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Automatic Data Processing
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Automatic Data Processing financials

Yes. Automatic Data Processing earned 4.53B USD of net income over the last twelve months, 20.3% of its revenue. It made a profit in 41 of its 41 fiscal years since 1986.

Revenue (TTM)
22.26B USD
Net income (TTM)
4.53B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
5.10B USD
Cash and short-term investments
3.28B USD
Total debt
5.16B USD
Shareholders' equity
5.09B USD

Cash, debt and equity as of 30 Sept 2026.

Automatic Data Processing earnings

Next earnings · Q2 FY2027
EPS estimate
2.90 USD
Revenue estimate
5.68B USD
Last quarter · Q1 FY2027
EPS2.82Beat +1.8%Revenue5.49BBeat +0.3%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q1 FY20283.08——+9.26%5.82B——+6.01%
Q4 FY20272.92——+10.68%5.81B——+6.10%
Q3 FY20273.70——+9.88%6.30B——+6.06%
Q2 FY20272.90——+10.69%5.68B——+6.03%
Q1 FY20272.772.82+1.81%+13.25%5.48B5.49B+0.29%+6.10%
Q4 FY20262.592.64+1.93%+16.81%5.44B5.47B+0.67%+6.77%
Q3 FY20263.303.37+2.12%+10.13%5.85B5.94B+1.49%+6.95%
Q2 FY20262.572.62+1.95%+11.49%5.34B5.36B+0.42%+6.16%
Q1 FY20262.442.49+2.05%+6.87%5.14B5.18B+0.78%+7.09%
Q4 FY20252.232.26+1.35%+8.13%5.04B5.13B+1.64%+7.51%

Automatic Data Processing growth and profitability

Full income statement
Revenue (TTM)
22.26B USD
Net income (TTM)
4.53B USD
Gross margin
50.05%
Operating margin
24.77%
Net margin
20.33%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202621.95B+6.74%4.41B+8.18%48.19%18.58%20.11%6.45B+3.31%
FY202520.56B+7.07%4.08B+8.73%50.84%26.32%19.84%6.24B+7.62%
FY202419.20B+6.61%3.75B+9.96%49.94%25.74%19.54%5.80B+10.59%
FY202318.01B+9.18%3.41B+15.70%48.89%25.02%18.94%5.24B+19.05%
FY202216.50B+9.95%2.95B+13.48%46.86%23.05%17.87%4.41B+12.05%

How Automatic Data Processing makes its money

Revenue21.95B 100.0%
Cost of revenue11.37B 51.8%
Gross profit10.58B 48.2%
Research and development774.90M 3.5%
Selling and administration4.41B 20.1%
Other operating expenses1.31B 6.0%
Operating income4.08B 18.6%
Tax1.32B 6.0%
Net income4.41B 20.1%

FY2026, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Automatic Data Processing revenue breakdown

By product

FY2026
HCM: 44.3%Professional Employee Organization Services: 22.4%HRO: 19.3%Global: 14.1%44.3%HCM22.4%Professional Employee Organization Services19.3%HRO14.1%Global
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
HCM9.12B44.3%+5.1%
Professional Employee Organization Services4.61B22.4%+7.4%
HRO3.98B19.3%+5.1%
Global2.90B14.1%+10.5%

By region

FY2026
United States: 95.4%Canada: 2.6%Other Segments: 2.0%95.4%United States2.6%Canada2.0%Other Segments
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
United States19.28B95.4%+6.1%
Canada523.70M2.6%+7.0%
Other Segments410.60M2.0%+14.4%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY20265.44B5.24B
FY20254.94B4.77B
FY20244.16B3.59B
FY20234.21B3.64B
FY20223.10B2.55B
FY20213.09B2.59B
FY20203.03B2.41B
FY20192.69B2.12B
FY20182.52B2.04B
FY20172.13B1.66B

Automatic Data Processing financial health

Full balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments
3.28B USD
Total debt
5.16B USD
Net cash
-1.89B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
5.10B USD
Current ratio
1.03
Debt to equity
1.01
Piotroski score
6 / 9
Altman Z-score
2.54

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20264.23B5.27B5.24B
FY20257.85B9.07B4.77B
FY20243.30B3.38B3.59B
FY20232.10B3.44B3.64B
FY20221.48B3.12B2.55B

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY202663.19B57.16B6.03B
FY202553.37B47.18B6.19B
FY202454.36B49.82B4.55B
FY202350.97B47.46B3.51B
FY202263.07B59.84B3.23B
FY202148.77B43.10B5.67B
FY202039.17B33.41B5.75B
FY201941.89B36.49B5.40B
FY201838.85B34.11B3.46B
FY201737.18B33.20B3.98B

Automatic Data Processing valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
27.41
Forward P/E (FY2027)
25.06
Price to sales (TTM)
5.50
Price to book
24.03
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
18.78

Capital structure

Market capitalization
122.38B USD
+
Total debt
5.16B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
3.28B USD
=
Enterprise value
124.26B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2029 (est.)20.98————
FY2028 (est.)22.9220.98———
FY2027 (est.)25.0622.92———
Now (TTM)27.4124.225.5024.0318.78
FY202620.4118.104.0814.8314.03
FY202530.7827.856.1120.2921.03
FY202425.7824.065.0421.2816.82
FY202326.6423.395.0525.9117.60
FY202229.8425.715.3327.2720.43

Automatic Data Processing against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2022 to FY2026: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: AppLovin, Meta Platforms, Inc. Depositary Shares representing a 1/20th Interest in a Share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, ServiceNow, Uber Technologies, Adobe, and Snowflake, the US Software - Application companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Below its median27.4
    18.139.0
  • Gross marginBelow its median48.2%
    46.9%50.8%
    Against its peers: 5 of 6Peers' median 77.5%
  • Operating marginLowest in 5 years18.6%
    18.6%26.3%
    Against its peers: 3 of 6Peers' median 13.7%
  • Net marginHighest in 5 years20.1%
    17.9%20.1%
    Against its peers: 3 of 6Peers' median 19.3%
  • Return on equityBelow its median73.2%
    65.9%97.2%
    Against its peers: 2 of 6Peers' median 37.2%
  • Free cash flow marginHighest in 5 years23.9%
    15.4%23.9%
    Against its peers: 5 of 6Peers' median 34.5%
  • Revenue growthBelow its median6.7%
    6.6%9.9%
    Against its peers: 6 of 6Peers' median 20.9%
  • EPS growthBelow its median9.7%
    9.7%17.3%
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 28.5%
  • Debt to EBITDAAbove its median0.82×
    0.58×1.45×
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 0.81×
  • Current ratioLowest in 5 years0.17
    0.171.05
    Against its peers: 6 of 6Peers' median 1.14

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Automatic Data Processing dividends

Annual dividend
7.60 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
2.45%
Payout ratio
76.92%
Years of dividend growth
43
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
1.90 USD
Next ex-dividend date
11 Dec 2026
Next payment date
1 Jan 2027

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share6.165.605.004.163.723.643.162.642.282.12

Automatic Data Processing ownership

Institutions
91.60%
Institutional holders
2,361 (+14)
Free float
99.81%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 91.6% Others 8.4%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 394.00M shares ·99.8% Closely held 756.79K shares ·0.2%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 20260317.66K40.45K
Q3 2026023197.00K129.04K
Q2 2026123.62K1.39K
Q1 20260131.24K7.77K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2026399.43M403.30M-1.32%
FY2025407.10M408.70M-0.85%
FY2024410.60M412.20M-0.84%
FY2023413.70M415.70M-1.28%
FY2022418.80M421.10M-1.64%

Common questions about Automatic Data Processing's financials

Source: Financial Modeling Prep