AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC

ADP (Automatic Data Processing, Inc.)

Overview

• Global leader in human capital management (HCM) solutions and payroll services.
• 77-year history of innovation, embedding AI into core HR and payroll processes to improve outcomes.
• Mission: help clients manage the workforce infrastructure that makes business possible, from HR and payroll to time, benefits, and compliance.
• Commitments include responsible AI governance, data protection, and security at the foundation of products and services.

Business segments

• Employer Services: Technology-based HCM solutions for a wide range of clients, from small businesses to large enterprises. Core offerings include payroll services, benefits administration, talent management, workforce management, compliance, HR management, retirement services, and insurance services.
• Professional Employer Organization (PEO): ADP TotalSource provides full-service HR outsourcing through a co-employment model. Features cloud-based HCM software, employee benefits, risk management, safety, and workers’ compensation. ADP TotalSource is the largest PEO certified by the IRS and is accredited by Employer Services Assurance Corporation.

Products and solutions

• HCM Solutions (Integrated HCM): End-to-end platform covering the employee lifecycle.
  • RUN Powered by ADP: All-in-one payroll, HR, and compliance for small businesses (serving over 980,000 clients).
  • ADP Workforce Now: HR, payroll, time, benefits, and compliance for mid-sized and large businesses in North America (over 90,000 users).
  • ADP Lyric HCM: Global HCM for large enterprises with global compliance and AI-enhanced insights.
  • Payroll services: Processing, tax filing, and wage payments with multiple payment options.
  • Benefits administration: Cloud-based eligibility and enrollment, communications, and health/welfare options.
  • Talent management: Recruitment, performance, learning, succession, compensation, engagement, hiring, and outplacement services.
  • Workforce management: Time and attendance, absence management, scheduling, and analytics; available in 100+ countries.
  • Compliance solutions (ADP SmartCompliance): Employment tax, I-9, ACA, W-2, wage garnishments, and related services.
  • Human resources management (HRIS): System of record for HR data.
  • Retirement services: Plan administration, recordkeeping, investment platform, trust services, and advisory services.
  • Insurance services: Workers’ compensation and group health insurance access through licensed carriers.
• Global solutions and HRO/managed services: Global payroll, localization, analytics, and multi-country HR/payroll management with in-country options. ADP Global Payroll supports more than 16 million workers outside the U.S.

Global reach and scale

• Operations in over 140 countries and territories.
• Over 1.1 million clients and more than 42 million workers paid.
• Approximately 67,000 associates (as of June 30, 2026).
• One in six U.S. workers is paid via ADP; ADP moved more than $3.5 trillion in fiscal year 2026.
• U.S. year-end tax statements processed: more than 79 million.
• PEO (ADP TotalSource): more than 19,000 clients and over 770,000 worksite employees across all 50 U.S. states.

Key metrics

• Clients: 1.1 million
• Workers paid: 42 million
• Countries/territories: 140+
• Associates: ~67,000 (as of June 30, 2026)
• U.S. funds moved (FY2026): >$3.5 trillion
• U.S. year-end tax statements: >79 million
• Global workers outside the U.S.: >16 million
• RUN by ADP clients: >980,000
• ADP Workforce Now users: >90,000
• PEO clients: >19,000; PEO worksite employees: >770,000 (all 50 states)
• Research and development spend:
  • FY2026: ~$1.405 billion
  • FY2025: ~$1.388 billion
  • FY2024: ~$1.276 billion

Governance and security

• AI governance: Active AI & Data Ethics Council and interdisciplinary groups that oversee AI/ML use cases, transparency, and compliance.
• Data protection and compliance: Binding Corporate Rules for cross-border data processing and extensive privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity programs aligned with frameworks such as NIST and ISO standards.
• Security: Enterprise-wide cybersecurity program with 24/7 monitoring, incident management, third-party risk management, security training, disaster recovery, and board-level oversight.
• Money movement and trust: ADP Trust Bank and ADP Client Trust provide oversight of client funds; regulated by the OCC and other authorities, with comprehensive AML and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.