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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

Technology | Software - Application | Roseland, United States | NasdaqGS
287.48 USD +2.80 (0.984%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 286.34 -1.14 (-1.140%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:32 a.m. EDT

ADP offers a rare blend of high-quality software economics and a reliable income stream. The nine-year price history confirms a structural uptrend with no recent deterioration, while the current valuation remains justified by a 72 percent return on equity and nearly 10 percent earnings expansion. Although the stock trades below its 52-week high, it remains well above its 200-day average, suggesting the broader market continues to value its growth. The options flow indicates speculative interest in further upside, yet the presence of put volume at lower strikes suggests prudent risk management. For investors seeking a compounder with a dividend kicker, the current price level appears attractive relative to the long-term trajectory.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.058524
AutoARIMA0.078124
MSTL0.078547
AutoETS0.078915

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 10.29
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.598
Excess Kurtosis -0.71
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-10
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-11
Debt to Equity Ratio 91.436
Revenue per Share 54.555
Market Cap 114,205,097,984
Trailing P/E 26.30
Forward P/E 21.46
Beta 0.82
Profit Margins 20.11%
Website https://www.adp.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:32 a.m. EDT: Call buyers are clustering volume around the current price and upside targets above $310, indicating a bullish bias for the near term. Put activity is concentrated at deep discount strikes, suggesting institutional hedging rather than aggressive bearish positioning. Implied volatility remains moderate, reflecting a balanced market outlook where bulls anticipate steady gains but maintain a safety net against a potential correction.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.75% 2.73% 2.35% 2.20%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-12 1.700000 0.751514
2026-03-13 1.700000 0.815270
2025-12-12 1.700000 0.638858
2025-09-12 1.540000 0.524702
2025-06-13 1.540000 0.501923
2025-03-14 1.540000 0.527831
2024-12-13 1.540000 0.518938
2024-09-13 1.400000 0.504486
2024-06-14 1.400000 0.577034
2024-03-07 1.400000 0.573183
2023-12-07 1.400000 0.608722
2023-09-07 1.250000 0.499760
2023-06-08 1.250000 0.580882
2023-03-09 1.250000 0.570828
2022-12-08 1.250000 0.480677
2022-09-08 1.040000 0.429859
2022-06-09 1.040000 0.482151
2022-03-10 1.040000 0.496586
2021-12-09 1.040000 0.446851
2021-09-09 0.930000 0.457767
2021-06-10 0.930000 0.464861
2021-03-11 0.930000 0.512227
2020-12-10 0.930000 0.540698
2020-09-10 0.910000 0.689917
2020-06-11 0.910000 0.636408
2020-03-12 0.910000 0.698496
2019-12-12 0.910000 0.544389
2019-09-12 0.790000 0.492488
2019-06-13 0.790000 0.480389
2019-03-07 0.790000 0.525196
2018-12-13 0.790000 0.571635
2018-09-13 0.690000 0.469643
2018-06-07 0.690000 0.512706
2018-03-08 0.630000 0.538646
2017-12-07 0.630000 0.543666
2017-09-07 0.570000 0.523320
2017-06-07 0.570000 0.564692
2017-03-08 0.570000 0.549609
2016-12-07 0.570000 0.584196
2016-09-07 0.530000 0.589151
2016-06-08 0.530000 0.607659
2016-03-09 0.530000 0.618292
2015-12-09 0.530000 0.623896
2015-09-09 0.490000 0.632176
2015-06-10 0.490000 0.582086
2015-03-11 0.490000 0.576538
2014-12-10 0.490000 0.582432
2014-09-10 0.421422 0.574094
2014-06-11 0.421422 0.611153
2014-03-12 0.421422 0.617840
2013-12-11 0.421422 0.619914
2013-09-11 0.381914 0.587758
2013-06-12 0.381914 0.646072
2013-03-06 0.381914 0.698234
2012-12-12 0.381914 0.757840
2012-09-12 0.346795 0.688272
2012-06-06 0.346795 0.744019
2012-03-07 0.346795 0.727841
2011-12-07 0.346795 0.757139
2011-09-07 0.316067 0.734395
2011-06-08 0.316067 0.686107
2011-03-09 0.316067 0.707131
2010-12-08 0.316067 0.774861
2010-09-08 0.298507 0.857286
2010-06-09 0.298507 0.832108
2010-03-10 0.298507 0.774839
2009-12-09 0.298507 0.789228
2009-09-09 0.289728 0.858481
2009-06-10 0.289728 0.882589
2009-03-11 0.289728 0.963223
2008-12-10 0.289728 0.857143
2008-09-10 0.254609 0.650369
2008-06-11 0.254609 0.686390
2008-03-12 0.254609 0.723913
2007-12-12 0.254609 0.635407
2007-09-12 0.201932 0.515234
2007-06-13 0.201932 0.468242
2007-03-07 0.182405 0.477675
2006-12-06 0.182405 0.481676
2006-09-13 0.146717 0.392199
2006-06-07 0.146717 0.406415
2006-03-08 0.146717 0.399051
2005-12-07 0.146717 0.395131
2005-09-07 0.122925 0.365394
2005-06-08 0.122925 0.359879
2005-03-10 0.122925 0.356404
2004-12-08 0.122925 0.343072
2004-09-08 0.111029 0.339641
2004-06-09 0.111029 0.314113
2004-03-11 0.111029 0.333016
2003-12-10 0.111029 0.364394
2003-09-10 0.095168 0.312664
2003-06-11 0.095168 0.346822
2003-03-12 0.095168 0.394090
2002-12-11 0.095168 0.289227
2002-09-11 0.091202 0.300652
2002-06-12 0.091202 0.235173
2002-03-13 0.091202 0.205834
2001-12-12 0.091202 0.193277
2001-09-17 0.081686 0.214584
2001-09-10 0.081690 0.202011
2001-06-06 0.081686 0.183438
2001-03-07 0.081686 0.175022
2000-12-07 0.081686 0.158310
2000-09-13 0.069790 0.137770
2000-06-07 0.069790 0.153378
2000-03-08 0.069790 0.203469
1999-12-08 0.069790 0.172762
1999-09-08 0.060273 0.178824
1999-06-09 0.059480 0.182649
1999-03-10 0.059480 0.193549
1998-12-09 0.060273 0.197403
1998-09-09 0.052342 0.180821
1998-06-10 0.052342 0.198869
1998-03-11 0.052342 0.205447
1997-12-10 0.052342 0.235450
1997-09-10 0.045601 0.253094
1997-06-11 0.045601 0.238341
1997-03-12 0.045601 0.256982
1996-12-11 0.045601 0.279634
1996-09-11 0.039653 0.236685
1996-06-12 0.039653 0.264899
1996-03-13 0.039653 0.256409
1995-12-13 0.039653 0.262294
1995-09-13 0.034697 0.261197
1995-06-14 0.034697 0.278888
1995-03-13 0.029740 0.236221
1994-12-12 0.029740 0.284361
1994-09-12 0.029740 0.279721
1994-06-07 0.029740 0.281031
1994-03-08 0.025775 0.236906
1993-12-06 0.025775 0.236367
1993-09-07 0.025775 0.267357
1993-06-08 0.025775 0.263295
1993-03-08 0.022801 0.208149
1992-12-07 0.022801 0.218531
1992-09-08 0.022801 0.251371
1992-06-02 0.022801 0.255560
1992-03-10 0.019827 0.235299
1991-12-10 0.019827 0.261443
1991-09-10 0.019827 0.306520
1991-06-11 0.019827 0.316212
1991-03-12 0.017348 0.272900
1990-12-11 0.017348 0.327864
1990-09-11 0.017348 0.348253
1990-06-14 0.017348 0.314602
1990-03-13 0.014870 0.294119
1989-12-12 0.014870 0.328768
1989-09-12 0.014870 0.340910
1989-06-13 0.014870 0.372672
1989-03-14 0.012887 0.356156
1988-12-12 0.012887 0.329106
1988-09-13 0.012887 0.354941
1988-06-14 0.012887 0.315144
1988-03-15 0.010905 0.244453
1987-12-14 0.010905 0.252882
1987-09-14 0.010905 0.216756
1987-06-15 0.010905 0.220007
1987-01-27 0.009418 0.213491
1986-12-11 0.009418 0.263899
1986-09-15 0.009418 0.304012
1986-06-13 0.009418 0.258513
1986-03-17 0.008426 0.244156
1985-12-10 0.008426 0.293726
1985-09-12 0.008426 0.345165
1985-06-11 0.008426 0.350503
1985-03-12 0.007683 0.361525
1984-12-11 0.007683 0.438174
1984-09-11 0.007683 0.400010
1984-06-12 0.007683 0.469709
1984-03-13 0.006939 0.422622
1983-12-12 0.006939 0.390227
1983-09-12 0.006939 0.364804
1983-06-14 0.006939 0.352185
Additional Data
dividendRate 6.8
dividendYield 2.39
exDividendDate 2026-09-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 6.64
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.023324434
lastDividendValue 1.7
lastDividendDate 2026-06-12
dividendDate 2026-10-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.06370664
Address1 One ADP Boulevard
All Time High 329.93
All Time Low 0.808554
Ask 303.91
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,142,620
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,598,768
Average Volume 2,598,768
Average Volume10Days 2,142,620
Beta 0.823
Bid 268.67
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 3
Book Value 15.161
City Roseland
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 287.48
Current Ratio 1.051
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 287.86
Day Low 285.0
Debt To Equity 91.436
Display Name Automatic Data Processing
Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Dividend Rate 6.8
Dividend Yield 2.39
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,328,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,328,200
Earnings Growth 0.098
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.075
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,328,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,190,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,190,600
Ebitda 6,411,200,000
Ebitda Margins 0.29212
Enterprise To Ebitda 17.84
Enterprise To Revenue 5.211
Enterprise Value 114,377,359,360
Eps Current Year 12.25722
Eps Forward 13.39844
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 10.93
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 254.1768
Fifty Day Average Change 33.303207
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.1310238
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -6.3706636
Fifty Two Week High 305.31
Fifty Two Week High Change -17.829987
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.058399618
Fifty Two Week Low 188.16
Fifty Two Week Low Change 99.32001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.52784866
Fifty Two Week Range 188.16 - 305.31
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.04
Float Shares 396,225,881
Forward Eps 13.39844
Forward P E 21.45623
Free Cashflow 5,243,049,984
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 67,000
Fullday Change 2.80002
Fullday Change Percent 0.983567
Fullday Price 286.34
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.48653
Gross Profits 10,677,999,616
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0018099999
Held Percent Institutions 0.91716003
Implied Shares Outstanding 397,262,737
Industry Software - Application
Industry Disp Software - Application
Industry Key software-application
Ir Website http://www.investquest.com/iq/a/adp/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,222,400
Last Dividend Value 1.7
Last Fiscal Year End 1,782,777,600
Last Split Date 1,412,121,600
Last Split Factor 1,139:1000
Long Business Summary Automatic Data Processing, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Employer Services and Professional Employer Organization (PEO). The Employer Services segment offers strategic, cloud-based platforms, and human resources (HR) outsourcing solutions. This segment's offerings include RUN Powered by ADP, a software platform for small business payroll, HR, and compliance; ADP Workforce Now, a HCM solution used across mid-sized and large businesses to manage employees; and ADP Lyric HCM, a solution for HR management, payroll, workforce management, talent, and data analytics. Its PEO Services segment provides HR outsourcing solutions under ADP TotalSource name to businesses through a co-employment model. This segment also provides guidance, user-friendly technology, comprehensive employee benefits, and a risk management, safety, and workers' compensation program. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey.
Long Name Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 114,205,097,984
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_126269
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 4,413,499,904
Next Fiscal Year End 1,814,313,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 113,092,755,969
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 285.0
Operating Cashflow 5,441,200,128
Operating Margins 0.23459
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.6069
Peg Ratio 2.62
Phone 973 974 5000
Post Market Change -1.1400146
Post Market Change Percent -0.3965544
Post Market Price 286.34
Post Market Time 1,787,961,401
Previous Close 284.68
Price Eps Current Year 23.453932
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 18.961811
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.2035823
Profit Margins 0.20109
Quick Ratio 0.155
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.72222
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.80002
Regular Market Change Percent 0.983567
Regular Market Day High 287.86
Regular Market Day Low 285.0
Regular Market Day Range 285.0 - 287.86
Regular Market Open 285.0
Regular Market Previous Close 284.68
Regular Market Price 287.48
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 1,761,135
Return On Assets 0.062470004
Return On Equity 0.72239
Revenue Growth 0.068
Revenue Per Share 54.555
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1966995
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 397,262,737
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.027999999
Shares Short 11,138,012
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 14,436,618
Short Name Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0313
Short Ratio 4.6
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol ADP
Target High Price 322.0
Target Low Price 225.0
Target Mean Price 287.26666
Target Median Price 286.0
Total Cash 4,230,099,968
Total Cash Per Share 10.648
Total Debt 5,514,699,776
Total Revenue 21,947,400,192
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 6.64
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.023324434
Trailing Eps 10.93
Trailing P E 26.301922
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.6408
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 236.1554
Two Hundred Day Average Change 51.324615
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.21733408
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,761,135
Website https://www.adp.com
Zip 7,068