Industrials · Human Resource & Employment Services
Automatic Data Processing: revenue, profit and dividends
In fiscal 2026, Automatic Data Processing had revenue of $21.9B, up 6.5% a year on average since 2016, and net income of $4.41B (20.1% of revenue). Its dividend per share has gone up 18 years in a row, to $6.64. It has 12% fewer shares than in 2016.
Revenue, fiscal 2026
average annual revenue growth since 2016 · +6.7% vs 2025
- Ticker
- ADP · Nasdaq
- Sector
- Industrials
- Sub-industry
- Human Resource & Employment Services
- Headquarters
- Roseland, New Jersey
- Founded
- 1949
- In the S&P 500 since
- March 31, 1981
- Latest fiscal year
- 2026, ended June 30, 2026
- SEC filer
- Automatic Data Processing Inc · CIK 0000008670
Revenue and net income
Revenue went from $8.73B in 2008 to $21.9B in 2026.
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted EPS went from $2.34 in 2008 to $10.94 in 2026. Ten-year growth: 12.9% a year.
Dividends per share
Raised every year in the data: 18 years in a row, from 2009 to 2026. Ten-year growth: 12.3% a year.
Shares outstanding
12.2% fewer shares in 2026 than in 2016 (459M → 403M): buybacks outweighed new shares.
Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $5.24B in 2026, 23.9% of revenue.
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Year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Net margin | Diluted EPS | Dividend | Shares | Operating cash flow | Capex | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $21.9B | $4.41B | 20.1% | $10.94 | $6.64 | 403M | $5.44B | $197M | $5.24B |
| 2025 | $20.6B | $4.08B | 19.8% | $9.98 | $6.02 | 409M | $4.94B | $169M | $4.77B |
| 2024 | $19.2B | $3.75B | 19.5% | $9.10 | $5.45 | 412M | $4.16B | $208M | $3.95B |
| 2023 | $18B | $3.41B | 18.9% | $8.21 | $4.79 | 416M | $4.21B | $206M | $4.0B |
| 2022 | $16.5B | $2.95B | 17.9% | $7.00 | $4.05 | 421M | $3.1B | $174M | $2.93B |
| 2021 | $15B | $2.6B | 17.3% | $6.07 | $3.70 | 428M | $3.09B | $179M | $2.91B |
| 2020 | $14.6B | $2.47B | 16.9% | $5.70 | $3.52 | 433M | $3.03B | $173M | $2.85B |
| 2019 | $14.1B | $2.29B | 16.2% | $5.24 | $3.06 | 438M | $2.69B | $162M | $2.53B |
| 2018 | $13.3B | $1.88B | 14.2% | $4.25 | $2.52 | 443M | $2.52B | $206M | $2.31B |
| 2017 | $12.4B | $1.79B | 14.5% | $3.97 | $2.24 | 450M | $2.13B | $240M | $1.89B |
| 2016 | $11.7B | $1.49B | 12.8% | $3.25 | $2.08 | 459M | $1.9B | $168M | $1.73B |
| 2015 | $10.9B | $1.45B | 13.3% | $3.05 | $1.95 | 476M | $1.97B | $159M | $1.82B |
| 2014 | $10.2B | $1.52B | 14.8% | $3.14 | $1.88 | 483M | $1.82B | $160M | $1.66B |
| 2013 | $9.44B | $1.41B | 14.9% | $2.89 | $1.70 | 487M | $1.58B | $130M | $1.45B |
| 2012 | $10.6B | $1.39B | 13.1% | $2.82 | $1.55 | 492M | $1.91B | $140M | $1.77B |
| 2011 | $9.83B | $1.25B | 12.8% | $2.52 | $1.42 | 498M | $1.71B | $182M | $1.52B |
| 2010 | $8.93B | $1.21B | 13.6% | $2.40 | $1.35 | 504M | $1.68B | $103M | $1.58B |
| 2009 | $8.84B | $1.33B | 15.1% | $2.63 | $1.28 | 506M | $1.56B | $158M | $1.4B |
| 2008 | $8.73B | $1.24B | 14.1% | $2.34 | $1.10 | 527M | $1.77B | $180M | $1.59B |
Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.
About these figures
- Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.
Other Human Resource & Employment Services companies
Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.