ADP sells payroll processing and HR software to businesses of all sizes—from small businesses to large enterprises—across 140 countries. Its core products handle payroll, tax compliance, benefits administration, talent management, and retirement services. It also runs a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) business, where it co-employs clients' workers and manages HR functions on their behalf. ADP earns revenue through software subscription fees, per-employee-per-month service fees, and float income on client funds held before disbursement. It serves over 1.1 million clients and processes payroll for more than 42 million workers.
Employees67,000IPOJan 31, 1968SIC7372HQOne ADP Boulevard, Roseland, NJ, USA, 07068
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Financials
Profitability
Metric
Current
Margins
Gross Margin
46.4%
Operating Margin
26.3%
EBITDA Margin
30.9%
Net Margin
20.1%
OCF Margin
24.8%
FCF Margin
21.8%
Returns on Capital
ROE
70.4%
ROA
6.9%
ROIC
7.8%
ROCE
49.4%
ROC (Greenblatt)
600.8%
3Y ROIIC
12.6%
Consistency
Years Profitable / 10Y
10
Valuation
Metric
Current
Earnings Multiples
P/E (TTM)
26.41
Forward P/E
23.53
P/E ex-NRI
25.99
Shiller P/E (CAPE)
35.40
Cash Flow Multiples
P/FCF
24.32
P/OCF
21.36
P/Owner Earnings
32.89
FCF Yield
4.16%
Enterprise Value Multiples
EV / EBIT
18.96
EV / Forward EBIT
18.80
EV / EBITDA
17.32
EV / Forward EBITDA
17.35
EV / Revenue
5.35
EV / Forward Revenue
5.09
Asset / Sales
P/S
5.37
P/B
19.06
P/Tangible Book
105.06
Growth-Adjusted
PEG
1.98
Capital Returns
Metric
Current
Dividends
Dividend Yield (TTM)
2.29%
Forward Dividend Yield
2.34%
3Y Dividend Growth
11.5%
Payout Ratio
0.60
5Y Yield on Cost
4.44%
Buybacks & Dilution
3Y Buyback Ratio
1.20%
5Y Share Change
−5.8%
Combined
Shareholder Yield
4.72%
Balance Sheet
Metric
Current
Leverage
Debt / Equity
0.87
Gross Debt / EBITDA
0.78
Cash / Debt
0.80
Equity / Assets
0.10
Coverage
Interest Coverage
12.58
Short-Term Liquidity
Current Ratio
1.05
Quick Ratio
1.05
Cash Ratio
0.08
Composite Scores
Piotroski F-Score
8
Altman Z-Score
2.47
Split History
Date
Split
1999-01-04
2:1
1996-01-02
2:1
1991-05-01
2:1
1986-06-09
2:1
1981-05-22
2:1
1976-07-02
2:1
Ex-date
Amount
Pay date
2026-09-11
$1.7
2026-10-01
2026-06-12
$1.7
2026-07-01
2026-03-13
$1.7
2026-04-01
2025-12-12
$1.7
2026-01-01
2025-09-12
$1.54
2025-10-01
2025-06-13
$1.54
2025-07-01
2025-03-14
$1.54
2025-04-01
2024-12-13
$1.54
2025-01-01
2024-09-13
$1.4
2024-10-01
2024-06-14
$1.4
2024-07-01
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Transcript
Type
2026-07-29
Q4 2026 Automatic Data Processing Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2026-05-28
Automatic Data Processing Inc at TD Cowen Technology, Media & Telecom Conference Transcript
Conference Presentations
2026-05-19
Automatic Data Processing Inc at JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference Transcript
Conference Presentations
2026-04-29
Q3 2026 Automatic Data Processing Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2026-01-28
Q2 2026 Automatic Data Processing Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2025-12-09
Automatic Data Processing Inc at Nasdaq London Investor Conference Transcript
Conference Presentations
2025-10-29
Q1 2026 Automatic Data Processing Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2025-07-30
Q4 2025 Automatic Data Processing Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2025-04-30
Q3 2025 Automatic Data Processing Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
2025-01-29
Q2 2025 Automatic Data Processing Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call
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5-Step DuPont Analysis
ROE %
72.23%
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×
Net Margin %
20.11%
×
×
Operating Margin %
26.33%
Operating Income
$5.78B
÷
Revenue
$21.95B
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Tax Burden
0.7702
Net Income
$4.41B
÷
Pretax Income
$5.73B
×
Interest Burden
0.9915
Pretax Income
$5.73B
÷
Operating Income
$5.78B
×
Asset Turnover
0.38
÷
Revenue
$21.95B
÷
Average Total Assets
$58.28B
Begin Total Assets
$53.37B
End Total Assets
$63.19B
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Equity Multiplier
9.54
÷
Avg Total Assets
$58.28B
÷
Avg Stockholders Equity
$6.11B
Begin Equity
$6.19B
End Equity
$6.03B
Top institutional holders
Q2 2026| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Chg. shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 36.2M | 8.98% | +657.4K | $8.10B |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 26.1M | 6.48% | -54.9K | $5.84B |
| STATE STREET CORP | 20.4M | 5.06% | +1.1M | $4.60B |
| Invesco Ltd. | 13.6M | 3.37% | +5.1M | $3.04B |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 12.7M | 3.16% | +1.2M | $2.85B |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 12.0M | 2.97% | -38.2K | $2.68B |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 10.5M | 2.62% | -510.7K | $2.36B |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 10.0M | 2.49% | -75.2K | $2.25B |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 8.4M | 2.08% | +2.0M | $1.87B |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 8.3M | 2.06% | -278.2K | $1.85B |
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as reported| Insider | Shares held | % Owned | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonarti Michael AOfficer | 89.3K | 0.0222% | $25.81M |
| Black MariaOfficer | 80.6K | 0.0200% | $23.29M |
| JONES JOHN P IIIDirector | 65.1K | 0.0162% | $18.81M |
| KUTAM SREENIVASAOfficer | 49.7K | 0.0123% | $14.36M |
| Rodriguez Carlos ADirector | 48.0K | 0.0119% | $13.86M |
| Bisson PeterDirector | 22.8K | 0.0057% | $6.58M |
| WIJNBERG SANDRA SDirector | 20.5K | 0.0051% | $5.92M |
| Ready William JDirector | 19.8K | 0.0049% | $5.73M |
| Michaud Brian L.Officer | 18.8K | 0.0047% | $5.44M |
| DeSilva JosephOfficer | 18.8K | 0.0047% | $5.44M |
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through Sep 9, 2026| Insider | Action | Shares | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugla VishwasOfficer | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +2.8K | $0 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Sugla VishwasOfficer | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +2.1K | $0 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| DeSilva JosephOfficer | Open-Market or Private Sale | -631 | $178.5K | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Foskett DavidOfficer | Open-Market or Private Sale | -1.5K | $432.7K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| DeSilva JosephOfficer | Open-Market or Private Sale | -6.5K | $1.84M | Sep 2, 2026 |
| D'Ambrosio ChristopherOfficer | Open-Market or Private Sale | -1.9K | $529.8K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Black MariaOfficer | Open-Market or Private Sale | -214 | $59.8K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Black MariaOfficer | Open-Market or Private Sale | -256 | $71.5K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Black MariaOfficer | Open-Market or Private Sale | -559 | $156.5K | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Black MariaOfficer | Open-Market or Private Sale | -610 | $171.9K | Sep 2, 2026 |
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