Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ADP Ratios & Valuation
| Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 46.2%+0.2pp | 46%+0.1pp | 45.9%-0.1pp | 46%0.0pp | 46%+0.1pp | |
| Net margin | 20.1%+0.2pp | 20%+0.2pp | 19.8%-0.1pp | 19.8%+0.1pp | 19.8%0.0pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 71.2%-2.6pp | 73.8%+3.3pp | 70.6%-5.4pp | 76%-0.3pp | 76.3%-7.4pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 66.7%+4.2pp | 62.6%+2.6pp | 60%-12.1pp | 72.1%-4.9pp | 77%+7.8pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.4×+0.1× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | 1.1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×+0.1× | 0.6×-0.1× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×+0.1× | 0.2×+0.1× | 0.1×-0.1× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $15.78-0.1% | $15.80+0.7% | $15.68+3.6% | $15.14+5.6% | $14.33+15.4% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $81.81B-21.4% | $104.04B-12.5% | $118.89B-5.9% | $126.4B+1.7% | $124.31B+4.2% | |
| Price / earnings | 18.8×-5.7× | 24.6×-4.2× | 28.7×-2.2× | 31×-0.1× | 31.1×+0.8× | |
| Price / sales | 3.8×-1.1× | 4.9×-0.8× | 5.7×-0.5× | 6.1×0.0× | 6.2×+0.2× | |
| Price / book | 12.9×-3.4× | 16.3×-2.4× | 18.7×-1.8× | 20.4×-0.8× | 21.2×-2.3× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.4×-3.8× | 16.2×-2.6× | 18.8×-1.3× | 20.1×0.0× | 20.1×+0.4× | |
| Dividend yield | 3.1%+0.7pp | 2.4%+0.3pp | 2.1%+0.2pp | 1.9%0.0pp | 1.9%0.0pp |
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- Where do Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
