Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Increase (Decrease) in Contract with Customer, Asset decreased by 32.1% to $271.40M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.6%, from $269.80M to $271.40M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Increase (Decrease) in Contract with Customer, Asset shows an upward trend with a 5.4% CAGR.
An increase represents a cash outflow used to secure future revenue, while a decrease indicates the amortization of previously capitalized costs.
Represents the change in capitalized costs associated with obtaining or fulfilling contracts with customers. An increase...
Common in SaaS and service-based businesses that capitalize customer acquisition costs under accounting standards like ASC 606.
operating_increase_decrease_in_contract_with_customer_asset| 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 | $275.28M | $275.28M | $275.28M | $275.28M | $239.60M | $298.40M | $276.20M | $375.00M | $261.90M | $303.40M | $300.60M | $405.30M | $269.80M | $286.60M | $334.40M | $399.50M | $271.40M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -13.0% | +24.5% | -7.4% | +35.8% | -30.2% | +15.8% | -0.9% | +34.8% | -33.4% | +6.2% | +16.7% | +19.5% | -32.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -13.0% | +8.4% | +0.3% | +36.2% | +9.3% | +1.7% | +8.8% | +8.1% | +3.0% | -5.5% | +11.2% | -1.4% | +0.6% |