ADBE PEER ANALYSIS

Adobe Systems Incorporated — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

ADBEAdobe Systems Incorporated

🇺🇸 USA · US · Technology · Software - Application

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Software - Application

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

ADBEIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	ADBE	SHOP	SAP	CSU	DSY	XRO	Ind. Median
P/E	12.29●	115.43	21.55	56.47	19.48	74.75	30.37
P/B	7.71	12.38	3.59	10.71	2.59	2.32●	4.30
EV/EBITDA	9.08●	76.03	—	14.31	10.57	14.51	16.17
P/S	3.52	12.52	4.32	3.43●	3.88	4.41	3.52

Financial Health
Metric	ADBE	SHOP	SAP	CSU	DSY	XRO	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.75	6.20●	1.07	0.91	1.70	1.09	1.45
Debt/Equity	61.3%	1.4%●	—	143.2%	26.9%	39.3%	32.2%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.14	-2.84●	—	0.83	-1.18	0.22	-0.05

Profitability
Metric	ADBE	SHOP	SAP	CSU	DSY	XRO	Ind. Median
Net Margin	28.7%●	10.9%	20.0%	6.1%	19.9%	6.1%	8.1%
ROE	63.0%●	11.5%	16.5%	21.3%	13.5%	4.7%	11.5%
ROA	24.9%●	9.8%	10.0%	4.8%	8.0%	2.6%	4.7%
EBITDA Margin	39.4%●	15.9%	35.9%	25.4%	33.0%	30.8%	16.0%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	ADBE	SHOP	SAP	CSU	DSY	XRO	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	11.5%	31.9%	6.2%	17.2%	-1.8%	36.1%●	13.4%
NI Growth	5.2%	-16.0%	30.5%●	-3.1%	4.5%	-23.8%	9.5%
Div. Yield	—	—	1.8%●	0.1%	1.4%	—	1.0%
Payout	—	—	36.7%	11.4%	27.9%	—	17.6%

Valuation
Metric	ADBE	SNOW	DDOG	ADP	CDNS	INTU	Ind. Median
P/E	12.29●	—	701.89	22.35	87.44	16.38	30.37
P/B	7.71	46.53	23.88	15.29	15.60	3.64●	4.30
EV/EBITDA	9.08●	—	401.43	15.07	52.48	10.68	16.17
P/S	3.52●	17.93	25.93	4.50	18.52	3.59	3.52

Financial Health
Metric	ADBE	SNOW	DDOG	ADP	CDNS	INTU	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.75	1.00	3.40●	1.04	1.47	1.45	1.45
Debt/Equity	61.3%	142.9%	32.2%●	67.6%	47.0%	33.4%	32.2%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.14	0.18	-15.20●	0.16	0.78	0.02	-0.05

Profitability
Metric	ADBE	SNOW	DDOG	ADP	CDNS	INTU	Ind. Median
Net Margin	28.7%●	-23.8%	3.7%	20.1%	21.2%	21.9%	8.1%
ROE	63.0%	-55.1%	3.9%	71.2%●	20.7%	22.5%	11.5%
ROA	24.9%●	-14.3%	2.1%	7.2%	11.1%	12.1%	4.7%
EBITDA Margin	39.4%●	-19.8%	6.2%	30.2%	35.8%	33.6%	16.0%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	ADBE	SNOW	DDOG	ADP	CDNS	INTU	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	11.5%	31.1%●	29.5%	6.9%	13.4%	15.1%	13.4%
NI Growth	5.2%	—	-18.1%	8.7%	8.3%	32.2%●	9.5%
Div. Yield	—	—	—	2.8%●	—	1.7%	1.0%
Payout	—	—	—	59.1%	—	28.7%	17.6%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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