TTM
30.2%
YoY change
+0.15pp
Trough year (2018)
20.7%
Peak year (2025)
30.4%
Latest annual
30.4%
EBITDA Margin history chart for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 30.4%
EBITDA Margin change chart for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: +0.15pp
EBITDA Margin history table for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 30.4% | +0.15pp | ||
| 2024 | 30.2% | +1.09pp | ||
| 2023 | 29.1% | +2.41pp | ||
| 2022 | 26.7% | +0.50pp | ||
| 2021 | 26.2% | +0.36pp | ||
| 2020 | 25.8% | +0.83pp | ||
| 2019 | 25.0% | +4.27pp | ||
| 2018 | 20.7% | -2.91pp | ||
| 2017 | 23.6% | +1.54pp | ||
| 2016 | 22.1% | +0.58pp | ||
| 2015 | 21.5% | +0.09pp | ||
| 2014 | 21.4% | +0.13pp | ||
| 2013 | 21.3% | -1.69pp | ||
| 2012 | 23.0% | +0.13pp | ||
| 2011 | 22.9% | -1.56pp | ||
| 2010 | 24.4% | -0.90pp | ||
| 2009 | 25.3% | +0.13pp | ||
| 2008 | 25.2% | -0.53pp | ||
| 2007 | 25.7% | +1.16pp | ||
| 2006 | 24.6% | +0.79pp | ||
| 2005 | 23.8% | +0.74pp | ||
| 2004 | 23.0% | -2.04pp | ||
| 2003 | 25.1% | -2.79pp | ||
| 2002 | 27.9% | +0.26pp | ||
| 2001 | 27.6% | +6.21pp | ||
| 2000 | 21.4% | -3.44pp | ||
| 1999 | 24.8% | +0.61pp | ||
| 1998 | 24.2% | +0.42pp | ||
| 1997 | 23.8% | -0.48pp | ||
| 1996 | 24.3% | -0.96pp | ||
| 1995 | 25.3% | +0.34pp | ||
| 1994 | 24.9% | +0.35pp | ||
| 1993 | 24.6% | +0.36pp | ||
| 1992 | 24.2% | +0.38pp | ||
| 1991 | 23.8% | -0.13pp | ||
| 1990 | 24.0% | -0.77pp | ||
| 1989 | 24.7% | +0.27pp | ||
| 1988 | 24.5% | -0.40pp | ||
| 1987 | 24.9% | -0.86pp | ||
| 1986 | 25.7% | — |
- 202530.4%+0.15pp
- 202430.2%+1.09pp
- 202329.1%+2.41pp
- 202226.7%+0.50pp
- 202126.2%+0.36pp
- 202025.8%+0.83pp
- 201925.0%+4.27pp
- 201820.7%-2.91pp
- 201723.6%+1.54pp
- 201622.1%+0.58pp
- 201521.5%+0.09pp
- 201421.4%+0.13pp
- 201321.3%-1.69pp
- 201223.0%+0.13pp
- 201122.9%-1.56pp
- 201024.4%-0.90pp
- 200925.3%+0.13pp
- 200825.2%-0.53pp
- 200725.7%+1.16pp
- 200624.6%+0.79pp
- 200523.8%+0.74pp
- 200423.0%-2.04pp
- 200325.1%-2.79pp
- 200227.9%+0.26pp
- 200127.6%+6.21pp
- 200021.4%-3.44pp
- 199924.8%+0.61pp
- 199824.2%+0.42pp
- 199723.8%-0.48pp
- 199624.3%-0.96pp
- 199525.3%+0.34pp
- 199424.9%+0.35pp
- 199324.6%+0.36pp
- 199224.2%+0.38pp
- 199123.8%-0.13pp
- 199024.0%-0.77pp
- 198924.7%+0.27pp
- 198824.5%-0.40pp
- 198724.9%-0.86pp
- 198625.7%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from Automatic Data Processing's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
According to Automatic Data Processing's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 30.2%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) most recent annual EBITDA margin stands at 30.36% (2025) – expanded 0.2 percentage points year-over-year.
2025 marks the peak EBITDA margin at 30.36%, with the historical low of 20.73% recorded in 2018.
Automatic Data Processing EBITDA Margin by Year
Automatic Data Processing EBITDA Margin 2025: 30.4%
2025's EBITDA margin for Automatic Data Processing came in at 30.36%, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Automatic Data Processing EBITDA Margin 2024: 30.2%
Automatic Data Processing posted EBITDA margin of 30.20% in 2024, expanded 1.1 percentage points from 2023.
Automatic Data Processing EBITDA Margin 2023: 29.1%
In 2023, Automatic Data Processing reported EBITDA margin of 29.12%, expanded 2.4 percentage points from 2022.
Automatic Data Processing EBITDA Margin 2022: 26.7%
Automatic Data Processing EBITDA margin in 2022 was 26.70%, expanded 0.5 percentage points from 2021.
Automatic Data Processing EBITDA Margin 2021: 26.2%
Automatic Data Processing EBITDA margin in 2021 was 26.20%.
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Sector peers by EBITDA Margin
Industrials peers of Automatic Data Processing (ADP), ranked by their latest EBITDA margin
| 52.5% | |
| 22.8% | |
| 22.5% | |
| 21.6% | |
| 20.7% | |
| 17.8% | |
| 17.1% | |
| 7.9% |
- 52.5%
- 22.8%
- 22.5%
- 21.6%
- 17.1%
- 7.9%
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