Automatic Data Processing Inc. | Large-cap | Technology

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 5.2B
Gross Profit 2.3B 44.13%
Operating Income 1.3B 24.58%
Net Income 1.2B 24.04%
EPS (Diluted) $3.06

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 56.4B
Total Liabilities 50.6B
Shareholders Equity 5.9B
Debt to Equity 8.64

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 1.4B
Free Cash Flow 1.4B

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Automatic Data Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i18.2B17.2B16.0B14.6B14.0B
Cost of Goods Sold i10.5B10.0B9.5B8.6B8.4B
Gross Profit i7.7B7.2B6.6B5.9B5.6B
Gross Margin % i42.4%42.1%41.0%40.8%39.9%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i3.8B3.5B3.2B3.0B3.0B
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i3.8B3.5B3.2B3.0B3.0B
Operating Income i3.9B3.7B3.4B2.9B2.6B
Operating Margin % i21.6%21.8%21.3%19.9%18.5%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i1.3B962.9M492.8M458.9M629.7M
Interest Expense i361.4M253.3M81.9M59.7M107.1M
Other Non-Operating Income45.4M-16.8M-19.9M59.8M63.5M
Pre-tax Income i4.9B4.4B3.8B3.4B3.2B
Income Tax i1.1B1.0B855.2M762.7M716.1M
Effective Tax Rate % i23.0%23.1%22.5%22.7%22.5%
Net Income i3.8B3.4B2.9B2.6B2.5B
Net Margin % i20.6%19.8%18.4%17.8%17.6%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i5.8B5.3B4.4B3.9B3.8B
EPS (Basic) i$9.14$8.25$7.04$6.10$5.73
EPS (Diluted) i$9.10$8.21$7.00$6.07$5.70
Basic Shares Outstanding i410600000413700000418800000426300000430800000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i410600000413700000418800000426300000430800000

Income Statement Trend

Automatic Data Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i2.9B2.1B1.4B2.6B1.9B
Short-term Investments i-14.7M47.0M-0
Accounts Receivable i3.4B3.0B3.2B2.7B2.4B
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets1.2B743.9M628.8M533.4M506.2M
Total Current Assets i45.5B42.2B54.8B40.7B31.6B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i2.2B2.2B2.1B2.1B2.1B
Goodwill i6.0B6.0B5.9B5.9B5.8B
Intangible Assets i1.3B1.3B1.3B1.2B1.2B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets4.1B4.0B3.5B3.3B2.9B
Total Non-Current Assets i8.8B8.8B8.3B8.0B7.6B
Total Assets i54.4B51.0B63.1B48.8B39.2B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i100.6M96.8M110.2M141.1M102.0M
Short-term Debt i385.4M105.4M136.4M23.5M1.0B
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities39.9B38.5B51.3B34.4B25.8B
Total Current Liabilities i45.1B42.8B55.2B38.1B30.1B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i3.3B3.3B3.4B3.3B1.3B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i64.3M73.6M67.0M482.9M731.9M
Other Non-Current Liabilities990.8M933.7M924.2M834.1M837.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i4.7B4.7B4.7B5.0B3.3B
Total Liabilities i49.8B47.5B59.8B43.1B33.4B
Equity
Common Stock i63.9M63.9M63.9M63.9M63.9M
Retained Earnings i23.6B22.1B20.7B19.5B18.4B
Treasury Stock i19.7B18.5B17.3B15.4B14.1B
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i4.5B3.5B3.2B5.7B5.8B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i3.7B3.4B3.5B3.4B2.4B
Working Capital i462.5M-597.0M-353.8M2.6B1.4B

Balance Sheet Composition

Automatic Data Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i3.8B3.4B2.9B2.6B2.5B
Depreciation & Amortization i561.9M549.3M515.1M510.7M480.0M
Stock-Based Compensation i243.5M220.4M201.7M175.3M130.8M
Working Capital Changes i-1.9B-1.2B-1.8B-1.3B-2.0B
Operating Cash Flow i3.7B3.9B2.9B2.7B2.2B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i28.3M034.2M18.8M29.4M
Acquisitions i-33.6M-32.4M-11.7M00
Investment Purchases i-6.8B-6.6B-10.7B-9.3B-3.9B
Investment Sales i6.0B4.7B4.2B6.2B7.6B
Investing Cash Flow i-825.6M-1.9B-6.5B-3.0B3.8B
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-1.2B-1.1B-2.0B-1.4B-1.0B
Dividends Paid i-2.2B-1.9B-1.7B-1.6B-1.5B
Debt Issuance i-002.0B0
Debt Repayment i-900.0K-1.0M-900.0K-1.0B-2.2M
Financing Cash Flow i-1.5B-15.8B13.6B6.3B-5.9B
Free Cash Flow i3.6B3.6B2.5B2.6B2.4B
Net Change in Cash i1.4B-13.8B10.0B6.0B-13.2M

Cash Flow Trend

Automatic Data Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 31.34
Forward P/E 28.17
Price to Book 21.25
Price to Sales 6.15
PEG Ratio 28.17

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 19.79%
Operating Margin 29.55%
Return on Equity 76.29%
Return on Assets 5.57%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.02
Debt to Equity 74.58
Beta 0.77

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $9.77
Book Value per Share $14.41
Revenue per Share $49.53

Peer Financial Comparison

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Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.