ADP · Automatic Data Processing Inc
$284.68
+3.29 (+1.17%)
At close · Aug 27
Market Cap
$111.79B
Shares
397.26M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$284.68
Open$279.80
Day$279.17–286.17
52W close$188.79–304.10
Avg vol 30d2.4M
Short int11.1M · 2.8% float · 5.2d
Short vol66%
Last earningsJul 29, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-K · Aug 5
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 28, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 9 wks
FQ1-27 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Aug 5, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Neutral
Momentum
Very Strong
Sentiment
Bullish
Fundamentals
Excellent
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 14.5 · calm
Equity put/call 0.39
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+21%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+12%
above
RSI (14)
67
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
83%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+8%
trailing
6-month return
+26%
trailing
YTD return
+11%
this year
Relative strength
+11%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $254 › 200d $236 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+0% holders QoQ · +201 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
2.80% of float · ▼ -15.3% MoM · 5.2 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
2,289 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
55
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+7%
Y/Y
EPS growth
+10%
Y/Y
Valuation
P/E 25.7
below peers
Buyback
$6.0B
authorized
Balance sheet
$735.0M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
27%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−38%
past year
ATR
2.3%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Jul 29, 2026
Adjusted effective tax rate
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
23%
Adjusted diluted EPS growth
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
9% – 11%
Diluted EPS growth
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
11% – 13%
U.S. pays per control growth
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
0% – 1%
Anticipated growth in client funds balances
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
3% – 4%
Interest on funds held for clients
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
$1.54B – $1.56B
PEO Services average worksite employee count growth
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
2%
Average yield on client funds portfolio
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
3.7%
Total contribution from the client funds extended investment str
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
$1.55B – $1.57B
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Apr 29, 2026
Revenue growth
· Fiscal 2026
6% – 7%
Adjusted effective tax rate
· Fiscal 2026
23%
Increase in U.S. pays per control
· Fiscal 2026
1%
Employer Services revenue growth
· Fiscal 2026
6% – 7%
Average yield on client funds
· Fiscal 2026
3.4%
PEO Services revenue growth
· Fiscal 2026
6% – 7%
Average client funds balances growth
· Fiscal 2026
6%
Total contribution from the client funds extended investment str
· Fiscal 2026
$1.3B – $1.31B
Interest on funds held for clients
· Fiscal 2026
$1.34B – $1.35B
Anticipated growth in client funds balances
· Fiscal 2026
6%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+21%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+12%
Bullish
RSI (14)
67
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
83%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $254 › 200d $236 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+0% holders QoQ · +201 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
2.80% of float · ▼ -15.3% MoM · 5.2 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
2,289 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $189
Now $285 · 83%
Range high $304
vs 200-day avg +21%
vs 50-day avg +12%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Average interest rate earned (client funds) | 3.4% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Client funds moved to employees, tax authorities and other payees | $3.5T | fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Employee year-end tax statements processed and delivered in the United States | 79M | fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| ES new business bookings | 6% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| more than 1.1 million clients | 1.1M | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| PEO average worksite employees | 2% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Workers' compensation coverage and state unemployment taxes | $718.4M | fiscal 2026 filing | +5.4% |
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| Zero-margin benefits pass-through costs | $4.61B | fiscal 2026 filing | +7.4% |
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| Adjusted EBIT non-GAAP | 5.9B | fiscal 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted EBIT Margin non-GAAP | 26.8% | Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted effective tax rate non-GAAP | 23% | Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted net earnings non-GAAP | $4.49B | Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Average client funds balances | 40.4B | fiscal 2026 | — |
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| Average interest yield on client funds | 3.4% | fiscal 2026 | — |
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| Average paid PEO worksite employees during the period | 762,000 | Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| Client revenue retention | 92.1% | fiscal 2026 | — |
| Employer Services new business bookings | 2.2B | fiscal 2026 | — |
| Interest on funds held for clients | 1.4B | fiscal 2026 | — |
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| Paid PEO worksite employees at end of period | 775,000 | Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
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| U.S. pays per control | 1% | fiscal 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted diluted EPS non-GAAP | $3.37 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Average balance - Funds held for clients | $48.3B | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Workers' compensation and state unemployment taxes | $271.4M | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Software - Application — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ADP
this stock
Automatic Data Processing Inc
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$111.79B | +10.7% | +6.7% | 25.7 | 2.8% |
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SAP
Sap SE
|
$244.32B | -8.9% | — | — | 0.7% |
|
SHOP
Shopify Inc.
|
$193.37B | -4.1% | +30.1% | 100.9 | 1.2% |
|
CRM
Salesforce, Inc.
|
$169.23B | -4.9% | +25.9% | 18.8 | 3.2% |
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UBER
Uber Technologies, Inc
|
$160.32B | -5.8% | +18.3% | — | 2.3% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Smart Money
Congressional Trades
Sell
Member
Richard Dean McCormick
- Amount
- $1.0K–$15.0K
- Traded
- Jul 30, 2026
Financials
Filings
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADP | +2.0% | +7.9% | +25.8% | +6.8% | +10.7% |
| SPY | +1.1% | +4.0% | +14.7% | +3.2% | +13.1% |
| vs SPY | +0.9% | +3.9% | +11.2% | +3.6% | -2.4% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$1.70
/ share · ex Jun 12, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$1.70
/ share · ex Sep 11, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$6.64
/ share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
2.33%
Buyback program
· as of Jan 1, 2026
Authorized
$6.00B
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
—
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
8670
CUSIP
053015103
13F (30d)
1466 filings
1432 filers
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