Adt, Inc. (ADT)
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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
$7.50
▲(3.16% Upside)
Action:Upgraded
Date:04/30/26
The score is driven primarily by strong cash-flow generation and solid current profitability, which support shareholder returns and debt service, while elevated leverage and a mixed growth outlook (flat revenue/EPS guidance) limit upside. Technicals are improving near-term but remain below longer-term averages, and valuation/dividend are supportive.
Positive Factors
Free Cash Flow Generation
Consistent, high free cash flow and strong cash conversion (~86% of net income) provide durable capacity to fund debt service, buybacks, dividends and strategic investments. This strengthens financial flexibility and supports long-term capital allocation even if revenue growth slows.
Negative Factors
Elevated Leverage
Material leverage limits financial flexibility and increases exposure to interest rates and refinancing risk despite improvements versus 2021–22. High net debt constrains optionality for larger M&A or aggressive capex and increases the need for steady cash generation to meet covenants and service costs.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Free Cash Flow Generation
Consistent, high free cash flow and strong cash conversion (~86% of net income) provide durable capacity to fund debt service, buybacks, dividends and strategic investments. This strengthens financial flexibility and supports long-term capital allocation even if revenue growth slows.
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Adt (ADT) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$5.37B
Dividend Yield2.73%
Average Volume (3M)13.09M
Price to Earnings (P/E)8.9
Beta (1Y)0.71
Revenue Growth3.29%
EPS Growth22.63%
CountryUS
Employees12,800
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustrySecurity & Protection Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.77
Shares Outstanding734,949,770
10 Day Avg. Volume9,643,640
30 Day Avg. Volume13,092,853
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.39
Price to Book (P/B)1.78
Price to Sales (P/S)1.31
P/FCF Ratio5.12
Enterprise Value/Market Cap2.32
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.43
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit4.82
Enterprise Value/Ebitda4.40
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$8.16Price Target Upside12.24% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering5
EPS Forecast (FY)0.91
Revenue Forecast (FY)$5.15B
Adt Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, ADT Inc. has been a leading provider of security, automation, and smart home solutions for consumers and businesses throughout the United States since its founding in 1874. The company delivers a broad spectru...
How the Company Makes Money
ADT primarily makes money through recurring monthly fees for professional monitoring and related subscription services. Customers typically sign up for monitoring plans that include 24/7 alarm monitoring, emergency dispatch coordination, and acces...
Adt Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 30, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 30, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized strong cash generation, disciplined capital allocation (notably large share repurchases), and significant strategic investments in ADT Plus, Origin AI and AI-driven service efficiency — all positive indicators for future margin expansion and product differentiation. Near-term trade-offs include intentional tightening of acquisition channels and credit policies that weighed on gross adds, a modest top-line growth outlook (revenues and RMR roughly flat), increased allowance for credit losses, and Q2 cash flow seasonality tied to SAC and advertising for the ADT Blue launch. Overall, the positives around cash flow, balance sheet strength, product roadmap and operational efficiency materially outweigh the contained, largely intentional near-term headwinds.Positive Updates
Strong Free Cash Flow Generation
Adjusted free cash flow (including swaps) of $414M in Q1, up $187M or >80% year-over-year, driven by lower cash interest, working capital timing and profitability; company reiterates ~20% adjusted free cash flow growth for full-year 2026.
Negative Updates
Top-Line Growth Remains Limited
Monitoring and services revenue and total RMR were essentially flat year-over-year ($359M RMR); full-year revenue and adjusted EPS guidance is approximately flat to last year, indicating constrained near-term top-line growth.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Free Cash Flow Generation
Adjusted free cash flow (including swaps) of $414M in Q1, up $187M or >80% year-over-year, driven by lower cash interest, working capital timing and profitability; company reiterates ~20% adjusted free cash flow growth for full-year 2026.
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Company Guidance
ADT reiterated 2026 guidance calling for approximately 20% adjusted free cash flow growth year‑over‑year while expecting revenue and adjusted EPS to be roughly flat to last year (and a longer‑range FCF target of 10%+); management said Q2 revenue and EPS should be slightly lower sequentially due to higher advertising for the ADT Blue launch and other investments, and adjusted free cash flow is expected to be $100–$150 million lower sequentially because of seasonal SAC, working capital timing and tax payments. That guidance builds off a strong Q1 baseline: $414M of adjusted free cash flow including swaps, $0.23 adjusted EPS (+10% YoY), $674M adjusted EBITDA (+2%), $1.3B total revenue (+1%), $359M ending RMR (flat YoY), 13.1% gross revenue attrition, a 2.3‑year revenue payback period, 161k gross adds (adding $10.1M RMR), and $198M of installation revenue (+7%); it also factors capital priorities and balance sheet metrics (board‑authorized $1.5B repurchase program, ~35M shares repurchased YTD for ~$230M, net debt $7.3B at 2.7x adjusted EBITDA, ~$119M cash, $800M revolver, ~5‑year weighted average debt maturity, ~4.3% cost of debt) as well as planned investments (ADT Plus/Origin AI, e‑commerce) and expected tariffs.Adt Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
52
Neutral
Cash Flow
79
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 5.14B | 5.13B | 4.90B | 4.65B | 5.17B | 5.31B |
| Gross Profit | 2.59B | 2.53B | 2.48B | 2.38B | 2.20B | 1.72B |
| EBITDA | 2.84B | 2.86B | 2.80B | 2.69B | 2.52B | 2.25B |
| Net Income | 623.31M | 595.95M | 501.05M | -166.97M | 132.66M | -340.82M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 15.91B | 15.82B | 16.05B | 15.96B | 17.87B | 16.89B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 119.00M | 81.00M | 204.06M | 14.62M | 257.00M | 24.00M |
| Total Debt | 7.67B | 7.69B | 7.81B | 7.84B | 9.83B | 9.69B |
| Total Liabilities | 12.11B | 12.04B | 12.25B | 12.18B | 14.44B | 13.64B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.80B | 3.78B | 3.80B | 3.79B | 3.43B | 3.25B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.79B | 1.31B | 1.20B | 850.84M | 976.00M | 787.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.06B | 1.89B | 1.88B | 1.66B | 1.89B | 1.65B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.27B | -1.12B | -1.30B | 242.49M | -1.53B | -1.70B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -730.16M | -862.00M | -515.36M | -2.14B | -15.00M | -128.45M |
Adt Technical Analysis
Neutral
7.27
Price Trends
6.88
Negative
7.05
Negative
7.63
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.05
Negative
50.92
Neutral
52.97
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For ADT, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 7.27 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 6.76, above the 50-day MA of 6.88, and below the 200-day MA of 7.63, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.05 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 50.92 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 52.97 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for ADT.
Adt Risk Analysis
Adt disclosed 54 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Adt reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Adt Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | $1.40B | 45.12 | 22.92% | ― | 10.85% | ― | |
71 Outperform | $11.51B | 18.20 | 32.08% | 1.27% | 8.87% | 2.90% | |
70 Outperform | $5.37B | 8.89 | 16.74% | 2.73% | 3.29% | 22.63% | |
68 Neutral | $1.33B | 36.01 | 20.86% | 1.29% | 8.83% | -16.34% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
61 Neutral | $4.20B | 23.36 | 67.82% | 0.85% | 7.31% | 14.99% | |
48 Neutral | $4.79B | -9.66 | -17.64% | ― | 8.08% | -1039.66% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Adt Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesPrivate Placements and FinancingShareholder Meetings
ADT Expands Term Loan Facility and Confirms Board Decisions
Neutral
May 28, 2026
On May 27, 2026, ADT’s subsidiaries amended their term loan credit agreement and incurred an additional $100 million of incremental first lien senior secured term A loans, bringing total outstanding term A loans to about $423 million, with p...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesRegulatory Filings and Compliance
ADT Ends Apollo Governance Rights with Bylaw Changes
Neutral
May 8, 2026
On May 5, 2026, ADT Inc. announced that Class III directors Reed B. Rayman and Nicole Bonsignore, whose terms were set to expire at the 2026 annual meeting, and Class I director Benjamin Honig, whose term was to run through the 2027 annual meeting...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackDelistings and Listing ChangesDividendsFinancial DisclosuresM&A Transactions
ADT Reports Solid Q1 2026 Results, Boosts Shareholder Returns
Positive
Apr 30, 2026
On April 30, 2026, ADT reported first-quarter 2026 results showing total revenue up 1% year over year to $1.3 billion and recurring monthly revenue of $359 million, with GAAP income from continuing operations rising 19% to $169 million, or $0.20 p...
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