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Adobe (ADBE) Gross Profit : $19,147 Mil (TTM As of Nov. 2024)


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What is Adobe Gross Profit?

Adobe's gross profit for the three months ended in Nov. 2024 was $4,990 Mil. Adobe's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2024 was $19,147 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Adobe's gross profit for the three months ended in Nov. 2024 was $4,990 Mil. Adobe's Revenue for the three months ended in Nov. 2024 was $5,606 Mil. Therefore, Adobe's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 was 89.01%.

Adobe had a gross margin of 89.01% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Adobe was 88.66%. The lowest was 84.48%. And the median was 86.39%.


Adobe Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Adobe's Gross Profit 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.

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Adobe Gross Profit Chart

Adobe Annual Data
Trend Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11,146.00 13,920.00 15,441.00 17,055.00 19,147.00

Adobe Quarterly Data
Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24
Gross Profit 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 4,414.00 4,592.00 4,711.00 4,854.00 4,990.00

Competitive Comparison of Adobe's Gross Profit

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Adobe's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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's Gross Profit Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Adobe's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Adobe's Gross Profit falls into.



Adobe Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Adobe's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Nov. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=21505 - 2358
=19,147

Adobe's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Nov. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=5606 - 616
=4,990

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $19,147 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Adobe's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Nov. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Nov. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Nov. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=4,990 / 5606
=89.01 %

* 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.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


Adobe  (NAS:ADBE) Gross Profit Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

Adobe had a gross margin of 89.01% for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


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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).
Executives
Scott Belsky officer: EVP, Chief Product Officer 345 PARK AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Shantanu Narayen director, officer: President and CEO 345 PARK AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Daniel Durn officer: EVP and CFO C/O APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., 3050 BOWERS AVENUE, P.O. BOX 58039, SANTA CLARA CA 95052-8039
Mark S. Garfield officer: VP, CAO & Corp. Controller 345 PARK AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95110-2704
Dana Rao officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary 345 PARK AVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Anil Chakravarthy officer: EVP & GM, Digital Experience C/O INFORMATICA CORPORATION, 2100 SEAPORT BOULEVARD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Amy Banse director 345 PARK AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
David Wadhwani officer: SVP & GM, Digital Media ADOBE INC., 345 PARK AVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Cristiano R Amon director 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
John E Warnock director, other: Co-Chairman of the Board C/O ADOBE SYSTEMS INC, 345 PARK AVENUE P O BOX 2704, SAN JOSE CA 95110-2704
Ann Lewnes officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer 345 PARK AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
David A Ricks director LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
M. Brett Biggs director 702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Laura Desmond director 345 PARK AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Spencer Adam Neumann director SIERRA INCOME CORPORATION, 375 PARK AVE., SUITE 3304, NEW YORK NY 10152