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Automatic Data Processing ESPP: how it works and whether to max it

If Automatic Data Processing offers an ESPP, here's how to value it against an RSU-heavy comp package.

About Automatic Data Processing equity

Automatic Data Processing (ADP, HQ NJ) grants RSUs to employees and also runs an Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a annual vesting cadence.

Whether to max it

If Automatic Data Processing's ESPP has a 15% discount with a lookback, participation is typically the highest-return use of cash available to you (roughly 17-30% pre-tax per offering period). The cap is the IRS $25,000 contribution limit per calendar year.

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