Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Automatic Data Processing (ADP) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $42,019 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 15.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $119,935 reinvested (14.1% a year), or $89,763 taking the dividends as cash, $14,536 of it paid out along the way.
ADP became
$119,935
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
14.1%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$20,091
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Worst drop
-36.0%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | ADP total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +16.8% | $2,027 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −10.2% | $2,511 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +28.4% | $2,216 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −0.2% | $1,947 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −1.3% | $1,586 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +42.6% | $1,429 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +5.8% | $1,275 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +32.7% | $1,173 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +14.3% | $946 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +16.5% | $788 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +24.3% | $741 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +4.1% | $640 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +20.5% | $549 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +45.6% | $492 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +8.5% | $436 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +20.2% | $386 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +11.7% | $350 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +12.7% | $319 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −9.0% | $281 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: ADP total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Automatic Data Processing (ADP) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $119,935 at the end of Oct 2026: 14.1% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, ADP turned $10,000 into $42,019 with dividends reinvested, 15.4% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, ADP returned 7.9% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking ADP's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $89,763, including $14,536 of cash received; reinvesting added $30,171.
- ADP's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (45.6%) and its worst 2025 (-10.2%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ADP/total-return
ADP total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in ADP 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $42,019 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 15.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $33,751 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is ADP's total return since Dec 2007?
1099% in total, or 14.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 652%.
How much of ADP's return came from dividends?
About 20% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $30,171 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was ADP's worst year?
2025, at -10.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 17.7%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -36.0%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.