Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing's (ADP) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $4.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 5.95% year-on-year from $4.0 billion in Q1 2025, and up 68.69% on a QoQ basis from $2.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $4.2 billion in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 5.95% year-over-year to $4.2 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $11.6 billion, a 35.39% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $9.6 billion, down 34.17% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $4.2 billion, up from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for ADP reached as high as $7.8 billion in Q2 2024 and fell as low as $2.1 billion in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $3.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.5 billion in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 387.7% in 2022 and tumbled 69.05% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $2.1 billion in 2022, then gained by 3.69% to $2.2 billion in 2023, then surged by 75.22% to $3.9 billion in 2024, then sank by 35.31% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then jumped by 68.69% to $4.2 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $4.2 billion in Q1 2026, $2.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.5 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.84 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.16 Bn |