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% quarter-over-quarter 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.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $2.2 billion, up 46.86% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.3 billion (up 14.8% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $4.8 billion, up 20.81% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow improved to $2.2 billion in Q1 2026 per ADP's latest filing, from $1.1 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 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow jumped 682.21% in 2022, then plunged 57.31% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $850.0 million in 2022, then grew by 15.01% to $977.6 million in 2023, then increased by 13.64% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then dropped by 0.41% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then jumped by 97.7% to $2.2 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ADP's Free Cash Flow at $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) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 4.11 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 225.50 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 2.29 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 476.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.56 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 306.96 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 2.11 Bn |
| 10 | Snowflake | 82.57 Bn | 79.61 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 228.31 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 |