Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 7.15% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), down 0.54 percentage points from 7.68% a year earlier but up 0.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Automatic Data Processing's Return on Assets [ROA] was 7.57%, unchanged from FY2025.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +1.66 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 7.57% in FY2025 (+0.45 pp), 7.12% in FY2024 (+1.14 pp), 5.98% in FY2023 (+0.71 pp) and 5.27% in FY2022 (-0.64 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is 4.36% (fiscal Q3 2022) to 7.68% (fiscal Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 1.79 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2026 (a drop of 0.83 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ADP's Return on Assets [ROA] at 6.91% (Q4 2026), 5.83% (Q3 2026) and 6.10% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 386.60 Bn | 351.42 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 29.40% |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.94 Bn | 216.07 Bn | - | 6.70% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 272.35 Bn | 199.75 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 11.18% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 175.46 Bn | 131.33 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 8.95% |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 122.07 Bn | 108.86 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 7.15% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.47 Bn | 84.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 4.55% |
| 7 | Intuit | 94.25 Bn | 73.60 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 12.00% |
| 8 | Relx | 73.66 Bn | 72.75 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 51.78 Bn | 38.91 Bn | 89.63 Mn | -21.07% |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 50.52 Bn | 46.49 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.15% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.16% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.70% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.61% |
API Access
Automatic Data Processing Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ADP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ADP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();