Automatic Data Processing vs Omnicom
ADP and OMC side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ADP and OMC compare
Automatic Data Processing is the larger company, worth 5.2 times as much as Omnicom ($117B against $22.3B).
Omnicom grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (40.6% versus 6.5% for Automatic Data Processing).
Automatic Data Processing keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 20.3% compared with 1.7% at Omnicom.
Both pay dividends: Automatic Data Processing yields 2.3% and Omnicom 3.9%.
Automatic Data Processing scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 8 for Omnicom), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ADP | OMC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $117B | $22.3B |
| Share price | $293.84 | $81.26 |
| Change, 1 year | 12.5% | 8.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 28.0% | 18.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.73 | 0.76 |
| Employees | 67K | 120K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 26.0× | – |
| P/S | 5.2× | 1.0× (better) |
| P/B | 22.9× | 2.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.0× (better) | 18.3× |
| P/FCF | – | 9.3× |
| PEG | 2.59 | – |
| FCF yield | – | 10.7% |
| Fair value | $287.82 | $66.01 |
| Margin of safety | −2.1% (better) | −23.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.5% | 40.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.9% (better) | 5.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 9.4% (better) | −71.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 11.4% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 46.6% (better) | 11.2% |
| Operating margin | – | 5.0% |
| Net margin | 20.3% (better) | 1.7% |
| FCF margin | – | 10.7% |
| Return on equity | 78.9% (better) | 5.5% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 5.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.98 (better) | 1.04 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.24 (better) | 4.13 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.9× |
| Current ratio | 1.03 (better) | 0.92 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.18 (better) | 1.13 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | 3.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 59.1% | 193% |
| Years of dividend growth | 17 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 12.4% (better) | 2.2% |
| Buyback yield | 2.1% | 15.6% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 4.4% | 19.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 90.6% | 109% |
| Held by insiders | 0.18% | 0.98% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$13.1M | −$238K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | 8.9% |
Go deeper
- ADP stock overview
- ADP income statement
- ADP valuation and score
- OMC stock overview
- OMC income statement
- OMC valuation and score
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