Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported Operating Expenses of $4.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 66.98% year-over-year from $2.5 billion in Q1 2025, and up 3.69% quarter-over-quarter from $4.1 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.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $4.2 billion, up 66.98% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $14.7 billion (down 11.01% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $9.6 billion, down 34.17% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses climbed to $4.2 billion in Q1 2026 per ADP's latest filing, from $4.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $7.8 billion in Q2 2024 and troughed at -$1.2 billion in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $3.1 billion and a median of $3.2 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses plunged 139.1% in 2022, then jumped 396.35% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $3.4 billion in 2022, then climbed by 6.71% to $3.6 billion in 2023, then climbed by 8.06% to $3.9 billion in 2024, then rose by 5.25% to $4.1 billion in 2025, then grew by 3.69% to $4.2 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ADP's Operating Expenses at $4.2 billion in Q1 2026, $4.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $4.0 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | -269.42 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 3.67 Bn |
| 10 | Snowflake | 82.57 Bn | 79.61 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 1.25 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.53 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 | 3.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.36 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.06 Bn |