ADOBE INC. vs Alphabet Inc., two Software stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ADBE and GOOGL diverge most: on fcf yield, ADBE reads 11.1% and GOOGL reads 1.2%; on current ratio, ADBE reads 0.77 and GOOGL reads 2.72. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ADBE's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ADBE | GOOGL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $242.21 | $351.63 |
| Market cap | $95.8B | $4.33T |
| Sector | Software | Software |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -2.1% | — |
| P/E | 13.5 | 17.7 |
| P/B | 8.14 | 6.76 |
| P/S | 3.69 | 9.71 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.0 | 25.2 |
| Revenue growth | +12.0% | +20.0% |
| Gross margin | 88.7% | — |
| Operating margin | 34.8% | 34.0% |
| Net margin | 28.1% | 44.5% |
| Return on equity | 61.9% | 31.0% |
| Return on assets | 24.3% | 21.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 39.6% | 17.4% |
| FCF yield | 11.1% | 1.2% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.54 | 0.16 |
| Current ratio | 0.77 | 2.72 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.53 | 7.66 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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