Automatic Data Processing, Inc. vs MICROSOFT CORPORATION, two Software stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ADP and MSFT diverge most: on ev/ebitda, ADP reads 187.3 and MSFT reads 20.3; on debt / equity, ADP reads 0.82 and MSFT reads 0.09. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ADP | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $270.82 | $535.20 |
| Market cap | $109.0B | $3.98T |
| Sector | Software | Software |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +9.8% | — |
| P/E | 24.8 | 29.8 |
| P/B | 18.07 | 9.01 |
| P/S | 4.97 | 12.01 |
| EV/EBITDA | 187.3 | 20.3 |
| Revenue growth | +6.7% | +17.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 67.2% |
| Operating margin | — | 45.1% |
| Net margin | 20.1% | 37.1% |
| Return on equity | 73.2% | 27.8% |
| Return on assets | 7.0% | 16.2% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 26.1% |
| FCF yield | 4.8% | 1.7% |
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | 0.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.82 | 0.09 |
| Current ratio | 1.05 | 1.23 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.14 | 7.28 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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