Adobevs.Meta Platforms
ADBE vs META · both in AI software & productivity, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: Embeds AI models into the products and workflows we already use.
Meta Platforms is about 20× larger than Adobe by market cap; Adobe trades at the lower P/E (12.9 vs 27.0); year to date, Meta Platforms leads (+9.2% vs −31.1%).
Side by side
| ADBE | META | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $93.8B | $1.8T |
| Price | $242.27 | $718.67 |
| Today | +0.5% | −0.3% |
| Return YTD | −31.1% | +9.2% |
| Return 1Y | −30.9% | +0.4% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | +19.5% | +30.6% |
| P/E | 12.9 | 27.0 |
| P/S | 3.6 | 8.0 |
| P/B | 8.0 | 7.0 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
The two companies
AdobeADBE
Photoshop and the rest of Creative Cloud are default tools in the design trade, now with Firefly generative AI built in. The same technology has also produced rivals that chip away at Adobe's position.
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Facebook and Instagram pay for one of the largest AI build-outs anywhere: GPU clusters at enormous scale, the Llama models released openly, and advertising tools that are so far the clearest payoff. Meta AI and the smart glasses are the consumer end of it.
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