Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported Retained Earnings of -$853.1 million for Q1 2026, down 103.42% year-over-year from $25.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 103.28% on a QoQ basis from $26.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$853.1 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 103.42% year-over-year to -$853.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$853.1 million (down 103.42% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$883.4 million, down 103.74% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings eased to -$853.1 million in Q1 2026 per ADP's latest filing, from $26.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $26.0 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$2.7 billion in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$853.1 million (2026), against an average of $8.7 billion.
- Peak annual rise in Retained Earnings reached 195148.11% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 2116.52% in 2022.
- Tracing ADP's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at $21.3 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 108.18% to -$1.7 billion in 2023, then soared by 1494.43% to $24.3 billion in 2024, then grew by 6.81% to $26.0 billion in 2025, then sank by 103.28% to -$853.1 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ADP Retained Earnings figures stand at -$853.1 million (Q1 2026), $26.0 billion (Q4 2025), and -$730.7 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 57.69 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 22.22 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | -421.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 2.28 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 5.71 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | -40.09 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | -295.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -853.10 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 22.85 Bn |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 190.36 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -853.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -730.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -883.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -122.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -257.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 40.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 18.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 18.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 18.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -231.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -233.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -257.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -411.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -615.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -740.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -679.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -628.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -428.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -338.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -513.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -566.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -246.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -215.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -160.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -379.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -247.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -260.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -137.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -114.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -74.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 178.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 41.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 10.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 70.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 15.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 209.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 314.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 12.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 230.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 359.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 339.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 406.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 367.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 11.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 197.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 11.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 209.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 11.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 311.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 339.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 156.00 Mn |