Automatic Data Processing Inc

NAS : ADP
USA·Technology·Software·Ordinary Shares
$288.90
−3.41 (−1.23%)Oct 16 close
Market Cap
$116.32B
Enterprise Value
$117.36B
P/E (TTM)
26.41
P/B
19.06
Net Cash / (Debt)
−$1.04B
52-Week Range
$189 — $289
5-Year Range
$189 — $327
Avg Volume (3M)
2.67M

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

5-Step DuPont Analysis

ROE %
72.23%
Net Margin %
20.11%
Operating Margin %
26.33%
Operating Income
$5.78B
÷
Revenue
$21.95B
×
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
×
Equity Multiplier
9.54
Avg Total Assets
$58.28B
÷
Avg Stockholders Equity
$6.11B
Begin Equity
$6.19B
End Equity
$6.03B
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InsiderShares held% Owned
Bonarti Michael AOfficer89.3K0.0222%
Black MariaOfficer80.6K0.0200%
JONES JOHN P IIIDirector65.1K0.0162%
KUTAM SREENIVASAOfficer49.7K0.0123%
Rodriguez Carlos ADirector48.0K0.0119%
Bisson PeterDirector22.8K0.0057%
WIJNBERG SANDRA SDirector20.5K0.0051%
Ready William JDirector19.8K0.0049%
Michaud Brian L.Officer18.8K0.0047%
DeSilva JosephOfficer18.8K0.0047%
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Recent insider activity

through Sep 9, 2026
InsiderActionSharesDate
Sugla VishwasOfficerGrant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d))+2.8KSep 9, 2026
Sugla VishwasOfficerGrant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d))+2.1KSep 9, 2026
DeSilva JosephOfficerOpen-Market or Private Sale-631Sep 3, 2026
Foskett DavidOfficerOpen-Market or Private Sale-1.5KSep 2, 2026
DeSilva JosephOfficerOpen-Market or Private Sale-6.5KSep 2, 2026
D'Ambrosio ChristopherOfficerOpen-Market or Private Sale-1.9KSep 2, 2026
Black MariaOfficerOpen-Market or Private Sale-214Sep 2, 2026
Black MariaOfficerOpen-Market or Private Sale-256Sep 2, 2026
Black MariaOfficerOpen-Market or Private Sale-559Sep 2, 2026
Black MariaOfficerOpen-Market or Private Sale-610Sep 2, 2026
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