TTM
47.5%
YoY change
+0.89pp
Trough year (2018)
45.4%
Peak year (1995)
59.3%
Latest annual
50.8%
Gross Margin history chart for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 50.8%
Gross Margin change chart for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: +0.89pp
Gross Margin history table for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 50.8% | +0.89pp | ||
| 2024 | 49.9% | +1.06pp | ||
| 2023 | 48.9% | +2.03pp | ||
| 2022 | 46.9% | +0.38pp | ||
| 2021 | 46.5% | +0.52pp | ||
| 2020 | 46.0% | -0.74pp | ||
| 2019 | 46.7% | +1.32pp | ||
| 2018 | 45.4% | -0.23pp | ||
| 2017 | 45.6% | -0.27pp | ||
| 2016 | 45.9% | -0.14pp | ||
| 2015 | 46.0% | -0.02pp | ||
| 2014 | 46.1% | -0.37pp | ||
| 2013 | 46.4% | -0.10pp | ||
| 2012 | 46.5% | -0.65pp | ||
| 2011 | 47.2% | -1.45pp | ||
| 2010 | 48.6% | -1.64pp | ||
| 2009 | 50.3% | -1.48pp | ||
| 2008 | 51.7% | -1.06pp | ||
| 2007 | 52.8% | -0.14pp | ||
| 2006 | 52.9% | +3.53pp | ||
| 2005 | 49.4% | -5.13pp | ||
| 2004 | 54.5% | -2.13pp | ||
| 2003 | 56.7% | -0.92pp | ||
| 2002 | 57.6% | -1.09pp | ||
| 2001 | 58.7% | +1.85pp | ||
| 2000 | 56.8% | -0.29pp | ||
| 1999 | 57.1% | +0.11pp | ||
| 1998 | 57.0% | -1.10pp | ||
| 1997 | 58.1% | +0.62pp | ||
| 1996 | 57.5% | -1.83pp | ||
| 1995 | 59.3% | +0.89pp | ||
| 1994 | 58.4% | +0.13pp | ||
| 1993 | 58.3% | +0.36pp | ||
| 1992 | 57.9% | +0.64pp | ||
| 1991 | 57.3% | +0.56pp | ||
| 1990 | 56.7% | +1.98pp | ||
| 1989 | 54.8% | +1.47pp | ||
| 1988 | 53.3% | +0.19pp | ||
| 1987 | 53.1% | -1.73pp | ||
| 1986 | 54.8% | — |
- 202550.8%+0.89pp
- 202449.9%+1.06pp
- 202348.9%+2.03pp
- 202246.9%+0.38pp
- 202146.5%+0.52pp
- 202046.0%-0.74pp
- 201946.7%+1.32pp
- 201845.4%-0.23pp
- 201745.6%-0.27pp
- 201645.9%-0.14pp
- 201546.0%-0.02pp
- 201446.1%-0.37pp
- 201346.4%-0.10pp
- 201246.5%-0.65pp
- 201147.2%-1.45pp
- 201048.6%-1.64pp
- 200950.3%-1.48pp
- 200851.7%-1.06pp
- 200752.8%-0.14pp
- 200652.9%+3.53pp
- 200549.4%-5.13pp
- 200454.5%-2.13pp
- 200356.7%-0.92pp
- 200257.6%-1.09pp
- 200158.7%+1.85pp
- 200056.8%-0.29pp
- 199957.1%+0.11pp
- 199857.0%-1.10pp
- 199758.1%+0.62pp
- 199657.5%-1.83pp
- 199559.3%+0.89pp
- 199458.4%+0.13pp
- 199358.3%+0.36pp
- 199257.9%+0.64pp
- 199157.3%+0.56pp
- 199056.7%+1.98pp
- 198954.8%+1.47pp
- 198853.3%+0.19pp
- 198753.1%-1.73pp
- 198654.8%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
According to Automatic Data Processing's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 47.5%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) gross margin totalled 50.84% – expanded 0.9 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual gross margin of 59.32% was reported in 1995. The lowest in the available history was 45.39% in 2018.
Automatic Data Processing Gross Margin by Year
Automatic Data Processing Gross Margin 2025: 50.8%
Automatic Data Processing gross margin in 2025 was 50.84%, expanded 0.9 percentage points from 2024.
Automatic Data Processing Gross Margin 2024: 49.9%
2024's gross margin for Automatic Data Processing came in at 49.94%, expanded 1.1 percentage points from 2023.
Automatic Data Processing Gross Margin 2023: 48.9%
Automatic Data Processing posted gross margin of 48.89% in 2023, expanded 2.0 percentage points from 2022.
Automatic Data Processing Gross Margin 2022: 46.9%
In 2022, Automatic Data Processing reported gross margin of 46.86%, expanded 0.4 percentage points from 2021.
Automatic Data Processing Gross Margin 2021: 46.5%
Automatic Data Processing gross margin in 2021 was 46.48%.
See more financial history for Automatic Data Processing (ADP).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Industrials peers of Automatic Data Processing (ADP), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 45.7% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 35.1% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 32.5% | |
| 20.2% | |
| 4.8% |
- 45.7%
- 35.1%
- 34.8%
- 32.5%
- 20.2%
- 4.8%
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