ADP vs VRSK
Automatic Data Processing Inc. and Verisk Analytics, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ADP | VRSK |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $21.9B | $3.1B |
| Net income | $4.4B | $908.3M |
| Gross margin | 46.4% | 69.9% |
| Net margin | 20.1% | 29.6% |
| Return on equity | 72.2% | 444.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $10.94 | $6.48 |
| Dividend / share | $6.64 | · |
| Payout ratio | 59.5% | 27.6% |
| Free cash flow | · | $1.2B |
| Equity | $6.0B | $309.0M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.12× | 13.28× |
| Current ratio | 1.05× | 1.20× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 11.2% | 5.0% |
ADP bills 7.1× the revenue of VRSK, and VRSK keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (29.6% against 20.1%).
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.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ADP | VRSK |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $21.9B | $3.1B |
| FY2024 | $20.6B | $2.9B |
| FY2023 | $19.2B | $2.7B |
| FY2022 | $18.0B | $2.5B |
| FY2021 | $16.5B | $2.5B |
| FY2020 | $15.0B | $2.3B |
| FY2019 | $14.6B | $2.6B |
| FY2018 | $14.1B | $2.4B |
| FY2017 | $13.3B | $2.1B |
| FY2016 | $12.4B | $2.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ADP | VRSK |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.4B | $908.3M |
| FY2024 | $4.1B | $958.2M |
| FY2023 | $3.8B | $614.6M |
| FY2022 | $3.4B | $953.9M |
| FY2021 | $2.9B | $666.2M |
| FY2020 | $2.6B | $712.7M |
| FY2019 | $2.5B | $449.9M |
| FY2018 | $2.3B | $598.7M |
| FY2017 | $1.9B | $555.1M |
| FY2016 | $1.8B | $591.2M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$18,874,700,000 | ADP |
| FY2024 | +$17,679,200,000 | ADP |
| FY2023 | +$16,521,200,000 | ADP |
| FY2022 | +$15,515,200,000 | ADP |
| FY2021 | +$14,035,800,000 | ADP |
| FY2020 | +$12,736,000,000 | ADP |
| FY2019 | +$11,982,700,000 | ADP |
| FY2018 | +$11,715,100,000 | ADP |
| FY2017 | +$11,129,000,000 | ADP |
| FY2016 | +$10,376,800,000 | ADP |
| FY2015 | +$9,907,100,000 | ADP |
| FY2014 | +$9,507,400,000 | ADP |
| FY2013 | +$8,630,697,000 | ADP |
| FY2012 | +$8,034,152,000 | ADP |
| FY2011 | +$9,404,007,000 | ADP |
| FY2010 | +$8,694,657,000 | ADP |
| FY2009 | +$7,900,596,000 | ADP |
ADP has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −9.5 pp | VRSK |
| FY2024 | −13.4 pp | VRSK |
| FY2023 | −3.4 pp | VRSK |
| FY2022 | −19.3 pp | VRSK |
| FY2021 | −9.2 pp | VRSK |
| FY2020 | −14.1 pp | VRSK |
| FY2019 | −0.4 pp | VRSK |
| FY2018 | −8.7 pp | VRSK |
| FY2017 | −11.7 pp | VRSK |
| FY2016 | −15.2 pp | VRSK |
| FY2015 | −16.0 pp | VRSK |
| FY2014 | −14.7 pp | VRSK |
| FY2013 | −7.0 pp | VRSK |
| FY2012 | −8.5 pp | VRSK |
| FY2011 | −10.6 pp | VRSK |
| FY2010 | −8.6 pp | VRSK |
| FY2009 | +1.2 pp | ADP |
The higher net margin has changed hands between ADP and VRSK over this period.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VRSK's net margin has been more volatile than ADP's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 5.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.5.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between ADP and VRSK over these 17 fiscal years — ADP led in 1 and VRSK in 16.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VRSK's return on equity has been more volatile than ADP's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 148.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 24.0.
13 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between ADP and VRSK over these 13 fiscal years — ADP led in 7 and VRSK in 6.
13 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.