Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) stock
ADPNasdaqServices-Computer Processing & Data PreparationFiscal year ends June 30
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 30, 2026Score 14/306% above fair value
$309.93+2.01 (+0.65%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $122.35BP/E 27.5Yield 2.14%
Automatic Data Processing statistics
98 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 27, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Dec 11, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 789.85
- 4.73
- P/OCF Ratio
- 22.45
- 12.99
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 5.57
- 2.10
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.65%
- 1.88%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.55%
- 0.04%
- Float
- 394M
- 53M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.15%
- 13.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 91.2%
- 62.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 10M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -6.50%
- -3.30%
- Short % of Float
- 2.42%
- 5.82%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.41%
- 4.22%
- Days to Cover
- 3.93
- 3.54
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $311.89
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $188.16
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $299.32
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $281.38
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $242.78
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $6.95
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 2.17%
- 0.50%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 8.50%
- -1.81%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 16.5%
- -4.67%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 44.5%
- 0.47%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 20.5%
- -13.6%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 21.8%
- -13.9%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 34.5%
- -16.1%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 34.2%
- -57.0%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 237.3%
- 46.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.59
- 0.64
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 66.4
- 47.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 27.9%
- 65.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.72
- 1.19
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 26.4%
- -0.85%
- EBITDA Margin
- 31.2%
- 0.72%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 78.9%
- 1.34%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 7.69%
- -3.24%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.03
- 1.37
- Quick Ratio
- 0.13
- 0.94
- Debt / Equity
- 0.98
- 0.51
- Debt / EBITDA
- 0.72
- 2.60
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.24
- 1.41
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 6.50%
- 9.45%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 9.41%
- 9.41%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 11.4%
- 12.3%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 6.81%
- 7.44%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 7.90%
- 12.3%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 10.0%
- 13.7%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 12.5%
- 12.4%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.38
- 0.64
- Revenue Per Employee
- $332.28K
- $394.08K
- Profits Per Employee
- $67.55K
- -$7.02K
- Employee Count
- 67,000
- 525
- WACC
- 8.66%
- 10.3%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $5.88B
- -$315.88K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.65B
- $1.76M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$4.19
- $0.12
- Equity (Book Value)
- $5.09B
- $51.00M
- Book Value Per Share
- $12.90
- $1.98
- Tangible Book Value
- $154.90M
- $2.87M
- Working Capital
- $1.46B
- $16.25M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.70%
- 0.37%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.14%
- 1.31%
- Buyback Yield
- 2.02%
- 3.39%
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.17%
- 3.74%
- Dividend Per Share
- $6.64
- $1.04
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 10.3%
- 6.12%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 18
- 1
- Payout Ratio
- 59.1%
- 30.7%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $471.90M
- $3.48M
- Income Tax
- $1.35B
- $1.63M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 23.0%
- 22.4%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $57.22
- $16.88
- Graham Upside
- -81.5%
- -55.0%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.24
- 1.96
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.63
- -2.82
- Lynch Fair Value
- $141.04
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -54.5%
- -35.3%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | ADP | S&P 500 | Difference | ADP per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +12.3% | -3.0% | +15.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | +12.9% | -2.8% | +15.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | +23.2% | +11.5% | +11.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | +25.3% | +13.5% | +11.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +47.1% | +77.7% | −30.6 pts | +13.7% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +50.1% | +72.6% | −22.6 pts | +8.5% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +323.6% | +308.2% | +15.5 pts | +15.5% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
10M ADP shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 6.5% from the previous report, or 2.42% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 62.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 9,525,870 | -6.5% | 2,424,701 | 3.9 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 10,187,703 | -7.0% | 1,612,807 | 6.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10,950,800 | +4.2% | 2,477,920 | 4.4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 10,508,337 | -2.5% | 1,998,526 | 5.3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 10,777,426 | -3.2% | 2,096,632 | 5.1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 11,138,012 | -15.3% | 2,152,854 | 5.2 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 13,142,205 | -9.0% | 2,647,522 | 5.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 14,436,618 | -2.9% | 2,086,623 | 6.9 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14,867,435 | -7.0% | 3,635,933 | 4.1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15,982,286 | +4.3% | 2,579,272 | 6.2 |
| May 29, 2026 | 15,328,126 | -6.9% | 2,619,214 | 5.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 16,460,942 | +20.0% | 2,835,124 | 5.8 |
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