ADP Named One of Fortune's Most Admired Companies™ for 19th Straight Year

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ADP, a leading global technology company specializing in human capital management solutions, has been named to FORTUNE® magazine's World's Most Admired Companies list for the 19th consecutive year in 2025. The recognition is based on key performance areas including product and service quality, global business effectiveness, and innovation.

President and CEO Maria Black emphasized the company's commitment to innovation amid rapid workplace transformation, focusing on developing solutions that empower employers and enhance human potential. The selection process, conducted in partnership with Korn Ferry, evaluated approximately 1,500 companies, including the largest U.S. companies and non-U.S. Global 500 companies with revenues exceeding $10 billion.

The survey involved 650 companies from 30 countries, with executives, directors, and analysts rating enterprises on criteria including investment value, management quality, social responsibility, and talent attraction. Companies must rank in the top half of their industry to be listed. The complete list will be available in FORTUNE's February/March 2025 issue.

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ROSELAND, N.J., Jan. 29, 2025  /PRNewswire/ -- ADP, a leading global technology company providing human capital management (HCM) solutions, has again been named by FORTUNE® magazine as one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" in 2025. This marks ADP's 19th consecutive year on the distinguished list, which considers performance and reputation in key areas including product and service quality, effectiveness in doing business globally and innovation. 

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"The world of work continues to transform at a rapid pace, which makes it even more gratifying to receive this esteemed recognition of our efforts to innovate and meet the changing needs of our clients," said Maria Black, president and chief executive officer of ADP. "As new technology helps to simplify work, we remain committed to empowering employers to engage their workers in ways that unlock their innate ability to collaborate, create and problem-solve. It's those powerful skills that inspire us to design solutions that will elevate human potential and drive meaningful outcomes for our clients and their people."

FORTUNE collaborates with partner Korn Ferry on this corporate reputation survey, which evaluates approximately 1,500 companies, including the 1,000 largest U.S. companies ranked by revenue and non-U.S. companies in the FORTUNE Global 500^TM database with revenues of $10 billion or more.  Korn Ferry surveyed 650 companies from 30 countries to select the largest for each industry. To determine the best-regarded companies, Korn Ferry asks executives, directors, and analysts to rate enterprises in their own industry on criteria from investment value and quality of management and products to social responsibility and ability to attract talent. A company's score must rank in the top half of its industry survey to be listed.

The complete list appears in the February/March 2025 issue of the magazine, available on newsstands beginning February 18.  To learn more about FORTUNE magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies," please visit here. Learn more about ADP at ADP.com. 

ADP was also recently named to The Wall Street Journal's Management Top 250.

About ADP (NASDAQ: ADP)
Designing better ways to work through cutting-edge products, premium services and exceptional experiences that enable people to reach their full potential. HR, Talent, Time Management, Benefits and Payroll. Informed by data and designed for people. Learn more at ADP.com

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FAQ

How many consecutive years has ADP been on Fortune's Most Admired Companies list?

ADP has been named to Fortune's Most Admired Companies list for 19 consecutive years, with the latest recognition in 2025.

What criteria were used to evaluate companies for Fortune's 2025 Most Admired Companies list?

Companies were evaluated on criteria including product and service quality, investment value, management quality, global business effectiveness, innovation, social responsibility, and ability to attract talent.

How many companies were evaluated for Fortune's 2025 Most Admired Companies list?

Approximately 1,500 companies were evaluated, including the 1,000 largest U.S. companies and non-U.S. Global 500 companies with revenues of $10 billion or more.

What is ADP's focus according to CEO Maria Black in 2025?

According to CEO Maria Black, ADP is focused on innovating and meeting changing client needs by developing solutions that empower employers to engage workers and unlock their ability to collaborate, create, and problem-solve.

When will the complete Fortune Most Admired Companies 2025 list be available?

The complete list will appear in the February/March 2025 issue of Fortune magazine, available on newsstands beginning February 18.