Automatic Data Processing Inc vs Snowflake Inc

Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) is undervalued and Snowflake Inc (SNOW) is overvalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, ADP trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +44%, against -453% for SNOW.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

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

Snowflake Inc (SNOW)

A 3.6x revenue multiple, discounted for its losses, values the shares at $60.85; the price of $336.59 is 453% above that value.

Leak Score 30/100 on 6 of 12 signals

MetricADPSNOW
VerdictUndervaluedOvervalued
Price$269.64$336.59
Intrinsic value$484.32$60.85
Margin of safety+44%-453%
Leak Score95/100 (9/12)30/100 (6/12)
Market cap$107.1B$118.7B
Revenue growth, 5 years7.9%51.2%
Operating margin26.4%-22.3%
Net margin20.1%-20.1%
Return on equity72.2%-48.2%
Debt to equity0.911.29
P/E24.6x
Forward P/E20.1x111.3x
P/B17.8x55.2x
Dividend yield2.6%

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