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Automatic Data Processing (ADP) guidance and outlook
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) raised its guidance on Oct 28, 2026: Revenue +6% for FY2027; Operating margin +70 bps to +90 bps for FY2027; Tax rate 23% for FY2027; EPS +12% to +14% for FY2027. Automatic Data Processing's 10-Q filed Oct 30, 2026 makes 3 forward-looking statements.
Guidance and outlook
Latest guidance
| Metric | Period | Range | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | FY2027 | +6% | reaffirmed |
| Operating margin | FY2027 | +70 bps to +90 bps | reaffirmed |
| Tax rate | FY2027 | 23% | reaffirmed |
| EPS | FY2027 | +12% to +14% | raised |
| EPS | FY2027 | +10% to +12% | raised |
| Revenue | FY2027 | +6% | new |
| Revenue | FY2027 | +3% to +5% | new |
| Revenue | FY2027 | $21.9B | new |
| Operating margin | FY2027 | 26.8% | reaffirmed |
| Operating margin | FY2027 | +70 bps to +90 bps | reaffirmed |
| Tax rate | FY2027 | 23% | reaffirmed |
| EPS | FY2027 | $11.12 | reaffirmed |
From the earnings release filed Oct 28, 2026 (8-K on EDGAR).
Forward-looking statements, 10-Q filed Oct 30, 2026
- As a global leader in HR and payroll solutions, ADP continuously aims to solve complex business challenges for our clients and their workers.
- For corporate liquidity, we expect existing cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, cash flow from operations together with our $11.7 billion of committed credit facilities and our ability to access both long-term and short-term debt financing from the capital markets will be adequate to meet our operating, investing, and financing activities, such as regular quarterly dividends, share repurchases, and…
- We expect capital expenditures in fiscal 2027 to be between $200.0 million and $225.0 million, as compared to $195.7 million in fiscal 2026.
Automatic Data Processing's latest quarter
Automatic Data Processing, Q1 FY27: revenue $5.5B (+6% year over year), operating margin 23.9%, net earnings $1.1B, operating cash flow $651M. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
Did Automatic Data Processing raise or lower its guidance?
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) raised its guidance on Oct 28, 2026: Revenue +6% for FY2027; Operating margin +70 bps to +90 bps for FY2027; Tax rate 23% for FY2027; EPS +12% to +14% for FY2027.
What does Automatic Data Processing expect?
As a global leader in HR and payroll solutions, ADP continuously aims to solve complex business challenges for our clients and their workers. For corporate liquidity, we expect existing cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, cash flow from operations together with our $11.7 billion of committed credit facilities and our ability to access both long-term and short-term debt financing from the capital markets will be adequate to meet our operating, investing, and financing activities, such as regular quarterly dividends, share repurchases, and… We expect capital expenditures in fiscal 202
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.