AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC vs Meta Platforms, Inc., two Software stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ADP and META diverge most: on ev/ebitda, ADP reads 246.3 and META reads 13.4; on dividend yield, ADP reads 2.3% and META reads 0.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ADP | META |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $266.55 | $556.60 |
| Market cap | $107.3B | $1.43T |
| Sector | Software | Software |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +12.3% | — |
| P/E | 24.9 | 20.2 |
| P/B | 16.90 | 5.86 |
| P/S | 4.97 | 6.64 |
| EV/EBITDA | 246.3 | 13.4 |
| Revenue growth | +6.9% | +26.2% |
| Operating margin | — | 40.6% |
| Net margin | 20.1% | 36.9% |
| Return on equity | 68.4% | 32.6% |
| Return on assets | 6.7% | 20.1% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 23.1% |
| FCF yield | 5.1% | 3.4% |
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.63 | 0.24 |
| Current ratio | 1.04 | 2.35 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.06 | 7.09 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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