Which is more profitable, Automatic Data Processing or General Dynamics?

Automatic Data Processing keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Automatic Data Processing or General Dynamics?

Automatic Data Processing grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Automatic Data Processing or General Dynamics?

General Dynamics costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Automatic Data Processing or General Dynamics?

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

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Automatic Data Processing vs General Dynamics 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, grows faster and has less debt. General Dynamics is cheaper for its profits.

Side by side

	Automatic Data Processing	General Dynamics
	$122 billion	$98.2 billion
	20.1%	8.0%
	+7.9%	+6.7%
	27.7×	23.3×
	0.2 years	1.2 years
	44.4%	12.6%
	2.9%	1.7%

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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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