ADP vs WDAY vs BZ Stock Comparison

Automatic Data Processing, Workday and Kanzhun Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WDAY Workday, Inc.
$209.99 +9.2% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$51.11B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.96B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
2 wins
BZ Kanzhun Ltd
$16.46 +14.2% 1M -25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.51B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
HR Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kanzhun leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kanzhun 5, Automatic Data Processing 4, Workday 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADPWDAYBZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $121.17B $51.11B $7.51B ADP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.5x 40.7x 11.3x BZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x 18.3x 12.3x BZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +11.2% +51.0% BZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.1% 12.6% 53.2% BZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -46.5% 9.8% — WDAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.3x — WDAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.0% -13.7% -25.8% ADP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.9%/yr -5.6%/yr -15.4%/yr ADP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 53.5% 39.5% ADP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 71/100 87/100 BZ

Percentile Scorecard

ADPWDAYBZ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADPWDAYBZ
Valuation 36 #65 of 101 53 #48 of 101 93 #8 of 101
Growth 26 #72 of 97 94 #7 of 97 96 #5 of 97
Profitability 53 #45 of 94 82 #18 of 94 95 #6 of 94
Financial Health 35 #71 of 109 57 #47 of 109 96 #5 of 109
Shareholder Returns 41 #38 of 64 – 57 #28 of 64
Overall 38 71 87
  • ADP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • WDAY ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • BZ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADPWDAYBZSPY
1 month +15.4%+9.2%+14.2% -1.0%
3 months +21.6%+55.2%+6.7% +2.9%
6 months +54.8%+75.3%+20.9% +6.4%
Year to date +18.2%-2.2%-19.2% +11.4%
1 year +8.0%-13.7%-25.8% +13.1%
3 years +26.5%-1.1%+4.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.2%-0.4%+1.6% +21.5%
5 years +39.7%-25.2%-56.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +6.9%-5.6%-15.4% +10.9%
10 years +250.7%+137.3%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.4%+9.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureADPWDAYBZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%53.5%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.9%50.3%38.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.080.230.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.28-0.26-0.65 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-63.4%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-13.7%-27.2% -2.5%
52-week high $307.94$243.28$22.60 $779.14
52-week low $188.79$112.50$12.65 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADPWDAYBZ
P/E now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 29.9x 41.0xmedian 29.9x 11.1xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.8x 5.1xmedian 2.8x 6.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -26.2xmedian 17.4x 31.0xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 16.9x 14.8xmedian 16.9x 11.5xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 3.1x 7.8xmedian 3.1x 2.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.76median 0.86 0.30median 0.86 0.08median 0.86

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADPWDAYBZ
Revenue $21.95B $9.96B $1.25B
Gross profit $10.19B $7.53B $1.21B
Operating income -$6.44B $994.00M $412.25M
Net income $4.41B $1.26B $657.32M
Free cash flow $5.24B – $665.92M
R&D $1.03B $2.76B $58.24M
EPS (diluted) $10.94 $5.10 $1.44
Cash & equivalents $4.23B $661.00M $380.29M
Total debt $22.10B $2.99B –
Shares (diluted) 403.30M 246.31M 463.50M
Enterprise value $103.29B $27.23B -$806.93M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADPWDAYBZ
P/E 27.7x 41.0x 11.1x
P/FCF 23.1x 14.8x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 22.2x – 11.5x
P/S 5.5x 5.1x 6.1x
P/B 20.1x 7.8x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 27.6x 8.7x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA -26.2x 31.0x –
EV/EBIT -18.9x 50.5x 13.0x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 5.0x 4.3x
EV/FCF 23.2x – 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x – 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.76 0.30 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADPWDAYBZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 11.2% 51.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 14.0% 20.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% 11.1% 21.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 14.8% 22.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.9% 88.6% 64.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 129.1% 236.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.2% 115.6% 121.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 131.0% 132.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.6% 136.5% 118.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 135.7% 131.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.2% – 25.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – 37.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.9% – 24.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – 41.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADPWDAYBZ
Gross margin 46.4% 75.5% 96.5%
EBITDA margin -21.2% 16.3% –
Operating margin -29.3% 10.0% 32.9%
Pretax margin 26.1% 12.4% 66.1%
Net margin 20.1% 12.6% 53.2%
FCF margin 23.9% – 53.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.8% – 53.1%
Return on equity 71.3% 17.6% 21.6%
Return on assets 6.9% 7.4% 17.1%
Return on invested capital -46.5% 9.8% –
Return on capital employed -46.6% 9.6% 13.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADPWDAYBZ
Debt / assets 7.9% 18.8% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 59.3% 21.7%
Equity / assets 9.5% 40.7% 78.3%
Interest coverage -14.0x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 4.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.9x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 3.0x
Altman Z-score 1.93 4.05 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADPWDAYBZ
Dividend yield 2.2% – 3.1%
Net buyback yield 1.7% – –
Shareholder yield 4.0% – 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADPWDAYBZ
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2027 18.3xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.87FY2027 $11.45FY2026 $1.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.7%FY2027 +24.1%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% +22.7% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.14BFY2027 $11.18BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2027 +17.1%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +8.5% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADPWDAYBZ
Held by institutions 88.1% 98.1% 66.1%
Institutions holding 2,290 910 254
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% +5.3% -1.6%
Institutions buying 1,084 487 129
Institutions selling 874 323 94
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.51 1.37

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADPWDAYBZ
ADP 1.00 0.63 0.10
WDAY 0.63 1.00 0.09
BZ 0.10 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADP, WDAY and BZ?

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Automatic Data Processing (ADP) $121.17B, Workday (WDAY) $51.11B, Kanzhun (BZ) $7.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADP, WDAY and BZ?

Kanzhun (BZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 27.5x, Workday (WDAY) 40.7x, Kanzhun (BZ) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kanzhun (BZ) is cheapest (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 23.6x, Workday (WDAY) 18.3x, Kanzhun (BZ) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kanzhun (BZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +6.7%, Workday (WDAY) +11.2%, Kanzhun (BZ) +51.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kanzhun (BZ) has the highest net margin (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 20.1%, Workday (WDAY) 12.6%, Kanzhun (BZ) 53.2%). On return on invested capital, Workday (WDAY) leads (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) -46.5%, Workday (WDAY) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Automatic Data Processing (ADP) returned the most: Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +8.0%, Workday (WDAY) -13.7%, Kanzhun (BZ) -25.8%. Over five years, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) compounded fastest (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +6.9%/yr, Workday (WDAY) -5.6%/yr, Kanzhun (BZ) -15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has been the steadiest (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 28.3%, Workday (WDAY) 53.5%, Kanzhun (BZ) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADP, WDAY and BZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kanzhun (BZ) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.