Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Research & Development (2022 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported Research & Development of $253.9 million for Q1 2026, up 2.75% year-over-year from $247.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.51% quarter-over-quarter from $257.8 million in Q4 2025.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Research & Development (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has 5 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $253.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $253.9 million, up 2.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.0 billion (up 6.74% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $988.6 million, up 3.44% from the prior year.
- Research & Development eased to $253.9 million in Q1 2026 per ADP's latest filing, from $257.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $269.4 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $204.2 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $236.8 million and a median of $239.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- On a YoY basis, Research & Development climbed as much as 16.35% in 2024 and fell as far as 1.65% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $204.2 million in 2022, then gained by 12.0% to $228.7 million in 2023, then rose by 4.72% to $239.5 million in 2024, then grew by 7.64% to $257.8 million in 2025, then declined by 1.51% to $253.9 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ADP's Research & Development at $253.9 million in Q1 2026, $257.8 million in Q4 2025, and $251.2 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 10 | Snowflake | 82.57 Bn | 79.61 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 534.94 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 253.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 257.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 251.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 269.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 247.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 239.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 232.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 247.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 242.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 228.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 236.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 222.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 208.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 204.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 209.80 Mn |