Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Technology · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for ADP is $262.57, 9.1% below the last close of $288.90 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $221.37 to $305.05. Rating consensus: Hold.
Snapshot
- P/E26.4x
- P/E vs sector-21.0%
- P/E vs own+13.4%
- Target upside-9.1%
- ConsensusHold
- Market cap$114B
- FCF yield+4.3%
- Insiders-$12.26M
- Earnings in12d
- News0.00
Why it moved
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) rose 1.1% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Technology stocks fell 3.3%. Most of the move is specific to ADP.
0 stories on the day (30-day average 1.1).
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $288.90 · +6.1% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbullish
- Sector▲ +1.1%
- MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▲ 200▲
- Above MAs4 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~39d
- RSI71
- Support-0.5%
- Resistance+3.6%
- Off 52w high0.0%
- Off ATH-8.1%
- 52w range$288.90
- Bollingerabove upper
- MACD2.92
- ATR+1.9%
- Volume1.3x
Analyst price targets
10 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $288.90 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 0 · Buy 4 · Hold 12 · Sell 1 · Strong sell 1
Revenue and free cash flow
Q4 FY2026: Revenue +6.8% year over year, free cash flow 22.5% of revenue, operating margin 20.8%.
| Q4 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $5.47B | 2.45 | $1.23B | 53.0% | 20.8% | 17.9% |
| Q3 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $5.94B | 3.38 | $2.04B | 48.3% | 30.1% | 22.9% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | $5.36B | 2.63 | $1.11B | 46.1% | 23.8% | 19.8% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2025 | $5.18B | 2.49 | $596M | 45.2% | -2.4% | 19.6% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $5.13B | 2.23 | $1.41B | 50.3% | 23.5% | 17.8% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $5.55B | 3.06 | $1.49B | 51.7% | 29.4% | 22.5% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | $5.05B | 2.36 | $1.11B | 49.9% | 25.7% | 19.1% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2024 | $4.83B | 2.34 | $766M | 49.8% | 26.3% | 19.8% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $141.97 | -4.4% | -25.0% | +9.8% | 88.7 | $147B | |
| 2 |  | $70.35 | -1.3% | -29.5% | +47.0% | 15.5 | $144B | |
| 3 | | $288.90 | +1.1% | 0.0% | -9.1% | 26.4 | $114B | |
| 4 |  | $245.20 | -2.6% | -31.9% | +13.5% | 13.7 | $95.43B | |
| 5 |  | $266.13 | -4.7% | -63.7% | +81.8% | 20.5 | $89.4B | |
| 6 |  | $247.11 | -7.2% | -15.7% | +10.9% | 500.6 | $88.73B | |
| 7 |  | $319.51 | -1.5% | -23.3% | +25.3% | 63.5 | $87.99B | |
| 8 |  | $325.15 | -1.5% | -51.8% | +25.9% | 19.7 | $86.89B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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