Adobe Inc vs Automatic Data Processing Inc

Adobe Inc (ADBE) is undervalued and Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, ADBE trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +65%, against +44% for ADP.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Adobe Inc (ADBE)

A 10.6x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $687.96; the price of $238.25 is 65% below that value.

Leak Score 85/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP)

A 8.8x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $484.32; the price of $269.64 is 44% below that value.

Leak Score 95/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricADBEADP
VerdictUndervaluedUndervalued
Price$238.25$269.64
Intrinsic value$687.96$484.32
Margin of safety+65%+44%
Leak Score85/100 (10/12)95/100 (9/12)
Market cap$94.7B$107.1B
Revenue growth, 5 years13.1%7.9%
Operating margin36.4%26.4%
Net margin28.1%20.1%
Return on equity61.9%72.2%
Debt to equity0.570.91
P/E13.3x24.6x
Forward P/E8.6x20.1x
P/B8.3x17.8x
Dividend yield2.6%

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