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Operating Margin for Automatic Data Processing (ADP)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

19.2%

YoY change

+0.58pp

Trough year (1986)

16.5%

Peak year (2025)

26.3%

Operating Margin history chart for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) from 1986 to 2025

Latest: 26.3%

Operating Margin change chart for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) from 1986 to 2025

Latest: +0.58pp

Operating Margin history table for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) from 1986 to 2025

  • 202526.3%+0.58pp
  • 202425.7%+0.72pp
  • 202325.0%+1.97pp
  • 202223.1%+0.90pp
  • 202122.2%+0.62pp
  • 202021.5%+0.34pp
  • 201921.2%+1.85pp
  • 201819.3%-0.19pp
  • 201719.5%+0.27pp
  • 201619.3%+0.86pp
  • 201518.4%+0.20pp
  • 201418.2%+0.17pp
  • 201318.0%-0.33pp
  • 201218.4%-0.10pp
  • 201118.5%-1.44pp
  • 201019.9%-0.73pp
  • 200920.6%+0.97pp
  • 200819.7%+0.35pp
  • 200719.3%+0.32pp
  • 200619.0%-0.57pp
  • 200519.6%+1.02pp
  • 200418.5%-2.69pp
  • 200321.2%-2.64pp
  • 200223.9%+0.85pp
  • 200123.0%+6.43pp
  • 200016.6%-3.31pp
  • 199919.9%+0.99pp
  • 199818.9%-0.06pp
  • 199719.0%+0.35pp
  • 199618.7%-0.65pp
  • 199519.3%+0.38pp
  • 199418.9%+0.64pp
  • 199318.3%+0.04pp
  • 199218.2%+0.86pp
  • 199117.4%+0.03pp
  • 199017.3%-0.02pp
  • 198917.4%-0.19pp
  • 198817.6%+0.08pp
  • 198717.5%+0.94pp
  • 198616.5%—

Operating 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 Operating Margin at Automatic Data Processing (ADP)

According to Automatic Data Processing's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 19.2%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

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 operating margin stands at 26.32% (2025) – expanded 0.6 percentage points year-over-year.

2025 marks the peak operating margin at 26.32%, with the historical low of 16.54% recorded in 1986.

Automatic Data Processing Operating Margin by Year

Automatic Data Processing Operating Margin 2025: 26.3%

2025's operating margin for Automatic Data Processing came in at 26.32%, expanded 0.6 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Automatic Data Processing Operating Margin 2024: 25.7%

Automatic Data Processing posted operating margin of 25.74% in 2024, expanded 0.7 percentage points from 2023.

Automatic Data Processing Operating Margin 2023: 25.0%

In 2023, Automatic Data Processing reported operating margin of 25.02%, expanded 2.0 percentage points from 2022.

Automatic Data Processing Operating Margin 2022: 23.1%

Automatic Data Processing operating margin in 2022 was 23.05%, expanded 0.9 percentage points from 2021.

Automatic Data Processing Operating Margin 2021: 22.2%

Automatic Data Processing operating margin in 2021 was 22.16%.

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