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% on a QoQ basis from $257.8 million in Q4 2025.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has 5 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $253.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Research & Development rose 2.75% year-over-year to $253.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.0 billion (up 6.74% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $988.6 million, up 3.44% from the prior year.
- Research & Development declined to $253.9 million in Q1 2026 per ADP's latest filing, from $257.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $269.4 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $204.2 million in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $239.5 million (2024), against an average of $236.8 million.
- Peak annual rise in Research & Development reached 16.35% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 1.65% in 2024.
- Tracing ADP's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $204.2 million in 2022, then increased by 12.0% to $228.7 million in 2023, then grew by 4.72% to $239.5 million in 2024, then advanced by 7.64% to $257.8 million in 2025, then slipped by 1.51% to $253.9 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ADP Research & Development figures stand at $253.9 million (Q1 2026), $257.8 million (Q4 2025), and $251.2 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 435.30 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 |