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Aug 30, 2024

FY2024 Q3

Adobe (ADBE) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Aug 30, 2024

Revenue and gross profit increased compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Gross margin improved as cost of revenue declined relative to revenue growth.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Aug 30, 2024 · FY2024 Q3

Revenue and gross profit increased compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Gross margin improved as cost of revenue declined relative to revenue growth.

  • The primary observable driver of margin improvement was the reduction in cost of revenue, which decreased while revenue grew.
  • Sequentially, revenue and gross profit rose, while cost of revenue fell, leading to higher gross margin. Year over year, revenue and gross profit also increased, with cost of revenue lower, resulting in improved gross margin.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

89.8%

Gross profit

$4.9B

Revenue

$5.4B

Cost of revenue

$554.0M

Quarter-over-quarter change

+1.0 pts

Year-over-year change

+1.6 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Dec 1, 2023$5.0B$4.4B$634.0M87.4%
Mar 1, 2024$5.2B$4.6B$590.0M88.6%
May 31, 2024$5.3B$4.7B$598.0M88.7%
Aug 30, 2024$5.4B$4.9B$554.0M89.8%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

May 31, 2024

+1.0 pts

Year-over-year change

Sep 1, 2023

+1.6 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The primary observable driver of margin improvement was the reduction in cost of revenue, which decreased while revenue grew.

Sequentially, revenue and gross profit rose, while cost of revenue fell, leading to higher gross margin. Year over year, revenue and gross profit also increased, with cost of revenue lower, resulting in improved gross margin.

Monitor future cost of revenue trends to see if the reduction persists.