Adobe Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Adobe free cash flow
In the quarter ended Aug 28, 2026, Adobe generated $2.52 billion of operating cash flow and spent $85.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $2.44 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 36.1% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 14.7% from the prior year's $2.13 billion.
Adobe returned $2.23 billion to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 92% of free cash flow.
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Adobe cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q3 20262026-08-28 | Q2 20262026-05-29 | Q1 20262026-02-27 | Q4 20252025-11-28 | Q3 20252025-08-29 | Q2 20252025-05-30 | Q1 20252025-02-28 | Q4 20242024-11-29 | Q3 20242024-08-30 | Q2 20242024-05-31 | Q1 20242024-03-01 | Q4 20232023-12-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 1.83B | 1.71B | 1.89B | 1.86B | 1.77B | 1.69B | 1.81B | 1.68B | 1.68B | 1.57B | 620.00M | 1.48B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +3.10% | +1.24% | +4.31% | +10.28% | +5.23% | +7.50% | +192.10% | +13.49% | +20.03% | +21.47% | -50.28% | +26.11% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 215.00M | 193.00M | 174.00M | 184.00M | 208.00M | 209.00M | 217.00M | 218.00M | 213.00M | 214.00M | 212.00M | 222.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 539.00M | 534.00M | 509.00M | 489.00M | 497.00M | 481.00M | 475.00M | 441.00M | 474.00M | 467.00M | 451.00M | 427.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -185.00M | 3.00M | -95.00M | 775.00M | -228.00M | 337.00M | -234.00M | 665.00M | -288.00M | -110.00M | -191.00M | 357.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.52B | 2.17B | 2.96B | 3.16B | 2.20B | 2.19B | 2.48B | 2.92B | 2.02B | 1.94B | 1.17B | 1.60B |
| Capital Expenditures | -85.00M | -58.00M | -37.00M | -34.00M | -72.00M | -47.00M | -26.00M | -48.00M | -57.00M | -41.00M | -37.00M | -47.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -668.00M | -1.71B | 474.00M | -146.00M | -279.00M | -278.00M | -484.00M | 19.00M | -47.00M | 111.00M | 66.00M | 153.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -2.23B | -2.11B | -2.48B | -2.47B | -2.06B | -3.50B | -3.25B | -2.50B | -2.50B | -2.50B | -2.00B | -1.00B |
| Debt Issued | 0 | 493.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00B | 0 | 0 | 2.00B | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | -250.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.50B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -2.42B | -1.85B | -2.54B | -2.56B | -1.88B | -3.79B | -2.84B | -2.50B | -2.45B | -642.00M | -2.13B | -1.22B |
| Net Change in Cash | -560.00M | -1.41B | 901.00M | 449.00M | 51.00M | -1.83B | -855.00M | 420.00M | -467.00M | 1.41B | -887.00M | 540.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.44B | 2.11B | 2.92B | 3.13B | 2.13B | 2.14B | 2.46B | 2.87B | 1.96B | 1.90B | 1.14B | 1.55B |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Adobe's cash flow statement, from Q3 2026 back to Q4 2023, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow ADBE's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?