Automatic Data Processing (ADP) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported FCF Margin of 36.83% for Q1 2026, up 1001.0% year-over-year from 3.35% in Q1 2025, and up 78.4% quarter-over-quarter from 20.64% in Q4 2025.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 36.83% in Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 36.83%, up 1001.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 24.51% (up 168.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 23.2%, up 264.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin advanced to 36.83% in Q1 2026 per ADP's latest filing, from 20.64% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 36.83% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 6.36% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 21.83% and a median of 20.96% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Margin soared 1371 bps in 2022, then tumbled 959 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 19.36% in 2022, then rose by 8 bps to 20.94% in 2023, then increased by 5 bps to 22.0% in 2024, then dropped by 6 bps to 20.64% in 2025, then surged by 78 bps to 36.83% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ADP's FCF Margin at 36.83% in Q1 2026, 20.64% in Q4 2025, and 11.51% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 36.77% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 17.31% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 15.02% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 58.89% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 20.82% |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 41.64% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 36.83% |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 31.84% |
| 10 | Snowflake | 82.57 Bn | 79.61 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 16.41% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.58% |