Automatic Data Processing (ADP) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported EBT Margin of 30.0% for Q1 2026, up 79.0% year-over-year from 16.76% in Q1 2025, and up 16.24% on a QoQ basis from 25.81% in Q4 2025.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 30.0% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBT Margin rose 79.0% year-over-year to 30.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 26.22% (up 44.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 25.83%, up 45.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin improved to 30.0% in Q1 2026 per ADP's latest filing, from 25.81% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 30.0% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 19.46% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 24.98% (2024), against an average of 25.24%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when EBT Margin surged 299 bps; it then slumped 32 bps in 2025.
- Tracing ADP's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 24.1% in 2022, then grew by 2 bps to 24.5% in 2023, then rose by 2 bps to 24.98% in 2024, then gained by 3 bps to 25.81% in 2025, then grew by 16 bps to 30.0% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ADP EBT Margin figures stand at 30.0% (Q1 2026), 25.81% (Q4 2025), and 25.26% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 28.74% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 23.39% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 3.76% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | -20.00% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 17.85% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 29.04% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 37.86% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 30.00% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 47.29% |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 5.86% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.51% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 18.65% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 25.99% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 22.53% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 22.05% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 15.73% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 26.60% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 22.77% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 32.05% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 18.20% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 25.72% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 21.22% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 19.54% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 7.69% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.68% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 18.14% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 18.36% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 12.67% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 24.27% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 26.32% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 18.13% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 14.73% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 24.47% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 18.09% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 18.61% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 14.16% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 24.47% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 18.80% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 17.55% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 13.91% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 23.39% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 18.52% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 17.09% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -0.18% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 23.26% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 19.28% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 17.69% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 14.78% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 23.43% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 22.41% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 18.15% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 13.72% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 23.86% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 20.14% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 19.57% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 13.95% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 25.91% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 21.79% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 21.26% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 17.17% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 26.53% |