Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ADP Ratios & Valuation
| TTM Q3 '26 | TTM Q2 '26 | TTM Q1 '26 | TTM Q4 '25 | TTM Q3 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 184.2%+1.2pp | 184%+1.6pp | 183.8%+2.1pp | 183.6%+2.6pp | 183%+2.7pp | |
| Net margin | 79.7%+0.9pp | 79.4%+0.8pp | 79.2%+1.2pp | 79.1%+1.8pp | 78.8%+2.1pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 123.4%+1.0pp | 123.2%+1.3pp | 123.3%+2.6pp | 123.2%+3.8pp | 122.5%+4.2pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 91.4%+2.4pp | 89.7%+3.3pp | 91%+7.3pp | 91.6%+10.9pp | 89%+6.6pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 291.6%-48.8pp | 296.7%-56.3pp | 306.6%-60.1pp | 323.3%-71.6pp | 340.4%-62.7pp | |
| Return on assets | 28.4%+0.4pp | 27.9%+0.5pp | 28.7%+1.4pp | 28.5%+1.7pp | 28%+2.4pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 261.5%-34.9pp | 271.7%-27.3pp | 278.3%-20.0pp | 287.2%-14.9pp | 296.4%+4.3pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.4×0.0× | 1.4×0.0× | 1.4×0.0× | 1.4×+0.1× | 1.4×+0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 4.2×+0.1× | 4.1×+0.1× | 4.1×+0.1× | 4.1×+0.1× | 4×0.0× | |
| Quick ratio | 4.2×+0.1× | 4.1×+0.1× | 4.1×+0.1× | 4.1×+0.1× | 4×0.0× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 2.8×+0.2× | 2.7×-0.1× | 2.6×-0.3× | 2.6×-0.7× | 2.6×-0.9× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9×+0.3× | 0.9×+0.4× | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.7×-0.1× | 0.6×-0.4× | |
| Interest coverage | 52.3×-1.1× | 51.5×-3.2× | 51.1×-5.2× | 51.5×-7.9× | 53.4×-10.1× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $62.39+22.7% | $60.95+27.7% | $57.57+25.7% | $54.95+33.6% | $50.84+31.9% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $431.14B-5.1% | $473.65B+9.5% | $488.88B+19.5% | $482.85B+22.2% | $454.14B+16.9% | |
| Enterprise value | $437.31B-4.5% | $479.33B+10.1% | $493.72B+19.7% | $487.03B+21.9% | $457.77B+16.3% | |
| Price / earnings | 103.1×-13.7× | 115.4×+2.0× | 121.1×+11.1× | 121.7×+12.6× | 116.8×+7.1× | |
| Price / sales | 20.5×-2.5× | 22.9×+0.6× | 24×+2.5× | 24.1×+3.0× | 23×+2.0× | |
| Price / book | 68.2×-19.1× | 76.6×-11.7× | 83.8×-3.1× | 86.2×-8.1× | 87.3×-11.5× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 67.5×-8.2× | 75.2×+1.6× | 78.6×+6.9× | 78.9×+7.4× | 75.7×+3.7× | |
| EV / sales | 20.8×-2.4× | 23.2×+0.7× | 24.2×+2.6× | 24.3×+3.0× | 23.2×+1.9× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 18.5%+3.0pp | 15.8%+0.3pp | 15.2%-0.4pp | 15.2%-0.1pp | 15.5%-0.2pp | |
| Earnings yield | 16.1%+2.3pp | 14%-0.2pp | 13.2%-1.3pp | 13.2%-1.5pp | 13.8%-0.8pp | |
| Dividend yield | 9.5%+1.5pp | 8.3%0.0pp | 7.8%-0.7pp | 7.7%-0.8pp | 8%-0.3pp | |
| PEG ratio | 12.8×+0.6× | 14.4×+4.0× | 14.1×+4.5× | 13.1×+4.6× | 12.2×+4.5× |
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- Where do Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s ratios come from?
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