--- title: "Automatic Data Processing (ADP) stock analysis" url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/adp publisher: "Portfolio Terminal" as_of: 2026-10-23 ticker: ADP sector: "Industrials" data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal" --- # Automatic Data Processing (ADP) stock analysis > **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Automatic Data Processing (ADP) stock analysis", 2026-10-23. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/adp > Figures are true as of the date above and the page is rebuilt every hour. When you use one, cite the line above and link to the URL. ## Key facts - As of October 23, 2026, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) trades at $304.41, up 8.1% over the past year. - Its 52-week range runs from $188.16 to $309.40; the price is 1.6% below that high. - It is 7.7% below its all-time high of $329.93, reached in June 2025. - Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +264.3%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY). - It sits 27.0% above its 200-day average of $239.63, the usual sign of a long-term uptrend. - Its 30-day volatility is 24.8% annualized, which we rate medium risk. - It has a trailing P/E of 27.8 and a dividend yield of 2.21%. - Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has confirmed its next earnings report for October 28, 2026, before the market opens (date from Yahoo Finance, listed on our [October 2026 earnings calendar](https://portfolio-terminal.com/earnings-calendar/october-2026)). ## About Automatic Data Processing Automatic Data Processing (ADP) is a industrials company operating in staffing & employment services. Order books, infrastructure cycles, and operating leverage often influence re-rating potential. This analysis page tracks valuation context, trend strength, and downside risk over time. ## What the chart is saying In an uptrend, 1.6% under its 1-year high with no resistance above. - Price is 10.5% above its 50-day average and 27.0% above its 200-day. - The 50-day crossed above the 200-day on 2026-08-03 (a “golden cross”). - RSI at 75 is overbought: strong momentum, and stretched. - Nothing above has stopped it this year; the nearest floor is $279.55 (-8.2%). ### Support and resistance - Support near $279.55, 8.2% below the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year). - Support near $265.58, 12.8% below the last close (the price turned there 5 times in the last year). ## 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. - [SCHD holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/schd/holdings): 2.77% of the fund, holding #17 of 100 (Schwab, October 13, 2026) - [XLI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/xli/holdings): 2.15% of the fund, holding #11 of 83 (SPDR, October 16, 2026) - [CNDX holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/cndx/holdings): 0.50% of the fund, holding #42 of 101 (iShares, October 16, 2026) - [QQQM holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/qqqm/holdings): 0.50% of the fund, holding #42 of 102 (Invesco, October 18, 2026) - [QQQ holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/qqq/holdings): 0.50% of the fund, holding #42 of 101 (Invesco, October 18, 2026) - [VIG holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vig/holdings): 0.45% of the fund, holding #49 of 333 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026) - [VYM holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vym/holdings): 0.44% of the fund, holding #54 of 593 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026) - [VTV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vtv/holdings): 0.39% of the fund, holding #66 of 298 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026) - [RSP holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/rsp/holdings): 0.22% of the fund, holding #59 of 504 (Invesco, October 18, 2026) - [SPY holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/spy/holdings): 0.17% of the fund, holding #104 of 504 (SPDR, October 16, 2026) - [IVV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/ivv/holdings): 0.17% of the fund, holding #104 of 503 (iShares, October 16, 2026) - [CSPX holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/cspx/holdings): 0.17% of the fund, holding #104 of 503 (iShares, October 16, 2026) - [VOO holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/voo/holdings): 0.16% of the fund, holding #107 of 505 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026) - [VUAA holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vuaa/holdings): 0.16% of the fund, holding #107 of 503 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026) - [ITOT holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/itot/holdings): 0.15% of the fund, holding #105 of 2,423 (iShares, October 16, 2026) - [VTI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vti/holdings): 0.14% of the fund, holding #109 of 3,516 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026) - [IWF holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/iwf/holdings): 0.13% of the fund, holding #85 of 371 (iShares, October 16, 2026) - [IWDA holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/iwda/holdings): 0.13% of the fund, holding #145 of 1,248 (iShares, October 16, 2026) - [SSAC holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/ssac/holdings): 0.11% of the fund, holding #153 of 1,640 (iShares, October 16, 2026) - [VWCE holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vwce/holdings): 0.10% of the fund, holding #169 of 3,795 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026) - [VT holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vt/holdings): 0.09% of the fund, holding #165 of 10,155 (Vanguard, September 30, 2026) Source: each issuer's full holdings file (September 30 to October 18, 2026), matched on the company's ISIN. ## 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. - [Terry Smith (Fundsmith)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/SMITH): 4.27% of the portfolio, position #12 of 41 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026) Source: each investor's latest Form 13F filed with the SEC (Q2 2026); long US positions, shares only, as a share of everything the filing reports. Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/adp