Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 48.28% for Q1 2026, up 58.0% year-over-year from 30.55% in Q1 2025, and up 4.76% quarter-over-quarter from 46.08% in Q4 2025.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 48.28% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 58.0% year-over-year to 48.28%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 46.23% (up 24.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 46.03%, up 59.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin advanced to 48.28% in Q1 2026 per ADP's latest filing, from 46.08% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 48.28% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 42.2% in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 45.31% across 5 years, with a median of 45.12% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Gross Margin soared 242 bps — and 2025, when it decreased 30 bps.
- Automatic Data Processing's Gross Margin stood at 44.19% in 2022, then advanced by 2 bps to 45.12% in 2023, then increased by 1 bps to 45.68% in 2024, then climbed by 1 bps to 46.08% in 2025, then grew by 5 bps to 48.28% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ADP's Gross Margin at 48.28% in Q1 2026, 46.08% in Q4 2025, and 45.2% in Q3 2025.
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| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 73.08% |
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| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 45.88% |
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| 10 | Datadog | 91.70 Bn | 86.71 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 78.59% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 45.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 48.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 46.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 45.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 47.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 45.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 45.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 44.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 47.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 45.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 44.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 44.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 46.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 44.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 43.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 42.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 44.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 41.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 42.00% |