Growth Metrics

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has disclosed Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 48.28% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 58.0% year-over-year to 48.28%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 46.23%, up 24.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 46.03%, 59.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin hit 48.28% in Q1 2026 for Automatic Data Processing, up 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.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 45.31%, with a median of 45.12% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin surged 242bps in 2023 and then dropped -30bps in 2025.
  • Automatic Data Processing's Gross Margin stood at 44.19% in 2022, then grew by 2bps to 45.12% in 2023, then grew by 1bps to 45.68% in 2024, then increased by 1bps to 46.08% in 2025, then rose by 5bps to 48.28% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 48.28%, 46.08%, and 45.2% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.