Growth Metrics

Adobe (ADBE) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Adobe (ADBE) has disclosed Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.3% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 2.0% to 0.3% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.29% through Feb 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.3% for FY2025, 4.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q1 2026 was 0.3% at Adobe, down from 0.3% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.32% in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.12% in Q1 2024.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.28%, with a median of 0.29% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales fell -17bps in 2024, then rose 20bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.22% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 36bps to 0.29% in 2023, then grew by 2bps to 0.3% in 2024, then decreased by 0bps to 0.3% in 2025, then dropped by -1bps to 0.3% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.3%, 0.3%, and 0.3% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.