Which is more profitable, Automatic Data Processing or Eaton?

Automatic Data Processing keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Automatic Data Processing or Eaton?

Eaton grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Automatic Data Processing or Eaton?

Automatic Data Processing costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Automatic Data Processing or Eaton?

Automatic Data Processing would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Automatic Data Processing vs Eaton stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Automatic Data Processing is more profitable, is cheaper for its profits and has less debt. Eaton grows faster.

Side by side

	Automatic Data Processing	Eaton
	$122 billion	$137 billion
	20.1%	14.9%
	+7.9%	+9.0%
	27.7×	33.6×
	0.2 years	1.6 years
	44.4%	14.0%
	2.9%	1.1%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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