Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Research & Development (2022 - 2026)

Automatic Data Processing's (ADP) quarterly Research & Development came in at $253.9 million in Q1 2026, up 2.75% year-on-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) 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 2.75% year-over-year to $253.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.0 billion, a 6.74% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $988.6 million, up 3.44% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $253.9 million, down from $257.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for ADP reached as high as $269.4 million in Q2 2025 and fell as low as $204.2 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $236.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $239.5 million in 2024.
  • On a YoY basis, Research & Development climbed as much as 16.35% in 2024 and fell as far as 1.65% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $204.2 million in 2022, then grew by 12.0% to $228.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 4.72% to $239.5 million in 2024, then gained by 7.64% to $257.8 million in 2025, then decreased by 1.51% to $253.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $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 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - -37.02 Mn
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn 496.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 1.33 Bn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 3.77 Bn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 1.37 Bn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn 588.95 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 508.44 Mn
10 Datadog 86.34 Bn 81.58 Bn 797.20 Mn 435.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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