- Prev close
- $273.51
- Day range
- $270.14 – $275.27
- Next earnings
- in 80 days
ADP’s -0.2% session move was mild and the peer group was mostly soft, with PAYX at -0.3% and PAYC at -0.3%; the longer-term picture is steadier than the daily noise, but the 24.3 P/E keeps the name sensitive to any slowdown in growth.
ADP
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING
As of Aug 5, 2026
66/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreWhy it moved
ADP finished -0.2% in a session where the S&P 500 was -0.2% and the Nasdaq 100 was -0.9%, so the broad tape was not supportive. Same-sector peers were also soft, with PAYX at -0.3% and PAYC at -0.3%, which points to a sector-wide drift rather than a company-specific event. The intraday path was choppy, opening at $274.965, reaching $274.965, dropping to $266.73, and closing at $270.09, so the move looked like modest distribution into the close rather than a clean, stock-specific break.
Volatility check
This looks like normal volatility, not deterioration. Revenue is still up 0.2% YoY (TTM) and 6.8% YoY in the latest quarter, EPS is up 0.2% YoY (TTM), and margins remain strong at gross +46.5%, operating +26.3%, and net +20.1%. The valuation is not cheap at PE 24.3, forward PE 21.4, and PEG 2.57 — a PEG of 2.57, meaning investors are paying 2.57x the growth rate, so good execution is already priced in and the stock can move on modest sentiment shifts. Beta is 0.84, which fits a lower-volatility profile, and the analyst distribution is still mostly neutral to positive at 3 strong-positive, 5 positive, 13 neutral, 1 negative, and 1 strong-negative, with no sign of a consensus reset.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is 2026-10-27. The facts here do not provide analyst revenue or EPS estimates for that print, so I cannot quote a consensus growth target or margin forecast this period. The market will likely focus on whether ADP can keep revenue growing from the current 6.7% YoY (TTM) pace, hold EPS growth near 9.6% YoY (TTM), and preserve margins at gross +46.5%, operating +26.3%, and net +20.1%. There is no prior-post-earnings reaction history in the facts, so I cannot characterize how the stock has tended to trade around earlier releases.
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