How does 0HJI's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

0HJI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.2x) compared to the peer average (25.3x).

How does 0HJI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Professional Services Industry?

0HJI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.2x) compared to the UK Professional Services industry average (23.1x).

What is 0HJI'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.

0HJI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.3x).

What is the Fair Price of 0HJI when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

0HJI ($302.5) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] ($355.95)

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

Target price is lower than the current share price.

Automatic Data Processing (LSE:0HJI) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

0HJI Stock Overview

Engages in the provision of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions worldwide. More details

0HJI fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	4/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Trading at 15% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 6.45% per year

Earnings grew by 10.2% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Has a high level of debt

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Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Automatic Data Processing
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$302.50
52 Week High	US$309.32
52 Week Low	US$227.32
Beta	0.80
11 Month Change	3.79%
3 Month Change	12.36%
1 Year Change	31.26%
33 Year Change	29.56%
5 Year Change	76.08%
Change since IPO	147.29%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	0HJI	GB Professional Services	GB Market
7D	-0.3%	-2.1%	0.7%
1Y	31.3%	16.2%	6.1%

Return vs Industry: 0HJI exceeded the UK Professional Services industry which returned 16.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 0HJI exceeded the UK Market which returned 6.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 0HJI's price volatile compared to industry and market?
0HJI volatility
0HJI Average Weekly Movement	2.2%
Professional Services Industry Average Movement	4.4%
Market Average Movement	4.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market	10.4%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market	2.6%

Stable Share Price: 0HJI has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: 0HJI's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1949	64,000	Maria Black	www.adp.com

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Employer Services and Professional Employer Organization (PEO). The Employer Services segment offers strategic, cloud-based platforms, and human resources (HR) outsourcing solutions.

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Automatic Data Processing's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
0HJI fundamental statistics
Market cap	US$121.66b
Earnings (TTM)	US$3.85b
Revenue (TTM)	US$19.52b

32.2x

P/E Ratio

6.4x

P/S Ratio

Is 0HJI overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
0HJI income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$19.52b
Cost of Revenue	US$10.13b
Gross Profit	US$9.39b
Other Expenses	US$5.54b
Earnings	US$3.85b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	9.45
Gross Margin	48.11%
Net Profit Margin	19.71%
Debt/Equity Ratio	168.9%

How did 0HJI perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.8%

Current Dividend Yield

60%

Payout Ratio

Does 0HJI pay a reliable dividends?

See 0HJI dividend history and benchmarks

When do you need to buy 0HJI by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Automatic Data Processing dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Dec 13 2024
Dividend Pay Date	Jan 01 2025
Days until Ex dividend	21 days
Days until Dividend pay date	40 days

Does 0HJI pay a reliable dividends?

See 0HJI dividend history and benchmarks

0HJI Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

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Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

First quarter dividend increased to US$1.54

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Announces Executive Changes, January 1, 2025

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 1, 2025

New minor risk - Financial position

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$2.34 (vs US$2.09 in 1Q 2024)

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NasdaqGS:ADP) acquired WorkForce Software, LLC.

Recent updates

First quarter dividend increased to US$1.54

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Announces Executive Changes, January 1, 2025

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 1, 2025

New minor risk - Financial position

First quarter 2025 earnings released: EPS: US$2.34 (vs US$2.09 in 1Q 2024)

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NasdaqGS:ADP) acquired WorkForce Software, LLC.

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Oct 30, 2024

Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Nov 06, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$1.40 per share

Fourth quarter dividend of US$1.40 announced

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on October 1, 2024

Adp Expands Adp Securtime to the Philippines

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$9.14 (vs US$8.25 in FY 2023)

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2025

Federman & Sherwood Announces Filing of Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Adp, Llc, and American Century Investments Services, Inc

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Jul 31, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$1.40 per share

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$2.89 (vs US$2.52 in 3Q 2023)

Dividend of US$1.40 announced

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on May 01, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$1.40 per share

Federman & Sherwood Announces Filing of Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Automatic Data Processing, Inc., and American Century Investments Services, Inc

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$2.14 (vs US$1.96 in 2Q 2023)

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Announces Board Changes

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jan 31, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$1.40 per share at 2.4% yield

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Approves Quarterly Dividend, Payable on January 1, 2024

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$2.09 (vs US$1.88 in 1Q 2023)

ADP Introduces API Central

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Oct 25, 2023

Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Nov 08, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$1.25 per share at 2.0% yield

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on October 1, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$8.25 (vs US$7.04 in FY 2022)

Now 20% undervalued

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Provides Financial Guidance for 2024

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jul 26, 2023

Now 21% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of US$1.25 per share at 2.4% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.52 (vs US$2.22 in 3Q 2022)

Upcoming dividend of US$1.25 per share at 2.3% yield

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.96 (vs US$1.65 in 2Q 2022)

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Provides Financial Guidance for Fiscal 2023

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend, Payable on April 1, 2023

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jan 25, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$1.25 per share

Next Generation of Wisely® by ADP Offers Workers Enhanced Digital Financial Wellness Options

ADP Approves Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 1, 2023

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.88 (vs US$1.66 in 1Q 2022)

Now 21% undervalued

Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Nov 09, 2022

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Oct 26, 2022

Now 20% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of US$1.04 per share

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on October 1, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$7.04 (vs US$6.10 in FY 2021)