Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported Net Margin of 22.9% for Q1 2026, up 39.0% year-over-year from 16.47% in Q1 2025, and up 15.54% quarter-over-quarter from 19.82% in Q4 2025.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has 17 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 22.9% in Q1 2026.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 22.9%, up 39.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.12% (up 33.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 19.84%, up 30.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin improved to 22.9% in Q1 2026 per ADP's latest filing, from 19.82% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 22.9% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 15.15% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 19.44% and a median of 19.08% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Net Margin jumped 219 bps in 2023, then decreased 21 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 18.52% in 2022, then climbed by 2 bps to 18.82% in 2023, then increased by 1 bps to 19.08% in 2024, then climbed by 4 bps to 19.82% in 2025, then rose by 16 bps to 22.9% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ADP's Net Margin at 22.9% in Q1 2026, 19.82% in Q4 2025, and 19.57% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 20.22% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 2.29% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | -18.33% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 18.74% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 22.77% |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.44% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 22.90% |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 25.87% |
| 10 | Snowflake | 82.57 Bn | 79.61 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -21.25% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.48% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.25% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.28% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.40% |