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Adobe Inc. · ADBEHow Adobe makes money
Adobe brought in $23.8 billion in revenue in the year ended November 28, 2025 and kept $7.1 billion as profit: $30.00 of every $100.
From Adobe's Form 10-K for the year ended November 28, 2025. Page updated November 8, 2026.
Out of every $100 Adobe took in, it kept
6 years of Adobe's revenue and profit.
Fiscal years as Adobe reports them; the latest ended November 28, 2025. Profit is net income.
Quick answers about Adobe.
How does Adobe make money?
Adobe sells subscriptions to Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Premiere), Acrobat and marketing software.
How much money does Adobe make a year?
$23.8 billion in revenue in the year ended November 28, 2025, and $7.1 billion in net profit. That's up 11% from the year before.
Is Adobe profitable?
Yes. Adobe made $7.1 billion in net profit in the year ended November 28, 2025, which is $30.00 of every $100 it took in.
How many employees does Adobe have?
About 31,360 employees as of November 28, 2025. That works out to $757,940 in revenue per employee.
Is Adobe growing?
Yes. Revenue went from $12.9 billion in 2020 to $23.8 billion in 2025, up 85%.
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CompareSource: Adobe Inc., annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 28, 2025, filed with the SEC on January 15, 2026.
Revenue, profit and the breakdowns are the numbers the company reported in that filing (its XBRL data). Profit means net income; "operating profit" means operating income. Nothing on this page is estimated.