ADBE vs MSFT
Adobe Inc. and Microsoft Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ADBE | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $23.8B | $331.8B |
| Net income | $7.1B | $133.7B |
| Gross margin | 89.3% | 67.9% |
| Net margin | 30.0% | 40.3% |
| Return on equity | 55.4% | 34.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $16.70 | $17.95 |
| Dividend / share | — | $3.64 |
| Payout ratio | — | 19.8% |
| Free cash flow | $9.9B | $67.0B |
| Equity | $11.6B | $442.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.07× | 0.04× |
| Current ratio | 1.00× | 1.23× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 13.1% | 14.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 6.3% | 16.9% |
MSFT bills 14.0× the revenue of ADBE, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (40.3% against 30.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ADBE | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $23.8B | $331.8B |
| FY2024 | $21.5B | $281.7B |
| FY2023 | $19.4B | $245.1B |
| FY2022 | $17.6B | $211.9B |
| FY2021 | $15.8B | $198.3B |
| FY2020 | $12.9B | $168.1B |
| FY2019 | $11.2B | $143.0B |
| FY2018 | $9.0B | $125.8B |
| FY2017 | $7.3B | $110.4B |
| FY2016 | $5.9B | $96.6B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ADBE | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $7.1B | $133.7B |
| FY2024 | $5.6B | $101.8B |
| FY2023 | $5.4B | $88.1B |
| FY2022 | $4.8B | $72.4B |
| FY2021 | $4.8B | $72.7B |
| FY2020 | $5.3B | $61.3B |
| FY2019 | $3.0B | $44.3B |
| FY2018 | $2.6B | $39.2B |
| FY2017 | $1.7B | $16.6B |
| FY2016 | $1.2B | $25.5B |
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