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ROSELAND, N.J., Jan. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP (Nasdaq: ADP), a global leader in HR and payroll solutions, is scheduled to release its financial results for the second fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2025 before the opening of the Nasdaq on January 28, 2026.

ADP shares are down about 23% from their 52-week high, even as the business continues to post solid growth. Revenue rose 7% year over year in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, and management reiterated its full-year outlook.

This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering significant discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields 4.3%, w...

My high-yield dividend watchlist aims for quality stocks at attractive valuations, with a long-term CAGR target of 12%. In December 2025, the watchlist gained 0.03%, outperforming VYM and SPY, though annual performance lagged benchmarks. The Quality portfolio variant has outperformed recently, with all three variants beating benchmarks over the past two months.

Microsoft still has considerable momentum across its business. Motorola Solutions is on sale following a strategic acquisition.

The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat ETF (NOBL) underperformed SPY in 2025, gaining 7.2% versus SPY's 18.42%. Despite average underperformance, select Aristocrats like CAH (+74.18%), ALB (+66.90%), and CHRW (+61.22%) delivered strong double-digit returns. Dividend growth for the Aristocrats slowed to 5.52% in 2025, down from 5.78% in 2024, with 68 of 69 raising payouts.

Dividend Kings underperformed SPY in 2025, up 4.47% vs. SPY's 17.7%, but select Kings outperformed the index. Twenty-two Dividend Kings are identified as both potentially undervalued and offering long-term expected annualized returns of at least 10%. Dividend growth for the Kings remains subdued at 5.81% for 2025, trailing the 2024 rate of 6.32%.

ROSELAND, N.J. , Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For the four weeks ending December 6, 2025, U.S. private employers added an average of 11,500 jobs per week, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly update of the monthly ADP National Employment Report  (NER).