Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ADP
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as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $104.2B
- P/E
- 24.0×
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) Gross margin
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 46.4%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 41.2% (fiscal 2015) to 46.4% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is below the Software Application industry median of 67.0% and in line with the Technology sector median of 47.2%.
Gross margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 46.4% | 0.39 |
| FY2025 | 46.0% | 0.59 |
| FY2024 | 45.4% | 0.70 |
| FY2023 | 44.7% | 2.09 |
| FY2022 | 42.7% | 0.23 |
| FY2021 | 42.4% | 0.30 |
| FY2020 | 42.1% | (1.03) |
| FY2019 | 43.2% | 1.59 |
| FY2018 | 41.6% | 0.12 |
| FY2017 | 41.4% | 0.07 |
Quarterly
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 45.9% | (2.40) |
| Mar 2026 | 48.3% | 2.20 |
| Dec 2025 | 46.1% | 0.88 |
| Sep 2025 | 45.2% | 0.14 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 41.2%
High 46.4%
Ten-year median
42.5%
Current reading's percentile
100
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| ADBE Adobe Inc. compare | 89.3% |
| CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. compare | 85.9% |
| INTU Intuit Inc. compare | 80.2% |
| DDOG Datadog, Inc. compare | 79.5% |
| NOW ServiceNow, Inc. compare | 74.8% |
| MSTR Strategy Inc compare | 67.6% |
| SNOW Snowflake Inc. compare | 67.0% |
| ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 46.4% |
| UBER Uber Technologies, Inc. compare | 42.3% |
| Software Application industry median | 67.0% |
| Technology sector median | 47.2% |
| Market median | 46.3% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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