Adobe (ADBE) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Adobe's (ADBE) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $534.0 million in Q2 2026, up 11.02% year-over-year from $481.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 4.91% quarter-over-quarter from $509.0 million in Q1 2026.
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Adobe (ADBE) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Adobe (ADBE) has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 consecutive years, with $534.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 11.02% year-over-year to $534.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $2.0 billion, a 8.44% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.9 billion, up 5.95% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation was $534.0 million for Q2 2026 at Adobe, up from $509.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $534.0 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at $322.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $443.1 million and a median of $446.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
- Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation soared 44.24% in 2022 and climbed 3.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $388.0 million in 2022, then increased by 10.05% to $427.0 million in 2023, then rose by 3.28% to $441.0 million in 2024, then grew by 10.88% to $489.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 9.2% to $534.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $534.0 million (Q2 2026), $509.0 million (Q1 2026), and $489.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 94.11 Bn | 88.47 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 539.00 Mn |
| 2 | Atlassian | 50.75 Bn | 49.51 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 394.48 Mn |
| 3 | Autodesk | 45.38 Bn | 41.23 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 184.00 Mn |
| 4 | Twilio | 44.64 Bn | 41.99 Bn | 725.87 Mn | 141.91 Mn |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 26.86 Bn | 19.62 Bn | 985.50 Mn | - |
| 6 | Figma | 11.55 Bn | 9.88 Bn | 309.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Dropbox | 7.52 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 506.50 Mn | 77.30 Mn |
| 8 | Nice | 7.12 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 995.81 Mn | 88.06 Mn |
| 9 | RingCentral | 6.64 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 472.31 Mn | 57.13 Mn |
| 10 | Open Text | 5.59 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 21.85 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | 539.00 Mn |
| May 29, 2026 | 534.00 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 509.00 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 489.00 Mn |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 497.00 Mn |
| May 30, 2025 | 481.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 475.00 Mn |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 441.00 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2024 | 474.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 467.00 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 451.00 Mn |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 427.00 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 442.00 Mn |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 433.00 Mn |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 416.00 Mn |
| Dec 2, 2022 | 388.00 Mn |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 378.00 Mn |
| Jun 3, 2022 | 352.00 Mn |
| Mar 4, 2022 | 322.00 Mn |
| Dec 3, 2021 | 269.00 Mn |
API Access
Adobe Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=ADBE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "ADBE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=ADBE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();