Analysis for Automatic Data Processing
Description & usage
Automatic Data Processing provides software and outsourcing solutions for payroll, HR, and workforce management. The company benefits from recurring SaaS and service revenue plus strong client retention. Key factors are new client wins, revenue per client, retention rates, margins, and operating scale.
Basic info
- Symbol
- ADP
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Industrials
- Available history
- 11.2 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Basic info
- Symbol
- ADP
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Industrials
- Available history
- 11.2 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Score overview
The overall score combines Performance, Stability and Trend into one comparable value.
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Analysis summary
Technical asset picture
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) currently has a total score of 40 points, placing it in the neutral range. The score is made up of Performance (42), Stability (54) and Trend (12). The profile is clearly uneven: Stability stands out while Trend lags.
Performance scores 42 points (neutral). Key strength: 10Y return at 165.2 %. Weaker metric: 1Y return at -33.4 %. This suggests stronger long-term than short-term performance.
Stability scores 54 points (neutral). Best-ranked metric: max drawdown (10Y) at -39.5 %. Weaker metric: return/volatility ratio at -1.49. Higher Stability points are better and typically reflect calmer swings and smaller drawdowns-but prices can still fall.
Trend scores 12 points (very weak). Trend signals are mostly negative right now. Least weak signal: Price is about 7.4 % below SMA50. Main drag: trend strength at -0.90. That often means the move is strong, but not perfectly steady.
Overall, the picture is mixed: Stability does the heavy lifting while Trend holds the score back. On a metric level, max drawdown (10Y) stands out, while return/volatility ratio is the main weak spot.
Current market backdrop
The backdrop currently looks mixed and rather restrictive.
A strong US dollar currently paints a mixed risk picture.
High US real yields and elevated long yields lean toward a restrictive rate backdrop.
What that typically means here
For this asset type, the current backdrop looks mixed rather than clearly directional.
Note: ISM PMI was not used actively in the effect logic.
Historical evaluation and qualitative market context only, not investment advice.
Price chart
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Scores and metrics
Explore the overall score, the three pillar scores, and the metrics behind them.