Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) stock price, quote and key numbers
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET
Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) closed at $263.67 on 25 September 2026, up 0.2%. That leaves it down 2.8% over a week, down 6.3% over a month and down 9.5% over a year. That is 71% of the way up its 52 week range of $188.16 to $294.35. The median analyst price target of $285 sits 8.1% above the close.
The price
Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.
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Trend and range
ADP trades below its 50 day average of $270.14 but above its 200 day average of $238.03: the long trend is up, the recent one is not. The 50 day average sits above the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is -0.02, a stock that barely follows the market. It is 10.4% below its 52 week high and 40.1% above its 52 week low.
Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.
What analysts say
In the last 90 days 8 firms recorded 13 actions on ADP: 13 kept a view. Price targets: 11 raised. The most recent targets from 9 firms run from $223 to $310, with a median of $285, 8.1% above the last close.
| Date | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Reiterates Overweight | $310.00 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Maintains Overweight | $295.00 to $310.00 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains Neutral | $230.00 to $287.00 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains Equal-Weight | $240.00 to $286.00 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Stifel | Maintains Hold | $260.00 to $285.00 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains Equal-Weight | $248.00 to $283.00 |
A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.
Earnings
The next report is on the calendar for 28 October 2026 for Q1 2027, with earnings per share expected at $2.77. The last report, on 29 July 2026 for Q4 2026, showed EPS of $2.64 against $2.60 expected, a beat of 1.5%, on revenue of $5.5 billion. Automatic Data Processing Inc. beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reported quarters.
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The numbers
Over the trailing twelve months Automatic Data Processing Inc. shows revenue growth of 6.74%, a gross margin of 46.42%, an operating margin of 28.20% and a return on equity of 72.24%.
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, TTM | 6.7% | 52nd |
| Net income growth, TTM | 8.2% | 48th |
| Gross margin | 46.4% | 59th |
| Operating margin | 28.2% | 88th |
| Return on equity | 72.2% | 97th |
| Return on assets | 7.6% | 86th |
| Debt to equity | 0.82 | 72nd |
| Current ratio | 1.05 | 46th |
| Effective tax rate | 23.0% | 76th |
The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.
Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.
About Automatic Data Processing Inc.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Business Services
- Headquarters
- Roseland, New Jersey
- Chief executive
- Carlos A. Rodriguez
- Employees
- 60,000
- Website
- adp.com
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management solutions. It operates in two segments, Employer Services and Professional Employer Organization. The PEO Services segment provides HR outsourcing solutions to small and mid-sized businesses.
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Learn
- How to read a stock quote
- Reading a price chart from one day to one year
- Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
- What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
- The valuation ratios on a stock page
- Price alerts, targets and percent moves
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