ADBE vs ORCL
Adobe Inc. and Oracle Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ADBE | ORCL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $23.8B | $67.4B |
| Net income | $7.1B | $17.1B |
| Gross margin | 89.3% | · |
| Net margin | 30.0% | 25.7% |
| Return on equity | 55.4% | 54.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $16.70 | $5.83 |
| Dividend / share | · | $2.00 |
| Payout ratio | · | 33.9% |
| Free cash flow | $9.9B | $-23.7B |
| Equity | $11.6B | $42.5B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.07× | −0.57× |
| Current ratio | 1.00× | 1.12× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 13.1% | 10.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 6.3% | 4.4% |
ORCL bills 2.8× the revenue of ADBE, and ADBE keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (30.0% against 25.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ADBE | ORCL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $23.8B | $67.4B |
| FY2024 | $21.5B | $57.4B |
| FY2023 | $19.4B | $53.0B |
| FY2022 | $17.6B | $50.0B |
| FY2021 | $15.8B | $42.4B |
| FY2020 | $12.9B | $40.5B |
| FY2019 | $11.2B | $39.1B |
| FY2018 | $9.0B | $39.5B |
| FY2017 | $7.3B | $39.4B |
| FY2016 | $5.9B | $37.8B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ADBE | ORCL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $7.1B | $17.1B |
| FY2024 | $5.6B | $12.4B |
| FY2023 | $5.4B | $10.5B |
| FY2022 | $4.8B | $8.5B |
| FY2021 | $4.8B | $6.7B |
| FY2020 | $5.3B | $13.7B |
| FY2019 | $3.0B | $10.1B |
| FY2018 | $2.6B | $11.1B |
| FY2017 | $1.7B | $3.6B |
| FY2016 | $1.2B | $9.5B |
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$43,588,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2024 | −$35,894,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2023 | −$33,552,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2022 | −$32,348,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2021 | −$26,655,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2020 | −$27,611,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2019 | −$27,897,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2018 | −$30,476,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2017 | −$32,081,495,000 | ORCL |
| FY2016 | −$31,937,570,000 | ORCL |
| FY2015 | −$32,251,489,000 | ORCL |
| FY2014 | −$34,078,935,000 | ORCL |
| FY2013 | −$34,219,760,000 | ORCL |
| FY2012 | −$32,776,323,000 | ORCL |
| FY2011 | −$32,904,742,000 | ORCL |
| FY2010 | −$31,822,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2009 | −$23,874,147,000 | ORCL |
| FY2008 | −$19,672,111,000 | ORCL |
| FY2007 | −$19,272,119,000 | ORCL |
ORCL has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 19 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +4.3 pp | ADBE |
| FY2024 | +3.9 pp | ADBE |
| FY2023 | +7.9 pp | ADBE |
| FY2022 | +9.7 pp | ADBE |
| FY2021 | +14.3 pp | ADBE |
| FY2020 | +6.5 pp | ADBE |
| FY2019 | +0.1 pp | ADBE |
| FY2018 | +0.3 pp | ADBE |
| FY2017 | +13.7 pp | ADBE |
| FY2016 | −5.4 pp | ORCL |
| FY2015 | −11.2 pp | ORCL |
| FY2014 | −19.8 pp | ORCL |
| FY2013 | −21.7 pp | ORCL |
| FY2012 | −10.8 pp | ORCL |
| FY2011 | −7.5 pp | ORCL |
| FY2010 | −3.9 pp | ORCL |
| FY2009 | −10.1 pp | ORCL |
| FY2008 | −0.1 pp | ORCL |
| FY2007 | −2.0 pp | ORCL |
The higher net margin has changed hands between ADBE and ORCL over this period.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ADBE's net margin has been more volatile than ORCL's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 8.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.4.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between ADBE and ORCL over these 19 fiscal years — ADBE led in 9 and ORCL in 10.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ORCL's return on equity has been more volatile than ADBE's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 54.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 14.0.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between ADBE and ORCL over these 17 fiscal years — ADBE led in 2 and ORCL in 15.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.