Adobe

American multinational computer software company
Organization type_foundry Q11463
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Adobe is a type foundry[1] and a Delaware corporation[2] headquartered in San Jose. Shantanu Narayen is its CEO.[3]

It operates in the software industry, information technology, software development, and artificial intelligence. Its products are software.[4] It had 26k employees in 2021.[5]

Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 19 annual filings
Revenue
$23.77B
▲ 10.5% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$7.13B
▲ 28.2% YoY FY2025
Assets
$29.50B
▼ 2.4% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$16.70
▲ 35.1% YoY FY2025
$0.00$6.54B$13.07B$19.61B$26.15B FY2007: $3.16B · NI $723.81M (22.9% margin)FY2008: $3.58B · NI $871.81M (24.4% margin)FY2009: $2.95B · NI $386.51M (13.1% margin)FY2010: $3.80B · NI $774.68M (20.4% margin)FY2011: $4.22B · NI $832.85M (19.8% margin)FY2012: $4.40B · NI $832.77M (18.9% margin)FY2013: $4.06B · NI $289.99M (7.2% margin)FY2014: $4.15B · NI $268.39M (6.5% margin)FY2015: $4.80B · NI $629.55M (13.1% margin)FY2016: $5.85B · NI $1.17B (20.0% margin)FY2017: $7.30B · NI $1.69B (23.2% margin)FY2018: $9.03B · NI $2.59B (28.7% margin)FY2019: $11.17B · NI $2.95B (26.4% margin)FY2020: $12.87B · NI $5.26B (40.9% margin)FY2021: $15.79B · NI $4.82B (30.5% margin)FY2022: $17.61B · NI $4.76B (27.0% margin)FY2023: $19.41B · NI $5.43B (28.0% margin)FY2024: $21.50B · NI $5.56B (25.9% margin)FY2025: $23.77B · NI $7.13B (30.0% margin) '07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-11-28 · accession 0000796343-26-000003

Adobe

Summary

Adobe is a type foundry[1]. Adobe ranks in the top 6% of type_foundry entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,612 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Adobe was a member of Alliance for Open Media[3].
  • Adobe was a member of Linux Foundation[4].
  • Adobe was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[5].
  • Adobe was a member of CVE Numbering Authority[6].
  • Adobe was a member of jQuery Foundation[7].
  • Adobe was a member of Business Software Alliance[8].
  • Adobe is in the country of United States[9].
  • Adobe's instance of is recorded as type foundry[10].
  • Adobe's instance of is recorded as business[11].
  • Adobe's instance of is recorded as enterprise[12].
  • Adobe's instance of is recorded as data controller[13].
  • Adobe's instance of is recorded as software company[14].
  • Adobe's instance of is recorded as public company[15].
  • Adobe's founder is recorded as Charles Geschke[16].
  • Adobe's founder is recorded as John Warnock[17].
  • Adobe is owned by The Vanguard Group[18].
  • Adobe is owned by BlackRock[19].
  • Adobe Creek is named after Adobe[20].
  • Adobe's headquarters location is recorded as San Jose[21].
  • Adobe's chief executive officer is recorded as Shantanu Narayen[22].
  • Adobe's child organization or unit is recorded as Marketo[23].
  • Adobe's child organization or unit is recorded as Adobe Creative Cloud[24].
  • Adobe is part of S&P 500[25].
  • Adobe is part of Nasdaq-100[26].
  • Adobe is part of S&P 100[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Charles Geschke[16] and John Warnock[17]. February 28, 1982 marks the founding of Adobe[28]. Adobe's location of formation is recorded as San Jose[29].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500[25], a stock market index[30], in United States[31]; Nasdaq-100[26], a stock market index[32], in United States[33]; and S&P 100[27], a stock market index[34], in United States[35], founded in 1976[36].

Leadership

Adobe's chief executive officer is recorded as Shantanu Narayen[22].

Operations

Adobe's headquarters location is recorded as San Jose[21]. Subsidiaries include Marketo[23], a business[37], in United States[38], founded in 2006[39], headquartered in San Mateo[40] and Adobe Creative Cloud[24], a software suite[41], founded in 2011[42].

Industry

Industries include software industry[43], information technology[44], software development[45], and artificial intelligence[46].

Ownership

Owners include The Vanguard Group[18], a business[47], in United States[48], founded in 1975[49], headquartered in Malvern[50] and BlackRock[19], a company[51], in United States[52], founded in 1988[53], headquartered in New York City[54]. Stock exchanges include Nasdaq[55] and London Stock Exchange[56]. Adobe's product or material produced is recorded as software[57].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Adobe include Adobe Atmosphere[58], a 3D computer graphics software[59].

Why It Matters

Adobe ranks in the top 6% of type_foundry entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,612 views/month).[2] Adobe has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Adobe is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

Entities named for Adobe include Adobe Atmosphere[58], a 3D computer graphics software[59].

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  2. [60] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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