Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Automatic Data Processing's (ADP) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $2.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 46.86% year-on-year from $1.5 billion in Q1 2025, and up 97.7% on a QoQ basis from $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $2.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 46.86% year-over-year to $2.2 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $5.3 billion, a 14.8% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $4.8 billion, up 20.81% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $2.2 billion, up from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for ADP reached as high as $2.2 billion in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $287.2 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $1.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 billion in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 682.21% in 2022 and slumped 57.31% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $850.0 million in 2022, then gained by 15.01% to $977.6 million in 2023, then advanced by 13.64% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then retreated by 0.41% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then jumped by 97.7% to $2.2 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $2.2 billion in Q1 2026, $1.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $595.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn 4.39 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - 235.34 Mn
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn 476.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 2.29 Bn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 6.56 Bn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 473.00 Mn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 2.19 Bn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn 232.77 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 306.96 Mn
10 Datadog 86.34 Bn 81.58 Bn 797.20 Mn 323.26 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 2.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 595.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 595.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.41 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 765.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 765.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 977.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 977.60 Mn