Adobe (ADBE) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Adobe's (ADBE) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at -$295.0 million in Q2 2026, down 161.33% year-on-year from $481.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 157.96% on a QoQ basis from $509.0 million in Q1 2026.

Adobe (ADBE) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Adobe (ADBE) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at -$295.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 161.33% year-over-year to -$295.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $1.2 billion, a 35.86% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.9 billion, up 5.95% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q2 2026 stood at -$295.0 million, down from $509.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for ADBE reached as high as $509.0 million in Q1 2026 and fell as low as -$702.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $283.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $441.5 million in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation tumbled 298.51% in 2022 and surged 162.82% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at -$534.0 million in 2022, then sank by 31.46% to -$702.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 162.82% to $441.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 10.88% to $489.0 million in 2025, then sank by 160.33% to -$295.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Share-based Compensation figures were -$295.0 million in Q2 2026, $509.0 million in Q1 2026, and $489.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn 333.66 Mn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - -
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn 132.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 473.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 250.00 Mn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 283.00 Mn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 51.00 Mn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn 402.47 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 123.09 Mn
10 Adobe 85.38 Bn 79.75 Bn 5.90 Bn -295.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 29, 2026 -295.00 Mn
May 29, 2026 -295.00 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