Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

US — Industrials Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol ADP
  • Rev/Share 51.5879
  • Book/Share 15.73
  • PB 16.398
  • Debt/Equity 1.4944
  • CurrentRatio 1.2396
  • ROIC 0.0624

 

  • MktCap 104324055344.0
  • FreeCF/Share 11.3549
  • PFCF 22.6742
  • PE 25.2683
  • Debt/Assets 0.1754
  • DivYield 0.0245
  • ROE 0.7042

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Downgrade ADP Jefferies Hold Underperform -- $230 Dec. 16, 2025
Initiation ADP Citigroup -- Neutral -- $303 Oct. 23, 2025
Initiation ADP Wells Fargo -- Underweight -- $288 Oct. 22, 2025

News

Thatch and ADP Simplify Small Business Healthcare with Seamless ICHRA Integration via RUN Powered by ADP
ADP
Published: December 11, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

New embedded solution empowers more than 900,000 small businesses to offer flexible, affordable health coverage directly in RUN Powered by ADP® (RUN) Integrated ICHRA Experience: Employers can discover, quote, and activate ICHRA plans through Thatch directly within RUN. Streamlined Administration: Payroll deductions and carrier payments are automated, reducing administrative burden.

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ADP Announces 2026 HCM Distinction Award Finalists
ADP
Published: December 09, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Winners to be revealed during 41st Annual ADP® Meeting of the Minds Conference in April ROSELAND, N.J. , Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP, a global leader in HR and payroll solutions, today announced the finalists for the 2026 HCM Distinction Awards.

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Automatic Data Processing: An Undervalued Stock For Long-Term Dividend Growth Investors
ADP
Published: December 08, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Automatic Data Processing is a US-based global technology company providing cloud-based enterprise human resources management software and services. ADP moved its revenue from $11.7 billion in FY 2016 to $20.6 billion in FY 2025. ADP has a terrific financial position. The long-term debt/equity ratio is 0.6, while the interest coverage ratio is nearly 13. Total cash exceeds long-term debt.

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Jobless Claims Puzzlingly Light, Lowest in 3 Years
ADP, BBW, BMO, DG, KR
Published: December 04, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

The current weakness in the labor market may be due to letting retirees' jobs expire, or pink slips accompanied by longer-term severance payments.

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Headline ADP Payrolls Number Comes in Negative
ADP
Published: December 03, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Headline ADP Payrolls Number Comes in Negative.

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ADP Disappoints: -32K Private Sector Jobs Last Month
ADP
Published: December 03, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Small businesses lost -120K jobs last month, the biggest decline since the Covid pandemic in 2020.

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Top 10 High-Yield Dividend Stocks For December 2025
ACN, ADP, CMCSA, EOG, MRK, NEE, NKE, PAG, PAYX, SPY, UPS, VYM, WTRG
Published: December 01, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

The November 2025 high-yield dividend watchlist delivered a 2.94% gain in last month, outperforming SPY and closely trailing VYM. This watchlist blends quality and value to identify high-yield stocks with attractive valuations, aiming for a 12% long-term CAGR and strong starting yields. Top 10 picks for December include Accenture, EOG Resources, Nike, Paychex, ADP, Penske Automotive, Comcast, Essential Utilities, and Brown Forman.

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Delayed Economic Data Due This Week
ADBE, ADP, AEO, CRM, CRWD, DG, DLTR, MA
Published: December 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Pre-market futures appear seeking some new equilibrium this morning, cascading into the red after a strong showing on the half-day of trading Friday, where the major indexes all grew more than +0.5% on the session. This morning, they're in give-back mode: the Dow is -207 points, -0.43% at this hour, the S&P 500 is -46, -0.67%, the Nasdaq -239, -0.94% and the small-cap Russell 2000 -26 points, -1.06%.

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Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in ADP Stock?
ADP
Published: November 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Investors need to pay close attention to Automatic Data Processing stock based on the movements in the options market lately.

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Big Morning of Data: Any of It Good?
ADP, ADSK, ANF, BABA, BBY, DELL, DKS, KSS, PPI, URBN
Published: November 25, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Retail Sales, PPI, Weekly ADP and retail earnings reports all hit the tape ahead of the opening bell.

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ADP Workforce Now® Named a Leader in Human Capital Management 2025 Evaluation by Independent Research Firm
ADP
Published: November 24, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

ADP recognized for innovation, compliance leadership and transparent pricing strategy Innovative technology: Report cited ADP Workforce Now®'s next-gen AI capabilities, including automation via ADP Assist Comprehensive offering: ADP Workforce Now® stands out in the payroll market and offers comprehensive HR, benefits, compensation and HR compliance Transparent pricing: ADP's pricing model is clear, cost-effective and includes AI capabilities at no cost Market differentiation: Award-winning ADP Marketplace, industry-leading benchmarking data, and vertical-specific solutions Client service: Clients praise ADP's analytics capabilities, workforce planning tools, and managed services ROSELAND, N.J. , Nov. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP Workforce Now® has been recognized as a …

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Markets Await Factory Orders Report
ADP, HD, NVDA
Published: November 18, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

November continues its equity market mudslide this morning, as trepidation grips the market ahead of two important releases later this week: NVIDIA's ( NVDA ) earnings report after the bell tomorrow and the Employment Situation report for September (still lagging, but better than nothing). Until one or both of these brings a sigh of relief to market participants, we'll likely see a “risk-off” trading environment.

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ADP Says Private Sector Job Losses Slowed to 2,500 Per Week
ADP
Published: November 18, 2025 by: PYMNTS
Sentiment: Neutral

Private employers eliminated an average of 2,500 jobs a week during the four weeks ended Nov. 1, ADP said in a Tuesday (Nov. 18) press release. On Oct.

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Daily Dividend Report: ADP, Agree Realty, Group 1, DGX, Aflac
ADP, ADC, AFL, DGX, GPI
Published: November 12, 2025 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Positive

The board of directors of ADP approved a $0.16 increase in the quarterly cash dividend to an annual rate of $6.80 per share, Maria Black, ADP's President and Chief Executive Officer, announced today. The increased cash dividend marks the 51st consecutive year in which ADP, a leading global technology company providing human capital management solutions, has raised its quarterly dividend.

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Buy 3 Ideal Dividend Kings Of 24 'Safer' In November's 56
ABM, ADM, ADP, BKH, CBSH, CDUAF, CWT, FRT, FTS, GRC, HRL, HTO, KMB, KO, KVUE, MO, MSEX, NWN, PPG, RLI, SCL, SWK, SYY, TGT, TR
Published: November 10, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

The article reviews the November 2025 Dividend Kings, highlighting 56 stocks with long dividend growth records and recent changes to the list. Six Dividend Kings - MO, UVV, HRL, KVUE, CDUAF, UBSI - are currently fairly priced, with annual dividends from $1,000 invested meeting or exceeding share prices. Analyst forecasts suggest top-yielding Kings could deliver net gains of 18.55% to 101.43% by November 2026, with Stepan, H2O America, and National Fuel Gas among the top projections.

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Ten-Year Tally: Automatic Data Processing Stock Delivers $28 Bil Gain
ADP
Published: November 07, 2025 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Positive

Over the past ten years, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) stock has provided $28 Bil in returns to its shareholders in the form of cash through dividends and buybacks. Let us examine some figures and see how this payout capability compares to the largest capital-return entities in the market.

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Strong Private Payrolls for October
ADP
Published: November 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Strong Private Payrolls for October.

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ADP Rebounds to +42K, Plus Q3 Earnings from MCD & more
ADP
Published: November 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

ADP marked an improvement of +20K above expectations and a swing to the positive from an upwardly revised -29K the prior month.

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Automatic Data Processing Q1 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates
ADP
Published: October 29, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

ADP delivers solid first-quarter fiscal 2026 results, with earnings and revenues topping estimates, supported by broad-based segment gains.

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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
ADP
Published: October 29, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ( ADP ) Q1 2026 Earnings Call October 29, 2025 8:30 AM EDT Company Participants Matthew Keating - Vice President of Investor Relations Maria Black - President, CEO & DIrector Peter Hadley - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Samad Samana - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Mark Marcon - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division Jinli Chan - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Kartik Mehta - Northcoast Research Partners, LLC Jared Levine - TD Cowen, Research Division David Paige Papadogonas - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division Daniel Jester - BMO Capital Markets Equity …

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Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
ADP
Published: October 29, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.49 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.44 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.33 per share a year ago.

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ADP Acquires Pequity
ADP
Published: October 29, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Transaction will expand global compensation management offering to address the needs of the dynamic talent market ROSELAND, N.J. , Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP® (Nasdaq: ADP), a global leader in HR and payroll solutions, today announced that it has acquired Pequity, an innovative compensation management software provider founded in 2019.

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ADP Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results
ADP
Published: October 29, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

ROSELAND, N.J. , Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP (Nasdaq: ADP), a global leader in HR and payroll solutions, today announced its first quarter fiscal 2026 financial results along with its revised fiscal 2026 outlook through an earnings release available on the company's website at investors.adp.com/events-and-presentations.

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ADP to Report Q1 Earnings: Here's What Investors Should Know
ADP
Published: October 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

ADP gears up to post Q1 results, with revenues expected to rise 6.1% year over year, and EPS are likely to grow 4.7% on strong margins.

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Seeking Clues to ADP (ADP) Q1 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
ADP
Published: October 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Looking beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for ADP (ADP), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended September 2025.

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5 Best Dividend Stocks in the Nasdaq Composite
ADP, AMGN, EXC, KMB, PEP
Published: October 20, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

What's the first thing that springs to mind when someone mentions the Nasdaq Composite?

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ADP Benefits From Three-Tier Business Strategy Amid Low Liquidity
ADP
Published: October 20, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

ADP's three-tier strategy fuels growth in its HCM and HRO solutions, driving innovation and steady shareholder returns.

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Worried Investors Should Look at the 5 Safest Dividend Kings Right Now
ABT, ADP, PG, SPGI, WMT
Published: October 13, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Neutral

First, it was David Solomon from Goldman Sachs, then Jamie Dimon from J.P.

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Top 4 Women-Run Companies Delivering Market-Beating Returns
ACN, ADP, PGR, PSX
Published: October 08, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

From tech to defense, women-run companies like PSX, PGR, M and GD are outperforming peers and redefining growth in 2025.

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Private-Sector Payroll Numbers Come in Grim
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Published: October 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Private-Sector Payroll Numbers Come in Grim.

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About Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

  • IPO Date 1980-03-17
  • Website https://www.adp.com
  • Industry Staffing & Employment Services
  • CEO Maria Black
  • Employees 64000

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Employer Services and Professional Employer Organization (PEO). The Employer Services segment offers strategic, cloud-based platforms, and human resources (HR) outsourcing solutions. Its offerings include payroll, benefits administration, talent management, HR management, workforce management, insurance, retirement, and compliance services, as well as integrated HCM solutions. The PEO Services segment provides HR outsourcing solutions to small and mid-sized businesses through a co-employment model. This segment offers benefits package, protection and compliance, talent engagement, expertise, comprehensive outsourcing, and recruitment process outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey.