • For the 5-year period, Adobe's Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.33%, with its median value being 0.32% (2023).
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Adobe's Return on Capital Employed tumbled by -100bps in 2023, and later skyrocketed by 1200bps in 2025.
  • Adobe's Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.29% in 2021, then rose by 10bps to 0.32% in 2022, then dropped by -3bps to 0.31% in 2023, then increased by 10bps to 0.35% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 33bps to 0.46% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.46% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.44% in Q3 2025 and 0.41% in Q2 2025.