Adobe (MIL:1ADBE) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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MIL:1ADBE Adobe Inc MIL:1ADBE
69 GF Score
Price €218.10
GF Value €507.23
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is Adobe Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Adobe  (MIL:1ADBE) 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
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Adobe Quarterly Data
Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26 Aug26
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 11.84 10.70 8.36 8.07 9.23

MIL:1ADBE vs ADP, SNOW, INTU: 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.


MIL:1ADBE
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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 Aug. 2026 is calculated as:

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

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Aug. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Aug. 2026)
=25.639/334.9800*334.9800
=25.639

Current CPI (Aug. 2026) = 334.9800.

Adobe Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201611 14.161 241.353 19.654
201702 14.424 243.603 19.835
201705 14.068 244.733 19.256
201708 13.943 245.519 19.023
201711 14.443 246.669 19.614
201802 14.363 248.991 19.323
201805 15.207 251.588 20.248
201808 15.576 252.146 20.693
201811 16.956 252.038 22.536
201902 17.746 252.776 23.517
201905 18.328 256.092 23.974
201908 19.181 256.558 25.044
201911 19.800 257.208 25.787
202002 19.725 258.678 25.543
202005 20.379 256.394 26.625
202008 20.404 259.918 26.296
202011 23.149 260.229 29.799
202102 23.299 263.014 29.674
202105 23.752 269.195 29.556
202108 25.653 273.567 31.412
202111 27.676 277.948 33.355
202202 25.983 283.716 30.678
202205 27.717 292.296 31.765
202208 30.607 296.171 34.618
202211 29.538 297.711 33.236
202302 29.184 300.840 32.496
202305 30.522 304.127 33.618
202308 31.876 307.026 34.778
202311 33.272 307.051 36.298
202402 31.537 310.326 34.042
202405 30.451 314.069 32.478
202408 29.529 314.796 31.422
202411 30.282 315.493 32.152
202502 28.946 319.082 30.388
202505 23.616 321.465 24.609
202508 23.942 323.976 24.755
202511 24.250 324.122 25.062
202602 23.850 326.785 24.448
202605 24.737 335.123 24.726
202608 25.639 334.980 25.639

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.

Is Adobe (MIL:1ADBE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Adobe stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €218.10 is trading 57% below its estimated GF Value™ of €507.23. GuruFocus considers Adobe to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for MIL:1ADBE:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €507.23 vs. price of €218.10 (57% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100

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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).
69GF Score

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