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So, is Adobe finally on sale?
Adobe has spent a lot of time being the kind of stock people admire from afar: great business, pricey tag, no impulse purchase. But now it’s trading at about 10 times analysts’ expected earnings for next fiscal year, which is basically the market saying, “Fine, I’ll look at the menu again.”
The quarter wasn’t exactly flimsy
The company’s fiscal second quarter didn’t scream “broken growth story.” Revenue climbed 13% year over year to a record $6.62 billion, which is the sort of number that keeps the long-term thesis alive. In plain English: Adobe is still growing, still monetizing its software empire, and still very much in the fight.
Why investors should care
The stock’s new multiple matters because valuation is the whole ballgame here. When a high-quality company gets cheaper without the business falling apart, investors start doing the classic comeback-tour math:
- Is the market being overly cautious?
- Are AI and competition already baked into the price?
- Or is this just a value trap wearing a nice blazer?
That’s the tension with Adobe right now. The business looks healthy, but the stock is trying to convince investors it’s finally worth a second date.
Big picture: Adobe doesn’t need to be a moonshot to work. It just needs to keep proving it can grow into the price — and maybe give the market a reason to stop side-eyeing it.