Automatic Data Processing (BUE:ADP) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: ARS1,958.07 (As of Mar. 2026)

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BUE:ADP Automatic Data Processing Inc BUE:ADP
85 GF Score
Price ARS65,650.00
GF Value ARS79,760.63
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Automatic Data Processing Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Automatic Data Processing BUE:ADP +4.04% 85 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS1,958.07 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates BUE:ADP with a GF Score™ of 85/100 and a GF Value™ of ARS79,760.63 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Automatic Data Processing's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ARS1,183.503. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is ARS1,958.07 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Automatic Data Processing's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 14.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 12.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 12.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 9.40% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Automatic Data Processing was 17.30% per year. The lowest was 2.70% per year. And the median was 9.20% per year.

As of today (2026-07-14), Automatic Data Processing's current stock price is ARS65650.00. Automatic Data Processing's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was ARS1,958.07. Automatic Data Processing's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 33.53.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Automatic Data Processing was 54.02. The lowest was 23.72. And the median was 40.78.


Automatic Data Processing  (BUE:ADP) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Automatic Data Processing's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=65650.00/1958.07
=33.53

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Automatic Data Processing was 54.02. The lowest was 23.72. And the median was 40.78.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Automatic Data Processing Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Automatic Data Processing Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Automatic Data Processing's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Automatic Data Processing Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Automatic Data Processing Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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Automatic Data Processing Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,524.15 1,455.64 1,893.98 1,924.72 1,958.07

BUE:ADP vs SNOW, DDOG, ADBE: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Automatic Data Processing's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Automatic Data Processing Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Automatic Data Processing's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Automatic Data Processing's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Automatic Data Processing Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Automatic Data Processing's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=1183.503/330.2130*330.2130
=1,183.503

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Automatic Data Processing Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201606 2.894 241.018 3.965
201609 1.223 241.428 1.673
201612 2.294 241.432 3.138
201703 4.103 243.801 5.557
201706 1.986 244.955 2.677
201709 0.667 246.819 0.892
201712 2.315 246.524 3.101
201803 7.802 249.554 10.324
201806 5.560 251.989 7.286
201809 0.449 252.439 0.587
201812 9.756 251.233 12.823
201903 11.842 254.202 15.383
201906 10.518 256.143 13.560
201909 6.161 256.759 7.924
201912 13.213 256.974 16.979
202003 23.641 258.115 30.245
202006 14.862 257.797 19.037
202009 10.417 260.280 13.216
202012 18.881 260.474 23.936
202103 38.465 264.877 47.953
202106 19.746 271.696 23.999
202109 -0.277 274.310 -0.333
202112 38.541 278.802 45.648
202203 34.854 287.504 40.032
202206 36.841 296.311 41.056
202209 32.574 296.808 36.240
202212 50.882 296.797 56.611
202303 98.807 301.836 108.096
202306 100.898 305.109 109.200
202309 28.232 307.789 30.289
202312 131.113 306.746 141.144
202403 456.926 312.332 483.085
202406 421.046 314.175 442.540
202409 264.879 315.301 277.406
202412 418.200 315.605 437.557
202503 603.828 319.799 623.491
202506 632.998 322.561 648.014
202509 279.231 324.800 283.885
202512 592.624 324.054 603.887
202603 1,183.503 330.213 1,183.503

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of ARS1,958.07 mean?
Automatic Data Processing (BUE:ADP) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of ARS1,958.07 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Automatic Data Processing and its competitors.
Is Automatic Data Processing's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Automatic Data Processing's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS1,958.07. Overall, Automatic Data Processing has a GF Score™ of 85/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Automatic Data Processing's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to SNOW and DDOG?
Automatic Data Processing's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of ARS1,958.07 can be compared against companies in the Software industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Software company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Software industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Automatic Data Processing and its competitors. Automatic Data Processing's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS1,958.07. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Automatic Data Processing stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Automatic Data Processing (BUE:ADP) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ARS79,760.63, compared to a current price of ARS65,650.00 — trading 17.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS1,958.07. Automatic Data Processing's overall GF Score™ is 85/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Automatic Data Processing (BUE:ADP), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS1,958.07 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Automatic Data Processing (BUE:ADP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Automatic Data Processing stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ARS65,650.00 is trading 17.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of ARS79,760.63. GuruFocus considers Automatic Data Processing to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BUE:ADP:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: ARS1,958.07
  • GF Value™: ARS79,760.63 vs. price of ARS65,650.00 (17.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 85/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BUE:ADP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Automatic Data Processing Business Description

Address One ADP Boulevard, Roseland, NJ, USA, 07068
Automatic Data Processing, or ADP, is a global, cloud-based human capital management provider offering payroll, compliance, talent management, benefits administration, and retirement services. The firm also provides HR outsourcing services, including PEO offerings, enabling clients to reduce HR overhead. Its broad suite serves customers of all sizes across diverse sectors, and the firm holds large market shares in its core markets. As of fiscal 2025, ADP counts over 1.1 million clients and manages payroll for more than 42 million workers across 140 countries.
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