Automatic Data Processing (ADP) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Maria Black, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $25.5M in fiscal 2026, up 33% from $19.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 363:1, on median employee pay of $70,118.

Filed
September 24, 2026
Annual meeting
November 11, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$25.5M+33% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
363:1median $70,118
CEO pay in equity
81%$20.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
91%of votes cast
CEO stock awards
$20,671,694Largest CEO compensation component
CEO incentive pay
$2,926,800Annual cash incentive
CEO PSU maximum
$29,789,488Maximum grant-date fair value
Prior say-on-pay
91%2025 vote support

How Black was paid

$25.5M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary5%Stock awards81%Non-equity incentive11%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Maria BlackPresident and Chief Executive Officer$25,452,877
Peter J. HadleyChief Financial Officer$4,792,542
Michael A. BonartiChief Administrative Officer$6,750,754
Joseph DeSilvaEVP, North America and Chief of Operations$6,667,703
Sreeni KutamPresident, Global Product and Innovation$6,356,886

What changed and why

  • $25.5MCEO 2026 total compensation was $25,452,877 versus $19,137,192 in 2025.
  • $20.7M$20,671,694 of CEO compensation came from stock awards, including performance stock units and restricted stock units.
  • Performance stock units were linked to adjusted net income, revenue ex-ZMPT, and a relative TSR modifier.
  • $203KCEO personal aircraft use contributed $203,315 to All Other Compensation.
  • 91%The 2025 say-on-pay vote received approximately 91% support.
  • $70,118The 2026 CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 363:1, with median compensation of $70,118.

Other Automatic Data Processing proxy statements

About this page

The figures were read out of the DEF 14A proxy statement on EDGAR by a language model and every number was then checked against the filing text; a figure that could not be found there is left out rather than shown. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the filing for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.

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