Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported Free Cash Flow of $2.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 46.86% year-over-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) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $2.2 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 46.86% year-over-year to $2.2 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.3 billion (up 14.8% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.8 billion, up 20.81% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow rose to $2.2 billion in Q1 2026 per ADP's latest filing, from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $2.2 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $287.2 million in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $1.1 billion (2025), against an average of $1.1 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow surged 682.21%; it then slumped 57.31% in 2023.
- Tracing ADP's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $850.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 15.01% to $977.6 million in 2023, then climbed by 13.64% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then decreased by 0.41% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then surged by 97.7% to $2.2 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ADP Free Cash Flow figures stand at $2.2 billion (Q1 2026), $1.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $595.6 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 4.11 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 5.32 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 2.29 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 476.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 306.96 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 2.92 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 5.24 Bn |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 323.26 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 287.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 287.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 850.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 850.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 672.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 672.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 865.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 865.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 920.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 920.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 86.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 86.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 619.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 619.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 668.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 668.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 438.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 438.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 743.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 743.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 654.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 654.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 376.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 376.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 690.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 690.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 984.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 984.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 745.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 745.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 106.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 106.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 658.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 658.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 385.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 385.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 171.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 171.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 391.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 391.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 772.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 772.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 440.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 440.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 281.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 281.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 622.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 622.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 690.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 690.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 362.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 362.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 53.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 53.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 458.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 458.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 830.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 830.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 184.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 184.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 342.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 342.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 563.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 563.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 694.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 694.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 357.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 357.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 46.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 46.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 567.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 567.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 571.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 571.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 403.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 403.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -95.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -95.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 463.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 463.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 625.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 625.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 398.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 398.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 282.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 282.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 425.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 425.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 531.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 531.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 382.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 382.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 183.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 183.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 369.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 369.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 591.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 591.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 409.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 409.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 209.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 209.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 382.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 382.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 424.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 424.70 Mn |