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Automatic Data Processing ADP

$262.07
−$1.61 (-0.61%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $263.68 0.00%
Open$264.20
Prev close$263.68
Day range$261.31 – $267.87
Volume564.9K
Market cap$104.11B
P/E (TTM)24.0
Dividend yield2.53%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

ADP at a glance

Shares of Automatic Data Processing are down 0.61% at $262.07. The company is worth $104.11B, number 150 out of 300 on our list.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $185.56 and $286.17, so it sits 8.4% below the top of that range. Holders are behind 7.5% over twelve months, but up 20.0% across the last three months.

Price is below the 50-day average ($268.30) but above the 200-day ($234.78); RSI is 42, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 24% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $5.47B, up 6.8% from a year earlier, with $978.60M of net profit (a 20.1% margin).

Buyers are paying 24.0 times trailing earnings, 19% below its five-year average of 29.6. The median for its industry group is 30.1.

13 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "hold". The mean target, $286.62, sits 9.4% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Automatic Data Processing: the business

ADP processes payroll and provides human resources software for employers of all sizes, and earns interest on client funds it holds between paydays.

What tends to move it. Job growth and wage inflation feed directly into volume, while interest rates matter because of the float on client money. It is a steady dividend payer.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-0.6%
1 week
-4.1%
1 month
-6.8%
3 months
+20.0%
6 months
+29.7%
Year to date
+4.2%
1 year
-7.5%
Day range
$261.31$267.87
52-week range
$185.56$286.17

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

2 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-4.5%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-2.3%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average+11.6%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)42.1Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-0.12Bearish
Bollinger band position5%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$262.00 / $262.13
Average price today$263.05
Volume564.9KAvg (90d) 2.52M
Turnover$148.60M
Turnover rate0.14%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.32vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude2.49%
Market cap$104.11B
Float market cap$103.86B
Shares outstanding396.31M
EPS (TTM)$10.94
P/E (TTM)23.96
P/B17.26
Book value / share$15.18
Earnings yield0.72%
Dividend (TTM)$6.64 / shareYield 2.53%
Net profit (TTM)$4.35B
Net assets$6.03B
30-day volatility23.8%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.12%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-35.4%-9.0% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How ADP ranks on BeStock

Market value#150 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#129 of 283
Dividend yield#82 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#84 of 300
Dollar volume today#202 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q4, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$5.47B+6.8% YoY
Operating profit$1.26B+4.3% YoY
Net profit$978.60M+7.5% YoY
Diluted EPS$2.45+9.9% YoY
Free cash flow$1.24B-4.9% YoY
Operating cash flow$1.43B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$4.8BSep '24$5.0BDec '24$5.6BMar '25$5.1BJun '25$5.2BSep '25$5.4BDec '25$5.9BMar '26$5.5BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$956.3MSep '24$963.2MDec '24$1.2BMar '25$910.7MJun '25$1.0BSep '25$1.1BDec '25$1.4BMar '26$978.6MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin46.4%
Operating margin26.3%
Net margin20.1%
Return on equity72.2%
Return on assets7.6%
Return on invested capital41.1%
Current ratio1.05
Liabilities / assets90.5%
Cash & investments$4.23B
Total debt$5.27B
Net cash (debt)-$1.04B
Free cash flow / sales21.8%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/FY

By business line

  • Employer Services$14.83B 67.5%
  • Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Services$7.13B 32.5%

By region

  • United States$19.28B 87.8%
  • Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)$1.73B 7.9%
  • Canada$523.70M 2.4%
  • Other$410.60M 1.9%
Average move on report day±3.2%last 16 reports
Closed higher11 of 1669% of the time
Best reaction+8.0%
Worst reaction-6.6%

Stock move on the day after each report

+1.7%2025/Q1+0.8%2025/Q2+1.6%2025/Q3+0.7%2025/Q4-6.6%2026/Q1-1.5%2026/Q2+8.0%2026/Q3+3.5%2026/Q4

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings24.9x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 12th percentile, 5-year average 29.6x

#1872 of 2974 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book17.9x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 24th percentile, 5-year average 22.9x

#5066 of 5302 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales4.9x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 13th percentile, 5-year average 5.5x

#3823 of 5139 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

17x25x33x40xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$263.00
Price vs. fair value-0.4%Close to the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusHold
Analysts13
Average target$286.62+9.4% vs. price
  • Buy 15%
  • Hold 77%
  • Sell 8%
Low $225.00Now $262.07Avg $286.62High $322.00

Latest rating actions

  • 14 Sep 2026UBSHOLD · PT $290.00
  • 13 Sep 2026CitiHOLD · PT $287.00
  • 9 Sep 2026CitiHOLD · PT $287.00
  • 31 Aug 2026UBSHOLD · PT $290.00
  • 24 Aug 2026UBSHOLD · PT $285.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership91.2%-0.34 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,642-9 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)16 buys / 14 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.71% of floatDays to cover 5.1 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share16.4%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

12%16%19%23%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$3.07M (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)2.53%
Last dividend$1.70Ex-date 11 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$1.70
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

2.8020183.2820193.6620203.8320214.3720225.1520235.7420246.322025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 12.3% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Automatic Data Processing(ADP.US) Officer Sells US$8.37 Million in Common StockMarket news · 4 Sep 2026
  • Spot gold and silver saw limited short-term movement following the release of the ADP National Employment Report.Gelonghui Finance · 2 Sep 2026
  • Australian GDP, Reserve Bank of New Zealand policy rate decision, US ADP employment report, etc. (2nd)Fisco Japan · 2 Sep 2026
  • UBS Maintains Automatic Data Processing(ADP.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $290Market news · 14 Sep 2026
  • Citi Maintains Automatic Data Processing(ADP.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $287Market news · 14 Sep 2026
  • Citi Maintains Automatic Data Processing(ADP.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $287Market news · 10 Sep 2026

ADP stock: common questions

Where is ADP trading right now?

$262.07 is the latest print for ADP, a move of -0.61% against yesterday's close of $263.68. Today's low and high so far: $261.31 and $267.87.

How large is Automatic Data Processing by market value?

Equity value comes to $104.11B at the current price. By that measure it is number 150 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is ADP expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 24.0 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $10.94). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 29.6, and today's level ranks in the 12th percentile of its own history.

How far is ADP from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $185.56 and the ceiling $286.17. Shares are 8.4% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Automatic Data Processing shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 2.53% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 11, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like ADP?

Of 13 analysts, 15% say buy, 77% hold and 8% sell. Price targets average $286.62, with the most cautious at $225.00 and the most optimistic at $322.00.

How does Automatic Data Processing make money?

ADP processes payroll and provides human resources software for employers of all sizes, and earns interest on client funds it holds between paydays.

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