Investing
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets decreased by 7.3% to $94.10M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.3%, from $80.90M to $94.10M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets shows an upward trend with a 3.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Oct 31, 2025
How to read this metric
Higher spending reflects a focus on technological advancement or intellectual property growth.
Detailed definition
Cash outflows for the acquisition of non-physical assets such as software, patents, trademarks, or licenses. These inves...
Peer comparison
Increasingly important for tech-enabled service providers and software companies.
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investing_payments_to_acquire_intangible_assetsHistorical Data
18 periods
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $87.10M | $93.20M | $85.20M | $103.90M | $96.70M | $86.30M | $79.40M | $119.60M | $80.00M | $87.00M | $88.70M | $87.50M | $91.80M | $80.90M | $128.20M | $67.70M | $101.50M | $94.10M |
| QoQ Change | — | +7.0% | -8.6% | +21.9% | -6.9% | -10.8% | -8.0% | +50.6% | -33.1% | +8.8% | +2.0% | -1.4% | +4.9% | -11.9% | +58.5% | -47.2% | +49.9% | -7.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.0% | -7.4% | -6.8% | +15.1% | -17.3% | +0.8% | +11.7% | -26.8% | +14.8% | -7.0% | +44.5% | -22.6% | +10.6% | +16.3% |
Range$67.70M – $128.20M
CAGR+1.8%
Avg YoY Growth+2.6%
Median YoY Growth+5.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s payments to acquire intangible assets?
- Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) reported payments to acquire intangible assets of $94.10M in Q3 2025.
- How has Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s payments to acquire intangible assets changed year-over-year?
- Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s payments to acquire intangible assets increased by 16.3% year-over-year, from $80.90M to $94.10M.
- What is the long-term trend for Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s payments to acquire intangible assets?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s payments to acquire intangible assets has grown at a 3.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $327.30M to $378.30M.
- What does payments to acquire intangible assets mean?
- Cash spent on acquiring non-physical assets like software or patents.