ADP · Automatic Data Processing Inc

279.52−4.01  (−1.41%)

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$112.6B
P/E25.48
Float397.2M
Beta0.81
Volatility20.3%
ExchangeNASDAQ
SectorProfessional Services
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityModerate
Clavix score82
Price279.52
Change−1.41%
Prev Close283.53
Open282.91
Day Low281.40
Day High287.63
Avg Vol2
Avg $ Vol$551.5M
52W High302.68
52W Low188.16
52W Pos79.8%
From High−7.65%
From Low+48.55%
Max DD 1Y
Spread0.10%
LiquidityDeep
SMA 20
SMA 50
SMA 200
RSI (14)
Vol 30D
Vol 90D
1Y Range188–303
Daily bars
Perf Week
Perf Month
Perf Quarter
Perf Half Y
Perf Year
Perf YTD
Prev Day−1.41%
ClavixA-
Debt / Eq0.01
Curr Ratio1.05
Int Cover75.4×
FCF Margin24.8%
Rev Growth+0.1%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageModerate
Sector rank1 / 15

What ADP does

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions worldwide.

It operates in two segments, Employer Services and Professional Employer Organization (PEO). The Employer Services segment offers strategic, cloud-based platforms, and human resources (HR) outsourcing solutions.

This segment’s offerings include RUN Powered by ADP, a software platform for small business payroll, HR, and compliance; ADP Workforce Now, a HCM solution used across mid-sized and large businesses to manage employees; and ADP Lyric HCM, a solution for HR management, payroll, workforce management, talent, and data analytics.

The PEO Services segment provides HR and employment administration outsourcing solutions under ADP TotalSource name to businesses through a co-employment model.

The segment also provides guidance, user-friendly technology, comprehensive employee benefits, and a risk management, safety, and workers’ compensation program.

The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
A-82/100

ADP grades A-, 82 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (90), most exposed on Price Stability (62, mixed). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Professional Services median. Ranks 1 of 15 in Professional Services by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

ADPProfessional Services median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier0.810.74
Volatilityannualized20.3%18.4%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change
Days beyond ±3%of the last 0 sessions

Market sensitivity

ADPProfessional Services median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer0.810.74
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketModerateModerate44% of 16

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 6Moderate 7High 2Very High 1

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Professional Services names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Professional Services15 companies ranked
ADP
#1 of 15

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

ADP
1 week
1 month
Year to date
1 year

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

ADP
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030since 21 Jul
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish60
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4019 · 6
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening19 ↑ 6 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
0.01sector median 1.10 · 15 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
1.05sector median 1.26 · 15 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
24.8%sector median 17.1% · 15 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
75.4×sector median 6.8× · 15 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 15 Professional Services names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

ADP
Revenue growthyear over year+0.1%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Professional Services median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Against Professional Services

16 companies
MetricADPSector spreadMedian
Beta0.81
0.74
Volatility20.3%
18.4%
P/E25.48
25.58
Debt / equity0.01
1.10
Current ratio1.05
1.26
FCF margin24.8%
17.1%
Interest coverage75.4×
6.8×

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

ADP's monthly National Employment Report showed U.S. private-sector employers added 38,000 jobs in August, below the 47,000 economists expected and lower than the unrevised 44,000 reported for July.

Source Zacks Investment Research Significance major Impact financial impact Risk worsening

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ADP reported that US private-sector employers (companies not counting government jobs) added 38,000 jobs in August, according to ADP's own payroll data research. That came in below the 47,000 jobs economists had expected.

Source Bloomberg Markets and Finance Significance major Impact macro Risk worsening

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ADP released its preliminary August 2026 National Employment Report, estimating that U.S. private employers added an average of 11,750 jobs per week during the four weeks ending August 8, 2026.

Source PRNewsWire Significance minor Impact product Risk improving

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ADP stock rose 2.3% on Tuesday after the company's own National Employment Report, which tracks U.S. private-sector hiring, showed that hiring rebounded for the first time in seven weeks.

Source stockstory.org Significance minor Impact product Risk improving

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ADP released a preliminary estimate from its National Employment Report showing U.S. private employers added an average of 9,500 jobs per week during the four weeks ending August 1, 2026. The figure comes from the NER Pulse, a weekly update of ADP's monthly employment report.

Source PRNewsWire Significance minor Impact macro Risk worsening

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