Adobe (MIC:ADBE-RM) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Aug. 15, 2026)

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What is Adobe Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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Adobe  (MIC:ADBE-RM) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Adobe Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Adobe Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Chart

Adobe Annual Data
Trend Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24 Nov25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 33.87 15.27 24.55 19.04 11.11

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 PB Ratio 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 14.75 12.48 11.11 8.96 8.57

MIC:ADBE-RM vs CDNS, DDOG, SNOW: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Adobe Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Adobe's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 is calculated as:

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of May. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (May. 2026)
=2053.696/335.1230*335.1230
=2,053.696

Current CPI (May. 2026) = 335.1230.

Adobe Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201608 956.331 240.849 1,330.662
201611 978.078 241.353 1,358.079
201702 891.759 243.603 1,226.787
201705 894.273 244.733 1,224.565
201708 969.018 245.519 1,322.668
201711 1,009.075 246.669 1,370.923
201802 984.820 248.991 1,325.493
201805 1,102.268 251.588 1,468.255
201808 1,235.989 252.146 1,642.732
201811 1,268.401 252.038 1,686.533
201902 1,328.160 252.776 1,760.836
201905 1,331.936 256.092 1,742.977
201908 1,404.523 256.558 1,834.626
201911 1,398.418 257.208 1,822.035
202002 1,435.830 258.678 1,860.149
202005 1,598.258 256.394 2,089.023
202008 1,808.931 259.918 2,332.329
202011 2,104.282 260.229 2,709.895
202102 2,112.675 263.014 2,691.895
202105 2,183.723 269.195 2,718.534
202108 2,214.729 273.567 2,713.071
202111 2,215.639 277.948 2,671.405
202202 2,234.801 283.716 2,639.729
202205 2,163.073 292.296 2,480.005
202208 1,831.461 296.171 2,072.332
202211 1,856.831 297.711 2,090.171
202302 2,171.909 300.840 2,419.415
202305 2,538.079 304.127 2,796.755
202308 3,188.091 307.026 3,479.844
202311 3,372.166 307.051 3,680.465
202402 3,170.109 310.326 3,423.421
202405 3,057.856 314.069 3,262.843
202408 2,798.563 314.796 2,979.272
202411 3,114.614 315.493 3,308.406
202502 2,640.644 319.082 2,773.395
202505 2,069.133 321.465 2,157.044
202508 2,211.520 323.976 2,287.611
202511 2,162.913 324.122 2,236.324
202602 2,164.710 326.785 2,219.943
202605 2,053.696 335.123 2,053.696

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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.


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).