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$1,000 in Automatic Data Processing, Inc. in 2019 → $2,491 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) on January 1, 2019 — at the December 2018 month-end close of $111 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $2,491. That's a +149.1% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $3,075.

$1,000 in 2019$2,491Total return+149.1%Multiple2.5×CAGR+12.6%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in ADP in 2019 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) at the month-end close of 2018-12- would be worth $2,491 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +149.1% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in ADP in 2019 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $3,075 — so Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) trailed the index by +19.0%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2018 month-end close (the price entering 2019) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the ADP calculator page.

Is the 2019–2026 return in ADP typical?

No single year is typical. ADP's best calendar-year return since 1980 was about +71.7%, and its worst was -32.7%.

Methodology

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) total-return data from January 2019 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2018 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the ADP calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.