Adobe (ADBE) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Adobe (ADBE) reported Share-based Compensation of $509.0 million for Q1 2026, up 7.16% year-over-year from $475.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.09% quarter-over-quarter from $489.0 million in Q4 2025.
Adobe (ADBE) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Adobe (ADBE) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $509.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $509.0 million, up 7.16% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $2.0 billion (up 6.41% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.9 billion, up 5.95% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation improved to $509.0 million in Q1 2026 per ADBE's latest filing, from $489.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $509.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $322.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $437.8 million and a median of $442.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Share-based Compensation jumped 44.24% in 2022, then grew 3.0% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $388.0 million in 2022, then rose by 10.05% to $427.0 million in 2023, then gained by 3.28% to $441.0 million in 2024, then increased by 10.88% to $489.0 million in 2025, then gained by 4.09% to $509.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ADBE's Share-based Compensation at $509.0 million in Q1 2026, $489.0 million in Q4 2025, and $497.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 333.66 Mn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 473.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 132.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 857.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 138.18 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 547.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 51.00 Mn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 534.00 Mn |
| 10 | Snowflake | 82.57 Bn | 79.61 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 402.47 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | 534.00 Mn |
| May 29, 2026 | 534.00 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 509.00 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 509.00 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 489.00 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 489.00 Mn |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 497.00 Mn |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 497.00 Mn |
| May 30, 2025 | 481.00 Mn |
| May 30, 2025 | 481.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 475.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 475.00 Mn |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 441.00 Mn |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 441.00 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2024 | 474.00 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2024 | 474.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 467.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 467.00 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 451.00 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 451.00 Mn |