State Street Corporation filed a Schedule 13G with the SEC on November 10, 2026, disclosing beneficial ownership of 19,605,453 shares of Automatic Data Processing Inc. common stock, representing 4.9% of the class, as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: State Street Corporation reported beneficial ownership of 19,605,453 shares of Automatic Data Processing Inc. common stock.
  • Percent of class: The reported stake represents 4.9% of the outstanding class of common stock.
  • Shared voting power: State Street disclosed shared power to vote or direct the vote for 11,950,112 shares.
  • Shared dispositive power: The filing reported shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 19,584,260 shares.
  • Sole voting and dispositive power: Both sole voting power and sole dispositive power were reported as 0 shares.
  • Filing entity type: State Street Corporation identified itself as a parent holding company (type "HC") organized in Massachusetts.
  • Triggering subsidiaries: The filing lists ten subsidiaries, including SSGA Funds Management, Inc. and multiple State Street Global Advisors entities worldwide, each classified as an investment adviser (IA).

State Street's Schedule 13G Filing on Automatic Data Processing Inc.

According to the filing, State Street Corporation, headquartered at One Congress Street, Suite 1, Boston, MA 02114, submitted a Schedule 13G disclosing its beneficial ownership position in Automatic Data Processing Inc. (CUSIP 053015103), whose principal executive offices are located at One ADP Blvd Mail Stop C421, Roseland, New Jersey, 07068. The event triggering the filing occurred on September 30, 2026, and the statement was signed on November 9, 2026, by Alok Maheshwary, Senior Vice President.

The filing reports that State Street holds an aggregate of 19,605,453 shares beneficially, amounting to 4.9% of the class. All voting and dispositive authority is shared rather than sole: the company disclosed shared voting power over 11,950,112 shares and shared dispositive power over 19,584,260 shares, with zero sole voting or dispositive power. The filing qualifies under Item 5, "Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class."

Under Item 7, the filing identifies ten subsidiaries through which the position was accumulated. These include SSGA Funds Management, Inc.; State Street Global Advisors (Japan) Co., Ltd.; State Street Global Advisors Asia Limited; State Street Global Advisors Europe Limited; State Street Global Advisors Limited; State Street Global Advisors Singapore Limited; State Street Global Advisors Trust Company; State Street Global Advisors, Australia, Limited; State Street Global Advisors, Ltd.; and State Street Saudi Arabia Financial Solutions Company, each classified as an investment adviser. The filing certifies that the securities "were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer."

What Was Disclosed

State Street Corporation disclosed a 4.9% beneficial ownership stake in Automatic Data Processing Inc. common stock totaling 19,605,453 shares, with all authority shared across a network of ten investment adviser subsidiaries, as of September 30, 2026.