Financing
Share Buybacks
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Share Buybacks increased by 13.0% to $366.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.8%, from $372.60M to $366.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows a downward trend with a -3.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Oct 31, 2025
How to read this metric
High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...
Peer comparison
Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.
Metric ID:
share_repurchasesHistorical 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 | $469.80M | $528.00M | $25.50M | $928.40M | $487.50M | $333.30M | $171.40M | $312.80M | $303.90M | $250.00M | $394.90M | $151.30M | $435.50M | $372.60M | $509.20M | $74.70M | $324.00M | $366.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +12.4% | -95.2% | >999% | -47.5% | -31.6% | -48.6% | +82.5% | -2.8% | -17.7% | +58.0% | -61.7% | +187.8% | -14.4% | +36.7% | -85.3% | +333.7% | +13.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.8% | -36.9% | +572.2% | -66.3% | -37.7% | -25.0% | +130.4% | -51.6% | +43.3% | +49.0% | +28.9% | -50.6% | -25.6% | -1.8% |
Range$25.50M – $928.40M
CAGR-5.7%
Avg YoY Growth+38.0%
Median YoY Growth-13.4%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s share buybacks?
- Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) reported share buybacks of $366.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s share buybacks decreased by 1.8% year-over-year, from $372.60M to $366.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s share buybacks has grown at a -3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.46B to $1.28B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.