ADP
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Technology · NASDAQ · Market cap $106.8bn
$285.65
as of 15 Oct 2026, 1% below its 52-week high
Screens as well placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.
These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.
- Trailing yield
- 2.38%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
- Forward yield
- 2.69%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
- Earnings cover
- 1.7×Pays 60% of earnings
- Cash cover
- 1.9×Free cash flow over dividends paid
- 5y dividend growth
- +12.4% a yearNo cut since FY2009
- Next ex-dividend date
- Estimated12 Dec 2026Quarterly dividend of about $1.92
Compared with US companies in Software - Application (15)
- Trailing yield is higher than 12 of the 14 other US companies in Software - Application.
- 5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than 5 of the 7 other US companies in Software - Application with a 5y growth figure.
Quality
78
HighCapacity to keep growing the dividend
Risk
0
LowSignals of dividend-cut pressure
Trim
67
ModerateHow extended the valuation looks
Why Trim is 67
ADP against US companies in Software - Application (15)
Valuation against its own history
As of the last reported period (30 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of ADP’s past readings.
- P/E22.9×P9, good for this measure
- Yield3.0%P86, good for this measure
- FCF payout52.7%P14, good for this measure
- Net debt / EBITDA0.81P34, neutral for this measure
- DGR 5y12.4%P58, neutral for this measure
- ROIC6.7%P55, neutral for this measure
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