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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) FY2026 8-K Filings and Company Events

CIK 0000008670 · Nasdaq · Latest period: FY2026 (ended 2026-06-30, 10-K accession 0000008670-26-000030) · Next expected filing: 10-Q ~2026-10-30

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This page digests the material Form 8-K filings Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) has made over roughly the trailing five quarters: earnings releases, management and board changes, capital returns, financing, and governance actions. Each item cites the SEC accession number of the filing it came from. It is current through FY2026, the period ended 2026-06-30, as reported in the 10-K filed with the SEC.

Filings that contain financial statements

  • Form 8-K filed July 29, 2026 (accession 0000008670-26-000025), Exhibit 99: fourth-quarter and full fiscal-year 2026 (ended June 30, 2026) results, with income-statement highlights, segment results and a fiscal 2027 outlook table.
  • Form 8-K filed April 29, 2026 (accession 0000008670-26-000016), Exhibit 99: third-quarter fiscal 2026 (ended March 31, 2026) results and an updated fiscal 2026 outlook.
  • Form 8-K filed January 28, 2026 (accession 0000008670-26-000006), Exhibit 99: second-quarter fiscal 2026 (ended December 31, 2025) results and an updated fiscal 2026 outlook.
  • Form 8-K filed October 29, 2025 (accession 0000008670-25-000042), Exhibit 99: first-quarter fiscal 2026 (ended September 30, 2025) results and an updated fiscal 2026 outlook.
  • Form 8-K filed July 30, 2025 (accession 0000008670-25-000026), Exhibit 99: fourth-quarter and full fiscal-year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025) results, with a fiscal 2026 outlook table.
  • Form 8-K filed April 30, 2025 (accession 0000008670-25-000012), Exhibit 99: third-quarter fiscal 2025 (ended March 31, 2025) results and an updated fiscal 2025 outlook.
  • Form 8-K filed January 29, 2025 (accession 0000008670-25-000003), Exhibit 99: second-quarter fiscal 2025 (ended December 31, 2024) results and an updated fiscal 2025 outlook, including the note that the Board raised the quarterly dividend for the 50th consecutive year.
  • The full fiscal 2026 results (Form 10-K, accession 0000008670-26-000030, period ended June 30, 2026) and the fiscal third-quarter 2026 results (Form 10-Q, accession 0000008670-26-000022, period ended March 31, 2026) contain the complete audited/unaudited consolidated financial statements, including the note disclosing the WorkForce Software acquisition discussed below.

Earnings and guidance

Fiscal 2026 (ended June 30, 2026). ADP reported fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 results on July 29, 2026 (accession 0000008670-26-000025). Full-year revenue rose 7% to $21.9 billion (6% organic constant currency); net earnings rose 8% to $4.4 billion and adjusted net earnings rose 10% to $4.5 billion; adjusted EBIT rose 10% to $5.9 billion with adjusted EBIT margin up 80 basis points to 26.8%; diluted EPS rose 10% to $10.94 and adjusted diluted EPS rose 11% to $11.12. Fourth-quarter revenue was $5.5 billion, up 7%. The company issued a fiscal 2027 outlook calling for revenue growth of 5%-6%, adjusted EBIT margin expansion of 70-90 basis points, and adjusted diluted EPS growth of 9%-11%.

Guidance was raised during the year: at third-quarter results on April 29, 2026 (accession 0000008670-26-000016), ADP raised its full-year fiscal 2026 outlook for revenue, adjusted EBIT margin and adjusted diluted EPS growth, reporting third-quarter revenue up 7% to $5.9 billion, net earnings up 9% to $1.4 billion, and diluted EPS up 10% to $3.38. At second-quarter results on January 28, 2026 (accession 0000008670-26-000006), the company again raised full-year revenue and adjusted diluted EPS guidance, reporting second-quarter revenue up 6% to $5.4 billion and diluted EPS up 11% to $2.62. First-quarter fiscal 2026 results, reported October 29, 2025 (accession 0000008670-25-000042), showed revenue up 7% to $5.2 billion and diluted EPS up 6% to $2.49, with fiscal 2026 guidance maintained at the levels set the prior quarter.

Fiscal 2025 (ended June 30, 2025). Fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2025 results, reported July 30, 2025 (accession 0000008670-25-000026), showed full-year revenue up 7% to $20.6 billion, net earnings up 9% to $4.1 billion, adjusted EBIT up 9% to $5.3 billion (margin up 50 basis points to 26.0%), and diluted EPS up 10% to $9.98 (adjusted diluted EPS up 9% to $10.01). The release set the initial fiscal 2026 outlook (5%-6% revenue growth, 50-70 basis points of adjusted EBIT margin expansion, 8%-10% adjusted diluted EPS growth). Third-quarter fiscal 2025 results, reported April 30, 2025 (accession 0000008670-25-000012), showed revenue up 6% to $5.6 billion and diluted EPS up 6% to $3.06, with the company raising its fiscal 2025 outlook for adjusted EBIT margin and adjusted diluted EPS growth. Second-quarter fiscal 2025 results, reported January 29, 2025 (accession 0000008670-25-000003), showed revenue up 8% to $5.0 billion and diluted EPS up 10% to $2.35, maintaining the prior fiscal 2025 outlook; the release also noted that ADP's board had raised the quarterly dividend in November 2024 for the 50th consecutive year.

Investor Day and medium-term targets

On June 12, 2025, ADP held its 2025 Investor Day and furnished the presentation as Exhibit 99 to a Form 8-K (accession 0000008670-25-000023). Management set medium-term financial objectives of 6%-7% revenue growth, 8%-10% adjusted EBIT growth (supported by roughly 50-75 basis points of annual margin expansion), 9%-11% adjusted EPS growth, and 11%-13% total shareholder return (assuming a roughly 2% dividend yield), while noting these objectives assume no significant impact from M&A or material macroeconomic shifts.

Capital structure and financing

  • Credit facilities. On June 26, 2026, ADP entered into a new $5.7 billion 364-day credit facility and a new $3.5 billion five-year credit facility (with an accordion feature allowing the five-year facility to grow by $500 million), replacing and terminating its prior $4.55 billion 364-day facility and $3.5 billion five-year facility (Form 8-K, accession 0000950142-26-001884). A year earlier, on June 27, 2025, ADP had similarly refinanced into a $4.55 billion 364-day facility and a $2.5 billion five-year facility, replacing facilities entered into in 2023 and 2024 (Form 8-K, accession 0000950142-25-001700).
  • Senior notes. On May 4, 2026, ADP priced $1.0 billion of 5.000% senior notes due 2036, issued May 7, 2026 (Form 8-K, accession 0001193125-26-212131). On May 5, 2025, ADP priced $1.0 billion of 4.750% senior notes due 2032, issued May 8, 2025 (Form 8-K, accession 0001193125-25-116011).

Management changes

On April 28, 2025, ADP's board appointed Peter Hadley, then the company's Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer effective July 1, 2025, succeeding Don McGuire, who stepped down as CFO on June 30, 2025 and remained available through September 30, 2025 to support the transition; the appointment was announced in a press release dated April 30, 2025 (Form 8-K, accession 0000950142-25-001211).

Acquisition

ADP's Form 10-K for fiscal 2026 (accession 0000008670-26-000030) and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (accession 0000008670-26-000022) disclose that in October 2024 the company completed the acquisition of WorkForce Software, a workforce management solutions provider, for cash consideration of approximately $1.158 billion, net of cash acquired, using cash on hand. WorkForce Software's results are reported within ADP's Employer Services segment; the company has stated the transaction was not material to its consolidated financial results and did not present pro forma financial information. This acquisition is not the subject of a standalone Form 8-K in ADP's recent filing history; it is disclosed only in the annual and quarterly financial-statement notes.

ADP's Form 10-K for fiscal 2026 also states, in its description of Talent Management solutions, that its compensation management offerings "expanded in 2025 with the acquisition of Pequity, which supports the complex compensation planning needs of mid-size, enterprise and multinational companies." The filings do not disclose a purchase price or closing date for this transaction, it is not the subject of a standalone Form 8-K, and it is not covered in the Acquisitions note to the financial statements, which addresses only WorkForce Software.

Corporate governance

ADP's annual stockholder meetings on November 6, 2024 and November 12, 2025 resulted in the election of all director nominees and the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor, with no proposal failing to pass (Forms 8-K, accessions 0000950142-24-002721 and 0000950142-25-003006).

FAQ · Automatic Data Processing 8-K filings and events

What has Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) reported in its recent 8-K filings?

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP): Form 8-K filed July 29, 2026 (accession 0000008670-26-000025), Exhibit 99: fourth-quarter and full fiscal-year 2026 (ended June 30, 2026) results, with income-statement highlights, segment results and a fiscal 2027 outlook table. Form 8-K filed April 29, 2026 (accession 0000008670-26-000016), Exhibit 99: third-quarter fiscal 2026 (ended March 31, 2026) results and an updated fiscal 2026 outlook. Form 8-K filed January 28, 2026 (accession 0000008670-26-000006), Exhibit 99: second-quarter fiscal 2026 (ended December 31, 2025) results and an updated fiscal 2026 outlook.

When does Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) next file with the SEC?

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) is expected to file its next Form 10-Q with the SEC on or around October 30, 2026. That date is a projection rather than a company-announced date: it is derived from Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s own filing history with the SEC, by taking the date the company filed the same fiscal period a year earlier and adding 52 weeks. The most recent periodic report on file is the 10-K for FY2026, the period ended 2026-06-30, SEC accession 0000008670-26-000030.

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