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Automatic Data Processing Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

MarketWatch Automated
Aug 17, 2026 at 08:39 PM
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ADP stock fell 2.53% to $266.06, marking its second consecutive day of losses and trading 14.20% below its 52-week high. Despite the decline, ADP outperformed competitors Oracle, Accenture, and Workday, which all saw larger percentage drops. The broader market also struggled, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones falling slightly. Trading volume was below the 50-day average.

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Shares of Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) shed 2.53% to $266.06 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.52% to 7,745.06 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,459.78.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Automatic Data Processing Inc. closed 14.20% below its 52-week high of $310.08, which the company reached on August 20th.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Oracle Corp. (ORCL) fell 2.57% to $146.65, Accenture PLC Cl A (ACN) fell 3.91% to $169.98, and Workday Inc. Cl A (WDAY) fell 3.77% to $191.18.

Trading volume (2.3 M) remained 331,678 below its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 17, 2026.

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