Adobe Inc. (ADBE) operating KPIs
ADBENasdaqServices-Prepackaged SoftwareFiscal year ends November 27
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 28, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 22, 2026Score 20/3056% below fair value
$250.23+2.11 (+0.85%)
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $97.39BP/E 14.0Yield –
Adobe unrecognized stock-based compensation cost — future expense backlog (period end) ($M)
Form 10-Q / 10-K Stock-Based Compensation footnote (XBRL, FY2015 → Q3 FY2026)
Latest, 2025
3,240
Period ended Nov 28, 2025
Change on a year earlier
+10.6%
2,930 in 2024
History
11 years
Since 2015
Sources
11
Documents cited below
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Unrecognized stock-based compensation cost — future expense backlog (period end) ($M) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | 3,240 | +10.6% | Adobe Form 10-K, filed 2026-01-15 ↗ |
| 2024 | Nov 29, 2024 | 2,930 | +2.1% | Adobe Form 10-K, filed 2025-01-13 ↗ |
| 2023 | Dec 1, 2023 | 2,870 | +1.4% | Adobe Form 10-K, filed 2024-01-17 ↗ |
| 2022 | Dec 2, 2022 | 2,830 | +25.2% | Adobe Form 10-K, filed 2023-01-17 ↗ |
| 2021 | Dec 3, 2021 | 2,260 | +43.9% | Adobe Form 10-K, filed 2022-01-21 ↗ |
| 2020 | Nov 27, 2020 | 1,570 | +15.4% | Adobe Form 10-K, filed 2021-01-15 ↗ |
| 2019 | Nov 29, 2019 | 1,360 | +39.0% | Adobe Form 10-K, filed 2020-01-21 ↗ |
| 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | 978 | +38.1% | Adobe Form 10-K, filed 2019-01-25 ↗ |
| 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 | 708 | +48.6% | Adobe Form 10-K, filed 2018-01-22 ↗ |
| 2016 | Dec 2, 2016 | 477 | +21.0% | Adobe Form 10-K, filed 2017-01-20 ↗ |
| 2015 | Nov 27, 2015 | 394 | – | Adobe Form 10-K, filed 2016-01-19 ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up unrecognized stock-based compensation cost — future expense backlog (period end)
- Stock-based compensation in Cost of Revenue122 · 2025
- Stock-based compensation in Research and Development1,010 · 2025
- Stock-based compensation in Sales and Marketing557 · 2025
- Stock-based compensation in General and Administrative253 · 2025
- Cash paid for tax withholdings on net share settlements of equity awards (annual)475 · 2025
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Adobe Unrecognized stock-based compensation cost — future expense backlog (period end) ($M), annual 2015–2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Adobe SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/adbe/kpis/sbc-unrec
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