Adobe Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Adobe's CEO is Shantanu Narayen, appointed in Dec 2007, has a tenure of 18.75 years. total yearly compensation is $51.17M, comprised of 2.9% salary and 97.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.092% of the company’s shares, worth $91.84M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 8 years respectively.
Key information
Shantanu Narayen
Chief executive officer
US$51.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 2.93% |
| CEO tenure | 18.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.09% |
| Management average tenure | 5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| May 29 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Feb 27 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Nov 28 2025 | US$51m | US$2m | US$7b |
| Aug 29 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| May 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Feb 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Nov 29 2024 | US$52m | US$2m | US$6b |
| Aug 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| May 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Mar 01 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Dec 01 2023 | US$45m | US$2m | US$5b |
| Sep 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Jun 02 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Mar 03 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Dec 02 2022 | US$32m | US$1m | US$5b |
| Sep 02 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Jun 03 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Mar 04 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$5b |
| Dec 03 2021 | US$36m | US$1m | US$5b |
| Sep 03 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Jun 04 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Mar 05 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$6b |
| Nov 27 2020 | US$46m | US$1m | US$5b |
| Aug 28 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| May 29 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$4b |
| Feb 28 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Nov 29 2019 | US$39m | US$1m | US$3b |
Compensation vs Market: Shantanu's total compensation ($USD51.17M) is above average for companies of similar size in the PE market ($USD5.28M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Shantanu's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Shantanu Narayen (62 yo)
Mr. Shantanu Narayen serves as Lead Independent Director at Pfizer Venture Investments LLC. He has been Chairman of Adobe Inc. since January 2017 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since December 01,...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 18.8yrs | US$51.17m | 0.092% $ 91.8m | |
| EVP of Legal & Government Relations | 1.3yrs | US$15.59m | 0.0015% $ 1.5m | |
| President of Creativity & Productivity Business | 5.3yrs | US$17.79m | 0.011% $ 10.9m | |
| President of Customer Experience Orchestration Business | 6.7yrs | US$17.79m | 0.016% $ 15.6m | |
| Interim CFO and Senior VP of Finance | less than a year | no data | 0.0014% $ 1.4m | |
| Senior VP | 2.1yrs | no data | 0.00096% $ 962.5k | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President of Global Marketing | 1.8yrs | no data | 0.0014% $ 1.4m | |
| Chief People Officer & Executive VP of Employee Experience | 6.7yrs | no data | 0.013% $ 12.9m | |
| MD of India & VP of Products | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Document Cloud | 5.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP & MD for Adobe India | 5yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: ADBEUS's management team is seasoned and experienced (5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 18.8yrs | US$51.17m | 0.092% $ 91.8m | |
| Independent Lead Director | 14.3yrs | US$459.92k | 0.0082% $ 8.3m | |
| Independent Director | 17.7yrs | US$384.92k | 0.0050% $ 5.0m | |
| Independent Director | 4.7yrs | US$394.92k | 0.00083% $ 832.2k | |
| Independent Director | 14.3yrs | US$419.92k | 0.0087% $ 8.7m | |
| Member of International Advisory Board | 5.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 14.3yrs | US$392.96k | 0.0082% $ 8.2m | |
| Independent Director | 8.4yrs | US$389.92k | 0.0051% $ 5.2m | |
| Independent Director | 2.9yrs | US$389.92k | 0.00046% $ 461.2k | |
| Independent Director | 7.7yrs | US$394.92k | 0.0015% $ 1.5m | |
| Independent Director | 7.7yrs | US$429.92k | 0.0013% $ 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 5.9yrs | US$389.92k | 0.0010% $ 1.0m |
Experienced Board: ADBEUS's board of directors are considered experienced (8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/09/13 03:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/11 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/08/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/11/28 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Adobe Inc. is covered by 66 analysts. 33 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Joseph Bonner | Argus Research Company |
| Robert Oliver | Baird |
| Saket Kalia | Barclays |