Automatic Data Processing

ADP

Staffing & Employment Services · Industrials

Price

$255.26

-1.29 (-0.50%)

Market Cap

$102.04B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

−4.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 428.1M (2021) → 408.7M (2025)

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management 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. Its offerings include payroll, benefits administration, talent management, HR management, workforce management, insurance, retirement, and compliance services, as well as integrated HCM sol

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+10.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$989M/ year

→ Flat (+3% vs prior year)

4.8% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$3.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Automatic Data Processing is growing revenue at 7% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

48.3%

Healthy — 48.3% gross margin

Operating Margin

30.1%

Excellent — 30.1% operating margin

ROCE

17.3%

Strong — 17.3% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+8.6%

Steady sales growth (8.6% YoY)

EPS YoY

+15.8%

Earnings growing fast (15.8% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

138%

Turns 138% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

27.5%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (27.5%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.63

Moderate — manageable debt (0.63)

Interest Cover

15.14x

Comfortably covers interest (15.1x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

22.5x

Growth-priced — P/E 22.5

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+2.4

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.70%

Moderate income — 2.70% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+10.3%

Dividend growing fast (10.3% YoY)

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