Return on Capital (ROC)
Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Automatic Data Processing Inc., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jun 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 2,334,712) | 2,508,856) | 2,290,136) | 1,628,778) | 1,771,847) | 1,527,436) | |
| Invested capital2 | 10,152,600) | 9,580,300) | 9,463,158) | 7,289,794) | 7,519,836) | 7,921,908) | |
| Performance Ratio | |||||||
| ROIC3 | 23.00% | 26.19% | 24.20% | 22.34% | 23.56% | 19.28% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| ROIC, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | 25.83% | 26.30% | 24.83% | 25.00% | — | — | |
| Adobe Inc. | 29.44% | 21.67% | 19.74% | 17.25% | — | — | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 3.78% | 3.44% | 7.64% | — | — | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 17.64% | 20.65% | 34.71% | 32.34% | — | — | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 45.56% | 43.43% | 38.28% | 19.75% | — | — | |
| Oracle Corp. | 17.55% | 11.53% | 15.18% | 5.88% | — | — | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 11.48% | 9.91% | 13.83% | 10.72% | — | — | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 8.23% | 5.09% | 8.97% | — | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 18.88% | 20.49% | 19.87% | — | — | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 11.52% | 11.63% | 8.35% | 6.37% | — | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 2,334,712 ÷ 10,152,600 = 23.00%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Performance ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. | Automatic Data Processing Inc. ROIC improved from 2019 to 2020 but then deteriorated significantly from 2020 to 2021. |
Decomposition of ROIC
Automatic Data Processing Inc., decomposition of ROIC
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30).
1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »
2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »
3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »
The primary reason for the decrease in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2021 year is the increase in effective cash tax rate (CTR).
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Automatic Data Processing Inc., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jun 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 2,334,712) | 2,508,856) | 2,290,136) | 1,628,778) | 1,771,847) | 1,527,436) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 1,018,322) | 694,262) | 713,664) | 559,875) | 794,364) | 744,765) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 3,353,034) | 3,203,118) | 3,003,800) | 2,188,653) | 2,566,210) | 2,272,201) | |
| Revenues | 15,005,400) | 14,589,800) | 14,175,200) | 13,325,800) | 12,379,800) | 11,667,800) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues | (16,800) | (36,900) | (53,800) | (20,000) | 10,000) | 23,000) | |
| Adjusted revenues | 14,988,600) | 14,552,900) | 14,121,400) | 13,305,800) | 12,389,800) | 11,690,800) | |
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||
| OPM3 | 22.37% | 22.01% | 21.27% | 16.45% | 20.71% | 19.44% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| OPM, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | 16.65% | 16.59% | 14.89% | 14.07% | — | — | |
| Adobe Inc. | 40.89% | 34.42% | 31.93% | 35.32% | — | — | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 10.91% | 9.64% | 15.99% | — | — | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 28.02% | 29.42% | 28.33% | 25.71% | — | — | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 43.49% | 38.29% | 36.61% | 35.11% | — | — | |
| Oracle Corp. | 40.03% | 34.29% | 34.21% | 35.42% | — | — | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 16.95% | 17.41% | 16.22% | 16.97% | — | — | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 20.24% | 15.63% | 19.12% | — | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 17.20% | 17.77% | 14.93% | — | — | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 22.47% | 22.28% | 17.29% | 15.30% | — | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted revenues
= 100 × 3,353,034 ÷ 14,988,600 = 22.37%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| OPM | The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. | Automatic Data Processing Inc. OPM improved from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Automatic Data Processing Inc., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jun 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Revenues | 15,005,400) | 14,589,800) | 14,175,200) | 13,325,800) | 12,379,800) | 11,667,800) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues | (16,800) | (36,900) | (53,800) | (20,000) | 10,000) | 23,000) | |
| Adjusted revenues | 14,988,600) | 14,552,900) | 14,121,400) | 13,305,800) | 12,389,800) | 11,690,800) | |
| Invested capital1 | 10,152,600) | 9,580,300) | 9,463,158) | 7,289,794) | 7,519,836) | 7,921,908) | |
| Efficiency Ratio | |||||||
| TO2 | 1.48 | 1.52 | 1.49 | 1.83 | 1.65 | 1.48 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| TO, Competitors3 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | 1.95 | 1.97 | 2.16 | 2.38 | — | — | |
| Adobe Inc. | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.61 | — | — | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.59 | — | — | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 0.79 | 0.89 | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | — | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 1.20 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.41 | — | — | |
| Oracle Corp. | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 0.55 | — | — | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.74 | 0.62 | 0.90 | 0.67 | — | — | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.51 | — | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 1.16 | 1.23 | 1.36 | — | — | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.59 | — | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2021 Calculation
TO = Adjusted revenues ÷ Invested capital
= 14,988,600 ÷ 10,152,600 = 1.48
3 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Efficiency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| TO | The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. | Automatic Data Processing Inc. TO improved from 2019 to 2020 but then deteriorated significantly from 2020 to 2021. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Automatic Data Processing Inc., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Jun 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 2,334,712) | 2,508,856) | 2,290,136) | 1,628,778) | 1,771,847) | 1,527,436) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 1,018,322) | 694,262) | 713,664) | 559,875) | 794,364) | 744,765) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 3,353,034) | 3,203,118) | 3,003,800) | 2,188,653) | 2,566,210) | 2,272,201) | |
| Tax Rate | |||||||
| CTR3 | 30.37% | 21.67% | 23.76% | 25.58% | 30.95% | 32.78% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| CTR, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Accenture PLC | 20.47% | 19.34% | 22.96% | 25.38% | — | — | |
| Adobe Inc. | 10.28% | 9.63% | 7.06% | 19.97% | — | — | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 33.85% | 37.95% | 18.49% | — | — | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 20.15% | 20.99% | 18.37% | 16.40% | — | — | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 13.05% | 15.80% | 22.65% | 60.11% | — | — | |
| Oracle Corp. | 13.28% | 23.42% | 19.20% | 70.01% | — | — | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 8.83% | 7.62% | 5.72% | 6.34% | — | — | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 6.79% | 19.81% | 7.62% | — | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 5.03% | 5.90% | 2.51% | — | — | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 18.39% | 10.36% | 16.50% | 28.97% | — | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2021 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 1,018,322 ÷ 3,353,034 = 30.37%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Tax rate | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| CTR | Effective cash tax rate on operating income. | Automatic Data Processing Inc. CTR decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then increased from 2020 to 2021 exceeding 2019 level. |