# ADT Inc. (ADT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Professional Services. Price $7.46, market value $5.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.4×**. ADT Inc. trades at 10.4× trailing earnings. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 7.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 4.9×**. Enterprise value is 4.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 36.2%**. Free cash flow equals 36.2% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 9.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 25.0%**. 25.0% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 11.6%**. 11.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.8%**. 15.8% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 8.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.9%.
- **Return on assets: 3.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.7%** (3-yr 5.4%/yr, 5-yr -0.7%/yr). Revenue grew 4.7% over the last year, against -0.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -0.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -0.1% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 2.04**. Debt is 2.04 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.8×**. It would take 2.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.20**. A Z-score of 1.20 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.95%** ($0.22 per share, trailing). ADT Inc. yields 2.95%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 31%** (9% of free cash flow). 31% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 9.5%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 9.5% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover ADT Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $8.23 (+10% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -12.9%** (YTD -6.0%, 3-mo 10.8%). The shares are down 12.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -16.5%** (19.6% above the low). Trading 17% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.82** (volatility 28%). Beta of 0.82 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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