Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing's (ADP) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $1.4 billion in Q2 2026, down 3.55% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in Q2 2025, and down 38.05% quarter-over-quarter from $2.2 billion in Q1 2026.
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Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $1.4 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 3.55% year-over-year to $1.4 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $5.2 billion, a 9.93% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $5.2 billion, up 9.93% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was $1.4 billion for Q2 2026 at Automatic Data Processing, down from $2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $2.2 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $287.2 million in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of $1.1 billion and a median of $1.1 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow soared 682.21% in 2022 and sank 57.31% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $850.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 15.01% to $977.6 million in 2023, then grew by 13.64% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then slipped by 0.41% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then rose by 22.49% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $1.4 billion (Q2 2026), $2.2 billion (Q1 2026), and $1.1 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | -5.40 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 473.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -6.43 Bn |
| 10 | Workday | 46.40 Bn | 42.99 Bn | 2.21 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 595.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 765.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 977.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 287.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 850.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 672.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 865.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 920.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 86.00 Mn |
API Access
Automatic Data Processing Free Cash Flow API
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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=free-cash-flow&ticker=ADP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=ADP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();