Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Total Current Liabilities Before Client Funds Obligations increased by 15.8% to $5.25B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 9.3%, from $5.78B to $5.25B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Total Current Liabilities Before Client Funds Obligations shows an upward trend with a 28.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase may signal tightening liquidity or higher operational costs, while a decrease suggests improved short-term solvency.
This metric aggregates all short-term financial obligations excluding the specific liabilities related to client funds h...
Essential for service-based businesses that manage third-party funds; peers in fintech or payroll often report this to isolate core liabilities.
current_liabilities_total_current_liabilities_before_cli_16aef9| 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 | $3.69B | $3.23B | $3.32B | $3.72B | $3.87B | $3.69B | $3.75B | $3.78B | $4.23B | $4.13B | $4.10B | $5.39B | $5.58B | $10.65B | $5.82B | $5.78B | $9.94B | $10.09B | $4.53B | $5.25B |
| QoQ Change | — | -12.4% | +2.6% | +12.1% | +4.2% | -4.6% | +1.6% | +0.7% | +11.9% | -2.3% | -0.8% | +31.6% | +3.5% | +91.0% | -45.4% | -0.7% | +71.8% | +1.5% | -55.1% | +15.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.9% | +14.3% | +13.1% | +1.6% | +9.2% | +11.8% | +9.2% | +42.6% | +31.9% | +157.9% | +42.1% | +7.3% | +78.2% | -5.3% | -22.2% | -9.3% |