Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE) — Quality & forensics
As of 2026-09-14 — refreshed nightly. Closelook readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.
The Closelook module scores
- Valuation 77
- Quality 93
- Growth 49
- Balance sheet 63
- Cash quality 58
- Capital allocation 75
- Momentum 47
Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.
Financial forensics — the academic screens
Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.
Continue: the ADBE chart & overview · the earnings record
FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-14
Quick answers
What is Adobe Systems Incorporated's Closelook quality reading?
The composite reads 66/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-09-14: valuation 77, quality 93, growth 49, balance sheet 63, cash quality 58, capital allocation 75, momentum 47. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.
What is Adobe Systems Incorporated's Altman Z-Score?
7.30, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-09-14. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
What is Adobe Systems Incorporated's Piotroski F-Score?
6 of 9, as of 2026-09-14. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
What does Adobe Systems Incorporated's Beneish M-Score indicate?
-2.86 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-09-14. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.
Mentioned on Closelook
Where ADBE appears in the diary — 12 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.
Long reads
Dailies
- AI trade — the pacing call splits tech: chips −5%, software +4.5%, security +12–15%, 10-year hits 5%
- Stocks snap a four-day losing streak as oil slips under $100 and chips bounce 2% — despite core inflation hotter than hoped and Fed hike odds at 82%; Oracle gives back its entire after-hours jump
- Chips lead the market down as oil tops $105 and the 10-year hits 4.92%: Micron −4%, Intel −4%, Nvidia −2.5% — while software posts its first up day in six and Apple gains 3%
- The trade flips at midday: chips fade, software bounces — Meta +6%, Cloudflare +9%, Datadog +6% while oil holds $101 and the 10-year hits 4.85%
- Asia’s chip rally fades into the close: Kospi touches 7,171 and ends under 7,000, Nikkei −1.2% on a 153 yen — and Lenovo drops 6%, Z.ai 10% in Hong Kong
- Chips up again, software down again — Friday's split is turning into a trend
- Kospi jumps 4% on OpenAI’s new model: SK hynix +7%, Kioxia +9%, SoftBank +10% — while gold and bitcoin slide on the rate-hike odds
- Samsara jumps 15%, Zscaler beats and goes nowhere, bitcoin tops $81,000 — Wall Street’s best day in a month lands the night before the jobs report
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