What sector does Automatic Data Processing belong to?

Automatic Data Processing operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Human Resource & Employment Services industry, and is listed on the US markets.

What is the current share price of ADP?

As of the latest available quote, ADP traded at $268.26. This price is delayed and cached for about 15 minutes.

What is the P/E ratio of ADP?

Automatic Data Processing has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of about 24.50. The P/E ratio compares the share price to earnings per share and is most useful when compared with sector peers and the company's own history.

What is the market capitalisation of ADP?

The market capitalisation of Automatic Data Processing is approximately $108.22B.

Is Automatic Data Processing profitable?

For its latest reported financial year, Automatic Data Processing recorded a net profit margin of about 20.11%.

Does ADP pay a dividend?

Automatic Data Processing currently has a dividend yield of about 2.50%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of ADP?

Automatic Data Processing has a return on equity (ROE) of about 73.18%. ROE measures how much profit a company generates relative to shareholders' equity.

What is the 52-week high and low of ADP?

Over the past 52 weeks, ADP has traded between a low of $188.16 and a high of $294.93.

Automatic Data Processing

ADP US Industrials Human Resource & Employment Services

S&P 500 Nasdaq 100

$268.26

+0.99%

Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

ADP

Automatic Data Processing

$268.26

Close used for this calculation

$228.80Fair value

Financial DNA Score

Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth

54/100

Profitability21/25

Returns13/25

Balance Sheet9/25

Efficiency11/25

Growth9/25

Good

Quality radar

Consensus fair value

$228.80

Near FV

▼ -14.7% against the close used

Model range $60.67 – $359.25

The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$60.67Fair value$228.80Bull$359.25

FairClose

52-week traded range

52W low $188.7952W high $298.03

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

Automatic Data Processing closed at $268.26, 17.2% above the consensus fair value of $228.80 drawn from 8 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 54/100 — Good. P/E of 24.5x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation

$217.15

-19.1%

Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10

g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr

Graham Number

$60.67

-77.4%

√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)

EPS=10.94, BVPS=14.95 · outside Graham range (P/E 24.5, P/B 17.9) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor

P/E Fair Value

$218.80

-18.4%

EPS × 20x (sector P/E)

EPS=10.94, Sector P/E=20x

Peter Lynch (PEG)

$134.67

-49.8%

EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)

EPS=10.94, g=12.3%

EV/EBITDA

$251.11

-6.4%

(EBITDA × 16.2x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares

EBITDA=6.32B

Dividend Discount (DDM)

$359.25

+33.9%

D1 ÷ (r − g) where D1 = D0×(1+g)

D0=6.65, r=10%, g=8%

Reverse DCF

$268.26

+0.0%

Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV

Implied: 9.9% | Historical: 12.3%

Margin of Safety

$124.16

-53.7%

Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)

Avg fair value=165.54, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Fair value analysis

Consensus fair value

Price target range & 52-week position

Valuation summary

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