Key facts, as of
As of November 2, 2026, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) trades at $299.80, up 15.2% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $188.16 to $309.40; the price is 3.1% below that high. It is 9.1% below its all-time high of $329.93, reached in June 2025. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +320.2%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY). It sits 24.6% above its 200-day average of $240.57, and its 50-day average is above the 200-day too: an uptrend on both averages. Its 30-day volatility is 26.8% annualized, which we rate medium risk. It has a trailing P/E of 26.6 and a dividend yield of 2.31%.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "Automatic Data Processing (ADP) stock analysis", 2026-11-02. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/adp
Where it trades today
trading 92% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
How far it is from its record
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) is 9.1% below its all-time high of $329.93, reached in June 2025. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +320.2%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
The read, from its own figures
What its numbers say
- ADP closes above its 50-day average ($277.63), and the 50-day sits above the 200-day ($240.57): on both averages the chart reads as an uptrend.
- At $299.80, ADP is 3.1% below its 1-year high of $309.40, set on October 23, 2026, and 59.3% above its 1-year low of $188.16 (April 10, 2026).
- Over the past month ADP rose 16.3%, from $257.68 to $299.80.
- ADP trades at 26.6x its last twelve months of earnings and 22.2x the next twelve months' estimate, so analysts expect earnings 20.0% higher.
- Its P/E is 15.7% above the 23.0x median of the 3 other staffing & employment services companies we track (PAYX, BR, PAYC).
- ADP's 30-day volatility, 26.8% a year, works out to a typical daily move of about 1.7%.
- Yahoo Finance puts its beta at 0.79: over five years of monthly returns, ADP moved about 0.79% for each 1% move of the S&P 500.
- The last session traded 0.4x ADP's average daily volume of the 30 sessions before it.
What would change the read
- A close under the 50-day average, $277.63 (−7.4% from the last close), would turn the read to a pullback; under the 200-day, $240.57 (−19.8%), the longer rise is in question.
- A close above $309.40 (+3.2%) would be a new 1-year high; below $188.16 (−37.2%), a new 1-year low.
How it is computed
- Prices are Yahoo Finance's daily candles for ADP, the same ones the chart below draws; the P/E, forward P/E and beta are Yahoo Finance quote fields.
- The averages are simple means of the last 50 and 200 closes; the 1-year high and low are the highest high and lowest low of the last 252 sessions; the 30-day volatility is the standard deviation of the past month's daily returns, annualized with the square root of 252.
- Peers are the other companies Yahoo Finance files under staffing & employment services among the assets we track, not a full industry screen; the median counts those with a positive P/E.
- Every sentence here is written by code from those figures, refreshed daily; nobody edits it for ADP by hand. It describes what the price and the multiples have done, not what they will do, and it is not advice.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote and daily historyopen →
The candles, the averages' inputs and the quote fields used for ADP. Last refresh: Nov 2, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.
- How Portfolio Terminal computes its figuresopen →
The methodology page behind the analytics and their refresh cadence.
- Industry classification
Yahoo Finance's industry, as stored in our list of tracked assets: Staffing & Employment Services.
What Automatic Data Processing does
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…
What analysts expect
ADP carries a hold consensus from 15 analysts, with an average price target of $296.20 versus $299.80 today (-1.2%). Targets are estimates and can move quickly after earnings.
Consensus aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Targets are estimates, not forecasts.
How the business is doing
ADP generated $22.26B in trailing revenue (6.1% year over year), with a 20.3% net margin, and $6.46B of free cash flow, against $2.26B of net debt.
The numbers, year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $21.95B | $10.19B | $5.78B | $4.41B | $10.97 | $4.78B |
| 2025 | $20.56B | $9.46B | $5.41B | $4.08B | $10.02 | $4.39B |
| 2024 | $19.20B | $8.73B | $4.95B | $3.75B | $9.14 | $3.59B |
| 2023 | $18.01B | $8.06B | $4.51B | $3.41B | $8.25 | $3.64B |
When it reports next
Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.
Which ETFs hold it
ADP is in 21 of the 54 ETFs we track. It weighs most in SCHD: 2.77% of the fund, holding #17 of 100.
Famous investors who hold it
ADP is in the latest 13F of 1 of the 15 famous investors we follow. Terry Smith (Fundsmith) holds the most of it: 4.27% of the portfolio, position #12 of 41, as of Q2 2026.
How its figures compare with those peers
Companies in the same industry
ADP beside the other companies Yahoo Finance files under staffing & employment services among the assets we track (PAYX, BR, PAYC, largest first).
ADPyou are here$299.80$118.35B
PAYXPaychex Inc.$115.77$41.21B
BRBroadridge Financial$183.64$20.73B
PAYCPaycom Software$270.03$12.17BWhat the chart is saying
In an uptrend, 3.1% under its 1-year high with no resistance above.
uptrend- Price is 8.0% above its 50-day average and 24.6% above its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed above the 200-day on 2026-08-03 (a “golden cross”).
- RSI at 63 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- Nothing above has stopped it this year; the nearest floor is $279.55 (-6.8%).
A description of the chart, not advice. Indicators describe what the price has done; none of them knows what it does next.
Questions people ask about it
How is ADP valued right now?
Automatic Data Processing trades at 26.6 times its last twelve months of earnings and 22.2 times the next twelve months' estimate (Yahoo Finance, November 2, 2026). On the chart: in an uptrend, 3.1% under its 1-year high with no resistance above. Price is 8.0% above its 50-day average and 24.6% above its 200-day.
What is the risk level of ADP?
Based on 30-day volatility of 26.8%, ADP has MEDIUM risk. Its beta of 0.79 means it has swung less than the S&P 500 over the last five years.
Does ADP pay dividends?
Yes, Automatic Data Processing has a dividend yield of 2.31%.
How far is ADP from its all-time high?
Automatic Data Processing is 9.1% below its all-time high of $329.93, reached in June 2025. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +320.2%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Which ETFs hold ADP?
21 of the 54 popular ETFs we track hold Automatic Data Processing. The largest weights: SCHD (2.77%), XLI (2.15%), CNDX (0.50%), QQQM (0.50%) and QQQ (0.50%). Measured on each issuer's full holdings file, dated September 30 to October 18, 2026.
How much of VOO is ADP?
0.16%, as of September 30, 2026: ADP is holding #107 of 505 in Vanguard's file for VOO. $1,000 in VOO puts about $1.56 in Automatic Data Processing.
Which famous investors own ADP?
Terry Smith (4.27% of Fundsmith's 13F), according to their latest Form 13F filings with the SEC (Q2 2026). A 13F lists US long positions 45 days after the quarter ends, so it can be out of date.
What is the analyst price target for ADP?
The average analyst price target for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) is $296.20 based on 15 analyst estimates, about 1.2% below the current price of $299.80. The published range runs from $250.00 to $340.00.
How much revenue does ADP generate?
Automatic Data Processing reported $22.26B in trailing twelve-month revenue. Revenue growth is running at 6.1% year over year. Net margin sits at 20.3%. Figures are aggregated from company filings by Yahoo Finance and refresh on an hourly cadence.
Compare ADP with anything
Five years side by side: what $10,000 became, how far each fell, whether they move together.