Automatic Data Processing Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 18 analysts polled by S&P Global, Automatic Data Processing stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $286.4. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 9.16% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $225 (-14.24%) and the highest is $322 (+22.73%).

Price Target: $286.4 (+9.16%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$225	$286.4	$287	$322
Change	-14.24%	+9.16%	+9.39%	+22.73%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Automatic Data Processing stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

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Rating	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26	Oct '26
Strong Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Buy	1	1	0	0	0	0
Hold	11	11	12	12	12	12
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	18	18	18	18	18	18

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Jared Levine TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Hold Maintains $283	Hold	Maintains	$283	+7.87%	Oct 5, 2026
Unknown Analyst Bernstein No rating	Bernstein	Hold Maintains n/a	Hold	Maintains	n/a	n/a	Sep 25, 2026
Jason Kupferberg Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $303	Hold	Maintains	$303	+15.49%	Sep 24, 2026
Andy Yu CFA DBS	DBS	Hold Maintains $290 → $255	Hold	Maintains	$290 → $255	-2.81%	Sep 21, 2026
Kevin Mcveigh UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $290	Hold	Maintains	$290	+10.54%	Sep 14, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

23.23B

from 21.95B

5.83%

from 21.95B

Revenue Next Year

24.56B

from 23.23B

5.74%

from 23.23B

EPS This Year

12.26

from 11.12

10.27%

from 11.12

EPS Next Year

13.40

from 12.26

9.29%

from 12.26

Fiscal Year	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Jun 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2025	Jun 30, 2026	Jun 30, 2027
Revenue	16.50B	18.01B	19.20B	20.56B	21.95B	23.23B
Revenue Growth	9.95%	9.18%	6.61%	7.07%	6.74%	5.83%
Gross Profit	7.45B	8.51B	9.20B	9.95B	10.68B	10.87B
Gross Margin	45.14%	47.25%	47.89%	48.39%	48.65%	46.79%
Operating Income	3.86B	4.56B	4.98B	5.44B	5.83B	6.39B
Net Income	2.95B	3.41B	3.75B	4.08B	4.41B	4.86B
EPS	-	-	-	-	11.12	12.26
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	11.09%	10.27%
Forward PE	27.99	25.18	24.55	29.04	18.74	21.40
Dividend / Share	4.05	4.79	5.45	6.02	6.64	7.15
Dividend Growth	9.46%	18.27%	13.78%	10.46%	10.30%	7.75%
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	5.24B	4.84B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	16

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2027	2028	2029
High	23.4B
Avg	23.2B
Low	23.1B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	6.7%
Avg	5.8%
Low	5.4%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2027	2028	2029
High	12.41
Avg	12.26
Low	12.11

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2027	2028	2029
High	11.6%
Avg	10.3%
Low	8.9%