Automatic Data Processing, Inc. vs Oracle Corporation, two Software stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ADP and ORCL diverge most: on fcf yield, ADP reads 4.8% and ORCL reads -6.8%; on ev/ebitda, ADP reads 187.3 and ORCL reads 14.3. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's ADP price has a different growth bar priced in than ORCL (+9.8% implied for ADP vs +11.8% for ORCL); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What ORCL's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ADP | ORCL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $270.82 | $141.46 |
| Market cap | $109.0B | $424.4B |
| Sector | Software | Software |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +9.8% | +11.8% |
| P/E | 24.8 | 22.2 |
| P/B | 18.07 | 6.32 |
| P/S | 4.97 | 5.91 |
| EV/EBITDA | 187.3 | 14.3 |
| Revenue growth | +6.7% | +21.5% |
| Operating margin | — | 34.8% |
| Net margin | 20.1% | 22.8% |
| Return on equity | 73.2% | 24.4% |
| Return on assets | 7.0% | 5.4% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 24.3% |
| FCF yield | 4.8% | -6.8% |
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | 1.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.82 | 0.11 |
| Current ratio | 1.05 | 1.17 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.14 | 6.34 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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