automatic data processing inc. - ADP

ADP

Close Chg Chg %
260.22 -0.82 -0.32%

Closed Market

259.40

-0.82 (0.32%)

Volume: 2.59M

Last Updated:

Dec 4, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: automatic data processing inc. - ADP

ADP Key Data

Open

$261.46

Day Range

258.35 - 262.30

52 Week Range

247.18 - 329.85

Market Cap

$105.25B

Shares Outstanding

404.45M

Public Float

403.87M

Beta

0.86

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

25.36

EPS

$10.18

Yield

239.52%

Dividend

$1.70

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dec 12, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

2.22M

 

ADP Performance

1 Week
 
1.93%
 
1 Month
 
2.38%
 
3 Months
 
-12.08%
 
1 Year
 
-14.56%
 
5 Years
 
48.88%
 

ADP Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 19
Full Ratings ➔

About automatic data processing inc. - ADP

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. engages in the provision of business outsourcing solutions in cloud-based human capital management. It operates through the following business segments: Employer Services, Professional Employer Organization Services, and Other. The Employer Services segment provides clients from single-employee small businesses to large enterprises offering human resources outsourcing and technology-based human capital management solutions and cloud-based platforms. The Professional Employer Organization Services segment offers small and mid-sized businesses a human resource outsourcing solution through a co-employment mode. The Other segment includes the certain corporate overhead charges and expenses that have not been allocated to the reportable segments. The company was founded by Henry Taub in 1949 and is headquartered in Roseland, NJ.

ADP At a Glance

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
1 ADP Boulevard
Roseland, New Jersey 07068-1728
Phone 1-973-974-5000 Revenue 20.56B
Industry Packaged Software Net Income 4.08B
Sector Technology Services 2025 Sales Growth 7.074%
Fiscal Year-end 06 / 2026 Employees 67,000
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ADP Valuation

P/E Current 25.233
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 30.895
Price to Sales Ratio 6.13
Price to Book Ratio 20.20
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 25.52
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 21.255
Enterprise Value to Sales 6.196
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.072

ADP Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 306,879.104
Income Per Employee 60,891.045
Receivables Turnover 5.745
Total Asset Turnover 0.382

ADP Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.048
Quick Ratio 1.048
Cash Ratio 0.19

ADP Profitability

Gross Margin 50.366
Operating Margin 26.319
Pretax Margin 25.826
Net Margin 19.842
Return on Assets 7.574
Return on Equity 76.003
Return on Total Capital 26.503
Return on Invested Capital 44.462

ADP Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 148.765
Total Debt to Total Capital 59.801
Total Debt to Total Assets 17.249
Long-Term Debt to Equity 69.423
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 27.907
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Annual Financials for Automatic Data Processing Inc. - ADP

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
16.50B 18.01B 19.20B 20.56B
Sales Growth
+9.95% +9.18% +6.61% +7.07%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
8.77B 9.21B 9.61B 10.21B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
515.10M 549.30M 561.90M 582.40M
Depreciation
171.00M 176.50M 190.30M 201.80M
Amortization of Intangibles
344.10M 372.80M 371.60M 380.60M
COGS Growth
+9.17% +5.01% +4.40% +6.17%
Gross Income
7.73B 8.81B 9.59B 10.36B
Gross Income Growth
+10.85% +13.90% +8.92% +7.98%
Gross Profit Margin
+46.86% +48.89% +49.94% +50.37%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
3.93B 4.30B 4.65B 4.94B
Research & Development
798.60M 844.80M 955.70M 988.60M
Other SG&A
3.13B 3.45B 3.69B 3.96B
SGA Growth
+7.62% +9.47% +8.10% +6.38%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
23.00M 900.00K (4.00M) (400.00K)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
3.78B 4.51B 4.95B 5.41B
Non Operating Income/Expense
110.20M 190.00M 291.10M 359.50M
Non-Operating Interest Income
41.00M 149.50M 241.30M 319.50M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
86.30M 257.70M 365.80M 461.30M
Interest Expense Growth
+44.56% +198.61% +41.95% +26.11%
Gross Interest Expense
86.30M 257.70M 365.80M 461.30M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
3.80B 4.44B 4.87B 5.31B
Pretax Income Growth
+13.18% +16.65% +9.80% +8.99%
Pretax Margin
+23.06% +24.64% +25.37% +25.83%
Income Tax
855.20M 1.03B 1.12B 1.23B
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
721.10M 1.00B 1.02B 1.06B
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
97.50M 104.60M 132.80M 136.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
49.50M (84.40M) (30.80M) 17.60M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(12.90M) 4.30M (6.60M) 19.40M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
2.95B 3.41B 3.75B 4.08B
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
2.95B 3.41B 3.75B 4.08B
Net Income Growth
+13.48% +15.70% +9.96% +8.73%
Net Margin Growth
+17.87% +18.94% +19.54% +19.84%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
2.95B 3.41B 3.75B 4.08B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
2.95B 3.41B 3.75B 4.08B
EPS (Basic)
7.0413 8.2475 9.1378 10.0214
EPS (Basic) Growth
+15.52% +17.13% +10.79% +9.67%
Basic Shares Outstanding
418.80M 413.70M 410.60M 407.10M
EPS (Diluted)
7.0028 8.2078 9.1024 9.9821
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+15.37% +17.21% +10.90% +9.66%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
421.10M 415.70M 412.20M 408.70M
EBITDA
4.32B 5.06B 5.50B 5.99B
EBITDA Growth
+12.59% +17.07% +8.89% +8.88%
EBITDA Margin
+26.17% +28.07% +28.67% +29.15%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 312.167
Number of Ratings 19 Current Quarters Estimate 2.568
FY Report Date 12 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 10.914
Last Quarter’s Earnings 2.49 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 10.01 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 11.981
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 14 14 15 15
Mean Estimate 2.57 3.27 10.91 11.98
High Estimates 2.65 3.37 11.00 12.40
Low Estimate 2.34 2.93 10.67 11.80
Coefficient of Variance 2.92 3.57 0.67 1.22

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 2 2
OVERWEIGHT 3 3 1
HOLD 12 12 14
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 2 2 1
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for Automatic Data Processing Inc. - ADP

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Sep 16, 2025 Carlos A. Rodriguez Director 25,289 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $298.58 per share 7,550,789.62
Sep 16, 2025 Carlos A. Rodriguez Director 25,103 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $293.93 per share 7,378,524.79
Sep 16, 2025 Carlos A. Rodriguez Director 24,901 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $293.04 per share 7,296,989.04
Sep 16, 2025 Carlos A. Rodriguez Director 24,564 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $296.92 per share 7,293,542.88
Sep 16, 2025 Carlos A. Rodriguez Director 23,973 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $295.82 per share 7,091,692.86
Sep 16, 2025 Carlos A. Rodriguez Director 23,350 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $297.98 per share 6,957,833.00
Sep 16, 2025 Carlos A. Rodriguez Director 22,548 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $294.8 per share 6,647,150.40
Sep 16, 2025 Carlos A. Rodriguez Director 22,541 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $296.94 per share 6,693,324.54
Sep 16, 2025 Carlos A. Rodriguez Director 22,489 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $294.41 per share 6,620,986.49
Sep 16, 2025 Carlos A. Rodriguez Director 22,360 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $296.13 per share 6,621,466.80
Sep 16, 2025 Carlos A. Rodriguez Director 22,130 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $292.81 per share 6,479,885.30
Sep 16, 2025 Carlos A. Rodriguez Director 21,275 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $293.76 per share 6,249,744.00
Apr 15, 2025 Christopher D'Ambrosio Corp. VP 226 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Apr 15, 2025 Christopher D'Ambrosio Corp. VP 7,364 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $293.14 per share 2,158,682.96
Apr 15, 2025 Christopher D'Ambrosio Corp. VP 7,842 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $146.75 per share 1,150,813.50
Apr 15, 2025 Christopher D'Ambrosio Corp. VP 7,617 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $169.84 per share 1,293,671.28
Apr 15, 2025 Christopher D'Ambrosio Corp. VP 373 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jan 6, 2025 Brian L Michaud Corp VP 14,068 Discretionary transaction in accordance with Rule 16b-3(f) resulting in acq or disposition of issuer shs Non-derivative transaction at $278.09 per share 3,912,170.12
Jan 6, 2025 Paul Boland Corp. VP 4,748 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $292.73 per share 1,389,882.04
Jan 6, 2025 Maria Black President & CEO 69,577 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $292.73 per share 20,367,275.21

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