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ADP NASDAQ US

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. - Common Stock

Industrials · Professional Services Website · IPO Sep 1961
$204.01
▲ +$2.73 (+1.36%)
Vol 2.9M
10
Quality Score
ok
Deep Check
2/5 ok
Mkt Cap
$104.0B
P/E
25.2
ROE
70.4%
Margin
19.8%
D/E
144.10
Beta
0.87
Div Yield
2.64%
52W
$247–$330

Wall Street Consensus

23 analysts · Apr 2026
3
Strong Buy
5
Buy
12
Hold
2
Sell
1
Strong Sell
34.8%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

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Earnings

Beat rate: 100.0%
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Dec 2025 $2.60 $2.62 +$0.02
Sep 2025 $2.46 $2.49 +$0.03
Jun 2025 $2.25 $2.26 +$0.01
Mar 2025 $3.00 $3.06 +$0.06

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2024-1… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1…
Revenue $5.0B $5.6B $5.1B $5.2B $5.4B
Net Income $963.2M $1.2B $910.7M $1.0B $1.1B

Fundamentals Trend

Metric 2025-06-30 2025-09-02 2025-10-02 2025-11-03 2025-12-03 2026-01-02
ROE (TTM) 72.6% 72.6% 72.6% 70.4% 70.4% 70.4%
P/E (TTM) 30.69 30.59 28.93 25.49 25.03 25.15
Net Margin 17.8% 19.8% 19.8% 19.8% 19.8% 19.8%
Gross Margin 45.2% 47.4% 47.4% 47.2% 47.3% 47.3%
D/E Ratio 141.33 141.33 141.33 144.08 144.10 144.10
Current Ratio 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
7.2%
P/S (TTM)
4.98
P/B
20.2
EPS (TTM)
$10.14
CF/Share
$9.76
Rev Growth 3Y
+7.6%
52W High
$329.93
52W Low
$247.18
$247.18 52-Week Range $329.93

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
$991.4M
Net Debt
$1.9B
Cash
$2.4B
Total Debt
$4.3B
As of Dec 31, 2025

How does ADP compare to Professional Services peers?

Peer group: Small-cap Professional Services ($300M+) · 29 companies

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ADP valuation vs Professional Services peers

P/E ratio
25.2
▼ 8% below peers (27.5)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
P/S ratio
5.0
▲ 106% above peers (2.4)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Overvalued
P/B ratio
20.2
▲ 424% above peers (3.9)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Overvalued
Div yield
2.6%
▲ 72% above peers (1.5%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low yield

ADP profitability vs Professional Services peers

ROE
70.4%
▲ 248% above peers (20.2%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier
Net margin
19.8%
▲ 178% above peers (7.1%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier
Gross margin
47.3%
▲ 0% above peers (47.3%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
ROA
7.3%
▼ 0% below peers (7.3%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line

ADP financial health vs Professional Services peers

D/E ratio
144.1
▲ 220% above peers (45.1)
vs Peers
vs Industry
High debt
Current ratio
1.1
▼ 29% below peers (1.5)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low liquidity
Beta
0.9
▲ 9% above peers (0.8)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Less volatile

ADP fundamentals radar

ADP Peer median Industry

ADP profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

ADP vs peers: key metrics

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Dividends

$6.48
/ year
Mar 13, 2026 $1.7000
Dec 12, 2025 $1.7000
Sep 12, 2025 $1.5400
Jun 13, 2025 $1.5400
Mar 14, 2025 $1.5400
Dec 13, 2024 $1.5400
Sep 13, 2024 $1.4000
Jun 14, 2024 $1.4000

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