Operating Cash Flow
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Operating Cash Flow increased by 97.5% to $2.24B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 46.7%, from $1.53B to $2.24B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 12.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $652.80M | $121.90M | $1.09B | $971.00M | $912.90M | $718.10M | $899.70M | $1.40B | $1.19B | $326.50M | $1.03B | $1.50B | $1.30B | $824.40M | $1.15B | $1.53B | $1.44B | $642.30M | $1.13B | $2.24B |
| QoQ Change | — | -81.3% | +797.2% | -11.2% | -6.0% | -21.3% | +25.3% | +56.1% | -15.6% | -72.5% | +216.2% | +45.1% | -13.2% | -36.6% | +39.5% | +32.6% | -5.7% | -55.4% | +76.4% | +97.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +39.8% | +489.1% | -17.7% | +44.6% | +29.9% | -54.5% | +14.7% | +6.7% | +9.7% | +152.5% | +11.4% | +1.8% | +10.7% | -22.1% | -1.5% | +46.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s operating cash flow?
- Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) reported operating cash flow of $2.24B in Q1 2026.
- How has Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s operating cash flow increased by 46.7% year-over-year, from $1.53B to $2.24B.
- What is the long-term trend for Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s operating cash flow has grown at a 12.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.09B to $4.94B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.