Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ADP
- Market cap
- $104.2B
- P/E
- 24.0×
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) Return on invested capital
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 53.4%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 33.1% (fiscal 2019) to 146.0% (fiscal 2025); 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 invested capital, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 53.4% | (92.65) |
| FY2025 | 146.0% | 73.14 |
| FY2024 | 72.9% | 11.88 |
| FY2023 | 61.0% | 13.57 |
| FY2022 | 47.5% | 13.92 |
| FY2021 | 33.5% | (0.04) |
| FY2020 | 33.6% | 0.43 |
| FY2019 | 33.1% | (1.85) |
| FY2018 | 35.0% | (11.00) |
| FY2017 | 46.0% | 4.48 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 53.4% |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. compare | 46.4% |
| INTU Intuit Inc. compare | 20.2% |
| CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. compare | 14.0% |
| UBER Uber Technologies, Inc. compare | 12.0% |
| NOW ServiceNow, Inc. compare | 6.83% |
| DDOG Datadog, Inc. compare | 2.78% |
| SNOW Snowflake Inc. compare | −37.0% |
| MSTR Strategy Inc compare | −64.7% |
| Software Application industry median | 0.00% |
| Technology sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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