ADP · Automatic Data Processing Inc
$279.94
+0.73 (+0.26%)
At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$110.92B
Shares
397.26M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$279.21
Open$277.50
Day$276.93–281.67
52W close$188.79–309.03
Avg vol 30d2.4M
Short int13.1M · 3.3% float · 5.0d
Short vol60%
Last earningsJul 29, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-K · Aug 5
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 28, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 10 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 14.9 · calm
Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+19%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+12%
above
RSI (14)
64
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
75%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+15%
trailing
6-month return
+30%
trailing
YTD return
+9%
this year
Relative strength
+19%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $248 › 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
3.31% of float · ▼ -9.0% MoM · 5.0 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
2,288 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
59
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+7%
Y/Y
EPS growth
+10%
Y/Y
Valuation
P/E 25.5
below peers
Buyback
$6.0B
authorized
Balance sheet
$735.0M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
27%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−39%
past year
ATR
2.7%
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%
Diluted EPS growth
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
11% – 13%
U.S. pays per control growth
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
0% – 1%
Adjusted diluted EPS growth
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
9% – 11%
PEO Services average worksite employee count growth
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
2%
Anticipated growth in client funds balances
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
3% – 4%
Interest on funds held for clients
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
$1.54B – $1.56B
Total contribution from the client funds extended investment str
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
$1.55B – $1.57B
Average yield on client funds portfolio
· Fiscal 2027
Initiated
3.7%
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%
Diluted EPS growth
· Fiscal 2026
10% – 11%
Adjusted diluted EPS growth
· Fiscal 2026
10% – 11%
Employer Services revenue growth
· Fiscal 2026
6% – 7%
Employer Services new business bookings growth
· Fiscal 2026
4% – 7%
Increase in U.S. pays per control
· Fiscal 2026
1%
PEO Services revenue growth
· Fiscal 2026
6% – 7%
PEO Services revenue, excluding zero-margin benefits pass-throug
· Fiscal 2026
4% – 5%
PEO Services average worksite employee count growth
· Fiscal 2026
2%
Interest on funds held for clients
· Fiscal 2026
$1.34B – $1.35B
Total contribution from the client funds extended investment str
· Fiscal 2026
$1.3B – $1.31B
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
+19%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+12%
Bullish
RSI (14)
64
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
75%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $248 › 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
3.31% of float · ▼ -9.0% MoM · 5.0 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
2,288 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $189
Now $279 · 75%
Range high $309
vs 200-day avg +19%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted EBIT non-GAAP | 5.9B | fiscal 2026 | — |
|
|
|||
| Adjusted EBIT Margin non-GAAP | 26.8% | Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| 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 | — |
| Average client funds balances | 40.4B | fiscal 2026 | — |
|
|
|||
| Average interest yield on client funds | 3.4% | fiscal 2026 | — |
|
|
|||
| Average paid PEO worksite employees during the period | 762,000 | Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
|
|
|||
| 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 | — |
|
|
|||
| Paid PEO worksite employees at end of period | 775,000 | Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| U.S. pays per control | 1% | fiscal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ADP
this stock
Automatic Data Processing Inc
|
$110.92B | +8.5% | +6.7% | 25.5 | 3.3% |
|
SAP
Sap SE
|
$249.56B | -10.6% | — | — | 0.7% |
|
SHOP
Shopify Inc.
|
$188.60B | -8.6% | +30.1% | 98.4 | 1.6% |
|
CRM
Salesforce, Inc.
|
$168.25B | -22.5% | +25.9% | 23.8 | 3.6% |
|
UBER
Uber Technologies, Inc
|
$160.44B | -3.9% | +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 | +1.1% | +15.0% | +30.3% | +4.8% | +8.5% |
| SPY | -2.0% | +3.3% | +11.2% | +2.1% | +11.8% |
| vs SPY | +3.0% | +11.7% | +19.1% | +2.7% | -3.3% |
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)
2.38%
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)
1832 filings
1769 filers
Visit website
Investor relations