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Automatic Data Processing (ADP) stock analysis

$294.50+0.60%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • ADP gained 9.2% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 72nd of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +5.6%, 10.2 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 0.0% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 2 analysts raised earnings estimates and 0 cut; forward EPS moved 0.0% (+0.5% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the CRM, workflow & HR segment of the Software & AI Applications, where the 1-month median return is +8.5%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Breakout retest (since Oct 21, 2026).
Market cap$116.7B
12-month return+5.6%
Forward P/E22.0×
Mean target vs price−2.8%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

ADP+9.2%
Sector median−3.0%
S&P 5000.0%
ADP+21.3%
Sector median−0.1%
S&P 500+4.7%
ADP+46.0%
Sector median+0.8%
S&P 500+8.7%
ADP+5.6%
Sector median0.0%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 50072 / 497
1-month rank in the Nasdaq 10017 / 100
3-month rank in its sector · Technology158 / 650

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Breakout retestConfirmed

Holding since Oct 21, 2026

  • Close above EMA20 above EMA50
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are falling
  • Intermediate and long-term directions differ
This pattern on this stock

48 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.3%, positive 54% of the time, against +1.1% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$13.40
30-day change0.0%
90-day change+0.5%
Mean target$286.40 −2.8%
Raised (30d) 2Cut (30d) 0

15 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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Ahead of peersValuation, Revisions

Behind peersMomentum

PeersSAP · SHOP · CRM · NOW

Where it sits in the supply chain

Software & AI Applications · Apps & agents

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Supplied by
Foundation models−0.9%
GOOGL−4.7%1 monthMETA−5.3%1 monthMSFT+7.0%1 monthAMZN+2.9%1 month
Data platforms & databases−8.6%
SNOW−4.1%1 monthMDB−8.6%1 monthORCL−13.5%1 month
Observability & dev tools+14.9%
DDOG+10.4%1 monthTEAM+19.5%1 month
Its segment
CRM, workflow & HR+8.5%
CRM+3.6%1 monthNOW+11.8%1 monthWDAY+7.8%1 monthSAP+10.5%1 monthADP+9.2%1 monthPAYX−1.8%1 monthRecruit1 month

Seat-based enterprise apps are adding AI agents; the market's question is whether AI adds revenue or reduces the seats customers need.

Sells into
IT consulting & implementation+19.8%
ACN+30.8%1 monthIBM+8.7%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−32.5%
Volatility, 60D23.8%
From 52-week high0.0%
From 52-week low+56.0%
Trailing P/E26.9×
Forward P/E22.0×

Themes

  • Cloud SaaS3M rank 110 / 303
CRMSalesforceNOWServiceNowWDAYWorkday, Inc.PAYXPaychex, Inc.GOOGLAlphabetMETAMeta PlatformsMSFTMicrosoftAMZNAmazon

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