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Adobe reported Quarter 3 2024 results, showcasing a strong performance across its core business segments and innovative advancements, leading to significant growth.

The company achieved record revenue of $5.41 billion for the quarter, reflecting an eleven percent year-over-year growth. This success was underscored by strong earnings per share figures, with GAAP earnings at $3.76 and non-GAAP earnings at $4.65, marking growth of twenty-three percent and fourteen percent, respectively. Chief Executive Officer Shantanu Narayen highlighted the effectiveness of their innovation strategy, indicating that advancements in products like Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, and Experience Cloud are not only appealing to current customers, but also attracting new users. Narayen stated, "The product advances we've launched in the past eighteen months are delighting a huge and growing universe of users and enterprises."

Chief Financial Officer Dan Durn also emphasized the growth in the Digital Media and Digital Experience segments. Digital Media revenue reached four billion dollars, aided by strong net new Annual Recurring Revenue, or ARR, of five hundred four million dollars. Document Cloud revenues soared by eighteen percent to eight hundred seven million dollars, bolstered by the AI Assistant's transformative features.

David Wadhwani, President of the Digital Media Business, noted the key role of their new AI technologies, particularly in Document Cloud. He remarked, "We've optimized AI Assistant in Acrobat to generate content fit for presentations, emails, and other forms of communication". The integration of generative AI across Adobe’s suite of tools has not only increased productivity for users, but has also significantly contributed to Adobe's customer engagement and retention.

Looking ahead, Adobe is targeting total revenue of between five billion five hundred million and five billion six hundred million dollars for Quarter 4, with expectations for continued momentum in digital media ARR. The overall outlook remains optimistic, as Narayen underscored the company’s commitment to innovation, stating, “I am confident that Adobe's culture, innovative product roadmap, global market opportunity, trusted brand, and unwavering commitment of our employees will continue to drive our success.”

In summary, Adobe's strong third-quarter performance sets a solid foundation for future growth, fueled by advancements in AI technology, customer satisfaction, and a strategic focus on their core business segments.