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.

	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
EBITDA margin	31%+0.2pp	30.8%+0.1pp	30.7%-0.1pp	30.9%+0.1pp	30.8%0.0pp
Free cash flow margin	24.5%+2.8pp	21.7%-0.3pp	22%-1.2pp	23.2%+0.4pp	22.8%-0.1pp
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 assets	7.2%+1.5pp	5.7%-2.3pp	8%+0.4pp	7.6%+0.9pp	6.6%+0.1pp
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×
Quick ratio	1×0.0×	1×0.0×	1.1×0.0×	1×0.0×	1×0.0×
Cash ratio	0.1×0.0×	0×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	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×
Debt-to-assets	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	0.2×-0.1×	0.3×0.0×	0.3×+0.1×	0.2×+0.1×	0.1×-0.1×
Interest coverage	13.5×+0.2×	13.3×+0.4×	12.9×+0.2×	12.6×-0.1×	12.7×-0.2×
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%
Enterprise value	$82.98B-21.8%	$106.04B-12.2%	$120.83B-5.2%	$127.45B+2.0%	$125B+3.8%
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×
EV / sales	3.8×-1.2×	5×-0.8×	5.8×-0.4×	6.2×0.0×	6.2×+0.1×
Free cash flow yield	6.5%+2.1pp	4.4%+0.5pp	3.9%+0.1pp	3.8%+0.1pp	3.7%-0.1pp
Earnings yield	5.3%+1.2pp	4.1%+0.6pp	3.5%+0.3pp	3.2%0.0pp	3.2%-0.1pp
Dividend yield	3.1%+0.7pp	2.4%+0.3pp	2.1%+0.2pp	1.9%0.0pp	1.9%0.0pp
PEG ratio	2.2×-1.0×	3.2×-0.6×	3.8×+0.3×	3.5×-0.3×	3.8×+1.0×

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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.