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After finishing at $254.33 in the prior trading day, Automatic Data Processing Inc (NASDAQ: ADP) closed at $255.3, up 0.38%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.98 million shares were traded. ADP stock price reached its highest trading level at $256.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $253.7.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ADP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.44. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.05 and its Current Ratio is at 1.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.55 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.68.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on October 23, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $303.
On October 22, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $288. BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on January 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $217 to $243.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 19 ’25 when JONES JOHN P III bought 16,125 shares for $248.90 per share.
Rodriguez Carlos A sold 2,813 shares of ADP for $832,325 on Sep 11 ’25. The Director now owns 22,548 shares after completing the transaction at $295.89 per share. On Sep 12 ’25, another insider, Rodriguez Carlos A, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,273 shares for $293.87 each. As a result, the insider received 374,100 and left with 21,275 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ADP now has a Market Capitalization of 103419355136 and an Enterprise Value of 105433161728. As of this moment, Automatic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.31. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 16.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.044 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.304.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ADP is 0.86, which has changed by -0.16576809 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1326145 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ADP has reached a high of $329.93, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $247.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.99%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.97M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2058040 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 404.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 403.87M. Insiders hold about 0.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.04% stake in the company. Shares short for ADP as of 1763078400 were 7467952 with a Short Ratio of 3.79, compared to 1760486400 on 7882546. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7467952 and a Short% of Float of 2.0599999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ADP’s forward annual dividend rate was 6.16, compared to 6.16 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0242205. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.96. . The current Payout Ratio is 60.31% for ADP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-12 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-10-01 when the company split stock in a 1139:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 13.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.27, with high estimates of $3.37 and low estimates of $2.93.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.0 and $10.67 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.91. EPS for the following year is $11.94, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $12.4 and $11.39.
Revenue Estimates
12 analysts predict $5.34B in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.38B to a low estimate of $5.29B. As of . The current estimate, Automatic Data Processing Inc’s year-ago sales were $5.05BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.83B. There is a high estimate of $5.9B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.74B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ADP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $21.88B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $21.67B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $21.76B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $20.56BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $23.01B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $23.22B and the low estimate is $22.88B.
