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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

Technology | Software - Application | Roseland, United States | NasdaqGS
251.05 USD +9.13 (3.774%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 250.00 -1.05 (-1.050%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★★Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:01 a.m. EDT

ADP represents a rare convergence of exceptional business quality and strong price momentum. The long-term picture is unambiguous: the company has delivered a 218% return over nine years with no consecutive negative years recently, backed by a 71% return on equity and robust cash generation. While headlines highlight a recent slump, the price action contradicts this narrative, rallying 12% in just two weeks and trading above key moving averages. The dividend is a solid 2.82% with a sustainable 60% payout ratio, reflecting a commitment to shareholders without compromising reinvestment. Although the statistical forecast is neutral, the fundamental strength and options flow suggest the recent dip was a buying opportunity rather than a warning. This is a core compounder suitable for a permanent portfolio position.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.040870
AutoARIMA0.045005
AutoETS0.045006
AutoTheta0.075069

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 5.80
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.561
Excess Kurtosis -0.34
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-11
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-11
Debt to Equity Ratio 69.259
Revenue per Share 53.453
Market Cap 100,353,286,144
Trailing P/E 23.42
Forward P/E 20.59
Beta 0.84
Profit Margins 20.12%
Website https://www.adp.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:01 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility shows a distinct skew in the near term, with put IV significantly elevated relative to call IV, suggesting a fear premium despite the recent rally. However, options flow reveals aggressive call buying at the money and slightly out-of-the-money strikes, with volume exceeding open interest at key levels like 242.5 and 247.5. Open interest walls sit at 250 for calls and 240 for puts, acting as psychological barriers. Speculators are positioning for upside continuation while maintaining defensive hedges.

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 2.81
exDividendDate 2026-06-12
trailingAnnualDividendRate 6.48
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.026785715
lastDividendValue 1.7
lastDividendDate 2026-06-12
dividendDate 2026-07-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.20253164
Address1 One ADP Boulevard
All Time High 329.93
All Time Low 0.808554
Ask 263.52
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,869,050
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,895,173
Average Volume 2,895,173
Average Volume10Days 2,869,050
Beta 0.841
Bid 234.38
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 3
Book Value 15.851
City Roseland
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 251.05
Current Ratio 1.043
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 251.64
Day Low 243.78
Debt To Equity 69.259
Display Name Automatic Data Processing
Dividend Date 1,782,864,000
Dividend Rate 6.8
Dividend Yield 2.81
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,355,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,355,200
Earnings Growth 0.105
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.088
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,328,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,328,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,328,200
Ebitda 6,339,899,904
Ebitda Margins 0.29351
Enterprise To Ebitda 16.013
Enterprise To Revenue 4.7
Enterprise Value 101,522,890,752
Eps Current Year 11.07486
Eps Forward 12.19461
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 10.72
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,781,222,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 223.0918
Fifty Day Average Change 27.958206
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.12532154
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -20.253164
Fifty Two Week High 315.98
Fifty Two Week High Change -64.93001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.20548771
Fifty Two Week Low 188.16
Fifty Two Week Low Change 62.89
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3342368
Fifty Two Week Range 188.16 - 315.98
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.04
Float Shares 398,830,883
Forward Eps 12.19461
Forward P E 20.586966
Free Cashflow 4,749,387,264
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 67,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.48497
Gross Profits 10,475,499,520
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0014399999
Held Percent Institutions 0.90542
Implied Shares Outstanding 399,734,282
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 1,751,241,600
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. The PEO Services segment provides HR and employment administration outsourcing solutions under ADP TotalSource name to businesses through a co-employment model. The 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 100,353,286,144
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_126269
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 4,345,600,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,782,777,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 96,703,717,501
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 244.395
Operating Cashflow 5,452,400,128
Operating Margins 0.30184
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.6045
Peg Ratio 2.26
Phone 973 974 5000
Post Market Change -1.050003
Post Market Change Percent -0.4182446
Post Market Price 250.0
Post Market Time 1,783,987,068
Previous Close 241.92
Price Eps Current Year 22.668459
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 15.838118
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.6459
Profit Margins 0.20118
Quick Ratio 0.131
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change 9.13
Regular Market Change Percent 3.77398
Regular Market Day High 251.64
Regular Market Day Low 243.78
Regular Market Day Range 243.78 - 251.64
Regular Market Open 244.395
Regular Market Previous Close 241.92
Regular Market Price 251.05
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 2,329,531
Return On Assets 0.05949
Return On Equity 0.71208
Revenue Growth 0.07
Revenue Per Share 53.453
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 399,734,282
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0372
Shares Short 14,867,435
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 15,328,126
Short Name Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.041500002
Short Ratio 4.78
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol ADP
Target High Price 305.0
Target Low Price 190.0
Target Mean Price 252.13333
Target Median Price 248.0
Total Cash 3,228,400,128
Total Cash Per Share 8.076
Total Debt 4,398,000,128
Total Revenue 21,600,399,360
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 6.48
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.026785715
Trailing Eps 10.72
Trailing P E 23.418842
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.2608
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 238.5561
Two Hundred Day Average Change 12.4938965
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.05237299
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,329,531
Website https://www.adp.com
Zip 7,068