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% on a QoQ basis from 19.82% in Q4 2025.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has 17 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 22.9% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Net Margin rose 39.0% year-over-year to 22.9% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.12% (up 33.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 19.84%, up 30.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin rose to 22.9% in Q1 2026 per ADP's latest filing, from 19.82% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 22.9% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 15.15% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 19.08% (2024), against an average of 19.44%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Net Margin surged 219 bps; it then fell 21 bps in 2025.
- Tracing ADP's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 18.52% in 2022, then gained by 2 bps to 18.82% in 2023, then climbed by 1 bps to 19.08% in 2024, then gained by 4 bps to 19.82% in 2025, then grew by 16 bps to 22.9% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ADP Net Margin figures stand at 22.9% (Q1 2026), 19.82% (Q4 2025), and 19.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 20.22% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 17.47% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 2.29% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | -18.33% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 12.44% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 22.77% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 29.52% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 22.90% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 35.80% |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 5.22% |
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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 19.76% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 17.52% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 17.35% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 12.19% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 20.28% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 17.76% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 25.25% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 13.66% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 19.69% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 15.98% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 15.27% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.25% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 17.88% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 20.70% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 13.41% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.94% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -0.05% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 2.16% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 3.18% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 2.57% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 2.73% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 13.20% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.42% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.11% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.25% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.12% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.09% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.09% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 9.28% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 15.48% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 12.89% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 12.49% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 0.26% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 0.02% |