This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering significant discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields 3.88%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks each, from moderate to high yields of up to 8%.
Automatic Data Processing is in very rare company as a dividend growth stock in more ways than one. True to form, the company beat analysts' expectations for revenue and adjusted diluted EPS. Below, I'll reveal the magnitude of its earnings consistency. ADP's balance sheet is nearly immaculate, with a net debt balance of just $1.5 billion as of Dec. 31, 2025.
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ADP Reports Highest New Job Postings Since Last July.
Companies added 63,000 workers in February, an improvement from the downwardly revised 11,000 in January and better than the consensus estimate for 48,000. Most of the hiring came in just two sectors: health services and construction.
ADP rides on strong demand for cloud-based HCM and PEO services, with earnings expected to grow through fiscal 2027 despite higher acquisition costs.
ADP President of Global Product & Innovation Sreeni Kutam discusses how the company is applying AI across its products and operations for both customers and employees. He spoke with CNBC Senior Technology Reporter Arjun Kharpal during a panel at Davos.
Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) just raised its quarterly dividend by 10%, marking the company's 50th consecutive year of dividend increases.
Barron's 2025 Top 100 Sustainable Companies, ranked via Calvert's ESG metrics, highlight dividend-paying 'dogs' with strong yield and potential upside. Yield-based analysis identifies Robert Half, Regions Financial, and others as offering dividends exceeding share prices, with Regions uniquely 'safer' by free cash flow. Analyst forecasts suggest 17.46%–42.16% net gains for select ESG 'dogs' by February 2027, with average risk 12% below the market.
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ADP Payrolls Come in Way Below Expectations.