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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 6.77%, EPS grew 9.37%, free cash flow fell 5.49% and total debt rose 24.9%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for ten; insiders bought in the last twelve months.

288.90 3.25 +1.14%
Market cap
$113.2B
P/E
26.3×
Fwd P/E
19.0×
Dividend yield
2.35%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
2.24
Beneish M
−2.63
Dividend safety
84/100

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) Return on equity

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Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 72.2%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 25.3% (fiscal 2015) to 101.3% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 75% of that period. That is above the Software Application industry median of 0.00% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 72.2% (3.76)
FY2025 76.0% (17.14)
FY2024 93.1% (8.19)
FY2023 101.3% 35.03
FY2022 66.3% 20.80
FY2021 45.5% 1.27
FY2020 44.2% (1.01)
FY2019 45.2% 1.97
FY2018 43.3% 1.00
FY2017 42.3% 10.14

Against its own ten years

Low 25.3% High 101.3%
Ten-year median 45.4%
Current reading's percentile 75

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 72.2%
ADBE Adobe Inc. compare 61.9%
UBER Uber Technologies, Inc. compare 37.1%
INTU Intuit Inc. compare 23.6%
CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. compare 23.2%
NOW ServiceNow, Inc. compare 14.2%
DDOG Datadog, Inc. compare 4.70%
SNOW Snowflake Inc. compare −48.2%
MSTR Strategy Inc compare −80.1%
Software Application industry median 0.00%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 1.35%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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