Automatic Data Processing

ADP

Market cap $105B

ROSELAND, N.J., Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADP), a global leader in HR and payroll solutions, announced today that the ADP Board of Directors authorized the purchase of $6 billion of its common stock.

ROSELAND, N.J., Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADP) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.70 per share payable April 1, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 13, 2026.

ROSELAND, N.J., Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For the four weeks ending December 20, 2025, U.S. private employers added an average of 11,750 jobs per week, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly update of the monthly ADP National Employment Report (NER).

PCTY, HQI, and ADP highlight top staffing stocks as AI-driven HR platforms, flexible hiring and workforce solutions fuel investor interest.

Automatic Data Processing is the world's largest human capital management software company, serving 1.1 million clients and paying over 42 million employees globally. ADP targets 6%–7% annual revenue growth and 9%–11% annual adjusted diluted EPS growth, underpinned by global expansion, platform enhancements, and efficiency investments. Trading at a forward P/E of 22.6 versus a 10-year average of 28.6, ADP offers a 21% discount to fair value and a potential 31% upside by 2026.

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Private-sector payrolls hit +41K last month, -7K from consensus and nicely up from the prior month's upwardly revised -29K.

ROSELAND, N.J., Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Private sector employment increased by 41,000 jobs in December and pay was up 4.4 percent year-over-year according to the December ADP National Employment Report® produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab ("Stanford Lab").