Adobe (ADBE) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Adobe (ADBE) reported Return on Capital Employed of 49.21% for Q1 2026, up 1100.0% year-over-year from 4.1% in Q1 2025, and up 6.97% on a QoQ basis from 46.0% in Q4 2025.
Adobe (ADBE) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 49.21% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1100.0% year-over-year to 49.21% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 49.21% (up 1100.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 44.28%, up 968.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 49.21% in Q1 2026 per ADBE's latest filing, from 46.0% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 49.21% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 30.27% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 32.23% (2023), against an average of 35.33%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 107 bps; it then jumped 1159 bps in 2025.
- Tracing ADBE's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 32.39% in 2022, then slipped by 3 bps to 31.39% in 2023, then rose by 10 bps to 34.55% in 2024, then soared by 33 bps to 46.0% in 2025, then advanced by 7 bps to 49.21% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ADBE Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 49.21% (Q1 2026), 46.0% (Q4 2025), and 43.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 40.19% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 12.51% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 12.81% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.40% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.32% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 17.43% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 49.21% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -20.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 23.43% |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | -0.48% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 4, 2021 | 26.88% |
| Mar 5, 2021 | 25.25% |
| Nov 27, 2020 | 23.75% |
| Aug 28, 2020 | 23.65% |
| May 29, 2020 | 23.25% |
| Feb 28, 2020 | 22.28% |
| Nov 29, 2019 | 26.76% |
| Aug 30, 2019 | 25.04% |
| May 31, 2019 | 24.24% |
| Mar 1, 2019 | 20.49% |
| Nov 30, 2018 | 22.22% |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 24.11% |
| Jun 1, 2018 | 22.90% |
| Mar 2, 2018 | 21.41% |
| Dec 1, 2017 | 20.27% |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 19.11% |
| Jun 2, 2017 | 17.87% |
| Mar 3, 2017 | 16.69% |
| Dec 2, 2016 | 15.37% |
| Sep 2, 2016 | 13.40% |
| Jun 3, 2016 | 12.29% |
| Mar 4, 2016 | 10.83% |
| Nov 27, 2015 | 9.60% |
| Aug 28, 2015 | 7.95% |
| May 29, 2015 | 6.18% |
| Feb 27, 2015 | 5.57% |
| Nov 28, 2014 | 5.07% |
| Aug 29, 2014 | 4.78% |
| May 30, 2014 | 5.28% |
| Feb 28, 2014 | 4.92% |
| Nov 29, 2013 | 4.81% |
| Aug 30, 2013 | 7.03% |
| May 31, 2013 | 8.88% |
| Mar 1, 2013 | 11.19% |
| Nov 30, 2012 | 13.78% |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 13.43% |
| Jun 1, 2012 | 13.92% |
| Mar 2, 2012 | 13.66% |
| Dec 2, 2011 | 14.67% |
| Sep 2, 2011 | 15.44% |
| Jun 3, 2011 | 16.06% |
| Mar 4, 2011 | 15.45% |
| Dec 3, 2010 | 14.24% |
| Sep 3, 2010 | 12.27% |
| Jun 4, 2010 | 10.35% |
| Mar 5, 2010 | 9.82% |
| Nov 27, 2009 | 11.95% |
| Feb 27, 2009 | 18.71% |