ADP vs CLVT
Automatic Data Processing Inc. and Clarivate PLC, side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ADP | CLVT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $21.9B | $2.5B |
| Net income | $4.4B | $-201.1M |
| Gross margin | 46.4% | 66.0% |
| Net margin | 20.1% | −8.2% |
| Return on equity | 72.2% | −4.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $10.94 | −$0.30 |
| Dividend / share | $6.64 | · |
| Payout ratio | 59.5% | −0.0% |
| Free cash flow | · | $365.3M |
| Equity | $6.0B | $4.8B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.12× | 0.82× |
| Current ratio | 1.05× | 0.84× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.9% | 14.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 11.2% | · |
ADP bills 8.9× the revenue of CLVT, and CLVT closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ADP | CLVT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $21.9B | $2.5B |
| FY2024 | $20.6B | $2.6B |
| FY2023 | $19.2B | $2.6B |
| FY2022 | $18.0B | $2.7B |
| FY2021 | $16.5B | $1.9B |
| FY2020 | $15.0B | $1.3B |
| FY2019 | $14.6B | $974.3M |
| FY2018 | $14.1B | $968.5M |
| FY2017 | $13.3B | $917.6M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ADP | CLVT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.4B | $-201.1M |
| FY2024 | $4.1B | $-636.7M |
| FY2023 | $3.8B | $-911.2M |
| FY2022 | $3.4B | $-4.0B |
| FY2021 | $2.9B | $-270.5M |
| FY2020 | $2.6B | $-350.6M |
| FY2019 | $2.5B | $-258.6M |
| FY2018 | $2.3B | $-242.2M |
| FY2017 | $1.9B | $-263.9M |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$19,492,200,000 | ADP |
| FY2024 | +$18,004,200,000 | ADP |
| FY2023 | +$16,573,800,000 | ADP |
| FY2022 | +$15,352,400,000 | ADP |
| FY2021 | +$14,621,400,000 | ADP |
| FY2020 | +$13,751,300,000 | ADP |
| FY2019 | +$13,615,455,000 | ADP |
| FY2018 | +$13,141,732,000 | ADP |
| FY2017 | +$12,356,566,000 | ADP |
ADP has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 9 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +28.3 pp | ADP |
| FY2024 | +44.7 pp | ADP |
| FY2023 | +54.2 pp | ADP |
| FY2022 | +167.8 pp | ADP |
| FY2021 | +32.3 pp | ADP |
| FY2020 | +45.3 pp | ADP |
| FY2019 | +43.4 pp | ADP |
| FY2018 | +41.3 pp | ADP |
| FY2017 | +43.0 pp | ADP |
ADP has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 9 fiscal years.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CLVT's net margin has been more volatile than ADP's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 40.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.8.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
ADP led in net margin in every one of the 9 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ADP's return on equity has been more volatile than CLVT's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 21.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.6.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
ADP led in return on equity in every one of the 9 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.