Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

ADP Technology Software Application

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended June 2026) was $21.9 billion, up 6.74% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+6.10%
EPS
+13.5%
Free cash flow
−4.05%
Total debt
+24.9%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

305.96 2.42 +0.80%
Market cap
$121.3B
P/E
27.1×
Fwd P/E
23.8×
Dividend yield
2.22%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
2.24
Beneish M
−2.63
Dividend safety
84/100

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) Net margin

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Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 20.3%, up 0.2 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (20.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.8% (fiscal 2016) to 20.1% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Software Application industry median of 0.00% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2026 20.1% 0.27
FY2025 19.8% 0.30
FY2024 19.5% 0.60
FY2023 18.9% 1.07
FY2022 17.9% 0.55
FY2021 17.3% 0.41
FY2020 16.9% 0.66
FY2019 16.3% 2.05
FY2018 14.2% (0.25)
FY2017 14.5% 1.66

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 20.5% 2.61
Jun 2026 17.9% (5.02)
Mar 2026 22.9% 3.08
Dec 2025 19.8% 0.25
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Against its own ten years

Low 12.8% High 20.1%
Ten-year median 17.1%
Current reading's percentile 100

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
ADBE Adobe Inc. compare 28.1%
CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. compare 22.5%
CRM Salesforce, Inc. compare 22.0%
INTU Intuit Inc. compare 21.3%
ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 20.3%
SHOP Shopify Inc. compare 15.0%
NOW ServiceNow, Inc. compare 9.36%
UBER Uber Technologies, Inc. compare 6.13%
SNOW Snowflake Inc. compare −20.1%
Software Application industry median 0.00%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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