Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing's (ADP) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 33.33% in Q2 2026, up 29.0% year-over-year from 25.84% in Q2 2025, and down 45.0% quarter-over-quarter from 22.99% in Q1 2026.
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Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 33.33% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 29.0% year-over-year to 33.33% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 29.35%, a 52.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 29.35%, up 52.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 33.33% for Q2 2026 at Automatic Data Processing, down from 22.99% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 22.99% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 38.4% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 30.95% and a median of 31.71% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 380 bps in 2022 and plunged 64 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 32.41% in 2022, then gained by 2 bps to 31.76% in 2023, then increased by 2 bps to 31.14% in 2024, then advanced by 3 bps to 30.08% in 2025, then decreased by 11 bps to 33.33% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 33.33% (Q2 2026), 22.99% (Q1 2026), and 30.08% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 47.12% |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | 34.78% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 26.76% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 20.55% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 4.06% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -33.33% |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 10.91% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -6,808.11% |
| 10 | Workday | 46.40 Bn | 42.99 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 11.82% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -33.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -22.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -30.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -31.66% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -33.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -24.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -31.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -31.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -34.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -24.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -31.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -33.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -34.77% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -26.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -32.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -33.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -38.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -29.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -36.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -35.24% |
API Access
Automatic Data Processing Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ADP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "ADP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ADP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();