ADBE
Adobe Inc.
ADBE has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
CRDO
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd
CRDO has the edge over ADBE overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
ADBE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ADBE's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
CRDO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CRDO's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ADBE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8.9x | $239 | — |
| Current | 13x | $239 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $396 | +66% |
| Fair | 43x | $771 | +223% |
| Expensive | 54x | $972 | +308% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ADBE's PE is in its cheap range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.9x next year's earnings.
CRDO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $140 | — |
| Current | 49x | $140 | — |
| Cheap | 75x | $212 | +52% |
| Fair | 124x | $353 | +152% |
| Expensive | 395x | $1,122 | +703% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CRDO has the edge over ADBE in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ADBE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ADBE, with profitability improving.
CRDO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for CRDO, with profitability improving.
ADBE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $26.84 | +50% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.91 | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.47 | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.16 | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.70 | +35% |
| Q3 2025 | $16.01 | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.59 | +40% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.14 | +45% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.36 | +4.6% |
ADBE's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $17.91 over the past year, up 12% from the year before, and higher year over year for 16 quarters in a row.
CRDO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.35 | +194% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.84 | +312% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.51 | +766% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.82 | +18100% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.16 | +$1.31 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.69 | +$0.85 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.29 | +$0.47 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.01 | +$0.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.15 | +$0.06 |
CRDO's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $2.84 over the past year, about four times what it earned the year before, and higher year over year for nine quarters in a row.
ADBE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.8B | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.6B | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.4B | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.2B | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $6B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.9B | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.7B | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.6B | +11% |
ADBE's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $6.8B last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 35% | -1.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 34% | -2.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 38% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 36% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 36% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 38% | +20 points |
| Q4 2024 | 35% | +0.4 points |
ADBE has the edge over CRDO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CRDO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $479M | +115% |
| Q2 2026 | $437M | +157% |
| Q1 2026 | $407M | +201% |
| Q4 2025 | $268M | +272% |
| Q3 2025 | $223.1M | +274% |
| Q2 2025 | $170M | +180% |
| Q1 2025 | $135M | +154% |
| Q4 2024 | $72M | +64% |
CRDO has the edge over ADBE on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | -2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 36% | +16 points |
| Q1 2026 | 37% | +17 points |
| Q4 2025 | 29% | +41 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | +51 points |
| Q2 2025 | 20% | +33 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | +31 points |
| Q4 2024 | -12% | +8.5 points |
CRDO's operating margin was 25% last quarter, down 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ADBE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.1B | -1.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.9B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.1B | +8.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.1B | +8.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.1B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.5B | +116% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.9B | +85% |
ADBE's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $10.6B over the past year, up 10% from the year before.
CRDO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $82.9M | +62% |
| Q2 2026 | $177.5M | +228% |
| Q1 2026 | $139.7M | +$140.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $38.5M | +$50.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $51.3M | +$64.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $54.2M | +5531% |
| Q1 2025 | -$383K | +$5.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$11.7M | -494% |
CRDO has burned cash in most quarters: $439M over the past year, about five times what it generated the year before.
ADBE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.7% | -7M shares |
| 1 year | -6.7% | -28.6M shares |
| 3 years | -14% | -64M shares |
| 5 years | -18% | -85.2M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -96.1M shares |
ADBE has the edge over CRDO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2B |
| Q2 2026 | $2.1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $2.1B |
| Q2 2025 | $3.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $3.3B |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B |
ADBE spent $9.3B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 18% from the year before.
CRDO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.3% | +6.1M shares |
| 1 year | +5.3% | +9.8M shares |
| 3 years | +30% | +45.1M shares |
| 5 years | +39% | +54.4M shares |
CRDO has 194M diluted shares, up 5.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | $22.9M |
| Q3 2020 | — |
ADBE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
ADBE's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
CRDO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -22.2x | Net Cash |
CRDO has the edge over ADBE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ADBE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 25.8 | Neutral |
ADBE's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
CRDO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.2 | Oversold |
CRDO's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
ADBE PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ADBE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 28x | 52% below |
| PE % | 3 | 35 | 32 pts below |
ADBE has the edge over CRDO on valuation relative to its sector.
CRDO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CRDO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 49x | 28x | 77% above |
| PE % | 1 | 48 | 47 pts below |
CRDO is trading at 49x earnings, a 77% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
ADBE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $244.1 | 2.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $248.6 | 4.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $261.6 | 8.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $321.8 | 26% below |
| 200 week MA | $410.6 | 42% below |
ADBE is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 42% below its 200-week average.
CRDO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $171.8 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $199.0 | 30% below |
| 50 week MA | $174.7 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $134.3 | 4.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $78.2 | 79% above |
CRDO has the edge over ADBE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ADBE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $330.8 | $499.9 | +51% |
| 2021 | $499.9 | $569.6 | +14% |
| 2022 | $569.6 | $338.5 | -41% |
| 2023 | $338.5 | $596.6 | +76% |
| 2024 | $596.6 | $446.5 | -25% |
| 2025 | $446.5 | $353.8 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $353.8 | $238.5 | -33% |
ADBE has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 33% so far in 2026.
CRDO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $11.2 | $13.0 | +16% |
| 2023 | $13.0 | $19.5 | +50% |
| 2024 | $19.5 | $69.3 | +256% |
| 2025 | $69.3 | $144.8 | +109% |
| 2026 YTD | $144.8 | $139.8 | -3.5% |
CRDO has the edge over ADBE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.