Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Automatic Data Processing's (ADP) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 22.2% in Q2 2026, down 132.0% year-over-year from 69.37% in Q2 2025, and down 6.28% quarter-over-quarter from 23.68% in Q1 2026.
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Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 22.2% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 132.0% year-over-year to 22.2% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 22.98%, a 19.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 22.98%, down 19.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 22.2% for Q2 2026 at Automatic Data Processing, down from 23.68% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 23.87% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 21.36% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 22.92% and a median of 23.06% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate sank 200 bps in 2022 and jumped 156 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 23.15% in 2022, then rose by 0 bps to 23.2% in 2023, then increased by 2 bps to 23.63% in 2024, then declined by 2 bps to 23.22% in 2025, then declined by 4 bps to 22.2% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 22.2% (Q2 2026), 23.68% (Q1 2026), and 23.22% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.42% |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | 15.11% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -26.51% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 22.54% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 31.96% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 22.20% |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 32.78% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -0.02% |
| 10 | Workday | 46.40 Bn | 42.99 Bn | 2.21 Bn | -93.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.70% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.24% |
API Access
Automatic Data Processing Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=ADP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=ADP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();