Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing's (ADP) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 48.28% in Q1 2026, up 58.0% year-on-year from 30.55% in Q1 2025, and up 4.76% on a QoQ basis from 46.08% in Q4 2025.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 48.28% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 58.0% year-over-year to 48.28% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 46.23%, a 24.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 46.03%, up 59.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 48.28%, up from 46.08% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Gross Margin for ADP reached as high as 48.28% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 42.2% in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 45.31% across 5 years, with a median of 45.12% in 2023.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 242 bps in 2023 and fell 30 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 44.19% in 2022, then grew by 2 bps to 45.12% in 2023, then gained by 1 bps to 45.68% in 2024, then increased by 1 bps to 46.08% in 2025, then rose by 5 bps to 48.28% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 48.28% in Q1 2026, 46.08% in Q4 2025, and 45.2% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 72.98% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 48.77% |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 45.03% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 76.92% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 70.68% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 48.28% |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 66.61% |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 95.85% |
| 10 | Datadog | 86.34 Bn | 81.58 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 79.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 40.98% |