ADBE vs AEP Stock Comparison

Scores Breakdown

Metric	ADBE	AEP
📈 Growth	22/30	12/30
💰 Profitability	17/20	14/20
🏦 Financial Health	16/20	14/20
💵 Valuation	12/20	15/20
⚠️ Risk (lower is better)	4/10	5/10
Overall Score	73/100	60/100

Side-by-Side Summaries

ADBE Analysis	AEP Analysis
📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory Over 8 quarters, revenue rose from $5.714B (Q2 2024) to $6.618B (Q2 2026), up about 16%. Net income grew from $1.712B to $1.889B, with quarterly fluctuations but an overall positive trend. 💰 Margins & Cash Flow Gross margin stays in the high 80s to low 90s% (examples: Q4 2025 around 92%, Q2 2026 around 89%). Operating income remains solid near $2.0–$2.3B per quarter. Net cash flow from operating activities is consistently positive, typically around $2.2B–$3.2B per quarter, with occasional stronger quarter (e.g., Q4 2025, $3.16B). Investing/financing flows are mixed but liquidity strong. 🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity Cash balances range roughly $5.6B–$7.0B; total assets around $28–$30B; current liabilities in the $9–12B range; long-term debt about $4–$6B; equity around $11.4–$11.8B. Leverage moderate; liquidity ample. ⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks Drivers: AI-enabled product enhancements and sustained Creative Cloud/enterprise demand. Risks: Valuation sensitivity to growth trajectory and potential macro swings in end-market demand.	📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory Across the 8 quarters, Revenues rose from about $4.70B (2024 Q3) to $5.45B (2026 Q2), a ~16% gain, but with volatility (peak around $6.01B in 2025 Q3 and dips in several quarters). Net income ranged from about $0.92B (2024 Q3) to a high of about $1.29B (2025 Q2), ending near $0.75B in 2026 Q2. The trajectory shows modest top-line growth with mixed earnings momentum; the end result is below the initial earnings level despite higher revenue. 💰 Margins & Cash Flow Operating margins have generally trended in the mid-20s percent across several quarters (roughly mid-20s in 2024 Q4 and 2025 Q3; about 23% in 2026 Q2). Cash flow from operations remained positive in most periods (roughly $1.2B–$1.9B), while investing activities were sizable and often negative, pressuring overall free cash flow. Net cash flow patterns reflect ongoing capital spending typical of a regulated utility. 🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity Total assets run around $110B–$122B with equity in the $27B–$33B range and long-term debt near $42B–$50B. Liabilities exceed current assets in several quarters, yielding weaker near-term liquidity (current ratio often below 1). Still, a large asset base and regulated cash flows provide resilience, with debt levels offset by steady rate recovery. ⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks Drivers: Regulated utility demand and rate recovery leverage, ongoing energy transition investments. Risks: Interest-rate/regulatory sensitivity and capital-intensity; earnings can remain volatile around quarterly shifts in demand and tax items.

ADBE Analysis

AEP Analysis

📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory

Over 8 quarters, revenue rose from $5.714B (Q2 2024) to $6.618B (Q2 2026), up about 16%. Net income grew from $1.712B to $1.889B, with quarterly fluctuations but an overall positive trend.

💰 Margins & Cash Flow

Gross margin stays in the high 80s to low 90s% (examples: Q4 2025 around 92%, Q2 2026 around 89%). Operating income remains solid near $2.0–$2.3B per quarter. Net cash flow from operating activities is consistently positive, typically around $2.2B–$3.2B per quarter, with occasional stronger quarter (e.g., Q4 2025, $3.16B). Investing/financing flows are mixed but liquidity strong.

🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Cash balances range roughly $5.6B–$7.0B; total assets around $28–$30B; current liabilities in the $9–12B range; long-term debt about $4–$6B; equity around $11.4–$11.8B. Leverage moderate; liquidity ample.

⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks

Drivers: AI-enabled product enhancements and sustained Creative Cloud/enterprise demand.
Risks: Valuation sensitivity to growth trajectory and potential macro swings in end-market demand.

📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory

Across the 8 quarters, Revenues rose from about $4.70B (2024 Q3) to $5.45B (2026 Q2), a ~16% gain, but with volatility (peak around $6.01B in 2025 Q3 and dips in several quarters). Net income ranged from about $0.92B (2024 Q3) to a high of about $1.29B (2025 Q2), ending near $0.75B in 2026 Q2. The trajectory shows modest top-line growth with mixed earnings momentum; the end result is below the initial earnings level despite higher revenue.

💰 Margins & Cash Flow

Operating margins have generally trended in the mid-20s percent across several quarters (roughly mid-20s in 2024 Q4 and 2025 Q3; about 23% in 2026 Q2). Cash flow from operations remained positive in most periods (roughly $1.2B–$1.9B), while investing activities were sizable and often negative, pressuring overall free cash flow. Net cash flow patterns reflect ongoing capital spending typical of a regulated utility.

🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total assets run around $110B–$122B with equity in the $27B–$33B range and long-term debt near $42B–$50B. Liabilities exceed current assets in several quarters, yielding weaker near-term liquidity (current ratio often below 1). Still, a large asset base and regulated cash flows provide resilience, with debt levels offset by steady rate recovery.

⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks

Drivers: Regulated utility demand and rate recovery leverage, ongoing energy transition investments.
Risks: Interest-rate/regulatory sensitivity and capital-intensity; earnings can remain volatile around quarterly shifts in demand and tax items.

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