debt_leverage_profile
0.01x Total Debt / Equity (Conservative)
High
SEC-XBRL
interest_rate_sensitivity
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
geopolitical_supply_exposure
Medium intensity; China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare earths and NdFeB magnets (layered on its gallium/germanium/antimony controls) is the live chokepoint for motors, actuators, and defense electronics, while the mid-2025 expansion of US Section 232 tariffs to 50% on steel and aluminum repriced the sector's core structural-metal inputs.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
supply_chain_dependency
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
international_expansion_readiness
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
geographic_footprint
Global / Predominantly North America
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
commodity_exposure_profile
Medium intensity; commodities: steel, aluminum, copper, jet fuel / diesel (refined distillates), rare earth elements & NdFeB magnets, titanium, nickel; geopolitical: China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare earths and NdFeB magnets (layered on its gallium/germanium/antimony controls) is the live chokepoint for motors, actuators, and defense electronics, while the mid-2025 expansion of US Section 232 tariffs to 50% on steel and aluminum repriced the sector's core structural-metal inputs.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
vendor_lock_dependency_score
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
business_model_type_primary
SaaS / HCM Services Provider
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
business_model_type_secondary
Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / HR Outsourcing
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
switching_cost_profile
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
howey_test_risk_index
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
regulatory_burden_tier
Medium
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
antitrust_exposure_flag
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
regulatory_exposure_profile
Medium burden; regimes: FAA, DOT, OSHA, EPA, ITAR, FTC; Export controls and defense procurement rules create contract concentration risk.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
revenue_model_type
subscription / recurring services
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
monetization_vector
recurring subscription fees / per-employee fees
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
pricing_architecture
Tiered / usage-based (per-employee)
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
pricing_power_rating
Strong
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
target_gross_margin_bracket
6.0% Gross Margin (Thin (<20%))
High
SEC-XBRL
churn_vulnerability_index
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
headcount_cost_structure
45.6% OpEx / Revenue (High Cost Structure)
High
SEC-XBRL
marginal_cost_of_growth
45.6% OpEx as % Revenue (High Growth Cost)
High
SEC-XBRL
franchise_compliance_risk
Not applicable; ADP is not a franchise model
Inferred
Agent_Inference
customer_acquisition_metric
Direct sales / digital sales / indirect channels
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
network_effect_present
Partial
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
asset_efficiency_ratio
9.1% Return on Assets (Excellent)
High
SEC-XBRL
recession_resistance_tier
Defensive
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
customer_segment_primary
enterprise / SMB
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
customer_segment_secondary
Government
Medium
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "33-0000 Protective Service Occupations", "37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations", "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations", "51-0000 Production Occupations", "53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.21 (HIL — ~21% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v2
capital_expenditure_profile
Capital reallocation toward cloud-native platforms (RUN, Workforce Now Next Gen) and AI; legacy mainframe capex declining; total capex ~3–4% of revenue, shifting toward growth infrastructure
Inferred
Agent_Inference
sec_cik
0000008670
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
ADP
High
SEC-EDGAR
Filings_Dog_Scope
antitrust_exposure_flag,business_model_type_primary,business_model_type_secondary,churn_vulnerability_index,customer_acquisition_metric,customer_segment_primary,customer_segment_secondary,data_sovereignty_risk,franchise_compliance_risk,geographic_footprint,geopolitical_supply_exposure,headcount_cost_structure,howey_test_risk_index,interest_rate_sensitivity,international_expansion_readiness,marginal_cost_of_growth,monetization_vector,network_effect_present,pricing_architecture,pricing_power_rating,recession_resistance_tier,regulatory_burden_tier,revenue_model_type,supply_chain_dependency,switching_cost_profile,vendor_lock_dependency_score
High
SEC-10K 0000008670-26-000030
insider_buys_6m
1
High
SEC-Form4 0001225208-26-007726..0001225208-26-004518
insider_sells_6m
25
High
SEC-Form4 0001225208-26-007726..0001225208-26-004518
insider_net_shares_6m
-41458
High
SEC-Form4 0001225208-26-007726..0001225208-26-004518
insider_last_transaction_date
2026-09-03
High
SEC-Form4 0001225208-26-007726..0001225208-26-004518
Insider_Dog_Checked
2026-10-03T13:52|activist_13d_count_1y,activist_last_13d_date,blockholder_13g_count_1y,insider_buys_6m,insider_last_transaction_date,insider_net_shares_6m,insider_sells_6m
High
SEC-Form4 registry
activist_13d_count_1y
0
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
blockholder_13g_count_1y
3
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
activist_last_13d_date
none in window
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified