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escalated Total revenue$5,988 $5,408 11 %$17,575 $15,899 11 % The reporting periods shifted from three and six months to three and nine months, and the description of foreign currency impacts changed significantly: the short-term comparison now notes the U.S. Dollar weakened against EMEA currencies resulting in a revenue increase offset by hedging losses, whereas the longer-term period details mixed strengthening/weakening trends.
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Percentage of total revenue14 %14 % 14 %14 % Total revenue$5,873 $5,309 11 %$11,587 $10,491 10 % Overall revenue during the three and six months ended May 30, 2025 increased in all geographic regions as compared to the three and six months ended May 31, 2024. Within each geographic region, the fluctuations in revenue were attributable to the factors noted in the segment information above. Included in the overall change in revenue were impacts associated with foreign currency which were mitigated in part by our foreign currency hedging program. During the three and six months ended May 30, 2025 as compared to the three and six months ended May 31, 2024, the U.S. Dollar primarily strengthened against APAC currencies and the Euro, which resulted in a net decrease in revenue in U.S. Dollar equivalents of approximately $24 million and $98 million in the respective periods. The foreign currency impacts to revenue were partially offset by net hedging gains from our cash flow hedging program of $9 million and $39 million, respectively, as compared to the year-ago periods.
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Percentage of total revenue14 %14 % 14 %14 % Total revenue$5,988 $5,408 11 %$17,575 $15,899 11 % Overall revenue during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2025 increased in all geographic regions as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2024. Within each geographic region, the fluctuations in revenue were attributable to the factors noted in the segment information above. Included in the overall change in revenue were impacts associated with foreign currency which were mitigated in part by our foreign currency hedging program. During the three months ended August 29, 2025 as compared to the three months ended August 30, 2024, the U.S. Dollar weakened against EMEA currencies and the Japanese Yen, which resulted in a net increase in revenue in U.S. Dollar equivalents of approximately $43 million and was partially offset by net hedging losses of $12 million from our cash flow hedging program. During the nine months ended August 29, 2025 as compared to the nine months ended August 30, 2024, the U.S. Dollar primarily strengthened against APAC currencies and weakened against EMEA currencies, which resulted in a net decrease in revenue of approximately $55 million and was partially offset by net hedging gains of $26 million.
escalated Effective tax rate19 %18 %18 %22 % The disclosure was updated to include a discussion of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" ("2025 U.S. Tax Act"), which restores immediate expensing of domestic research and development costs and modifies certain international provisions effective for fiscal 2026 and 2027, while anticipating a reduction in future cash tax rates paid.
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Provision for income taxes$410 $357 15 %$781 $705 11 % Effective tax rate20 %18 %18 %24 % Our effective tax rate increased by approximately two percentage points for the three months ended May 30, 2025, as compared to the three months ended May 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in the net tax expense related to stock-based compensation during the three months ended May 30, 2025. Our effective tax rate decreased by approximately six percentage points for the six months ended May 30, 2025, as compared to the six months ended May 31, 2024, primarily due to the impact of the Figma acquisition termination fee incurred in the prior year, which was not deductible for financial statement purposes, and an increase in the anticipated benefit from a foreign tax asset in the current year. The decrease was partially offset by a net tax expense related to stock-based compensation recorded during the six months ended May 30, 2025 as compared to a net tax benefit related to stock-based compensation recorded during the year-ago period. Our effective tax rates for the three and six months ended May 30, 2025 were lower than the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to the net tax benefits from effects of non-U.S. operations and the U.S. federal research tax credit, partially offset by state taxes and a net tax expense related to stock-based compensation. We recognize deferred tax assets to the extent that we believe these assets are more likely than not to be realized based on evaluation of all available positive and negative evidence. On the basis of this evaluation, we continue to maintain a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount realizable. The total valuation allowance was $779 million as of May 30, 2025, primarily related to certain state credits and capital loss carryforwards. We are a U.S.-based multinational company subject to tax in multiple domestic and foreign tax jurisdictions. The current U.S. tax law subjects the earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries to U.S. tax and generally allows an exemption from taxation for distributions from foreign subsidiaries. 33 In the current global tax policy environment, the domestic and foreign governing bodies continue to consider, and in some cases introduce, changes in regulations applicable to corporate multinationals such as Adobe. As regulations are issued, we account for finalized regulations in the period of enactment. Several countries have enacted, or have committed to enact, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 15% global minimum tax regime effective for our fiscal 2025. The currently enacted legislation is not expected to have a material impact on our provision for income taxes, however we continue to monitor developments and evaluate impacts, if any, of these provisions on our results of operations and cash flows.
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Provision for income taxes$415 $358 16 %$1,196 $1,063 13 % Effective tax rate19 %18 %18 %22 % Our effective tax rate increased by approximately one percentage point for the three months ended August 29, 2025, as compared to the three months ended August 30, 2024, primarily due to a net tax expense related to stock-based compensation recorded during the three months ended August 29, 2025 as compared to a net tax benefit related to stock-based compensation recorded during the year-ago period. Our effective tax rate decreased by approximately four percentage points for the nine months ended August 29, 2025, as compared to the nine months ended August 30, 2024, primarily due to the impact of the Figma acquisition termination fee incurred in the prior year, which was not deductible for financial statement purposes, and an increase in the anticipated benefit from a foreign tax asset in the current year. The decrease was partially offset by a net tax expense related to stock-based compensation recorded during the nine months ended August 29, 2025 as compared to a net tax benefit related to stock-based compensation recorded during the year-ago period. Our effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2025 were lower than the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to the net tax benefits from effects of non-U.S. operations and the U.S. federal research tax credit, partially offset by state taxes and a net tax expense related to stock-based compensation. We recognize deferred tax assets to the extent that we believe these assets are more likely than not to be realized based on evaluation of all available positive and negative evidence. On the basis of this evaluation, we continue to maintain a 33 valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount realizable. The total valuation allowance was $805 million as of August 29, 2025, primarily related to certain state credits and capital loss carryforwards. We are a U.S.-based multinational company subject to tax in multiple domestic and foreign tax jurisdictions. The current U.S. tax law subjects the earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries to U.S. tax and generally allows an exemption from taxation for distributions from foreign subsidiaries. In the current global tax policy environment, the domestic and foreign governing bodies continue to consider, and in some cases introduce, changes in regulations applicable to corporate multinationals such as Adobe. As regulations are issued, we account for finalized regulations in the period of enactment. Several countries have enacted, or have committed to enact, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 15% global minimum tax regime effective for our fiscal 2025. The currently enacted legislation is not expected to have a material impact on our provision for income taxes, however we continue to monitor developments and evaluate impacts, if any, of these provisions on our results of operations and cash flows. On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("2025 U.S. Tax Act") was enacted in the United States. Among the changes, the 2025 U.S. Tax Act restores immediate expensing of domestic research and development costs and modifies certain international provisions effective for us starting in fiscal 2026 and 2027, respectively. We do not expect a material impact on our current fiscal year effective rates for income taxes or for cash taxes paid. While we continue to evaluate the impact for future years, we anticipate a reduction to our effective rates for cash taxes paid in years after fiscal 2025.
escalated Cash Flows from Operating Activities The net cash provided by operating activities increased to $6.87 billion for nine months ended August 29, 2025, and the primary working capital source shifted from decreases in trade receivables to increases in deferred revenue driven by Digital Experience and Digital Media offerings. Furthermore, the current period explicitly details primary working capital uses, including decreases in accrued expenses and other liabilities.
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities Net cash provided by operating activities of $4.67 billion for the six months ended May 30, 2025 was primarily comprised of net income adjusted for the net effect of non-cash items. Working capital sources of cash included decreases in trade receivables driven by strong collections, offset by increases in prepaid expenses and other assets.
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities Net cash provided by operating activities of $6.87 billion for the nine months ended August 29, 2025 was primarily comprised of net income adjusted for the net effect of non-cash items. Working capital sources of cash included increases in deferred revenue driven by our Digital Experience and Digital Media offerings. The primary working capital uses of cash included decreases in accrued expenses and other liabilities and increases in prepaid expenses and other assets.
escalated Stock Repurchase Program The total payments made during the reporting period increased from $6.75 billion to $8.81 billion, which reduced the remaining stock repurchase authority from $10.90 billion as of May 30, 2025, to $8.40 billion as of August 29, 2025. Additionally, the subsequent open market arrangement was specified in the current period as having been entered into in June 2025 and remaining partially outstanding as of August 29, 2025.
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Stock Repurchase Program To facilitate our stock repurchase program, designed to return value to our stockholders and minimize dilution from stock issuances, we may repurchase our shares in the open market or enter into structured repurchase agreements with third parties. In March 2024, our Board of Directors granted authority to repurchase up to $25 billion in our common stock through March 14, 2028. As of May 30, 2025, $10.90 billion remained under our March 2024 stock repurchase authority. During the six months ended May 30, 2025, we entered into stock repurchase arrangements with a large financial institution and made payments totaling $6.75 billion to repurchase shares. Subsequent to May 30, 2025, as part of the March 2024 stock repurchase authority, we entered into a stock repurchase arrangement with a large financial institution under which we may execute up to $2.5 billion in open market repurchases.
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Stock Repurchase Program To facilitate our stock repurchase program, designed to return value to our stockholders and minimize dilution from stock issuances, we may repurchase our shares in the open market or enter into structured repurchase agreements with third parties. In March 2024, our Board of Directors granted authority to repurchase up to $25 billion in our common stock through March 14, 2028. In June 2025, we entered into a stock repurchase arrangement with a large financial institution to execute up to $2.5 billion in open market repurchases, which remained partially outstanding as of August 29, 2025. Upon completion of this arrangement, $8.40 billion remains under our March 2024 stock repurchase authority. During the nine months ended August 29, 2025, we entered into stock repurchase arrangements with large financial institutions and made payments totaling $8.81 billion to repurchase shares. Subsequent to August 29, 2025, as part of the March 2024 stock repurchase authority, we entered into a stock repurchase arrangement with a large financial institution under which we may execute up to $2.5 billion in open market repurchases. See Note 10 of our notes to condensed consolidated financial statements for further details regarding our stock repurchase program. 36
de-emphasised (in millions)August 29, 2025November 29, 2024 The disclosure removed the line item detailing "Cash and cash equivalents," although it added a new reporting date of August 29, 2025.
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This data should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. As of (in millions)May 30, 2025November 29, 2024 Cash and cash equivalents$4,931 $7,613
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This data should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. As of (in millions)August 29, 2025November 29, 2024
reworded •Digital Experience revenue of $1.48 billion during the three months ended August 29, 2025 increased by $122 million, or 9%, compared to the year-ago period.
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•Digital Experience revenue of $1.46 billion during the three months ended May 30, 2025 increased by $130 million, or 10%, compared to the year-ago period.
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•Digital Experience revenue of $1.48 billion during the three months ended August 29, 2025 increased by $122 million, or 9%, compared to the year-ago period.
reworded •Operating expenses of $3.17 billion during the three months ended August 29, 2025 increased by $311 million, or 11%, compared to the year-ago period.
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•Cost of revenue of $638 million during the three months ended May 30, 2025 increased by $40 million, or 7%, compared to the year-ago period. •Operating expenses of $3.13 billion during the three months ended May 30, 2025 increased by $300 million, or 11%, compared to the year-ago period.
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•Cost of revenue of $642 million during the three months ended August 29, 2025 increased by $88 million, or 16%, compared to the year-ago period. •Operating expenses of $3.17 billion during the three months ended August 29, 2025 increased by $311 million, or 11%, compared to the year-ago period.
reworded •Net income of $1.77 billion during the three months ended August 29, 2025 increased by $88 million, or 5%, compared to the year-ago period.
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•Net income of $1.69 billion during the three months ended May 30, 2025 increased by $118 million, or 8%, compared to the year-ago period. •Cash flows from operations of $4.67 billion during the six months ended May 30, 2025 increased by $1.56 billion, or 50%, compared to the year-ago period, primarily due to payment of the $1 billion Figma termination fee during the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
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•Net income of $1.77 billion during the three months ended August 29, 2025 increased by $88 million, or 5%, compared to the year-ago period. •Cash flows from operations of $6.87 billion during the nine months ended August 29, 2025 increased by $1.74 billion, or 34%, compared to the year-ago period, primarily due to payment of the $1 billion Figma termination fee during the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
reworded Revenue for the Three and Nine Months Ended August 29, 2025 and August 30, 2024
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•Remaining performance obligations of $19.69 billion as of May 30, 2025 increased by 10% from $17.86 billion as of May 31, 2024. Revenue for the Three and Six Months Ended May 30, 2025 and May 31, 2024
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•Remaining performance obligations of $20.44 billion as of August 29, 2025 increased by 13% from $18.14 billion as of August 30, 2024. Revenue for the Three and Nine Months Ended August 29, 2025 and August 30, 2024
reworded Percentage of total revenue97 %96 % 96 %95 %
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(dollars in millions)Three MonthsSix Months 20252024% Change20252024% Change Subscription$5,641 $5,060 11 %$11,124 $9,976 12 % Percentage of total revenue96 %95 % 96 %95 %
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(dollars in millions)Three MonthsNine Months 20252024% Change20252024% Change Subscription$5,791 $5,180 12 %$16,915 $15,156 12 % Percentage of total revenue97 %96 % 96 %95 %
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Total revenue$5,873 $5,309 11 %$11,587 $10,491 10 % Subscription Our subscription revenue is comprised primarily of fees we charge for our subscription and hosted service offerings, and related support. We primarily recognize subscription revenue ratably over the term of agreements with our customers, beginning with commencement of service. Subscription revenue related to certain offerings, where fees are based on a number of transactions and invoicing is aligned to the pattern of performance, customer benefit and consumption, are recognized on a usage basis.
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Total revenue$5,988 $5,408 11 %$17,575 $15,899 11 % Subscription Our subscription revenue is comprised primarily of fees we charge for our subscription and hosted service offerings, and related support. We primarily recognize subscription revenue ratably over the term of agreements with our customers, beginning with commencement of service. Subscription revenue related to certain offerings, where fees are based on a number of transactions and invoicing is aligned to the pattern of performance, customer benefit and consumption, are recognized on a usage basis.
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Segment Information We have the following reportable segments: Digital Media, Digital Experience, and Publishing and Advertising. Total revenue by reportable segment for the three and six months ended May 30, 2025 and May 31, 2024 were as follows:
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Segment Information We have the following reportable segments: Digital Media, Digital Experience, and Publishing and Advertising. Total revenue by reportable segment for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2025 and August 30, 2024 were as follows:
reworded Percentage of total revenue74 %74 % 74 %74 %
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(dollars in millions)Three MonthsSix Months 20252024% Change20252024% Change Digital Media$4,345 $3,908 11 %$8,572 $7,724 11 % Percentage of total revenue74 %74 % 74 %74 %
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(dollars in millions)Three MonthsNine Months 20252024% Change20252024% Change Digital Media$4,459 $3,995 12 %$13,031 $11,719 11 % Percentage of total revenue74 %74 % 74 %74 %
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Digital Experience1,457 1,327 10 %2,871 2,616 10 % Percentage of total revenue25 %25 % 25 %25 % Publishing and Advertising71 74 (4)%144 151 (5)% Percentage of total revenue1 %1 % 1 %1 %
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Digital Experience1,476 1,354 9 %4,347 3,970 9 % Percentage of total revenue25 %25 % 25 %25 % Publishing and Advertising53 59 (10)%197 210 (6)% Percentage of total revenue1 %1 % 1 %1 %
reworded Total revenue$5,988 $5,408 11 %$17,575 $15,899 11 %
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Total revenue$5,873 $5,309 11 %$11,587 $10,491 10 % Revenue from Digital Media increased $437 million and $848 million, and revenue from Digital Experience increased $130 million and $255 million, during the three and six months ended May 30, 2025 as compared to the three and six months ended May 31, 2024. The increases in total revenue were due to subscription revenue growth across our Digital Media and Digital Experience offerings.
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Total revenue$5,988 $5,408 11 %$17,575 $15,899 11 % Revenue from Digital Media increased $464 million and $1.31 billion, and revenue from Digital Experience increased $122 million and $377 million, during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2025 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2024. The increases in total revenue were due to subscription revenue growth across our Digital Media and Digital Experience offerings.
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Subscription revenue by reportable segment for the three and six months ended May 30, 2025 and May 31, 2024 were as follows: (dollars in millions)Three MonthsSix Months
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Subscription revenue by reportable segment for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2025 and August 30, 2024 were as follows: (dollars in millions)Three MonthsNine Months
reworded Total subscription revenue$5,791 $5,180 12 %$16,915 $15,156 12 %
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Total subscription revenue$5,641 $5,060 11 %$11,124 $9,976 12 % Increases in subscription revenue for the Digital Media segment were driven by strength in Creative Cloud flagship apps and Acrobat across all routes to market and geographies. Increases in subscription revenue for the Digital Experience segment were driven by strength in Adobe Experience Platform and related apps, and Adobe Experience Manager. Digital Media and Digital Experience subscription revenue by customer group for the three and six months ended May 30, 2025 and May 31, 2024 were as follows:
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Total subscription revenue$5,791 $5,180 12 %$16,915 $15,156 12 % Increases in subscription revenue for the Digital Media segment were driven by strength in Creative Cloud flagship apps and Acrobat across all routes to market and geographies. Increases in subscription revenue for the Digital Experience segment were driven by strength in Adobe Experience Platform and related apps, and Adobe Experience Manager. Digital Media and Digital Experience subscription revenue by customer group for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2025 and August 30, 2024 were as follows:
reworded $4,117 $3,715 11 %$12,058 $10,908 11 %
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(dollars in millions)Three MonthsSix Months 20252024% Change20252024% Change Creative and Marketing Professionals $4,019 $3,643 10 %$7,941 $7,193 10 %
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(dollars in millions)Three MonthsNine Months 20252024% Change20252024% Change Creative and Marketing Professionals $4,117 $3,715 11 %$12,058 $10,908 11 %
reworded Americas$3,555 $3,241 10 %$10,460 $9,539 10 %
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Geographical Information (dollars in millions)Three MonthsSix Months 20252024% Change20252024% Change Americas$3,500 $3,188 10 %$6,905 $6,298 10 %
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Geographical Information (dollars in millions)Three MonthsNine Months 20252024% Change20252024% Change Americas$3,555 $3,241 10 %$10,460 $9,539 10 %
reworded Digital Media Digital Media ARR grew to $18.59 billion at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2025, representing 11.7% year-over-year growth, while segment revenue increased to $4.46 billion in the same period, reflecting a 12% year-over-year growth rate.
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Digital Media Our Digital Media products, services and solutions help users create, design and publish rich content and 3D experiences, and improve productivity by transforming how they view, share and collaborate on documents and content. These offerings include our Creative Cloud flagship applications ("apps") such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Stock; as well as Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly and many more products, which are available across surfaces and platforms as desktop tools, web and mobile apps and cloud-based services. Adobe Express is our web and mobile app designed to enable a broad spectrum of users, including novice content creators and communicators, to create, edit and customize content quickly and easily with content first, task-based solutions. In addition, Adobe Firefly-powered generative AI features are available across Digital Media apps including Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Express. Our Adobe Acrobat offerings, with a set of integrated mobile apps and cloud-based document services, enable users to create, collaborate, review, approve, sign and track documents regardless of platform or application source type. These Acrobat offerings enhance the way people manage critical documents at home, in the office and across devices. Last year, we introduced Acrobat AI Assistant, a generative AI-powered product designed to deliver insights and enhance productivity through interactive document experiences, which is available as an add-on subscription to our Adobe Acrobat Pro and Standard and Adobe Acrobat Reader products. Our Digital Media customers include business professionals, consumers, creative professionals, creators and marketing professionals. Annualized Recurring Revenue ("ARR") is currently the key performance metric our management uses to assess the health and trajectory of our overall Digital Media segment. ARR should be viewed independently of revenue, deferred revenue and remaining performance obligations as ARR is a performance metric and is not intended to be combined with any of these items. Digital Media ARR continues to be calculated as the sum of the annual value of Digital Media subscriptions and services and the annual value of Digital Media Enterprise Term License Agreements. We adjust our reported ARR on an annual basis to reflect any exchange rate changes. Our reported ARR results in the current fiscal year are based on currency rates set at the beginning of the year and held constant throughout the year for measurement purposes. Prior year ARR balances are also revalued at the new currency rates for comparative purposes. Digital Media ARR grew to $18.09 billion at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2025, representing 12.1% year-over-year growth. Our success in driving growth in ARR has positively affected our revenue growth. Digital Media segment revenue grew to $4.35 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, up from $3.91 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2024, representing 11% year-over-year growth.
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Digital Media Our Digital Media products, services and solutions help users create, design and publish rich content and 3D experiences, and improve productivity by transforming how they view, share and collaborate on documents and content. These offerings include our Creative Cloud flagship applications ("apps") such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Stock; as well as Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly and many more products, which are available across surfaces and platforms as desktop tools, web and mobile apps and cloud-based services. Adobe Express is our web and mobile app designed to enable a broad spectrum of users, including novice content creators and communicators, to create, edit and customize content quickly and easily with content first, task-based solutions. Our Adobe Acrobat offerings fuel document productivity, enabling users to create, collaborate, review, approve, sign and track documents at home, in the office and across devices. AI innovation is deeply infused into our Digital Media solutions, including through Adobe Firefly-powered generative AI features available across our Creative Cloud flagship apps, and through Acrobat AI Assistant, a generative AI-powered conversational interface designed to enhance document experiences. Our Digital Media customers include business professionals, consumers, creative professionals, creators and marketing professionals. Annualized Recurring Revenue ("ARR") is currently the key performance metric our management uses to assess the health and trajectory of our overall Digital Media segment. ARR should be viewed independently of revenue, deferred revenue and remaining performance obligations as ARR is a performance metric and is not intended to be combined with any of these items. Digital Media ARR continues to be calculated as the sum of the annual value of Digital Media subscriptions and services and the annual value of Digital Media Enterprise Term License Agreements. We adjust our reported ARR on an annual basis to reflect any exchange rate changes. Our reported ARR results in the current fiscal year are based on currency rates set at the beginning of the year and held constant throughout the year for measurement purposes. Prior year ARR balances are also revalued at the new currency rates for comparative purposes. Digital Media ARR grew to $18.59 billion at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2025, representing 11.7% year-over-year growth. Our success in driving growth in ARR has positively affected our revenue growth. Digital Media segment revenue grew to $4.46 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, up from $4.00 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, representing 12% year-over-year growth.
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Subscription Cost of subscription revenue consists primarily of third-party hosting services and data center costs, including expenses related to operating our network infrastructure and AI inferencing costs. Cost of subscription revenue also includes compensation costs associated with network operations, implementation, account management and technical support personnel, royalty fees, software costs and amortization of certain intangible assets. Cost of subscription revenue increased during the three and six months ended May 30, 2025 as compared to the three and six months ended May 31, 2024 primarily due to increases in hosting services and data center costs and, to a lesser degree, compensation costs.
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Subscription Cost of subscription revenue consists primarily of third-party hosting services and data center costs, including expenses related to operating our network infrastructure and AI inferencing costs. Cost of subscription revenue also includes compensation costs associated with network operations, implementation, account management and technical support personnel, royalty fees, software costs and amortization of certain intangible assets. Cost of subscription revenue increased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2025 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2024 primarily due to increases in hosting services and data center costs, as well as the reversal of a loss contingency during the three months ended August 30, 2024.
reworded Cost of product revenue is primarily comprised of third-party royalties, localization costs and costs associated with the manufacturing of our products.
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Product Cost of product revenue is primarily comprised of third-party royalties, localization costs and costs associated with the manufacturing of our products.
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Product Cost of product revenue is primarily comprised of third-party royalties, localization costs and costs associated with the manufacturing of our products. 31
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Services and Other Cost of services and other revenue is primarily comprised of compensation and contracted costs incurred to provide consulting services, training and product support, and hosting services and data center costs. 31
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Services and Other Cost of services and other revenue is primarily comprised of compensation and contracted costs incurred to provide consulting services, training and product support, and hosting services and data center costs.
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Digital Experience Our Digital Experience apps and services are designed to accelerate customer experience orchestration at scale and supply intelligence for businesses of any size in any industry. Digital Experience is comprised of solutions to deliver actionable data, with products such as Adobe Analytics and Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform; optimize personalized content delivery, with products such as Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Commerce and Adobe GenStudio for Performance Marketing; and manage customer journeys, with products such as Adobe Marketo Engage and Adobe Campaign. Our differentiation and competitive advantage are strengthened by our ability to use the Adobe Experience Platform to integrate our comprehensive set of solutions and our ability to embed AI into our product portfolio, such as with our Adobe Experience Platform AI Assistant, a generative AI-powered conversational interface designed to help customers automate workflows and generate new audiences and journeys. Our Digital Experience customers include marketing professionals such as brand managers, channel marketers and campaign strategists. Digital Experience revenue was $1.46 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, up from $1.33 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2024, representing 10% year-over-year growth. Subscription revenue grew to $1.33 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, up from $1.20 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2024, representing 11% year-over-year growth.
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Digital Experience Our Digital Experience apps and services are designed to accelerate customer experience orchestration at scale and supply intelligence for businesses of any size in any industry. Digital Experience is comprised of solutions to deliver actionable data, with products such as Adobe Analytics and Adobe Real-Time Customer Data Platform; optimize personalized content delivery, with products such as Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Commerce and Adobe GenStudio for Performance Marketing; and manage customer journeys, with products such as Adobe Marketo Engage and Adobe Campaign. Our differentiation and competitive advantage are strengthened by our ability to use the Adobe Experience Platform to integrate our comprehensive set of solutions and our ability to embed AI into our product portfolio, such as with our Adobe Experience Platform AI Assistant, a generative AI-powered conversational interface designed to help customers automate workflows and generate new audiences and journeys. Our Digital Experience customers include marketing professionals such as brand managers, channel marketers and campaign strategists. Digital Experience revenue was $1.48 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, up from $1.35 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, representing 9% year-over-year growth. Subscription revenue grew to $1.37 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, up from $1.23 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, representing 11% year-over-year growth.
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Percentage of total revenue28 %27 %27 %27 % General and administrative377 355 6 %744 707 5 % Percentage of total revenue6 %7 %6 %7 % Acquisition termination fee
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Percentage of total revenue27 %26 %27 %27 % General and administrative408 366 11 %1,152 1,073 7 % Percentage of total revenue7 %7 %7 %7 % Acquisition termination fee
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- - **- 1,000 ** Percentage of total revenue***6 % Amortization of intangibles 38 43 (12)%120 127 (6)% Percentage of total revenue1 %1 %1 %1 % Total operating expenses$3,173 $2,862 11 %$9,228 $9,373 (2)%
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_________________________________________ (*) Percentage is less than 1%. (**) Percentage is not meaningful. Research and Development Research and development expenses consist primarily of compensation and contracted costs associated with software development, third-party hosting services and data center costs including AI training costs, related facilities costs and expenses associated with computer equipment and software used in development activities. Research and development expenses increased during the three and six months ended May 30, 2025 as compared to the three and six months ended May 31, 2024 primarily due to increases in compensation costs and, to a lesser degree, hosting services and data center costs. Investments in research and development, including the recruiting and hiring of software developers, are critical to remain competitive in the marketplace and are directly related to continued timely development of new and enhanced offerings and solutions. We will continue to focus on long-term opportunities available in our end markets and make significant investments in the development of our subscription and service offerings, apps and tools.
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_________________________________________ (*) Percentage is less than 1%. (**) Percentage is not meaningful. Research and Development Research and development expenses consist primarily of compensation and contracted costs associated with software development, third-party hosting services and data center costs including AI training costs, related facilities costs and expenses associated with computer equipment and software used in development activities. Research and development expenses increased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2025 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2024 primarily due to increases in compensation costs. Investments in research and development, including the recruiting and hiring of software developers, are critical to remain competitive in the marketplace and are directly related to continued timely development of new and enhanced offerings and solutions. We will continue to focus on long-term opportunities available in our end markets and make significant investments in the development of our subscription and service offerings, apps and tools.
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Sales and Marketing Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of compensation costs, amortization of contract acquisition costs, including sales commissions, travel expenses and related facilities costs for our sales, marketing, order management and global supply chain management personnel. Sales and marketing expenses also include the costs of programs aimed at increasing revenue, such as advertising, trade shows and events, public relations and other market development programs. Sales and marketing expenses increased during the three and six months ended May 30, 2025 as compared to the three and six months ended May 31, 2024 primarily due to increases in advertising expenses and compensation costs.
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Sales and Marketing Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of compensation costs, amortization of contract acquisition costs, including sales commissions, travel expenses and related facilities costs for our sales, marketing, order management and global supply chain management personnel. Sales and marketing expenses also include the costs of programs aimed at increasing revenue, such as advertising, trade shows and events, public relations and other market development programs. Sales and marketing expenses increased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2025 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2024 primarily due to increases in advertising expenses and compensation costs.
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General and Administrative General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and contracted costs, travel expenses and related facilities costs for our finance, facilities, human resources, legal, information services and executive personnel. General and administrative expenses also include outside legal and accounting fees, expenses associated with computer equipment and software used in the administration of the business, charitable contributions, provision for bad debts and various forms of insurance. General and administrative expenses increased during the three and six months ended May 30, 2025 as compared to the three and six months ended May 31, 2024 primarily due to increases in compensation costs and software licenses.
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General and Administrative General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and contracted costs, travel expenses and related facilities costs for our finance, facilities, human resources, legal, information services and executive personnel. General and administrative expenses also include outside legal and accounting fees, expenses associated with computer equipment and software used in the administration of the business, charitable contributions, provision for bad debts and various forms of insurance. General and administrative expenses increased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2025 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2024 primarily due to increases in compensation costs and software licenses. 32
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Acquisition Termination Fee During the six months ended May 31, 2024, we incurred a $1 billion termination fee which resulted from termination of the Figma transaction. 32
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Acquisition Termination Fee During the nine months ended August 30, 2024, we incurred a $1 billion termination fee which resulted from termination of the Figma transaction.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES Cash Flows Our primary source of cash is receipts from revenue. Other customary sources of cash include proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term investments and issuance of debt instruments. Our primary uses of cash are general business expenses including payroll and related benefits costs, income taxes, marketing and third-party hosting services, as well as our stock repurchase program as described below. Other customary uses of cash include purchases of short-term investments, property and equipment, payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards, and repayment of debt instruments.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES Cash Flows Our primary source of cash is receipts from revenue. Other customary sources of cash include proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term investments and issuance of debt instruments. Our primary uses of cash are general business expenses including payroll and related benefits costs, income taxes, marketing and third-party hosting services, as well as our stock repurchase program as described below. Other customary uses of cash include purchases of short-term investments, property and equipment, payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards, repayment of debt instruments and business acquisitions.
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Net cash used for financing activities(6,629)(2,770) Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents36 (2) Net change in cash and cash equivalents$(2,682)$519
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Net cash used for financing activities(8,505)(5,223) Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents44 10 Net change in cash and cash equivalents$(2,631)$52
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities Net cash used for investing activities of $762 million for the six months ended May 30, 2025 was primarily due to purchases of short-term and long-term investments, net of proceeds from the maturities of short-term investments.
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities Net cash used for investing activities of $1.04 billion for the nine months ended August 29, 2025 was primarily due to purchases of short-term and long-term investments, net of proceeds from the maturities of short-term investments, and ongoing capital expenditures.
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities Net cash used for financing activities of $6.63 billion for the six months ended May 30, 2025 was primarily due to payments for our common stock repurchases and repayment of our 1.90% 2025 Notes and 3.25% 2025 Notes. These uses of cash were offset in part by proceeds from the issuance of senior notes. See the sections titled "Senior Notes" and "Stock Repurchase Program" below.
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities Net cash used for financing activities of $8.51 billion for the nine months ended August 29, 2025 was primarily due to payments for our common stock repurchases and repayment of our 1.90% 2025 Notes and 3.25% 2025 Notes. These uses of cash were offset in part by proceeds from the issuance of senior notes. See the sections titled "Senior Notes" and "Stock Repurchase Program" below.
reworded Our existing cash, cash equivalents and investment balances may fluctuate during fiscal 2025 due to changes in our planned cash outlay.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources Considerations Our existing cash, cash equivalents and investment balances may fluctuate during fiscal 2025 due to changes in our planned cash outlay. Cash from operations could also be affected by various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks detailed in the section titled "Risk Factors" in titled Part II, Item 1A of this report. Based on our current business plan and revenue prospects, we believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and investment balances, our anticipated cash flows from operations and our available revolving credit facility will be sufficient to meet our working capital, operating resource expenditure and capital expenditure requirements for the next twelve months and for the foreseeable future. Our cash equivalent and short-term investment portfolio as of May 30, 2025 primarily consisted of money market funds, corporate debt securities, U.S. Treasury securities and time deposits. We use professional investment management firms to manage a large portion of our invested cash. 35 We expect to continue our investing activities, including short-term and long-term investments, purchases of computer and server hardware to operate our network infrastructure, sales and marketing, product support and administrative staff. Furthermore, cash reserves may be used to repurchase stock under our stock repurchase program and to strategically acquire companies, products or technologies that are complementary to our business.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources Considerations Our existing cash, cash equivalents and investment balances may fluctuate during fiscal 2025 due to changes in our planned cash outlay. Cash from operations could also be affected by various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks detailed in the section titled "Risk Factors" in titled Part II, Item 1A of this report. Based on our current business plan and revenue prospects, we believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and investment balances, our anticipated cash flows from operations and our available revolving credit facility will be sufficient to meet our working capital, operating resource expenditure and capital expenditure requirements for the next twelve months and for the foreseeable future. 35 Our cash equivalent and short-term investment portfolio as of August 29, 2025 primarily consisted of money market funds, corporate debt securities, U.S. Treasury securities and time deposits. We expect to continue our investing activities, including short-term and long-term investments, purchases of computer and server hardware to operate our network infrastructure, sales and marketing, product support and administrative staff. Furthermore, cash reserves may be used to repurchase stock under our stock repurchase program and to strategically acquire companies, products or technologies that are complementary to our business.
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Senior Notes In January 2025, we issued $800 million of senior notes due January 17, 2028, $700 million of senior notes due January 17, 2030 and $500 million of senior notes due January 17, 2035. In total, we have $6.15 billion of senior notes outstanding, which rank equally with our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. During the six months ended May 30, 2025, we entered into interest rate swaps for certain of our senior notes that effectively convert the fixed interest rates on the notes to floating interest rates. As of May 30, 2025, the carrying value of our senior notes was $6.17 billion, net of fair value of the interest rate swaps and unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, and our maximum commitment for interest payments was $1.20 billion for the remaining duration of our outstanding senior notes and interest rate swaps. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually, in arrears, and interest on the swaps is payable quarterly. Our senior notes do not contain any financial covenants. See Note 13 of our notes to condensed consolidated financial statements for further details regarding our debt.
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Senior Notes In January 2025, we issued $800 million of senior notes due January 17, 2028, $700 million of senior notes due January 17, 2030 and $500 million of senior notes due January 17, 2035. In total, we have $6.15 billion of senior notes outstanding, which rank equally with our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. During the nine months ended August 29, 2025, we entered into interest rate swaps for certain of our senior notes that effectively convert the fixed interest rates on the notes to floating interest rates. As of August 29, 2025, the carrying value of our senior notes was $6.20 billion, net of fair value of the interest rate swaps and unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, and our maximum commitment for interest payments was $1.09 billion for the remaining duration of our outstanding senior notes and interest rate swaps. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually, in arrears, and interest on the swaps is payable quarterly. Our senior notes do not contain any financial covenants. See Note 13 of our notes to condensed consolidated financial statements for further details regarding our debt.
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Contractual Obligations Our principal commitments as of May 30, 2025 consisted of purchase obligations resulting from agreements to purchase goods and services in the ordinary course of business and obligations under operating lease arrangements. During the second quarter of fiscal 2025, we executed agreements associated with certain of our long-term supplier commitments that increased our minimum purchase obligations by approximately $1.3 billion through December 2029. There have been no other material changes in our purchase obligations during the six months ended May 30, 2025.
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Contractual Obligations Our principal commitments as of August 29, 2025 consisted of purchase obligations resulting from agreements to purchase goods and services in the ordinary course of business and obligations under operating lease arrangements. During the second quarter of fiscal 2025, we executed agreements associated with certain of our long-term supplier commitments that increased our minimum purchase obligations by approximately $1.3 billion through December 2029. There have been no other material changes in our purchase obligations during the nine months ended August 29, 2025.
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See Note 10 of our notes to condensed consolidated financial statements for further details regarding our stock repurchase program. 36 Indemnifications In the ordinary course of business, we provide indemnifications of varying scope to our customers and channel partners against claims of intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the use of our products and from time to time, we are subject to claims by our customers under these indemnification provisions. Historically, costs related to these indemnification provisions have not been significant and we are unable to estimate the maximum potential impact of these indemnification provisions on our future results of operations. To the extent permitted under Delaware law, we have agreements whereby we indemnify our officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is or was serving at our request in such capacity. The indemnification period covers all pertinent events and occurrences during the officer's or director's lifetime. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited; however, we have director and officer insurance coverage that reduces our exposure and enables us to recover a portion of any future amounts paid.
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Indemnifications In the ordinary course of business, we provide indemnifications of varying scope to our customers and channel partners against claims of intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the use of our products and from time to time, we are subject to claims by our customers under these indemnification provisions. Historically, costs related to these indemnification provisions have not been significant and we are unable to estimate the maximum potential impact of these indemnification provisions on our future results of operations. To the extent permitted under Delaware law, we have agreements whereby we indemnify our officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is or was serving at our request in such capacity. The indemnification period covers all pertinent events and occurrences during the officer's or director's lifetime. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited; however, we have director and officer insurance coverage that reduces our exposure and enables us to recover a portion of any future amounts paid.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Financial Performance Summary •Digital Media ARR of approximately $18.09 billion as of May 30, 2025 increased by 12.1% from $16.14 billion as of May 31, 2024 revalued using currency rates determined at the beginning of fiscal 2025.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Financial Performance Summary •Digital Media ARR of approximately $18.59 billion as of August 29, 2025 increased by 11.7% from $16.64 billion as of August 30, 2024 revalued using currency rates determined at the beginning of fiscal 2025.