Automatic Data Processing (ADP) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing's FCF Margin was 24.76% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 2.65 percentage points from 27.41% a year earlier and down 12.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), FCF Margin at Automatic Data Processing came in at 23.90%, up 0.69 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +4.47 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Margin was 23.20% in FY2025 (+2.64 pp), 20.57% in FY2024 (-1.65 pp), 22.21% in FY2023 (+4.48 pp) and 17.73% in FY2022 (-1.69 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between 2.24% (fiscal Q1 2022) and 36.83% (fiscal Q3 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.62 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (a gain of 13.71 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2022 (a drop of 10.39 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ADP's FCF Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 36.83% (Q3 2026), 20.64% (Q2 2026) and 11.51% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 62.08% |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - | -27.89% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 33.09% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 9.68% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 11.86% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 24.76% |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 29.95% |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -4.83% |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 48.40 Bn | 45.18 Bn | - | 38.08% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 27.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.94% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.36% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.24% |
Automatic Data Processing FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=ADP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "ADP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=ADP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();