Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

XTRA:ADP Stock Report

Market Cap: €101.3b

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Automatic Data Processing Valuation

Is ADP undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of ADP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: ADP (€246.8) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€384.56)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ADP is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for ADP?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

ADP key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.9x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA20.4x
PEG Ratio4.5x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does ADP's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for ADP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average21.8x
AAD Amadeus FiRe
12.4x7.2%€434.0m
6098 Recruit Holdings
37.5x9.1%JP¥13.6t
PAYX Paychex
29.6x6.3%US$50.1b
GBF Bilfinger
7.7x2.3%€1.6b
ADP Automatic Data Processing
30.1x6.7%€112.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ADP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.1x) compared to the peer average (21.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ADP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Professional Services Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a11.7%
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ADP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.1x) compared to the European Professional Services industry average (18.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ADP's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ADP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio30.1x
Fair PE Ratio17.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ADP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.3x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst ADP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
€247.87
0%
4.7%€277.36€232.62n/a16
Oct ’25€246.80
€247.87
+0.4%
4.7%€277.36€232.62n/a16
Sep ’25€247.00
€245.75
-0.5%
4.6%€277.17€232.47n/a16
Aug ’25€241.15
€248.29
+3.0%
4.5%€265.96€220.55n/a17
Jul ’25€221.05
€241.75
+9.4%
4.6%€262.88€221.86n/a17
Jun ’25€222.80
€241.75
+8.5%
4.6%€262.88€221.86n/a17
May ’25€227.50
€242.15
+6.4%
4.4%€261.88€222.60n/a18
Apr ’25€225.90
€237.60
+5.2%
5.2%€258.52€216.98n/a18
Mar ’25€230.10
€237.32
+3.1%
5.4%€259.06€210.02n/a18
Feb ’25€224.20
€232.58
+3.7%
5.5%€257.60€208.84n/a17
Jan ’25€211.05
€230.92
+9.4%
6.8%€261.80€202.90n/a18
Dec ’24€212.80
€230.92
+8.5%
6.8%€261.80€202.90n/a18
Nov ’24€202.70
€235.23
+16.0%
6.9%€264.99€205.37n/a17
Oct ’24€229.20
€241.94
+5.6%
6.9%€266.87€210.69€246.8017
Sep ’24€235.75
€237.59
+0.8%
6.8%€262.77€207.45€247.0018
Aug ’24€226.15
€230.10
+1.7%
6.2%€258.52€204.10€241.1518
Jul ’24€200.70
€211.47
+5.4%
8.8%€252.48€161.59€221.0518
Jun ’24€195.32
€212.46
+8.8%
8.8%€253.39€165.85€222.8017
May ’24n/a
€210.33
0%
9.1%€249.56€163.35€227.5017
Apr ’24n/a
€224.67
0%
6.5%€256.29€196.36€225.9017
Mar ’24€204.90
€225.64
+10.1%
6.6%€255.84€196.02€230.1017
Feb ’24€204.35
€225.64
+10.4%
6.6%€255.84€196.02€224.2017
Jan ’24€226.20
€238.05
+5.2%
8.1%€270.55€202.20€211.0517
Dec ’23€252.05
€239.28
-5.1%
7.4%€269.19€204.78€212.8017
Nov ’23€245.10
€248.58
+1.4%
7.0%€280.92€213.70€202.7017

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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