Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) posted Share-based Compensation of $67.2 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 14.5% from $58.7 million a year earlier and up 12.6% from the prior quarter.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Share-based Compensation at Automatic Data Processing was $251.1 million, down 5.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), it came in at $242.6 million, down 8.8% from FY2025.
- Annual Share-based Compensation shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Automatic Data Processing's Share-based Compensation was $266.1 million in FY2025 (+9.3%), $243.5 million in FY2024 (+10.5%), $220.4 million in FY2023 (+9.3%) and $201.7 million in FY2022 (+15.1%).
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has run from a low of $43.8 million in fiscal Q4 2023 to a high of $79.1 million in fiscal Q2 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2023, with growth of 40.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a decline of 21.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation for the three prior fiscal quarters was $59.7 million (Q4 2026), $51 million (Q3 2026) and $73.2 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 413.65 Bn | 378.59 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 318.89 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 374.28 Bn | 246.84 Bn | - | 1.13 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 294.90 Bn | 222.88 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 545.30 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 186.99 Bn | 142.87 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 906.00 Mn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 120.08 Bn | 106.87 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 67.20 Mn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 113.02 Bn | 92.28 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 282.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 95.72 Bn | 75.07 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 507.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 74.73 Bn | 73.84 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.35 Bn | 44.49 Bn | 89.63 Mn | 13.18 Mn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 52.16 Bn | 48.13 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 67.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 59.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 51.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 73.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 58.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 63.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 62.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 79.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 60.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 54.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 56.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 73.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 58.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 43.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 67.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 58.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 50.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 55.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 48.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 55.60 Mn |
Automatic Data Processing Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=ADP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=ADP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();