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$ADBE β BUY π | 6 MONTHS THESIS
π― FQ2 FY2026 (ends May) | reported Jun 11 | Rev $6.6B | EPS $5.96 vs $5.81 π’ | Margin 33.8%
π‘ Consensus expects stagnant revenue and gradual margin erosion, pricing ADBE at ~9x forward adjusted P/E and 8x EV/EBITDAβmultiples typical for declining hardware businesses, not a subscription software leader with 30%+ net margins and aggressive share buybacks.
π Reward/risk: 3.48:1
π’ Business Quality: 8/10/10 - Adobe holds a dominant moat in creative and document software, has high switching costs, best-in-class gross margins (90%), and a subscription model ensuring stable cash flows, but growth has stalled and faces AI-driven competitive risks.
π Valuation: cheap - TTM adjusted P/E ~9.5x, GAAP P/E ~12.7x, EV/EBITDA ~8x (estimated), FCF yield 12.4%; all are near multi-year lows and far below SaaS peers...
π Our read: BUY. Full analysis β
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