Automatic Data Proc. Dividend yield

Automatic Data Proc. is part of Support Services business, which is part of Industrials industry. Automatic Data Proc. is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Automatic Data Proc. stock dividend

Automatic Data Proc. paid a total dividend of 2,066 million USD last year, for a market value of 105,409 millions (Market Cap 105,166 millions). Automatic Data Proc. dividend per share is 4.99 USD, and his stock market price 254.61 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Automatic Data Proc. has a dividend yield of 1.96%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Industrials industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Automatic Data Proc. stocks dividend with other Support Services companies or other of the high USA dividend stocks list.

Automatic Data Proc. Dividend Payout

About the ability of Automatic Data Proc. to maintain his current dividend of USD 4.99 per share, an amount that accounts for 1.96%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Automatic Data Proc. payout on ernings is currently 54.48%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Industrials industry, which are 39.34% and 37.26% respectively. Both figures show that Automatic Data Proc. can have problems to keep with his present dividend yield.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Automatic Data Proc. is USD 10.18 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 4.99, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Automatic Data Proc., compared againt world market average, USA companies, Industrials industry and Support Services sector companies.

Automatic Data Proc. Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Automatic Data Proc.'s dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	1.96%	4.99	54.48%	414
2022	2.09%	4.99	63.32%	418
2021	1.69%	4.17	60.70%	426
2020	2.11%	3.72	58.31%	430
2019	2.13%	3.63	62.59%	435
2018	2.14%	2.81	67.71%	441
2017	2.15%	2.52	59.29%	447
2016	2.21%	2.12	58.73%	456
2015	2.27%	1.96	57.48%	470

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Automatic Data Proc. dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Support Services stocks.

Automatic Data Proc. Stock performance

Finally, last moth Automatic Data Proc. showed a return of 3.00% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.39% of Industrials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 4.20% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Support Services firms.