Stock comparison
Automatic Data Processing
Watts Water Technologies
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
Market cap
$90.06B
Sector
Industrials
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
Market cap
$10.1B
Sector
Industrials
Overall winner
Automatic Data Processing ADP
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | ADP | WTS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 66B | 71B | WTS |
| Benjamin Graham | 68B | 80A | WTS |
| Philip Fisher | 63C | 65B | WTS |
| Peter Lynch | 54C | 55C | WTS |
| Joel Greenblatt | 53C | 49D | ADP |
| Charlie Munger | 73B | 59C | ADP |
| Terry Smith | 72B | 59C | ADP |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | ADP | WTS |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $90.06B | $10.1B |
| P/E (TTM) | 19.8x | 27.3x |
| EV/EBIT | 16.0x | 20.7x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 25.53% | 15.18% |
| Gross margin | 47.48% | 49.25% |
| Net margin | 20.12% | 14.32% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.19% | 7.75% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 13.21% | 20.03% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.6x | 0.1x |
| Dividend yield | 3.02% | 0.7% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
ADP leads on
- Market cap$90.06Bvs $10.1B+89%
- Dividend yield3.02%vs 0.7%+77%
- ROIC (TTM)25.53%vs 15.18%+41%
- Net margin20.12%vs 14.32%+29%
WTS leads on
- Debt / Equity0.1xvs 0.6x+85%
- EPS CAGR 5y20.03%vs 13.21%+34%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.