Adobe (BSP:ADBE34) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: R$1.54 (As of May. 2026)

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BSP:ADBE34 Adobe Inc BSP:ADBE34
81 GF Score
Price R$23.03
GF Value R$59.18
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is Adobe Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Adobe BSP:ADBE34 -3.72% 81 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$1.54 as of May. 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:ADBE34 with a GF Score™ of 81/100 and a GF Value™ of R$59.18 (Significantly Undervalued).

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Adobe's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in May. 2026 was R$0.522. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is R$1.54 for the trailing ten years ended in May. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Adobe's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 20.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 18.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 21.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 21.10% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Adobe was 26.20% per year. The lowest was 4.90% per year. And the median was 17.20% per year.

As of today (2026-07-22), Adobe's current stock price is R$23.03. Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was R$1.54. Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 14.95.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Adobe was 115.28. The lowest was 12.75. And the median was 57.54.


Adobe  (BSP:ADBE34) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=23.03/1.54
=14.95

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Adobe was 115.28. The lowest was 12.75. And the median was 57.54.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Adobe Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Adobe Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Adobe Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Adobe Annual Data
Trend Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24 Nov25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.74 0.85 0.97 1.39 1.48

Adobe Quarterly Data
Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.46 1.44 1.48 1.49 1.54

BSP:ADBE34 vs DDOG, SNOW, INTU: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Adobe Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Adobe Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Adobe's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in May. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of May. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (May. 2026)
=0.522/335.1230*335.1230
=0.522

Current CPI (May. 2026) = 335.1230.

Adobe Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201608 0.059 240.849 0.082
201611 0.086 241.353 0.119
201702 0.087 243.603 0.120
201705 0.076 244.733 0.104
201708 0.082 245.519 0.112
201711 0.104 246.669 0.141
201802 0.116 248.991 0.156
201805 0.136 251.588 0.181
201808 0.141 252.146 0.187
201811 0.159 252.038 0.211
201902 0.143 252.776 0.190
201905 0.156 256.092 0.204
201908 0.136 256.558 0.178
201911 0.217 257.208 0.283
202002 0.219 258.678 0.284
202005 0.253 256.394 0.331
202008 0.295 259.918 0.380
202011 0.380 260.229 0.489
202102 0.384 263.014 0.489
202105 0.416 269.195 0.518
202108 0.286 273.567 0.350
202111 0.455 277.948 0.549
202202 0.365 283.716 0.431
202205 0.402 292.296 0.461
202208 0.346 296.171 0.392
202211 0.506 297.711 0.570
202302 0.359 300.840 0.400
202305 0.438 304.127 0.483
202308 0.381 307.026 0.416
202311 0.331 307.051 0.361
202402 0.247 310.326 0.267
202405 0.433 314.069 0.462
202408 0.487 314.796 0.518
202411 0.750 315.493 0.797
202502 0.646 319.082 0.678
202505 0.566 321.465 0.590
202508 0.546 323.976 0.565
202511 0.799 324.122 0.826
202602 0.739 326.785 0.758
202605 0.522 335.123 0.522

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of R$1.54 mean?
Adobe (BSP:ADBE34) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of R$1.54 as of May. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Adobe and its competitors.
Is Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Adobe's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$1.54. Overall, Adobe has a GF Score™ of 81/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to DDOG and SNOW?
Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of R$1.54 can be compared against companies in the Software industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Software company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Software industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Adobe and its competitors. Adobe's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$1.54. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Adobe stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Adobe (BSP:ADBE34) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is R$59.18, compared to a current price of R$23.03 — trading 61.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$1.54. Adobe's overall GF Score™ is 81/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Adobe (BSP:ADBE34), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is R$1.54 as of May. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Adobe (BSP:ADBE34) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Adobe stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R$23.03 is trading 61.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of R$59.18. GuruFocus considers Adobe to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BSP:ADBE34:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: R$1.54
  • GF Value™: R$59.18 vs. price of R$23.03 (61.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 81/100

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:ADBE34 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Adobe Business Description

Address 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA, USA, 95110-2704
Adobe provides content creation, document management, and digital marketing and advertising software and services to creative professionals and marketers for creating, managing, delivering, measuring, optimizing, and engaging with compelling content multiple operating systems, devices, and media. The company operates with three segments: digital media content creation, digital experience for marketing solutions, and publishing for legacy products (less than 5% of revenue).
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