ADP
Automatic Data Processing
Industrials · Human Resource & Employment Services · US
✓ ETHICAL PASS
STRONG MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics
How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter
Market Cap
$85.5B
Total market value of the company
17.61
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+7.0%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
20.1%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
71.2%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$244.47
+5% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 15 analysts covering this stock
About Automatic Data Processing
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.
https://www.adp.com
Country: United States Employees: 67,000 Industry: Software - Application
Ethical Screening
Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance
Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
17.0% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
8.4% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
13.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
1.6% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$145.86
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
-59.0%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
OVERVALUED
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
95.6th
Ranks in the top 4% of our 13,571 screened universe
Trading at $214, 47% above fair value of $146. Strong competitive moat. 20% profit margins. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 67% of screened stocks.
Quantitative Intelligence
Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data
MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
-0.039
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0036
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.076
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-3.1%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-40.8%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
CRISIS
Elevated risk detected — extreme caution warranted
Days in State
1
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data
Trading characteristics and market positioning
0.84
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$329.93
30% below the year high
52W Low
$188.16
23% above the year low
Avg Volume
3,616,803
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
4.5
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
3.8%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
3.3%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$10.71
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health
Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value
0.69
Moderate leverage — manageable
1.04
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.13
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
48.5%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
30.2%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$4.7B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$21.6B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$4.3B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Recent Insider Activity
SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling
55
NEUTRAL
Mixed insider activity. 0 purchases and 0 sales in the last 90 days — no clear directional signal. Politicians have been buying this name.
| Date |
Insider |
Title |
Type |
Shares |
Value |
| 2026-05-08 |
MICHAUD BRIAN L. |
Officer |
|
848 |
$179,886 |
| 2026-05-07 |
SWAN ROBERT HOLMES |
Director |
|
3,619 |
$745,695 |
| 2026-04-14 |
D'AMBROSIO CHRISTOPHER |
Officer |
|
543 |
$106,287 |
| 2026-03-16 |
D'AMBROSIO CHRISTOPHER |
Officer |
|
543 |
$113,188 |
| 2026-02-17 |
D'AMBROSIO CHRISTOPHER |
Officer |
|
543 |
$115,349 |
| 2026-02-06 |
MICHAUD BRIAN L. |
Officer |
|
1,000 |
$234,180 |
| 2026-02-05 |
FOSKETT DAVID |
Officer |
|
266 |
$63,042 |
| 2026-01-13 |
D'AMBROSIO CHRISTOPHER |
Officer |
|
543 |
$142,423 |
| 2026-01-12 |
KWON DAVID |
Officer |
|
806 |
$213,429 |
| 2026-01-06 |
KWON DAVID |
Officer |
|
900 |
$234,000 |
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Political Trading Activity
Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument
| Date |
Politician |
Party |
Type |
Amount |
| 2026-04-13 |
Ro Khanna |
Democrat |
Purchase |
15K–50K |
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
Insider Intelligence
Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15