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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ADP Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$5.9B+7.0%
Gross profit$2.9B+8.2%
Net income$1.4B+8.8%
EPS (diluted)$3.38+10.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$3.2B+20.4%
Total debt$4.4B+30.6%
Total equity$6.4B+8.5%
Total assets$64.5B+14.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.2B+46.7%
CapEx$50.6M+39.0%
Free cash flow$2.2B+46.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$87.31B-34.2%
Enterprise value$88.47B-33.6%
P/E20.1×-13.1×
P/S-2.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin46.2%+0.2pp
Net margin20.1%+0.3pp
FCF margin24.5%+1.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity71.2%-5.1pp
Debt / equity0.7×+0.1×
Current ratio0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Automatic Data Processing, Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets.

The official record: Automatic Data Processing, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s payments to acquire intangible assets?
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) reported payments to acquire intangible assets of $143.3M in Q1 2026.
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 41.7% year-over-year, from $101.1M to $143.3M.
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 $327.3M to $378.3M.
What does payments to acquire intangible assets mean?
Cash spent on acquiring non-physical assets like software or patents.
How do you interpret payments to acquire intangible assets?
Higher spending reflects a focus on technological advancement or intellectual property growth.
How does payments to acquire intangible assets compare across companies?
Increasingly important for tech-enabled service providers and software companies.