automatic data processing inc. - ADP

ADP

Close Chg Chg %
263.68 -0.57 -0.22%

Closed Market

263.11

-0.57 (0.22%)

Volume: 1.99M

Last Updated:

Sep 24, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: automatic data processing inc. - ADP

ADP Key Data

Open

$264.20

Day Range

261.31 - 267.87

52 Week Range

188.16 - 294.35

Market Cap

$107.12B

Shares Outstanding

397.26M

Public Float

396.50M

Beta

0.83

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

24.64

EPS

$10.97

Yield

251.82%

Dividend

$1.70

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Sep 11, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

2.20M

 

ADP Performance

1 Week
 
-2.78%
 
1 Month
 
-8.28%
 
3 Months
 
17.95%
 
1 Year
 
-9.56%
 
5 Years
 
30.39%
 

ADP Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 20
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 21.95B
Industry Packaged Software Net Income 4.41B
Sector Technology Services 2026 Sales Growth 6.743%
Fiscal Year-end 06 / 2027 Employees 67,000
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ADP Valuation

P/E Current 24.667
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 20.464
Price to Sales Ratio 4.115
Price to Book Ratio 14.771
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 16.60
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 14.351
Enterprise Value to Sales 4.174
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.06

ADP Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 327,573.134
Income Per Employee 65,873.134
Receivables Turnover 6.233
Total Asset Turnover 0.377

ADP Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.051
Quick Ratio 1.051
Cash Ratio 0.085

ADP Profitability

Gross Margin 50.671
Operating Margin 26.413
Pretax Margin 26.109
Net Margin 20.109
Return on Assets 7.573
Return on Equity 72.239
Return on Total Capital 38.226
Return on Invested Capital 40.517

ADP Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 91.436
Total Debt to Total Capital 47.763
Total Debt to Total Assets 8.727
Long-Term Debt to Equity 87.392
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 45.651
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Annual Financials for Automatic Data Processing Inc. - ADP

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All values USD millions. 2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
18.01B 19.20B 20.56B 21.95B
Sales Growth
+9.18% +6.61% +7.07% +6.74%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
9.21B 9.61B 10.21B 10.83B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
549.30M 561.90M 582.40M 585.90M
Depreciation
176.50M 190.30M 201.80M 201.10M
Amortization of Intangibles
372.80M 371.60M 380.60M 384.80M
COGS Growth
+5.01% +4.40% +6.17% +6.09%
Gross Income
8.81B 9.59B 10.36B 11.12B
Gross Income Growth
+13.90% +8.92% +7.98% +7.39%
Gross Profit Margin
+48.89% +49.94% +50.37% +50.67%
2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
4.30B 4.65B 4.94B 5.32B
Research & Development
844.80M 955.70M 988.60M 1.03B
Other SG&A
3.45B 3.69B 3.96B 4.30B
SGA Growth
+9.47% +8.10% +6.38% +7.68%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
900.00K (4.00M) (400.00K) 18.00M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
4.51B 4.95B 5.41B 5.78B
Non Operating Income/Expense
190.00M 291.10M 359.50M 416.60M
Non-Operating Interest Income
149.50M 241.30M 319.50M 371.00M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
257.70M 365.80M 461.30M 465.30M
Interest Expense Growth
+198.61% +41.95% +26.11% +0.87%
Gross Interest Expense
257.70M 365.80M 461.30M 465.30M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
4.44B 4.87B 5.31B 5.73B
Pretax Income Growth
+16.65% +9.80% +8.99% +7.91%
Pretax Margin
+24.64% +25.37% +25.83% +26.11%
Income Tax
1.03B 1.12B 1.23B 1.32B
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
1.00B 1.02B 1.06B 943.30M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
104.60M 132.80M 136.00M 217.20M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(84.40M) (30.80M) 17.60M 170.50M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
4.30M (6.60M) 19.40M (14.20M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
3.41B 3.75B 4.08B 4.41B
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
3.41B 3.75B 4.08B 4.41B
Net Income Growth
+15.70% +9.96% +8.73% +8.18%
Net Margin Growth
+18.94% +19.54% +19.84% +20.11%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
3.41B 3.75B 4.08B 4.41B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
3.41B 3.75B 4.08B 4.41B
EPS (Basic)
8.2475 9.1378 10.0214 10.9707
EPS (Basic) Growth
+17.13% +10.79% +9.67% +9.47%
Basic Shares Outstanding
413.70M 410.60M 407.10M 402.30M
EPS (Diluted)
8.2078 9.1024 9.9821 10.9435
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+17.21% +10.90% +9.66% +9.63%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
415.70M 412.20M 408.70M 403.30M
EBITDA
5.06B 5.50B 5.99B 6.38B
EBITDA Growth
+17.07% +8.89% +8.88% +6.49%
EBITDA Margin
+28.07% +28.67% +29.15% +29.08%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 289.00
Number of Ratings 20 Current Quarters Estimate 2.77
FY Report Date 09 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 12.259
Last Quarter’s Earnings 2.64 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 11.12 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 13.388
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 16 16 17 17
Mean Estimate 2.77 2.92 12.26 13.39
High Estimates 2.92 3.00 12.39 13.66
Low Estimate 2.67 2.84 12.11 13.00
Coefficient of Variance 2.30 1.46 0.51 1.29

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 4 4 4
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 1
HOLD 14 14 14
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 2 2 2
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for Automatic Data Processing Inc. - ADP

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Apr 16, 2026 Christopher D'Ambrosio Corp. VP 8,369 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $195.74 per share 1,638,148.06
Dec 16, 2025 Michael Anthony Bonarti Corporate Vice President 80,414 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 $266.1 per share 21,398,165.40
Dec 16, 2025 Sreeni Kutam Corp VP 40,770 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 $266.1 per share 10,848,897.00
Dec 16, 2025 David Kwon Corp VP 11,756 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 $266.1 per share 3,128,271.60
Dec 16, 2025 Brian L Michaud Executive VP 16,401 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 $266.1 per share 4,364,306.10

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