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Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

The Closelooknet read

ADP provides payroll, benefits and workforce-management software delivered as a cloud service to employers of various sizes. Its Employer Services division includes a small-business payroll tool, a mid-market and enterprise workforce platform, and a broader suite covering HR, payroll and analytics; its Professional Employer Organization unit co-employs staff for client companies and manages their benefits and compliance obligations.

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for ADP, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Mentioned on Closelooknet 2 pieces · newest: Midday 10, “Fed — rates on hold, two officials wanted a hike; Vertiv +15%, Flex +9%, Micron +4%” (2026-10-28)

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where ADP appears in the diary — 2 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Dailies

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 47/100 · S&P 500 fund at 48, above its 200-day averageEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-11-06
  • Factor regime Defensive rotation — low-vol leading, regime-change watchMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): below its 50-day trend, 60th percentile of the window, -22.8% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-11-06
  • Sovereign pressure Index -2.05 · down 2.95 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-11-05
How it trades on rate days beta 0.21 to TLT · on the worst bond days it held up better than the market

How it trades on rate days

How ADP has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.21 — shows only a loose link to bond moves for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Automatic Data Processing Inc moved 0.21% on average · correlation 0.07 · higher than 15% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 1.37 more rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −0.05% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −0.22% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against Software - Application · US · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Software - Application · US

This name carries no Closelooknet score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against ADP on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Automatic Data Processing Inc

ADP in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
ADP provides payroll, benefits and workforce-management software delivered as a cloud service to employers of various sizes. Its Employer Services division includes a small-business payroll tool, a mid-market and enterprise workforce platform, and a broader suite covering HR, payroll and analytics; its Professional Employer Organization unit co-employs staff for client companies and manages their benefits and compliance obligations. Founded in 1949, it is headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey.
Where it sits in the stack
ADP holds no seat in Rubin, our index for the AI build-out; in our wider universe it sits under Technology, in the Software – Application industry, apart from the compute stack we track for AI infrastructure.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group for ADP is not yet set; the comparison the market usually draws is with Paychex, another payroll and HR-outsourcing provider of similar scale.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
ADP holds a seat in the Nasdaq-100 but carries no seat in Rubin and no Closelooknet score yet; it has not been quoted in our editions to date.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether ADP's payroll and workforce platforms begin carrying AI-driven analytics or automation features, which would move it into our build-out coverage.

Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.24%, quarterly · last 1.70 USD on 2026-09-11

Dividends and capital return

What ADP pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 6.80 USD per share · a 2.24% yield on the 2026-11-06 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-11-06
  • Change on the year +10.4% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 6.16 USD per share
  • Last distribution 1.70 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-11
  • By calendar year 2023: 1.40 USD (partial) · 2024: 5.74 USD · 2025: 6.32 USD · 2026: 5.10 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-12-07

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-11-07

Quick answers

What is Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP)?

Automatic Data Processing Inc trades as ADP on the US exchange (US) in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-11-07.

Is ADP in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — Automatic Data Processing Inc is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-11-07.

Where does ADP trade against its moving averages?

Automatic Data Processing Inc trades 8.8% above its 50-day and 25.9% above its 200-day moving average (3.5% above its 20-day). As of 2026-11-06 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does Automatic Data Processing Inc compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Software - Application · US), Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) sits 2.5% below its 52-week high, 8.8% above its 50-day average; Adobe Inc. (ADBE) is 32.2% below, Workday Inc (WDAY) is 19.1% below, Salesforce Inc (CRM) is 17.1% below, as of 2026-11-06. Put any of them next to ADP in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

How does Automatic Data Processing Inc trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Automatic Data Processing Inc had a beta of 0.21 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it shows only a loose link to bond moves, higher than 15% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −0.05% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. As of 2026-11-06; The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

Where has Closelooknet written about Automatic Data Processing Inc?

Automatic Data Processing Inc appears in 2 Closelooknet pieces as of 2026-11-07, most recently Midday 10: Fed — rates on hold, two officials wanted a hike; Vertiv +15%, Flex +9%, Micron +4% (2026-10-28); Morning 10: AI Trade — builders and runners sold, users bought: chips enter a bear market, Accenture +9.9% on the week (2026-10-19). What Closelooknet said most recently: Beats outside AI — Old Dominion, Garmin, ADP (Midday 10, 2026-10-28). The "Mentioned on Closelooknet" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does Automatic Data Processing Inc do?

ADP provides payroll, benefits and workforce-management software delivered as a cloud service to employers of various sizes. Its Employer Services division includes a small-business payroll tool, a mid-market and enterprise workforce platform, and a broader suite covering HR, payroll and analytics; its Professional Employer Organization unit co-employs staff for client companies and manages their benefits and compliance obligations. Founded in 1949, it is headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey. Closelooknet's peer group for ADP is not yet set; the comparison the market usually draws is with Paychex, another payroll and HR-outsourcing provider of similar scale. (Company snapshot of 2026-09-17.)

Where does Automatic Data Processing Inc sit in the AI build-out?

ADP holds no seat in Rubin, our index for the AI build-out; in our wider universe it sits under Technology, in the Software – Application industry, apart from the compute stack we track for AI infrastructure. ADP holds a seat in the Nasdaq-100 but carries no seat in Rubin and no Closelooknet score yet; it has not been quoted in our editions to date. (Company snapshot of 2026-09-17.)

Does Automatic Data Processing Inc pay a dividend?

Automatic Data Processing Inc has paid 6.80 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.24% on the 2026-11-06 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.70 USD on 2026-09-11. As of 2026-11-06; the "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

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