ADP vs WDAY
Automatic Data Processing Inc. and Workday, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ADP | WDAY |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $21.9B | $9.6B |
| Net income | $4.4B | $693.0M |
| Gross margin | 46.4% | — |
| Net margin | 20.1% | 7.3% |
| Return on equity | 72.2% | 8.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $10.94 | $2.59 |
| Dividend / share | $6.64 | — |
| Payout ratio | 59.5% | — |
| Free cash flow | — | $2.8B |
| Equity | $6.0B | $7.8B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.12× | 0.19× |
| Current ratio | 1.05× | 1.32× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.9% | 17.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 11.2% | — |
ADP bills 2.3× the revenue of WDAY, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (20.1% against 7.3%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ADP | WDAY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $21.9B | $9.6B |
| FY2024 | $20.6B | $8.4B |
| FY2023 | $19.2B | $7.3B |
| FY2022 | $18.0B | $6.2B |
| FY2021 | $16.5B | $5.1B |
| FY2020 | $15.0B | $4.3B |
| FY2019 | $14.6B | $3.6B |
| FY2018 | $14.1B | $2.8B |
| FY2017 | $13.3B | $2.1B |
| FY2016 | $12.4B | $1.6B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ADP | WDAY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.4B | $693.0M |
| FY2024 | $4.1B | $526.0M |
| FY2023 | $3.8B | $1.4B |
| FY2022 | $3.4B | $-367.0M |
| FY2021 | $2.9B | $29.0M |
| FY2020 | $2.6B | $-282.4M |
| FY2019 | $2.5B | $-480.7M |
| FY2018 | $2.3B | $-418.3M |
| FY2017 | $1.9B | $-321.2M |
| FY2016 | $1.8B | $-384.7M |