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Adobe cash flow and EPS91

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$2,567M
Adobe capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2009 Q2UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2009 Q314.31% · $58.431MUnavailable85.69% · $350MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $408.431M
FY 2009 Q42.16% · $34.933M97.84% · $1,582.669M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,617.602M
FY 2010 Q199.92% · $25.547MUnavailable0.08% · $0.02MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $25.567M
FY 2010 Q216.56% · $49.628MUnavailable83.44% · $250MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $299.628M
FY 2010 Q38.89% · $39.04M0% · $0M91.11% · $400MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $439.04M
FY 2010 Q412.35% · $55.427M43.08% · $193.281M44.57% · $200MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $448.708M
FY 2011 Q116.71% · $32.421M18.85% · $36.572M64.44% · $125MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $193.993M
FY 2011 Q28.2% · $37.501M0% · $0M91.8% · $420.015MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $457.516M
FY 2011 Q322.89% · $65.475M24.67% · $70.549M52.44% · $150MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $286.024M
FY 2011 Q433.02% · $74.897M66.98% · $151.925M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $226.822M
FY 2012 Q110.55% · $51.088M72.93% · $353.184M16.52% · $80MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $484.272M
FY 2012 Q221.26% · $60.767M0.02% · $0.061M78.72% · $225MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $285.828M
FY 2012 Q3100% · $77.432MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $77.432M
FY 2012 Q444.99% · $81.789M0% · $0M55.01% · $100MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $181.789M
FY 2013 Q123.46% · $60.19M37.56% · $96.356M38.98% · $100MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $256.546M
FY 2013 Q218.78% · $46.249M0% · $0M81.22% · $200MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $246.249M
FY 2013 Q34.44% · $46.798M57.64% · $608.019M37.92% · $400MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,054.817M
FY 2013 Q48.07% · $35.121M0.05% · $0.214M91.88% · $400MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $435.335M
FY 2014 Q112.81% · $29.393M0% · $0M87.19% · $200MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $229.393M
FY 2014 Q215.35% · $27.198M0% · $0M84.65% · $150MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $177.198M
FY 2014 Q330.54% · $54.966M0% · $0M69.46% · $125MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $179.966M
FY 2014 Q419.2% · $36.775M15.56% · $29.802M65.25% · $125MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $191.577M
FY 2015 Q13.43% · $35.546M77.26% · $800.342M19.31% · $200MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $1,035.888M
FY 2015 Q214.8% · $35.73M2.34% · $5.637M82.86% · $200MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $241.367M
FY 2015 Q328.98% · $48.984M11.85% · $20.025M59.17% · $100MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $169.009M
FY 2015 Q434.1% · $64.676M0% · $0M65.9% · $125MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $189.676M
FY 2016 Q123.55% · $46.2M0% · $0M76.45% · $150MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $196.2M
FY 2016 Q216.43% · $53.759M14.8% · $48.427M68.77% · $225MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $327.186M
FY 2016 Q312.13% · $55.213M0% · $0M87.87% · $400MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $455.213M
FY 2016 Q413.95% · $48.633M0% · $0M86.05% · $300MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $348.633M
FY 2017 Q14.48% · $30.903M66.56% · $459.626M28.96% · $200MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $690.529M
FY 2017 Q215.56% · $55.297M0% · $0M84.44% · $300MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $355.297M
FY 2017 Q315.31% · $54.238M0% · $0M84.69% · $300MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $354.238M
FY 2017 Q411.16% · $37.684M0% · $0M88.84% · $300MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $337.684M
FY 2018 Q124.08% · $95.142M0% · $0M75.92% · $300MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $395.142M
FY 2018 Q25.96% · $45.316M1.92% · $14.614M92.11% · $700MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $759.93M
FY 2018 Q32.61% · $63.558M66.55% · $1,618.427M30.84% · $750MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $2,431.985M
FY 2018 Q41.24% · $62.563M92.81% · $4,681.341M5.95% · $300MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $5,043.904M
FY 2019 Q19.81% · $65.268M15.01% · $99.817M75.18% · $500MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $665.085M
FY 2019 Q216.25% · $145.492M0% · $0M83.75% · $750MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $895.492M
FY 2019 Q310.67% · $89.624M0% · $0M89.33% · $750MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $839.624M
FY 2019 Q411.14% · $94.095M0.1% · $0.887M88.76% · $750MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $844.982M
FY 2020 Q12.3% · $94M0% · $0M20.76% · $850MUnavailable76.94% · $3,150M100% · $4,094M
FY 2020 Q210.15% · $96M0% · $0M89.85% · $850MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $946M
FY 2020 Q320.13% · $126M0% · $0M79.87% · $500MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $626M
FY 2020 Q410.81% · $103M0% · $0M89.19% · $850MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $953M
FY 2021 Q12.38% · $59M59.3% · $1,470M38.32% · $950MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $2,479M
FY 2021 Q28.68% · $95M0% · $0M91.32% · $1,000MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $1,095M
FY 2021 Q38.68% · $95M0% · $0M91.32% · $1,000MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $1,095M
FY 2021 Q44.28% · $99M52.44% · $1,212M43.27% · $1,000MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $2,311M
FY 2022 Q13.84% · $100M4.07% · $106M92.1% · $2,400MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $2,606M
FY 2022 Q29.36% · $126M1.49% · $20M89.15% · $1,200MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $1,346M
FY 2022 Q39.43% · $125M0% · $0M90.57% · $1,200MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $1,325M
FY 2022 Q44.94% · $91M0% · $0M95.06% · $1,750MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $1,841M
FY 2023 Q15.05% · $101M0% · $0M69.97% · $1,400MUnavailable24.99% · $500M100% · $2,001M
FY 2023 Q210.79% · $121M0% · $0M89.21% · $1,000MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $1,121M
FY 2023 Q38.34% · $91M0% · $0M91.66% · $1,000MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $1,091M
FY 2023 Q44.49% · $47M0% · $0M95.51% · $1,000MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $1,047M
FY 2024 Q11.82% · $37MUnavailable98.18% · $2,000MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $2,037M
FY 2024 Q21.61% · $41MUnavailable98.39% · $2,500MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $2,541M
FY 2024 Q32.23% · $57MUnavailable97.77% · $2,500MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $2,557M
FY 2024 Q41.88% · $48M0% · $0M98.12% · $2,500MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $2,548M
FY 2025 Q10.54% · $26MUnavailable68.05% · $3,250MUnavailable31.41% · $1,500M100% · $4,776M
FY 2025 Q21.33% · $47MUnavailable98.67% · $3,500MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $3,547M
FY 2025 Q33.36% · $72M0.79% · $17M95.85% · $2,057MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $2,146M
FY 2025 Q41.36% · $34M0% · $0M98.64% · $2,474MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $2,508M
FY 2026 Q11.47% · $37MUnavailable98.53% · $2,478MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $2,515M
FY 2026 Q22.67% · $58MUnavailable97.33% · $2,111MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $2,169M
FY 2026 Q33.31% · $85M0% · $0M86.95% · $2,232MUnavailable9.74% · $250M100% · $2,567M
May 29, 2009 through Aug 28, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$2,523M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$85M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$2,438M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$539M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

22.11%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

21.36%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$4.62

Quarterly data

Adobe cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q3Aug 28, 20262,523852,43853922.11%21.36%—$4.62
FY 2026 Q2May 29, 20262,165582,10753425.34%24.67%—$4.25
FY 2026 Q1Feb 27, 20262,958372,92150917.43%17.21%—$4.6
FY 2025 Q4Nov 28, 20253,160343,12648915.64%15.47%——
FY 2025 Q3Aug 29, 20252,198722,12649723.38%22.61%—$4.18
FY 2025 Q2May 30, 20252,191472,14448122.43%21.95%—$3.94
FY 2025 Q1Feb 28, 20252,482262,45647519.34%19.14%—$4.14
FY 2024 Q4Nov 29, 20242,921482,87344115.35%15.1%——
FY 2024 Q3Aug 30, 20242,021571,96447424.13%23.45%—$3.76
FY 2024 Q2May 31, 20241,940411,89946724.59%24.07%—$3.49
FY 2024 Q1Mar 1, 20241,174371,13745139.67%38.42%—$1.36
FY 2023 Q4Dec 1, 20231,597471,55042727.55%26.74%——
FY 2023 Q3Sep 1, 20231,873911,78244224.8%23.6%—$3.05
FY 2023 Q2Jun 2, 20232,1391212,01843321.46%20.24%—$2.82
FY 2023 Q1Mar 3, 20231,6931011,59241626.13%24.57%—$2.71
FY 2022 Q4Dec 2, 20222,325912,23438817.37%16.69%——
FY 2022 Q3Sep 2, 20221,7041251,57937823.94%22.18%—$2.42
FY 2022 Q2Jun 3, 20222,0401261,91435218.39%17.25%—$2.49
FY 2022 Q1Mar 4, 20221,7691001,66932219.29%18.2%—$2.66
FY 2021 Q4Dec 3, 20212,066991,96726913.68%13.02%——
FY 2021 Q3Sep 3, 20211,404951,30928021.39%19.94%—$2.52
FY 2021 Q2Jun 4, 20211,988951,89326013.73%13.08%—$2.32
FY 2021 Q1Mar 5, 20211,772591,71326015.18%14.67%—$2.61
FY 2020 Q4Nov 27, 20201,7821031,67923313.88%13.08%—$4.64
FY 2020 Q3Aug 28, 20201,4361261,31023217.71%16.16%—$1.97
FY 2020 Q2May 29, 20201,184961,08822720.86%19.17%—$2.27
FY 2020 Q1Feb 28, 20201,325941,23121717.63%16.38%—$1.96
FY 2019 Q4Nov 29, 20191,376.494.11,282.3203.2115.85%14.76%—$1.74
FY 2019 Q3Aug 30, 2019922.6489.62833.01195.5123.47%21.19%—$1.61
FY 2019 Q2May 31, 20191,109.33145.49963.84204.321.2%18.42%—$1.29
FY 2019 Q1Mar 1, 20191,013.4565.27948.18184.6919.48%18.22%—$1.36
FY 2018 Q4Nov 30, 20181,107.9962.561,045.43169.6216.22%15.31%—$1.37
FY 2018 Q3Aug 31, 2018955.363.56891.75165.1318.52%17.29%—$1.34
FY 2018 Q2Jun 1, 2018976.4145.32931.09144.3215.5%14.78%—$1.33
FY 2018 Q1Mar 2, 2018989.695.14894.46130.4914.59%13.19%—$1.17
FY 2017 Q4Dec 1, 2017833.2237.68795.54120.0515.09%14.41%—$1
FY 2017 Q3Sep 1, 2017704.4454.24650.2117.0418%16.61%—$0.84
FY 2017 Q2Jun 2, 2017644.8355.3589.53116.0519.69%18%—$0.75
FY 2017 Q1Mar 3, 2017730.3730.9699.4798.3114.05%13.46%—$0.8
FY 2016 Q4Dec 2, 2016695.648.63646.9787.5313.53%12.58%—$0.8
FY 2016 Q3Sep 2, 2016517.8955.21462.6784.518.26%16.32%—$0.54
FY 2016 Q2Jun 3, 2016488.7253.76434.9685.5719.67%17.51%—$0.48
FY 2016 Q1Mar 4, 2016497.5346.2451.3392.3120.45%18.55%—$0.5
FY 2015 Q4Nov 27, 2015454.5264.68389.8481.0220.78%17.83%—$0.44
FY 2015 Q3Aug 28, 2015360.4948.98311.585.9827.6%23.85%—$0.34
FY 2015 Q2May 29, 2015471.4835.73435.7584.6519.43%17.95%—$0.29
FY 2015 Q1Feb 27, 2015183.0235.55147.4784.2157.1%46.01%—$0.17
FY 2014 Q4Nov 28, 2014399.7536.78362.9884.8923.39%21.24%—$0.17
FY 2014 Q3Aug 29, 2014268.5254.97213.5583.0138.87%30.92%—$0.09
FY 2014 Q2May 30, 2014367.5427.2340.3483.0124.39%22.59%—$0.17
FY 2014 Q1Feb 28, 2014251.6729.39222.2882.7937.24%32.9%—$0.09
FY 2013 Q4Nov 29, 2013314.9835.12279.8684.930.34%26.95%—$0.13
FY 2013 Q3Aug 30, 2013215.5346.8168.7381.0248.02%37.59%—$0.16
FY 2013 Q2May 31, 2013299.1546.25252.978.8731.19%26.36%—$0.15
FY 2013 Q1Mar 1, 2013322.0360.19261.8484.232.16%26.15%—$0.13
FY 2012 Q4Nov 30, 2012473.6681.79391.8775.8519.36%16.01%—$0.44
FY 2012 Q3Aug 31, 2012263.3477.43185.9179.6742.85%30.25%—$0.4
FY 2012 Q2Jun 1, 2012448.2260.77387.4571.418.43%15.93%—$0.45
FY 2012 Q1Mar 2, 2012314.3651.09263.2871.5827.19%22.77%—$0.37
FY 2011 Q4Dec 2, 2011496.7574.9421.8675.1317.81%15.13%—$0.35
FY 2011 Q3Sep 2, 2011325.1365.48259.6565.1225.08%20.03%—$0.39
FY 2011 Q2Jun 3, 2011389.3337.5351.8374.8621.28%19.23%—$0.45
FY 2011 Q1Mar 4, 2011332.132.42299.6870.9923.69%21.38%—$0.46
FY 2010 Q4Dec 3, 2010310.6355.43255.256.8422.27%18.3%—$0.53
FY 2010 Q3Sep 3, 2010291.4739.04252.4349.6719.68%17.04%—$0.44
FY 2010 Q2Jun 4, 2010251.0949.63201.4660.129.83%23.93%—$0.28
FY 2010 Q1Mar 5, 2010259.825.55234.2664.4827.53%24.82%—$0.24
FY 2009 Q4Nov 27, 2009253.8234.93218.8941.3518.89%16.29%—$-0.06
FY 2009 Q3Aug 28, 2009236.6858.43178.2539.6522.25%16.75%—$0.26
FY 2009 Q2May 29, 2009———————$0.24
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · ADBE, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.