Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -46.53% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 8.48 percentage points from -38.05% a year earlier but up 0.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Automatic Data Processing reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -38.22%, up 3.72 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of +15.71 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -41.94% in FY2025 (+22.70 pp), -64.64% in FY2024 (+4.32 pp), -68.95% in FY2023 (-9.09 pp) and -59.86% in FY2022 (-5.93 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has ranged from -68.74% in fiscal Q1 2024 to -28.51% in fiscal Q1 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +11.43 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 24.07 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2025, against a drop of 47.83 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at -47.01% (Q3 2026), -37.52% (Q2 2026) and -31.64% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 408.03 Bn | 372.86 Bn | 1.93 Bn | - |
| 2 | Oracle | 353.67 Bn | 225.80 Bn | - | 10.99% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 277.76 Bn | 205.16 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 35.64% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 177.43 Bn | 133.30 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 9.01% |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 121.44 Bn | 108.23 Bn | 2.53 Bn | -47.20% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 108.00 Bn | 87.26 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 5.25% |
| 7 | Intuit | 93.74 Bn | 73.09 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 16.71% |
| 8 | Relx | 73.24 Bn | 72.33 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 50.36 Bn | 37.50 Bn | 89.63 Mn | -27.59% |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 49.25 Bn | 45.22 Bn | - | 2,275.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -47.20% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -46.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -47.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -37.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -31.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -38.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -49.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -42.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -44.68% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -59.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -60.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -65.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -68.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -66.49% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -40.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -45.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -44.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -38.53% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -57.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -30.75% |
API Access
Automatic Data Processing Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ADP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ADP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();