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Adobe Inc. (ADBE) vs Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

Adobe Inc. and Automatic Data Processing, Inc. are both Software Application companies. Automatic Data Processing, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $104.2B against $92.6B — 1.1× the size. Adobe Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 13.1× against 24.0×. Adobe Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.0% against 6.74%. Adobe Inc. has the higher net margin (28.1% vs 20.1%) and the lower return on invested capital (46.4% vs 53.4%). Across the 22 metrics below, Adobe Inc. leads on 18 and Automatic Data Processing, Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric ADBE ADP Software Application median
P/E 13.13 24.04 24.79
P/S 3.58 4.83 2.67
P/B 7.91 17.59 3.01
Price to free cash flow 8.78 22.21 16.59
EV/EBITDA 9.27 14.42 14.40
EV/Sales 3.61 4.91 2.62
Earnings yield 7.62% 4.16% 0.00%
Free cash flow yield 11.39% 4.50% 1.91%

Profitability

Metric ADBE ADP Software Application median
Gross margin 89.25% 46.42% 67.03%
Operating margin 35.70% 26.33% 0.00%
Net margin 28.05% 20.11% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 40.79% 21.76% 4.32%
Return on equity 61.90% 72.24% 0.00%
Return on assets 24.80% 7.57% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 46.40% 53.39% 0.00%

Growth

Metric ADBE ADP Software Application median
Revenue growth (TTM) 12.03% 6.74% 12.40%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 35.11% 9.62% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 13.06% 7.90% 13.72%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 6.27% 11.18% 0.00%

Health

Metric ADBE ADP Software Application median
Debt to equity 0.54 0.82 0.02
Current ratio 0.77 1.05 1.55
Net debt to EBITDA (0.04) 0.10 0.06

Dividend

Metric ADBE ADP Software Application median
Dividend yield — 1.96% 1.25%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.58 0.00

Size

Metric ADBE ADP Software Application median
Market cap 92.59b 104.23b 396.11m

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