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ADBE·Adobe Inc.

$257.77
-7.83 (-2.95%)
After Hours
High
$264.61
Open
$261.70
Market Cap
100.26B
52W High
$370.86
Low
$257.25
P. Close
$257.77
P/E
13.76
52W Low
$190.12
Fwd P/E
9.60
DailyIQ Est.
$280.07
Inst. Ownership
46.2%
Short Interest
4.48%
Days to Cover
4.2
Technical Score (1D)
41
SELL
News Sentiment
67
BULLISH
Adobe’s shares surged 4.7 % on the back of a record fiscal third‑quarter revenue of $6.76 billion, up 13 % YoY, and an AI‑first ARR jump of more than 150 %. The rally reflects investors’ view that a slowdown in frontier‑AI development is protecting traditional SaaS platforms from being displaced by autonomous agents, and it has shifted capital from semiconductor names into enterprise software. The company’s Q4 revenue guidance of $6.80‑$6.85 billion sits just below consensus, tempering upside expectations for the next quarter, while the announced CEO transition to Anil Chakravarthy on December 1 introduces a potential shift in strategic focus. Adobe’s free‑cash‑flow margin remains strong at 40.8 %, but analysts flag a slowdown in billings growth to 11.9 % and projected sales growth of only 9.3 %, raising concerns about future cash‑generating capacity. The market’s preference for software resilience over hardware exposure is underscored by the rotation into Adobe and other SaaS names, suggesting that the next 1‑10 trading days will see continued volatility as investors weigh the trade‑off between AI‑driven growth and hardware‑driven risk. Watch for the company’s fourth‑quarter earnings release for any update to revenue guidance or commentary on competitive pressure from rivals such as Figma and Canva, as well as any further signals from the new CEO that could alter Adobe’s strategic trajectory.
Earnings Summary
Adobe Inc. is a leading global technology provider specializing in digital content creation and customer experience management, with core offerings in Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, and Digital Experience platforms. The company’s subscription‑based model and focus on generative AI position it within the high‑growth software‑application sector. In the last two quarters, Adobe reported revenue of $6.618 billion in Q2 2026 and $6.760 billion in Q3 2026, a 2.3% YoY increase, while EPS rose from $5.96 in Q2 2026 to $6.13 in Q3 2026, consistently beating analyst estimates in each of the last four quarters. The company’s revenue growth accelerated from $6.418 billion in Q1 2026 to $6.618 billion in Q2 2026, then slowed slightly to $6.760 billion in Q3 2026, indicating a modest deceleration in momentum; EPS growth remained robust, with a 15% YoY jump in Q3 2026. Historically, Adobe has maintained double‑digit revenue growth and EPS beats, with AI‑first ARR surging over 150% YoY, underscoring a consistent pattern of strong subscription expansion despite competitive pressures. Recent news reports a record Q3 revenue of $6.76 billion, an AI‑first ARR jump of more than 150%, and a forthcoming CEO transition to Anil Chakravarthy, all of which could influence investor sentiment and strategic direction. Investors should watch for the company’s Q4 earnings release to confirm whether the raised guidance holds, monitor the conversion rate of freemium users to paid subscriptions, and assess any updates on AI integration initiatives that could materially affect future revenue growth.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$5.01$5.38$5.76$6.13$6.50Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$6.33 - -
Q3'26$6.09$6.13+0.7%
Q2'26$5.81$5.96+2.5%
Q1'26$5.87$6.06+3.2%
Q4'25$5.40$5.50+1.9%
Q3'25$5.18$5.31+2.5%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$5.8B$6.2B$6.5B$6.8B$7.1BQ3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$7.0B - -
Q3'26$6.8B$6.8B-0.9%
Q2'26$6.6B$6.6B+0.5%
Q1'26$6.3B$6.4B+1.9%
Q4'25 - $6.2B -
Q3'25 - $6.0B -

Market Data

ADBE Stock Snapshot

HOLD41/100
$258.11+$0.34 (0.1%)
Market cap
100.26B
P/E ratio
13.8
Day range
$257.25 – $264.61
News sentiment
67/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$279.05 (+8.1%)
Consensus
Hold · 47 analysts
52-week range+35.8% off low · -30.4% from high
$190.12$370.86
Price $258.11 DailyIQ Est. $280.07

Neither side has the upper hand on ADBE right now, and the indicator set reflects that. Sector peers are worth watching - large caps in Technology tend to move together on rotation.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into ADBE?

CHEAP

At today's price, Adobe Inc. needs to grow free cash flow about -7.3% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 8.54% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at 15.2% a year, so the market is asking for 22.5 percentage points below its own delivered rate. On that basis ADBE looks priced below what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
-7.3%
Historical FCF CAGR
15.2%
Growth gap
-22.5 pts
Verdict
CHEAP
Discount rate (WACC)
8.54%
Beta
0.78

Behaviour On Record

What ADBE's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
47.4% 92nd pct
Below its peak
-61.8%
vs 200-day average
-1.1%
Up days (1y)
48%

Adobe Inc. is currently running 47.4% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against ADBE's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 92nd percentile an extreme by its own standards, against a typical reading of 27.0%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

ADBE is trading -61.8% below its running peak. Across 12 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -20.0%, and the deepest was -51.2% in 2022. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -1.1% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 31st percentile close to the gap it normally carries. Over the past year ADBE closed higher on 48% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a falling streak.

On September specifically: over 14 years of records, ADBE finished the month higher 5 of 14 times, with a median return of -3.9% and an average of -4.2%. Its strongest month historically has been November at +4.7% on average, its weakest September at -4.2%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: ADBE has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 81 of 3,267 sessions (2.5% of the time), with the largest gaps running +6.6% and -5.8%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, ADBE moved an average of 1.8% in the session after earnings, closing higher 2 of those 3 times, with a median move of +0.3% and a largest of +3.8%.

All figures computed from 3,268 daily closes between 2013-09-16 and 2026-09-15, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against ADBE's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of ADBE's sector?

Adobe Inc. sits in the Technology sector, currently ranked 6th of 11 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (lagging). Within its narrower Software industry group, ADBE ranks 2nd of 15 tracked industries, leading.

Sector rank
#6 of 11
Sector state
Lagging
Sector rotation score
50
Industry rank
#2 of 15

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for ADBE?

CallsPuts

For Adobe Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-09-18, 3 days out), open interest is call-heavy, a bullish tilt (put/call ratio of 0.84), with at-the-money implied volatility around 61.6%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±4.8% move by that expiry — a range of about $232.32–$255.70.

Put/call ratio (2026-09-18)
0.84
ATM implied volatility
61.6%
Total open interest
101,499
Expected move by 2026-09-18
±4.8% ($232.32–$255.70)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on ADBE?

DA Davidson most recently reiterated its rating on Adobe Inc. to Buy on Sep 14, 2026 with a price target of $290 (from $250). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 1 upgrade against 1 downgrade, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
DA DavidsonBuy
90-day upgrades
1
90-day downgrades
1
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 14, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$250 → $290
Sep 11, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutral$301 → $250
Sep 11, 2026JP MorganMaintainedOverweight$340 → $315
Sep 11, 2026JefferiesMaintainedHold$285 → $275
Sep 11, 2026TD CowenReiteratedHold$245
Sep 11, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainedIn-Line$225 → $250
Sep 11, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedOverweight$250 → $270
Sep 11, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$225 → $255
Sep 11, 2026RBC CapitalReiteratedOutperform$315
Sep 11, 2026CitizensReiteratedMarket Perform-
Sep 11, 2026BMO CapitalMaintainedMarket Perform$230 → $270
Sep 11, 2026Piper SandlerMaintainedNeutral$240 → $250

ADBE Competitive Positioning

Adobe Inc. (ADBE) is tracked alongside these names in Software - Application on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.