What is ADP's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 29.9× over the last five years. Available history contains 629 weekly observations from Oct 6, 2014 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) P/E ratio history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

ADP's P/E of 26.9x is lower than 78% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

ADP year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	25.0×	0%
Dec 30, 2024	31.1×	54%
Dec 25, 2023	27.7×	18%
Dec 26, 2022	33.1×	51%
Dec 27, 2021	39.0×	95%
Dec 28, 2020	30.6×	60%
Dec 30, 2019	31.3×	71%
Dec 31, 2018	33.7×	88%
Dec 25, 2017	29.8×	93%
Dec 26, 2016	30.8×	99%

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
PAYXPaychex	22.3×	9%
ALLEAllegion	20.8×	54%
AMEAmetek	36.6×	96%
AOSA. O. Smith	16.6×	11%

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What is ADP's current P/E?: ADP's P/E of 26.9x is lower than 78% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is ADP's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 29.9× over the last five years. Available history contains 629 weekly observations from Oct 6, 2014 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.