Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

ADP · NASDAQ · USD

Historical Earnings

Quarter	Reported	EPS est	EPS act	Surprise	Rev est	Rev act	Surprise	Reaction
Q4 2026	Jul 29, 2026	2.59	2.64	+1.9%	$5.4B	$5.5B	+0.7%	−3.48%
Q3 2026	Apr 29, 2026	3.30	3.37	+2.1%	$5.9B	$5.9B	+1.5%	−1.45%
Q2 2026	Jan 28, 2026	2.57	2.62	+1.9%	$5.3B	$5.4B	+0.4%	−1.88%
Q1 2026	Oct 29, 2025	2.44	2.49	+2.0%	$5.1B	$5.2B	+0.8%	+0.12%
Q4 2025	Jul 30, 2025	2.23	2.26	+1.3%	$5.0B	$5.1B	+1.6%	−0.46%
Q3 2025	Apr 30, 2025	2.97	3.06	+3.0%	$5.5B	$5.6B	+1.1%	−0.64%
Q2 2025	Jan 29, 2025	2.30	2.35	+2.2%	$5.0B	$5.0B	+1.6%	+0.89%
Q1 2025	Oct 30, 2024	2.21	2.33	+5.4%	$4.8B	$4.8B	+1.2%	−1.21%

Detailed View

Q1 2027Oct 28, 2026Q4 2026Jul 29, 2026−3.48%Q3 2026Apr 29, 2026−1.45%Q2 2026Jan 28, 2026−1.88%Q1 2026Oct 29, 2025+0.12%Q4 2025Jul 30, 2025−0.46%Q3 2025Apr 30, 2025−0.64%Q2 2025Jan 29, 2025+0.89%Q1 2025Oct 30, 2024−1.21%Q4 2024Jul 31, 2024Q3 2024May 1, 2024Q2 2024Jan 31, 2024

2026 Q4 Metrics

Metric	Estimate	Actual	Surprise	Y/Y
Revenue	$5.4B	$5.5B	Beat +0.67%	+6.8%
EPS	2.59	2.64	Beat +1.93%	+16.8%
Diluted EPS (GAAP)	—	2.45	—	+9.9%

Documents

Earnings call transcript — Q4 2026
Transcript · Jul 29, 2026 · 56 speaker turns
10-K — Q4 2026
10-K · Aug 5, 2026 · sec.gov

Analyst consensus

Hold36 analysts

Bearish · 5 · Hold · 23 · Bullish · 8

Earnings history

	EPS	Estimate
Q1 2025	$2.33	$2.21	Beat
Q2 2025	$2.35	$2.30	Beat
Q3 2025	$3.06	$2.97	Beat
Q4 2025	$2.26	$2.23	Beat
Q1 2026	$2.49	$2.44	Beat
Q2 2026	$2.62	$2.57	Beat
Q3 2026	$3.37	$3.30	Beat
Q4 2026	$2.64	$2.59	Beat

Peers

Company overview

IPO dateMar 17, 1980

CEOMaria Black

Employees67,000

SectorTechnology

IndustrySoftware - Application

CountryUS

ExchangeNASDAQ Global Select

Websitewww.adp.com

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) is a global provider of cloud-based solutions designed for human capital management (HCM). The company organizes its operations into two primary segments: Employer Services and Professional Employer Organization (PEO). Through its Employer Services division, ADP delivers strategic, cloud-powered platforms and comprehensive human resources (HR) outsourcing. This encompasses a wide array of services such as payroll processing, benefits administration, talent acquisition and management, general HR and workforce management, insurance, retirement planning, and regulatory compliance, often integrated into holistic HCM solutions. Conversely, the Professional Employer Organization (PEO) segment specializes in offering HR outsourcing to small and mid-sized businesses, leveraging a co-employment framework. This segment's offerings span robust benefits packages, regulatory protection and compliance, talent engagement strategies, specialized HR expertise, all-encompassing outsourcing, and even recruitment process outsourcing. Established in 1949, ADP maintains its corporate headquarters in Roseland, New Jersey.

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