ADP Stock Rises 33% in 6 Months: Here's What You Should Know
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ADP Stock Rises 33% in 6 Months: Here's What You Should Know Zacks Equity Research Wed, September 23, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT 3 min read ^GSPC NVDA DELL ADP ADP ADP stock has risen 33.4% in the past six months. The company's shares have outpaced the industry's 30.3% return and the Zacks S&P 500 Composite's 19.1% advance in the same period. Let us delve deeper into the factors that have contributed to the company's outperformance. ADP launched ADP Assist agents in January 2026, expanding across payroll, benefits, HR and compliance. The company's Human Capital Management agents are accessible to approximately all of the company's more than 1.1 million clients. Notably, 3.1 million unique active users had 12 million conversations with ADP Assist during fiscal 2026. Embedding AI in clients' workflows delivers real-time savings and improved accuracy. The company's proprietary AI-driven service platform, the Zone, is transforming service teams' operations. This tool provides ADP's teams with AI-backed recommendations, case summaries and contextual insights that enhance the quality and consistency of every interaction. The Zone was accessible to 10% of the company's service population at the start of fiscal 2026, rising to 48% and outpacing the year-end target. Strikingly, associates leveraging the Zone performed 96% of their service work on the platform. Using this tool enabled service teams to spend less time on administrative tasks and channel their productivity toward adding value for clients. The Zone can support stronger client engagement and retention. During the fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings call, Peter Hadley, the CFO, stated that the company expects Employer Services ("ES") business bookings to increase 4-7%, partly driven by the Zone. Maria Black, the CEO, mentioned that ADP is confident in its ability to win deals consistently and create operational efficiencies, aiding the bottom line by leveraging the increasing adoption of AI tools across the company's product set, service operations and sales. ADP ended fiscal 2026 with business bookings in the ES segment increasing 6% year over year to $2.2 billion. It highlights the strength of its offerings and distribution capabilities, bolstering the company's competitive position. Maria Black, the CEO, during the fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings call mentioned that the company witnessed broad-based bookings growth with substantial contributions from its Small Business portfolio, ES, HR outsourcing, enterprise and international businesses. The company ended fiscal 2026 with ES business bookings and ES retention coming in near or at the top of the prior fiscal 2026 guidance ranges. For fiscal 2027, management anticipates ES business bookings growth of 4-7%, strengthened by investments in sales force headcount growth and AI-driven tools like the Zone. Counting on growth in business bookings and optimism for future bookings, we expect ADP to witness strong revenue growth visibility and healthy customer demand for its offerings. ADP's Lyric is gaining traction in the enterprise market with a 94% year-over-year upsurge in the number of live clients. Lyric's pipeline improved 50% year over year, with new logos contributing 70% of the opportunities, while international sales made progress as well. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, the company closed deals with a digital transformation and IT consulting firm in France and two U.K.-based clients, a specialty chemicals company and a global manufacturer of accessibility solutions. ADP currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Some better-ranked stocks from the broader Zacks Computer and Technology sector are Dell Technologies DELL and NVIDIA NVDA. These two companies presently flaunt a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. Dell has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 38.4%. DELL delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 29%, on average. NVIDIA has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 14%. NVDA delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 5.8%, on average. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) : Free Stock Analysis Report NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).
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