Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Staffing & HR Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 26.65 | 22.80 | 22.85 | 15.03 | 24.45 | 29.47 | 34.57 | 24.96 | 31.01 | 29.57 | 29.54 | 21.68 | 27.35 | 28.95 | 29.31 | 22.17 | 30.57 | 30.26 | 35.11 | 25.74 | 37.46 |
| — | -22.6% | -33.9% | -39.8% | -21.1% | -0.3% | +17.0% | +15.1% | +13.4% | +2.1% | +0.8% | -2.2% | -10.5% | -4.4% | -16.5% | -13.9% | -18.4% | +0.1% | -10.6% | +3.6% | +28.4% | |
| P/S Ratio | 5.45 | 4.67 | 4.09 | 3.44 | 4.86 | 5.77 | 6.13 | 5.62 | 5.93 | 5.86 | 5.14 | 4.90 | 5.15 | 5.51 | 5.08 | 4.69 | 5.66 | 5.59 | 5.32 | 5.30 | 6.46 |
| — | -19.0% | -33.4% | -38.8% | -18.1% | -1.6% | +19.3% | +14.7% | +15.2% | +6.3% | +1.1% | +4.4% | -9.1% | -1.4% | -4.4% | -11.4% | -12.4% | +1.2% | -6.0% | +7.8% | +26.4% | |
| P/B Ratio | 20.09 | 20.15 | 14.83 | 12.87 | 16.28 | 18.73 | 20.32 | 21.32 | 23.58 | 21.19 | 21.55 | 22.24 | 22.25 | 28.65 | 25.95 | 25.04 | 33.29 | 36.60 | 27.23 | 22.80 | 20.61 |
| — | +7.6% | -27.0% | -39.6% | -30.9% | -11.6% | -5.7% | -4.2% | +6.0% | -26.1% | -16.9% | -11.2% | -33.2% | -21.7% | -4.7% | +9.8% | +61.5% | +131.1% | +82.5% | +60.5% | +60.8% | |
| P/FCF | 24.34 | 42.87 | 18.13 | 10.00 | 23.52 | 50.12 | 22.37 | 20.95 | 26.94 | 37.00 | 21.23 | 19.19 | 26.73 | 124.26 | 21.79 | 18.55 | 32.79 | 40.20 | 28.57 | 29.21 | 26.92 |
| — | -14.5% | -18.9% | -52.3% | -12.7% | +35.4% | +5.4% | +9.2% | +0.8% | -70.2% | -2.6% | +3.5% | -18.5% | +209.1% | -23.7% | -36.5% | +21.8% | — | -28.1% | +58.8% | -14.9% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 20.02 | 17.83 | 17.60 | 10.72 | 18.68 | 1306.31 | 24.74 | 17.75 | 20.99 | 21.25 | 20.03 | 15.25 | 18.47 | 20.15 | 19.61 | 15.63 | 20.75 | 20.88 | 23.46 | 18.54 | 25.69 |
| — | -98.6% | -28.9% | -39.6% | -11.0% | +6048.0% | +23.5% | +16.4% | +13.6% | +5.5% | +2.1% | -2.5% | -11.0% | -3.5% | -16.4% | -15.7% | -19.2% | -1.5% | -10.2% | +8.6% | +27.1% | |
| EV / EBIT | 29.99 | 16.34 | 19.88 | 11.67 | 17.63 | 21.91 | 25.30 | 18.64 | 21.91 | 21.83 | 20.71 | 16.02 | 19.56 | 21.38 | 20.75 | 16.77 | 22.75 | 22.73 | 27.04 | 20.15 | 28.45 |
| — | -25.4% | -21.4% | -37.4% | -19.5% | +0.4% | +22.1% | +16.4% | +12.0% | +2.1% | -0.2% | -4.5% | -14.0% | -5.9% | -23.3% | -16.8% | -20.0% | -3.3% | -9.5% | +7.4% | +26.2% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 48.2% | 52.9% | 53.0% | 48.3% | 46.1% | 45.2% | 50.3% | 51.7% | 49.9% | 49.8% | 49.5% | 51.4% | 49.6% | 49.0% | 48.9% | 50.5% | 48.3% | 47.6% | 46.7% | 48.1% | 46.2% |
| — | +17.1% | +5.3% | -6.6% | -7.7% | -9.3% | +1.6% | +0.5% | +0.7% | +1.6% | +1.3% | +1.8% | +2.7% | +3.1% | +4.6% | +5.1% | +4.6% | +2.9% | +2.7% | -0.1% | -0.9% | |
| Operating Margin | 18.6% | 23.9% | 20.8% | 30.1% | 23.8% | -2.4% | 23.5% | 29.4% | 25.7% | 26.3% | 23.0% | 29.4% | 25.4% | 24.7% | 23.2% | 27.7% | 24.7% | 24.2% | 20.0% | 26.2% | 22.4% |
| — | +1111.5% | -11.7% | +2.2% | -7.4% | -109.0% | +2.3% | +0.0% | +1.5% | +6.4% | -0.7% | +6.1% | +2.7% | +2.1% | +15.6% | +5.7% | +10.2% | +4.3% | +8.5% | +1.4% | +1.3% | |
| Net Margin | 20.1% | 20.5% | 17.9% | 22.9% | 19.8% | 19.6% | 17.8% | 22.5% | 19.1% | 19.8% | 17.4% | 22.6% | 18.8% | 19.0% | 17.3% | 21.2% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 15.2% | 20.6% | 17.3% |
| — | +4.7% | +0.7% | +1.8% | +3.9% | -1.1% | +2.1% | -0.2% | +1.4% | +3.9% | +0.3% | +6.5% | +1.6% | +3.1% | +14.5% | +2.9% | +7.3% | +1.1% | +5.2% | +4.1% | -1.5% |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 72.2% | 20.2% | 15.8% | 21.3% | 16.6% | 16.1% | 15.1% | 22.9% | 18.5% | 19.3% | 18.1% | 26.5% | 22.5% | 24.6% | 21.6% | 31.2% | 29.2% | 26.9% | 16.9% | 20.1% | 13.4% |
| — | +25.4% | +4.5% | -6.6% | -9.9% | -16.5% | -16.4% | -13.7% | -18.1% | -21.5% | -16.2% | -15.2% | -22.9% | -8.3% | +27.9% | +55.4% | +118.9% | +111.2% | +77.7% | +43.4% | +20.7% | |
| ROA | 7.6% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| — | -5.5% | -7.6% | -12.0% | -9.9% | +2.2% | +18.5% | +6.1% | +2.7% | +7.4% | -0.2% | +7.1% | +2.4% | +20.4% | +51.4% | +28.9% | +38.3% | +10.5% | -11.3% | -9.4% | -17.4% | |
| ROIC | 32.2% | 13.7% | 11.8% | 16.7% | 8.7% | -0.7% | 9.4% | 16.8% | 10.2% | 11.1% | 16.4% | 21.6% | 15.6% | 16.4% | 15.5% | 20.2% | 16.5% | 15.1% | 11.1% | 14.1% | 9.9% |
| — | +1992.9% | +25.9% | -0.4% | -14.9% | -106.6% | -42.8% | -22.1% | -34.5% | -32.5% | +5.6% | +6.8% | -5.6% | +8.6% | +39.4% | +42.7% | +67.9% | +52.8% | +34.9% | +13.7% | +5.8% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.87 | 1.07 | 0.87 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 1.49 | 1.46 | 0.73 | 0.84 | 1.62 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.90 | 1.11 | 1.36 | 1.08 | 0.79 | 0.66 |
| — | -28.1% | -40.3% | -7.2% | -14.1% | -7.8% | +79.8% | -0.7% | +9.1% | +69.4% | -17.0% | -18.4% | -30.5% | -29.6% | -9.4% | +13.1% | +67.7% | +118.4% | +83.3% | +91.4% | +66.4% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.13 | 3.72 | 4.10 | 2.22 | 3.25 | 393.61 | 6.83 | 2.40 | 2.95 | 6.15 | 3.00 | 2.01 | 2.52 | 2.64 | 2.92 | 2.21 | 2.72 | 3.03 | 3.65 | 2.54 | 3.26 |
| — | -99.1% | -39.9% | -7.2% | +10.3% | +6301.6% | +127.2% | +19.3% | +17.1% | +132.7% | +2.8% | -9.0% | -7.3% | -12.8% | -19.9% | -13.0% | -16.5% | -7.3% | -11.1% | +28.0% | +30.8% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.17 | 1.03 | 0.17 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 1.04 |
| — | -2.4% | -83.6% | +2.7% | +3.3% | +4.0% | +3.7% | +0.2% | -1.0% | +3.2% | +2.5% | +1.4% | +2.4% | +1.3% | -0.8% | -1.3% | -5.3% | -7.5% | -7.1% | -3.4% | -2.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.17 | 1.03 | 0.17 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 1.04 |
| — | -2.4% | -83.6% | +2.7% | +3.3% | +4.0% | +3.7% | +0.2% | -1.0% | +3.2% | +2.5% | +1.4% | +2.4% | +1.3% | -0.8% | -1.3% | -5.3% | -7.5% | -7.1% | -3.4% | -2.1% | |
| Interest Coverage | 12.77 | 10.82 | 9.40 | 22.55 | 12.15 | 10.66 | 11.43 | 23.10 | 10.84 | 10.04 | 11.56 | 26.10 | 11.79 | 12.79 | 10.31 | 37.67 | 19.93 | 20.31 | 30.00 | 69.78 | 50.46 |
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s current P/E is 26.7x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 21.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s current operating margin is 18.6%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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