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Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP)

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Profitability Ratios (Summary)

Automatic Data Processing Inc., profitability ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015
Return on Sales
Gross profit margin 42.38% 42.36% 42.55% 42.42% 41.95% 42.00% 42.09% 42.12% 42.91% 43.00% 42.91% 42.95% 42.71% 42.32% 41.66% 41.15% 40.81% 40.80% 41.06% 41.28% 41.69% 41.73% 41.56% 41.37%
Operating profit margin 22.76% 22.58% 22.51% 22.16% 21.70% 21.72% 21.78% 21.53% 21.89% 21.74% 21.47% 21.34% 20.94% 20.27% 19.38% 18.85% 18.13% 18.33% 18.75% 18.80% 19.39% 19.38% 18.99% 18.77%
Net profit margin 17.77% 17.48% 17.55% 17.32% 16.88% 17.01% 17.07% 16.91% 17.20% 16.97% 16.52% 16.17% 13.76% 13.12% 12.71% 12.16% 13.60% 13.47% 14.08% 14.00% 14.32% 14.06% 12.84% 12.79%
Return on Investment
Return on equity (ROE) 68.25% 54.34% 50.40% 45.83% 43.57% 42.07% 42.80% 42.88% 46.09% 45.92% 44.21% 42.46% 36.71% 38.11% 36.86% 46.85% 44.13% 43.82% 44.68% 43.59% 42.64% 44.41% 35.87% 33.30%
Return on assets (ROA) 3.97% 4.64% 4.50% 5.33% 4.54% 5.03% 5.87% 6.30% 5.83% 5.02% 6.28% 5.47% 4.00% 4.68% 4.61% 4.37% 4.03% 3.87% 4.95% 4.66% 3.99% 4.24% 4.44% 3.42%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30).

Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. Automatic Data Processing Inc. gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then slightly improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. Automatic Data Processing Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Automatic Data Processing Inc. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. Automatic Data Processing Inc. ROE improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. Automatic Data Processing Inc. ROA improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.

Gross Profit Margin

Automatic Data Processing Inc., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Gross profit 2,000,800 1,684,200 1,609,700 1,531,500 1,823,900 1,573,300 1,436,400 1,309,700 1,808,700 1,575,400 1,450,900 1,478,100 1,735,600 1,492,200 1,382,700 1,366,500 1,615,600 1,288,700 1,212,400 1,217,400 1,499,800 1,219,500 1,173,300 1,199,600 1,435,900 1,124,500 1,067,500
Revenues 4,513,000 4,025,400 3,832,300 3,737,000 4,102,000 3,695,700 3,470,700 3,376,800 4,047,800 3,669,500 3,495,700 3,498,700 3,847,400 3,505,900 3,323,200 3,318,600 3,693,000 3,235,400 3,078,800 3,064,800 3,410,800 2,987,300 2,916,900 2,898,200 3,248,600 2,807,000 2,714,000
Profitability Ratio
Gross profit margin1 42.38% 42.36% 42.55% 42.42% 41.95% 42.00% 42.09% 42.12% 42.91% 43.00% 42.91% 42.95% 42.71% 42.32% 41.66% 41.15% 40.81% 40.80% 41.06% 41.28% 41.69% 41.73% 41.56% 41.37%
Benchmarks
Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 32.26% 32.30% 32.35% 32.38% 31.99% 31.66% 31.81% 31.53% 31.36% 31.28% 31.08% 30.81%
Adobe Inc. 87.76% 87.87% 88.04% 88.18% 88.17% 87.87% 87.45% 86.62% 85.96% 85.60% 85.19% 85.03% 85.16% 85.55% 86.04% 86.77%
Autodesk Inc. 90.61% 90.78% 91.06% 91.11% 90.97% 90.81% 90.54% 90.08% 89.76% 89.37% 89.01% 88.87%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 89.87% 89.74% 89.83% 89.73% 89.55% 89.05% 88.75% 88.61% 87.90% 88.34% 88.63% 88.60%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 73.76% 73.88% 73.86% 73.75% 72.92% 72.17% 71.73% 70.58%
International Business Machines Corp. 53.78% 54.01% 54.48% 54.90% 53.27% 51.79% 50.09% 48.32% 48.18% 47.76% 47.52% 47.30%
Intuit Inc. 82.36% 82.11% 82.13% 82.53% 82.67% 82.23% 82.85% 82.05% 80.50% 82.25% 82.55% 82.80%
Microsoft Corp. 68.73% 68.83% 68.86% 68.93% 68.38% 68.35% 68.27% 67.78% 68.17% 67.71% 66.56% 65.90%
Oracle Corp. 79.44% 79.96% 80.22% 80.59% 80.59% 80.33% 79.96% 79.68% 79.80% 79.67% 79.77% 79.76%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 69.34% 69.63% 69.77% 70.05% 69.74% 70.02% 70.42% 70.68% 71.61% 72.02% 72.06% 72.12%
Salesforce Inc. 74.02% 74.34% 74.32% 74.41% 74.47% 74.62% 74.90% 75.23% 75.01% 74.77% 74.32% 74.02%
ServiceNow Inc. 77.85% 77.53% 77.26% 77.05% 77.27% 77.59% 78.01% 78.16% 78.22% 78.04% 77.57% 76.98%
Synopsys Inc. 79.48% 80.05% 79.78% 79.50% 79.11% 78.93% 78.81% 78.44% 78.56% 78.04% 77.69% 77.60% 76.98% 76.50% 76.43% 76.42%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30).

1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100 × (Gross profitQ3 2022 + Gross profitQ2 2022 + Gross profitQ1 2022 + Gross profitQ4 2021) ÷ (RevenuesQ3 2022 + RevenuesQ2 2022 + RevenuesQ1 2022 + RevenuesQ4 2021)
= 100 × (2,000,800 + 1,684,200 + 1,609,700 + 1,531,500) ÷ (4,513,000 + 4,025,400 + 3,832,300 + 3,737,000) = 42.38%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. Automatic Data Processing Inc. gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then slightly improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.

Operating Profit Margin

Automatic Data Processing Inc., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Operating income 1,183,300 901,900 890,500 690,800 1,060,900 817,500 755,400 544,100 1,052,100 821,100 724,400 623,400 985,200 747,000 668,800 529,700 860,500 571,500 550,000 387,700 834,800 578,700 525,600 429,500 801,500 497,300 462,200
Revenues 4,513,000 4,025,400 3,832,300 3,737,000 4,102,000 3,695,700 3,470,700 3,376,800 4,047,800 3,669,500 3,495,700 3,498,700 3,847,400 3,505,900 3,323,200 3,318,600 3,693,000 3,235,400 3,078,800 3,064,800 3,410,800 2,987,300 2,916,900 2,898,200 3,248,600 2,807,000 2,714,000
Profitability Ratio
Operating profit margin1 22.76% 22.58% 22.51% 22.16% 21.70% 21.72% 21.78% 21.53% 21.89% 21.74% 21.47% 21.34% 20.94% 20.27% 19.38% 18.85% 18.13% 18.33% 18.75% 18.80% 19.39% 19.38% 18.99% 18.77%
Benchmarks
Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 15.20% 15.12% 15.19% 15.08% 15.03% 14.89% 14.84% 14.69% 14.68% 14.66% 14.65% 14.59%
Adobe Inc. 35.45% 36.25% 36.72% 36.76% 36.53% 35.75% 34.75% 32.93% 32.10% 31.36% 30.10% 29.25% 28.36% 28.55% 29.65% 31.45%
Autodesk Inc. 15.65% 15.70% 16.24% 16.60% 15.85% 14.72% 13.11% 10.48% 8.02% 5.24% 2.01% -0.97%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 30.81% 30.20% 28.35% 26.07% 25.83% 25.72% 25.35% 24.06% 22.58% 21.39% 21.15% 21.05%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. -10.49% -10.43% -10.14% -10.58% -14.16% -18.68% -25.36% -30.34%
International Business Machines Corp. 12.92% 12.77% 12.30% 11.97% 9.12% 10.13% 10.39% 9.22% 12.21% 11.50% 11.73% 13.67%
Intuit Inc. 23.68% 22.49% 24.10% 25.95% 29.04% 26.95% 30.30% 28.34% 22.46% 26.81% 27.03% 27.33%
Microsoft Corp. 42.56% 42.52% 42.14% 41.59% 40.15% 39.24% 38.17% 37.03% 37.46% 36.74% 35.20% 34.14%
Oracle Corp. 26.22% 26.62% 37.78% 37.58% 37.74% 37.13% 36.29% 35.57% 34.82% 34.65% 34.49% 34.26%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. -5.12% -6.74% -7.51% -7.15% -6.56% -5.49% -4.79% -5.25% -5.24% -4.27% -2.45% -1.87%
Salesforce Inc. 3.67% 4.69% 4.25% 2.14% 1.11% 0.35% -0.29% 1.74% 2.97% 3.37% 3.95% 4.03%
ServiceNow Inc. 3.40% 3.30% 3.95% 4.36% 4.34% 4.55% 5.10% 4.40% 4.96% 4.97% 2.88% 1.22%
Synopsys Inc. 22.93% 23.18% 20.72% 17.48% 18.17% 18.81% 17.82% 16.83% 15.77% 13.85% 13.64% 15.48% 13.68% 12.02% 12.61% 11.54%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30).

1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100 × (Operating incomeQ3 2022 + Operating incomeQ2 2022 + Operating incomeQ1 2022 + Operating incomeQ4 2021) ÷ (RevenuesQ3 2022 + RevenuesQ2 2022 + RevenuesQ1 2022 + RevenuesQ4 2021)
= 100 × (1,183,300 + 901,900 + 890,500 + 690,800) ÷ (4,513,000 + 4,025,400 + 3,832,300 + 3,737,000) = 22.76%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. Automatic Data Processing Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.

Net Profit Margin

Automatic Data Processing Inc., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net earnings 928,500 694,400 700,500 538,200 810,700 647,500 602,100 411,600 820,900 651,600 582,400 475,500 753,700 558,200 505,400 108,700 643,100 467,500 401,500 265,900 587,900 510,900 368,700 282,000 532,500 341,400 336,600
Revenues 4,513,000 4,025,400 3,832,300 3,737,000 4,102,000 3,695,700 3,470,700 3,376,800 4,047,800 3,669,500 3,495,700 3,498,700 3,847,400 3,505,900 3,323,200 3,318,600 3,693,000 3,235,400 3,078,800 3,064,800 3,410,800 2,987,300 2,916,900 2,898,200 3,248,600 2,807,000 2,714,000
Profitability Ratio
Net profit margin1 17.77% 17.48% 17.55% 17.32% 16.88% 17.01% 17.07% 16.91% 17.20% 16.97% 16.52% 16.17% 13.76% 13.12% 12.71% 12.16% 13.60% 13.47% 14.08% 14.00% 14.32% 14.06% 12.84% 12.79%
Benchmarks
Net Profit Margin, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 11.12% 11.27% 11.53% 11.69% 12.05% 11.95% 11.74% 11.52% 11.11% 11.13% 11.06% 11.06%
Adobe Inc. 28.00% 29.29% 29.90% 30.55% 38.67% 38.79% 40.68% 40.88% 31.05% 30.71% 27.72% 26.42% 26.10% 26.25% 28.08% 28.69%
Autodesk Inc. 31.31% 32.54% 33.32% 31.88% 11.74% 10.26% 8.91% 6.55% 4.74% 1.95% -0.82% -3.14%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 22.86% 23.61% 23.59% 23.29% 23.30% 23.47% 23.34% 22.02% 42.68% 41.73% 41.74% 42.33%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. -16.48% -16.34% -15.86% -10.59% -13.40% -17.27% -23.97% -29.45%
International Business Machines Corp. 2.08% 9.36% 9.46% 10.01% 7.81% 8.16% 7.76% 7.59% 10.53% 10.43% 11.78% 12.22%
Intuit Inc. 19.44% 19.03% 20.28% 21.41% 23.93% 22.64% 25.10% 23.78% 19.50% 22.88% 22.79% 22.95%
Microsoft Corp. 37.63% 38.50% 38.51% 36.45% 35.02% 33.47% 32.29% 30.96% 33.36% 33.02% 31.66% 31.18%
Oracle Corp. 18.08% 24.79% 34.16% 33.96% 32.32% 26.34% 26.13% 25.94% 27.06% 27.62% 27.71% 28.05%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. -7.54% -9.50% -11.20% -11.72% -11.00% -9.73% -8.36% -7.83% -7.01% -5.58% -3.42% -2.82%
Salesforce Inc. 6.96% 9.99% 19.87% 19.16% 17.53% 12.21% -0.92% 0.74% 4.64% 6.45% 8.26% 8.36%
ServiceNow Inc. 2.90% 2.79% 3.56% 3.90% 3.99% 3.30% 3.15% 2.62% 16.60% 18.42% 18.20% 18.11%
Synopsys Inc. 20.86% 21.19% 20.18% 18.02% 18.48% 20.27% 18.91% 18.03% 17.88% 13.96% 14.31% 15.84% 18.94% 18.74% 18.59% 13.86%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30).

1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100 × (Net earningsQ3 2022 + Net earningsQ2 2022 + Net earningsQ1 2022 + Net earningsQ4 2021) ÷ (RevenuesQ3 2022 + RevenuesQ2 2022 + RevenuesQ1 2022 + RevenuesQ4 2021)
= 100 × (928,500 + 694,400 + 700,500 + 538,200) ÷ (4,513,000 + 4,025,400 + 3,832,300 + 3,737,000) = 17.77%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Automatic Data Processing Inc. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level.

Return on Equity (ROE)

Automatic Data Processing Inc., ROE calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net earnings 928,500 694,400 700,500 538,200 810,700 647,500 602,100 411,600 820,900 651,600 582,400 475,500 753,700 558,200 505,400 108,700 643,100 467,500 401,500 265,900 587,900 510,900 368,700 282,000 532,500 341,400 336,600
Stockholders’ equity 4,192,900 5,049,600 5,350,700 5,670,100 5,673,900 5,900,000 5,808,900 5,752,200 5,490,700 5,364,400 5,360,700 5,399,900 5,246,200 4,763,900 4,678,800 3,459,600 4,029,200 3,931,200 3,953,400 3,977,000 4,103,100 3,815,100 4,250,100 4,481,600 4,503,200 4,206,200 4,630,200
Profitability Ratio
ROE1 68.25% 54.34% 50.40% 45.83% 43.57% 42.07% 42.80% 42.88% 46.09% 45.92% 44.21% 42.46% 36.71% 38.11% 36.86% 46.85% 44.13% 43.82% 44.68% 43.59% 42.64% 44.41% 35.87% 33.30%
Benchmarks
ROE, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 30.99% 31.09% 30.45% 30.25% 29.87% 29.81% 29.33% 30.05% 30.91% 32.13% 32.05% 33.17%
Adobe Inc. 33.49% 34.96% 35.04% 32.59% 40.51% 40.30% 41.09% 39.66% 32.97% 34.00% 30.89% 28.03% 27.12% 26.70% 27.17% 27.67%
Autodesk Inc. 103.07% 99.01% 114.97% 125.14% 618.61% 539.67%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 28.99% 29.53% 26.96% 25.39% 26.34% 26.96% 25.72% 23.69% 44.94% 45.04% 45.99% 47.03%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. -22.34% -20.56% -18.66% -10.64% -12.54% -14.29% -17.95% -19.10%
International Business Machines Corp. 6.29% 28.79% 28.98% 30.38% 21.44% 24.31% 25.11% 27.14% 37.27% 38.33% 45.08% 45.25%
Intuit Inc. 14.75% 13.93% 21.49% 20.89% 21.37% 19.70% 37.50% 35.76% 28.21% 43.76% 43.49% 41.53%
Microsoft Corp. 44.47% 44.49% 44.67% 43.15% 41.65% 39.40% 38.49% 37.43% 40.41% 40.25% 38.75% 38.35%
Oracle Corp. 262.43% 144.16% 131.11% 107.99% 83.94% 75.58% 70.25% 59.43% 50.87%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. -115.40% -391.77% -98.34% -78.63% -43.97% -35.50% -40.11% -24.23% -30.74% -10.84% -6.81% -5.16%
Salesforce Inc. 3.05% 4.24% 10.44% 9.81% 8.82% 6.16% -0.48% 0.37% 2.21% 5.53% 7.04% 7.11%
ServiceNow Inc. 4.44% 4.39% 5.58% 6.22% 6.24% 5.21% 5.01% 4.18% 26.20% 29.38% 29.85% 29.45%
Synopsys Inc. 18.42% 18.13% 16.87% 14.31% 14.63% 15.88% 14.80% 13.54% 13.66% 11.10% 11.64% 13.04% 15.91% 15.49% 15.61% 12.43%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30).

1 Q3 2022 Calculation
ROE = 100 × (Net earningsQ3 2022 + Net earningsQ2 2022 + Net earningsQ1 2022 + Net earningsQ4 2021) ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 100 × (928,500 + 694,400 + 700,500 + 538,200) ÷ 4,192,900 = 68.25%

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. Automatic Data Processing Inc. ROE improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.

Return on Assets (ROA)

Automatic Data Processing Inc., ROA calculation (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net earnings 928,500 694,400 700,500 538,200 810,700 647,500 602,100 411,600 820,900 651,600 582,400 475,500 753,700 558,200 505,400 108,700 643,100 467,500 401,500 265,900 587,900 510,900 368,700 282,000 532,500 341,400 336,600
Total assets 72,068,100 59,102,600 59,987,200 48,772,500 54,407,700 49,325,900 42,390,100 39,165,500 43,383,400 49,059,400 37,714,700 41,887,700 48,196,300 38,806,300 37,416,700 37,088,700 44,065,500 44,545,500 35,661,100 37,180,000 43,855,900 39,999,400 34,337,400 43,670,000 51,125,600 39,899,500 34,380,300
Profitability Ratio
ROA1 3.97% 4.64% 4.50% 5.33% 4.54% 5.03% 5.87% 6.30% 5.83% 5.02% 6.28% 5.47% 4.00% 4.68% 4.61% 4.37% 4.03% 3.87% 4.95% 4.66% 3.99% 4.24% 4.44% 3.42%
Benchmarks
ROA, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 14.38% 14.42% 14.19% 13.68% 13.72% 13.65% 13.72% 13.78% 14.12% 14.84% 14.66% 16.04%
Adobe Inc. 18.00% 18.57% 18.58% 17.70% 22.33% 21.82% 22.28% 21.66% 17.23% 17.13% 15.24% 14.22% 13.85% 13.48% 13.75% 13.80%
Autodesk Inc. 15.46% 17.72% 17.78% 16.60% 7.21% 6.32% 5.51% 3.47% 2.93% 1.17% -0.47% -1.71%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 15.80% 17.77% 16.93% 15.87% 16.45% 16.46% 16.35% 14.95% 26.00% 25.41% 26.34% 29.46%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. -6.42% -5.93% -5.50% -3.39% -5.83% -6.99% -8.89% -10.09%
International Business Machines Corp. 1.00% 4.38% 4.14% 4.35% 3.30% 3.63% 3.61% 3.58% 5.13% 5.11% 5.88% 6.20%
Intuit Inc. 8.77% 8.26% 14.07% 13.29% 13.50% 11.97% 20.26% 16.70% 17.22% 24.34% 25.55% 24.78%
Microsoft Corp. 21.03% 20.91% 20.24% 18.36% 18.13% 16.87% 15.78% 14.70% 16.21% 15.67% 14.73% 13.69%
Oracle Corp. 6.96% 9.60% 11.35% 10.48% 10.86% 9.44% 9.03% 8.78% 11.13% 11.11% 10.31% 10.20%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. -3.51% -4.44% -4.89% -4.87% -4.59% -3.88% -3.43% -2.95% -3.52% -2.43% -1.51% -1.24%
Salesforce Inc. 1.99% 2.65% 6.85% 6.14% 6.01% 4.10% -0.31% 0.23% 1.47% 2.85% 3.49% 3.61%
ServiceNow Inc. 1.81% 1.66% 2.03% 2.13% 2.33% 1.86% 1.73% 1.36% 9.09% 11.17% 10.92% 10.41%
Synopsys Inc. 11.07% 10.95% 10.21% 8.66% 8.88% 9.69% 9.02% 8.27% 8.19% 6.48% 6.70% 8.31% 10.17% 9.77% 9.30% 7.04%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30).

1 Q3 2022 Calculation
ROA = 100 × (Net earningsQ3 2022 + Net earningsQ2 2022 + Net earningsQ1 2022 + Net earningsQ4 2021) ÷ Total assets
= 100 × (928,500 + 694,400 + 700,500 + 538,200) ÷ 72,068,100 = 3.97%

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. Automatic Data Processing Inc. ROA improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.