Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Dividend History & Yield
Dividend ChampionAutomatic Data Processing (ADP) has increased its dividend for 43 consecutive years and currently yields 2.94%. The most recent dividend was $1.7000/share on Apr 1, 2026, paid Quarterly.
Current Yield
2.94%
TTM Dividend/Share
$6.48
Payment Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
60.4%
Consecutive Growth Years
43 (Dividend Champion)
Div Growth (1Y CAGR)
10.10%
Div Growth (5Y CAGR)
11.54%
Div Growth (10Y CAGR)
12.19%
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Dividend health
Chowder score
14.5%
FCF payout ratio
13.4%
Net debt / EBITDA
0.1x
Interest coverage
9.18x
ROIC (TTM)
35.7%
Dividend Safety Score
8 out of 8 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is 60.4%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
FCF/share ($11.72) covers dividend/share ($6.48).
No dividend cuts in 10+ years
No dividend cuts in the last 10 years.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have grown over the past 5 years.
10+ years of consecutive growth
43 consecutive years of dividend growth.
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 13.4%, below the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 0.1x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
Dividend growth (11.5%) ≤ EPS growth (22.9%) — sustainable.
Per-payment dividend history
Ex-date Jun 12, 2026
- Payment date
- Jul 1, 2026
- Dividend
- $1.7000
- Adj. dividend
- $1.7000
Ex-date Mar 13, 2026
- Payment date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Dividend
- $1.7000
- Adj. dividend
- $1.7000
Ex-date Dec 12, 2025
- Payment date
- Jan 1, 2026
- Dividend
- $1.7000
- Adj. dividend
- $1.7000
Ex-date Sep 12, 2025
- Payment date
- Oct 1, 2025
- Dividend
- $1.5400
- Adj. dividend
- $1.5400
Ex-date Jun 13, 2025
- Payment date
- Jul 1, 2025
- Dividend
- $1.5400
- Adj. dividend
- $1.5400
Ex-date Mar 14, 2025
- Payment date
- Apr 1, 2025
- Dividend
- $1.5400
- Adj. dividend
- $1.5400
Ex-date Dec 13, 2024
- Payment date
- Jan 1, 2025
- Dividend
- $1.5400
- Adj. dividend
- $1.5400
Ex-date Sep 13, 2024
- Payment date
- Oct 1, 2024
- Dividend
- $1.4000
- Adj. dividend
- $1.4000
Ex-date Jun 14, 2024
- Payment date
- Jul 1, 2024
- Dividend
- $1.4000
- Adj. dividend
- $1.4000
Ex-date Mar 7, 2024
- Payment date
- Apr 1, 2024
- Dividend
- $1.4000
- Adj. dividend
- $1.4000
Ex-date Dec 7, 2023
- Payment date
- Jan 1, 2024
- Dividend
- $1.4000
- Adj. dividend
- $1.4000
Ex-date Sep 7, 2023
- Payment date
- Oct 1, 2023
- Dividend
- $1.2500
- Adj. dividend
- $1.2500
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Dividend | Adj. Dividend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 | $1.7000 | $1.7000 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Apr 1, 2026 | $1.7000 | $1.7000 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Jan 1, 2026 | $1.7000 | $1.7000 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | $1.5400 | $1.5400 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Jul 1, 2025 | $1.5400 | $1.5400 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Apr 1, 2025 | $1.5400 | $1.5400 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Jan 1, 2025 | $1.5400 | $1.5400 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 | $1.4000 | $1.4000 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | $1.4000 | $1.4000 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Apr 1, 2024 | $1.4000 | $1.4000 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Jan 1, 2024 | $1.4000 | $1.4000 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | $1.2500 | $1.2500 |
Historical Dividend Yield
Dividend Growth
Dividend Increase Track Record
Automatic Data Processing has raised its total annual dividend (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend calendar year) versus the prior year for 43 consecutive years — the same figure as the "Consecutive Growth Years" card above.
| Year | Previous DPS | New DPS | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $6.3200 | — | — |
| 2025 | $5.7400 | $6.3200 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | $5.1500 | $5.7400 | +11.5% |
| 2023 | $4.3700 | $5.1500 | +17.8% |
| 2022 | $3.8300 | $4.3700 | +14.1% |
| 2021 | $3.6600 | $3.8300 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | $3.2800 | $3.6600 | +11.6% |
| 2019 | $2.8000 | $3.2800 | +17.1% |
| 2018 | $2.3400 | $2.8000 | +19.7% |
| 2017 | $2.1600 | $2.3400 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | $2.0000 | $2.1600 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | $1.7543 | $2.0000 | +14.0% |
| 2014 | $1.5672 | $1.7543 | +11.9% |
| 2013 | $1.4223 | $1.5672 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | $1.2950 | $1.4223 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | $1.2116 | $1.2950 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | $1.1677 | $1.2116 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | $1.0536 | $1.1677 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | $0.8409 | $1.0536 | +25.3% |
| 2007 | $0.6226 | $0.8409 | +35.1% |
| 2006 | $0.5155 | $0.6226 | +20.8% |
| 2005 | $0.4560 | $0.5155 | +13.0% |
| 2004 | $0.3965 | $0.4560 | +15.0% |
| 2003 | $0.3688 | $0.3965 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | $0.3363 | $0.3688 | +9.7% |
| 2001 | $0.2911 | $0.3363 | +15.5% |
| 2000 | $0.2490 | $0.2911 | +16.9% |
| 1999 | $0.2173 | $0.2490 | +14.6% |
| 1998 | $0.1891 | $0.2173 | +14.9% |
| 1997 | $0.1646 | $0.1891 | +14.9% |
| 1996 | $0.1388 | $0.1646 | +18.6% |
| 1995 | $0.1150 | $0.1388 | +20.7% |
| 1994 | $0.1001 | $0.1150 | +14.9% |
| 1993 | $0.0882 | $0.1001 | +13.5% |
| 1992 | $0.0768 | $0.0882 | +14.8% |
| 1991 | $0.0669 | $0.0768 | +14.8% |
| 1990 | $0.0575 | $0.0669 | +16.4% |
| 1989 | $0.0496 | $0.0575 | +16.0% |
| 1988 | $0.0421 | $0.0496 | +17.6% |
| 1987 | $0.0367 | $0.0421 | +14.9% |
| 1986 | $0.0330 | $0.0367 | +11.3% |
| 1985 | $0.0300 | $0.0330 | +9.9% |
| 1984 | — | $0.0300 | — |
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
Cash dividends paid (USD) — TTM and history
Trailing-twelve-month and annual common dividends paid for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) from the consolidated cash flow statement, in USD as filed.
Latest period
$2.57B
YoY change
+9.9%
5Y CAGR
+10.3%
Peak year (2025)
$2.40B
Latest annual
$2.40B
Cash dividends paid over time for Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
Per-period cash dividends paid
Cash dividends paid annual + quarterly history for Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Reported | Dividends Paid | YoY | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.40B | +9.9% | +$215.80M | ||
| 2024 | $2.18B | +14.7% | +$279.50M | ||
| 2023 | $1.90B | +14.7% | +$244.60M | ||
| 2022 | $1.66B | +5.3% | +$83.50M | ||
| 2021 | $1.58B | +7.1% | +$105.00M | ||
| 2020 | $1.47B | +13.7% | +$177.50M | ||
| 2019 | $1.29B | +21.6% | +$229.30M | ||
| 2018 | $1.06B | +6.9% | +$68.50M | ||
| 2017 | $995.20M | +5.5% | +$51.60M | ||
| 2016 | $943.60M | +1.7% | +$16.00M | ||
| 2015 | $927.60M | +5.0% | +$44.50M | ||
| 2014 | $883.10M | +9.6% | +$77.60M | ||
| 2013 | $805.50M | +8.9% | +$65.80M | ||
| 2012 | $739.70M | +6.8% | +$47.30M | ||
| 2011 | $692.40M | +2.8% | +$19.00M | ||
| 2010 | $673.40M | +7.0% | +$44.00M | ||
| 2009 | $629.40M | +14.7% | +$80.50M | ||
| 2008 | $548.90M | +19.0% | +$87.60M | ||
| 2007 | $461.30M | +17.1% | +$67.40M | ||
| 2006 | $393.90M | +14.2% | +$49.00M | ||
| 2005 | $344.90M | +11.8% | +$36.30M | ||
| 2004 | $308.60M | +8.4% | +$24.00M | ||
| 2003 | $284.61M | +2.8% | +$7.75M | ||
| 2002 | $276.86M | +11.4% | +$28.41M | ||
| 2001 | $248.45M | +16.9% | +$35.88M | ||
| 2000 | $212.58M | +17.4% | +$31.48M | ||
| 1999 | $181.10M | +18.4% | +$28.20M | ||
| 1998 | $152.90M | +17.8% | +$23.10M | ||
| 1997 | $129.80M | +15.8% | +$17.70M | ||
| 1996 | $112.10M | +25.7% | +$22.90M | ||
| 1995 | $89.20M | +17.4% | +$13.20M | ||
| 1994 | $76.00M | +13.1% | +$8.80M | ||
| 1993 | $67.20M | +16.5% | +$9.50M | ||
| 1992 | $57.70M | +14.0% | +$7.10M | ||
| 1991 | $50.60M | +9.5% | +$4.40M | ||
| 1990 | $46.20M | +15.8% | +$6.30M | ||
| 1989 | $39.90M | — | — |
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported dividends paid of $2.40B – grew 9.9% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Automatic Data Processing dividends paid delivered a +10.3% annualised rate; sustaining 36 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The dataset's maximum dividends paid sits at $2.40B (2025); the minimum reading of $39.90M dates to 1989.
Within Industrials, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) ranks 5th among 8 peers we track. The peer median for dividends paid is $2.23B.
Automatic Data Processing Dividends Paid 2025: $2.40B
Automatic Data Processing dividends paid in 2025 was $2.40B, grew 9.9% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Automatic Data Processing Dividends Paid 2024: $2.18B
Automatic Data Processing dividends paid in 2024 was $2.18B, grew 14.7% from 2023.
Automatic Data Processing Dividends Paid 2023: $1.90B
Automatic Data Processing dividends paid in 2023 was $1.90B, grew 14.7% from 2022.
Automatic Data Processing Dividends Paid 2022: $1.66B
Automatic Data Processing dividends paid in 2022 was $1.66B, grew 5.3% from 2021.
Automatic Data Processing Dividends Paid 2021: $1.58B
Automatic Data Processing dividends paid in 2021 was $1.58B.
See more financial history for Automatic Data Processing (ADP).
Sector peers by dividends paid
Companies in the same sector as Automatic Data Processing, ranked by their latest dividends paid.
| Company | Dividends Paid | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| RTX (RTX) | $3.57B | Industrials |
| Union Pacific (UNP) | $3.24B | Industrials |
| Honeywell International (HON) | $2.98B | Industrials |
| Caterpillar (CAT) | $2.75B | Industrials |
| Deere & Company (DE) | $1.72B | Industrials |
| Eaton Corporation (ETN) | $1.63B | Industrials |
| GE Aerospace (GE) | $1.45B | Industrials |
| Boeing (BA) | $0 | Industrials |
Frequently asked questions
Does Automatic Data Processing pay dividends?
Yes, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) pays quarterly dividends of approximately $6.48 per share annually, yielding 2.94%.
What is Automatic Data Processing's dividend yield?
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has a current dividend yield of 2.94%.
Is Automatic Data Processing's dividend safe?
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) passes 8 out of 8 dividend safety checks. See the detailed breakdown above for each criterion.
How many consecutive years has Automatic Data Processing increased its dividend?
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has 43 consecutive years of dividend increases.
What is Automatic Data Processing's dividend payout ratio?
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has a dividend payout ratio of 60.4%. Trailing twelve months (GAAP): adjusted dividends over roughly 12 months aligned with the latest reported quarter, divided by the sum of diluted EPS from the last four fiscal quarters (not NII or taxable income for BDCs/REITs).
What is Automatic Data Processing's dividends paid?
Latest reported dividends paid for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) is $2.57B (period ending March 31, 2026).
How has Automatic Data Processing dividends paid changed year-over-year?
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) dividends paid changed +9.9% year-over-year on the latest annual filing.
What is the long-term growth rate of Automatic Data Processing dividends paid?
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) dividends paid compound annual growth rate is +10.3% over the most recent 5 years available.
When did Automatic Data Processing dividends paid hit its highest annual value?
Automatic Data Processing dividends paid reached its highest annual value of $2.40B in 2025.
What was Automatic Data Processing dividends paid in 2024?
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) dividends paid in 2024 was $2.18B.
What was Automatic Data Processing dividends paid in 2025?
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) dividends paid in 2025 was $2.40B.
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