Adobe (ADBE) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Adobe (ADBE) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of -$295.0 million for Q2 2026, down 161.33% year-over-year from $481.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 157.96% quarter-over-quarter from $509.0 million in Q1 2026.
Adobe (ADBE) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Adobe (ADBE) has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 consecutive years, with -$295.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 161.33% year-over-year to -$295.0 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (down 35.86% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.9 billion, up 5.95% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation eased to -$295.0 million in Q2 2026 per ADBE's latest filing, from $509.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $509.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation sank 298.51% — and 2024, when it jumped 162.82%.
- Adobe's Share-based Compensation stood at -$534.0 million in 2022, then sank by 31.46% to -$702.0 million in 2023, then surged by 162.82% to $441.0 million in 2024, then rose by 10.88% to $489.0 million in 2025, then sank by 160.33% to -$295.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ADBE's Share-based Compensation at -$295.0 million in Q2 2026, $509.0 million in Q1 2026, and $489.0 million in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 875.26 Mn |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 128.00 Mn |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 250.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 550.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 283.00 Mn |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 402.47 Mn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 59.70 Mn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | -295.00 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 485.00 Mn |
| 10 | Datadog | 91.70 Bn | 86.71 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 6.88 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |