Automatic Data Processing, Inc. PEO Services — Total consolidated earnings before income taxes decreased by 2.3% to $247.20M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.4%, from $253.30M to $247.20M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), PEO Services — Total consolidated earnings before income taxes shows an upward trend with a 7.2% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase indicates improved profitability through higher margins or better cost management, while a decrease signals margin compression or operational challenges.
This represents the pre-tax profitability of the PEO segment after accounting for all operating expenses, including pass...
Comparable to segment operating income or segment EBIT for diversified business services companies.
adp_segment_peo_total_consolidated_earnings_before_income_taxes| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $173.30M | $193.00M | $212.70M | $227.20M | $238.30M | $230.30M | $255.60M | $261.00M | $230.40M | $222.90M | $255.00M | $235.90M | $207.70M | $225.60M | $251.70M | $253.30M | $219.90M | $218.80M | $252.90M | $247.20M |
| QoQ Change | — | +11.4% | +10.2% | +6.8% | +4.9% | -3.4% | +11.0% | +2.1% | -11.7% | -3.3% | +14.4% | -7.5% | -12.0% | +8.6% | +11.6% | +0.6% | -13.2% | -0.5% | +15.6% | -2.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +37.5% | +19.3% | +20.2% | +14.9% | -3.3% | -3.2% | -0.2% | -9.6% | -9.9% | +1.2% | -1.3% | +7.4% | +5.9% | -3.0% | +0.5% | -2.4% |