Compare U.S. Stocks

Put up to three companies side by side on valuation, growth, profitability, and debt.

Metric	ADPAutomatic Data Processing	PAYXPaychex	WMWaste Management
Snapshot
Price	$214.60	$95.93	$213.31
Market cap	$87.31B	$35.20B	$87.78B
Valuation
P/E	20x	21.6x	30.6x
Forward P/E	18.2x	22.9x	29.4x
Growth
Revenue growth	6.9%	16.4%	10.9%
EPS growth	9.8%	-5.7%	4.2%
Profitability
Net margin	20.1%	25.8%	11.0%
ROE	68.7%	40.9%	28.9%
Balance sheet & cash
Debt / equity	1.41x	1.2x	2.29x
Free cash flow yield	4.4%	4.9%	4.9%
Dividend yield	3.0%	4.7%	1.7%
Verdict
Investment rating	Favorable· 61	Favorable· 68	Neutral· 48

5-Year Price Projections

Base case

Projected using each stock's current EPS, growth rate (EPS or revenue growth), and P/E ratio. P/E assumed to compress 25% on the low end and remain steady on the high end. Not a forecast — for comparative analysis only.

Year	ADPtoday $215	PAYXtoday $96	WMtoday $213
2027	$176.77 – $259.26+21% CAGR	$73.39 – $107.63+12% CAGR	$166.72 – $244.52+15% CAGR
2028	$194.15 – $284.75+15% CAGR	$74.85 – $109.79+7% CAGR	$173.74 – $254.81+9% CAGR
2029	$213.23 – $312.74+13% CAGR	$76.35 – $111.98+5% CAGR	$181.05 – $265.54+8% CAGR
2030	$234.19 – $343.48+12% CAGR	$77.88 – $114.22+4% CAGR	$188.67 – $276.72+7% CAGR
2031	$257.21 – $377.25+12% CAGR	$79.44 – $116.51+4% CAGR	$196.62 – $288.37+6% CAGR
5-yr CAGR	3.7% – 11.9%	-3.7% – 4.0%	-1.6% – 6.2%