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

303.77 3.37 −1.10%
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) Return on equity

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Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 78.9%, up 6.7 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (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. 78.9%
ADBE Adobe Inc. compare 61.9%
INTU Intuit Inc. compare 23.6%
CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. compare 22.9%
CRM Salesforce, Inc. compare 19.4%
SHOP Shopify Inc. compare 16.8%
UBER Uber Technologies, Inc. compare 12.0%
NOW ServiceNow, Inc. compare 11.9%
SNOW Snowflake Inc. compare −48.2%
Software Application industry median 0.00%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

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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