Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Overview
- 1 Jun 2026: Period ending 31 Aug 2026; Estimate (m); Actual 1.21; Beat / miss (m).
- 1 Dec 2025: Period ending 28 Feb 2026; Estimate (m); Actual 1.56; Beat / miss (m).
- 1 Sept 2025: Period ending 30 Nov 2025; Estimate (m); Actual 1.10; Beat / miss (m).
- 1 Jun 2025: Period ending 31 Aug 2025; Estimate (m); Actual 1.06; Beat / miss (m).
Stock Price Chart
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- Last close
- $117.02
- Previous close
- $99.31
- Change
- $17.71
- Change (%)
- 17.83%
- Close date
- 2026-11-06
- Previous close date
- 2026-09-29
- Open
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- Day high
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- Day low
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- Last session volume
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- Last session value
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- Currency
- USD
- Price basis
- split-adjusted
- Volume basis
- (m)
Performance
View more →Cumulative total returns · 2026-09-29
YTD
- PAYX
- -8.47%
- S&P 500
- (m)
1 year
- PAYX
- -19.34%
- S&P 500
- (m)
3 years
- PAYX
- -4.65%
- S&P 500
- (m)
5 years
- PAYX
- +7.52%
- S&P 500
- (m)
Earnings trends
View more →Earnings per share
USD / share · As filed
31 Aug 2026 ○ Estimate (m) ● Actual 1.21
Comparison details
| Period start | Period ending | Estimate | Actual | Beat / miss | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2026 | 31 Aug 2026 | (m) | 1.21 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 28 Feb 2026 | (m) | 1.56 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Sept 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 | (m) | 1.10 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jun 2025 | 31 Aug 2025 | (m) | 1.06 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Dec 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 | (m) | 1.43 | (m) | (m) |
31 May 2026 ○ Estimate (m) ● Actual 4.89
Comparison details
| Period start | Period ending | Estimate | Actual | Beat / miss | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2025 | 31 May 2026 | (m) | 4.89 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jun 2024 | 31 May 2025 | (m) | 4.58 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jun 2023 | 31 May 2024 | (m) | 4.67 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jun 2022 | 31 May 2023 | (m) | 4.30 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jun 2021 | 31 May 2022 | (m) | 3.84 | (m) | (m) |
(m)
Revenue vs. Earnings
USD
31 Aug 2026 ■ Revenue 1.58B ■ Earnings 0.43B — Profit margin 27.18%
31 May 2026 ■ Revenue 6.30B ■ Earnings 1.76B — Profit margin 27.93%
Analyst insights
View more →| Ratings | Buy | Hold | Sell | Other ratings | Last Close | Average Target | Upside | High Target | Low Target |
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| (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | $117.02 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
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Statistics
View more →Retained observations as of 2026-11-11; financial period ending 31 Aug 2026.
- Forward P/E
- (m)
- PEG ratio · 5-year expected
- (m)
- Shares held by insiders
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- Insider transactions · change (%)
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- Shares held by institutions
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- Institutional transactions · change (%)
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- Diluted EPS · 12 month
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- EPS estimate · next quarter
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- EPS estimate · next year
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- EPS growth · current annual estimate
- (m)
- EPS growth · next annual estimate
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- EPS growth · next 5 years expected
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- EPS growth · past 3 years annualized
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- EPS growth · past 5 years annualized
- (m)
- EPS change · 12 months vs prior year
- (m)
- EPS change · latest quarter vs previous quarter
- (m)
- Latest earnings report date
- (m)
- EPS surprise · latest reported quarter
- (m)
- Net income · 12 month
- $1.81B
- Profit margin
- 28.26%
- Return on assets · 12 month
- 11.17%
- Named executive and board stock awards · latest fiscal year
- (m)
- Index membership
- (m)
- Employees
- 17.60K
- IPO date
- (m)
- Options available
- (m)
- Shortable
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- Analyst recommendation
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- Analyst target price
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- Price volatility · week
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- Price volatility · month
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- Average true range · 14 sessions
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- Relative strength index · 14 sessions
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- Relative volume
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- Average daily volume
- 3.53M
- Latest session volume
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- Last session value
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- 30 days ago session value
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- 1 year ago session value
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- Number of trades
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- Total return · week
- -13.32%*
- Total return · month
- -21.84%*
- Total return · quarter
- 0.52%*
- Total return · half year
- 10.85%*
- Total return · year to date
- -8.47%*
- Total return · 1 year
- -19.34%*
- Total return · 3 years
- -4.65%*
- Total return · 5 years
- 7.52%*
- Market cap
- (m)
- Book value per share · latest quarter
- (m)
- Price / cash · latest quarter
- (m)
- Enterprise value
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- Enterprise value / revenue
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- Enterprise value / EBITDA
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- Dividend · 12 months per share
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- Dividend ex-date
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- Next dividend ex-date
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- Next dividend amount per share
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- Dividend growth · 3 years annualized
- (m)
- Dividend growth · 5 years annualized
- (m)
- Revenue · 12 month
- $6.39B
- Revenue growth · past 3 years annualized
- (m)
- Revenue growth · past 5 years annualized
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- Revenue change · 12 months vs prior year
- (m)
- Revenue change · latest quarter vs previous quarter
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- Revenue surprise · latest reported quarter
- (m)
- Levered free cash flow · 12 month
- (m)
- Debt / equity · latest quarter
- (m)
- Long-term debt / equity · latest quarter
- (m)
- Payables · latest quarter (USD)
- $141.40M
- Return on equity · 12 month
- (m)
- Return on invested capital · 12 months
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- Previous close
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- Latest closing price
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- Latest session change (%)
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- 52-week high
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- 52-week low
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- Price vs 20-session moving average
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- Price vs 50-session moving average
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- Price vs 200-session moving average
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- Float shares
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- Short float (%)
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- Short ratio (days to cover)
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- Short interest (shares)
- (m)
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Holders breakdown
View more →| Breakdown | Ownership |
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| (m) | Shares held by all insiders |
| (m) | Shares held by institutions |
| (m) | Float held by institutions |
| (m) | Institutions holding shares |
Other holders
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Insider holders
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Top institutional holders
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Top mutual fund holders
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Paychex, Inc. Overview
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(m)
- SEC CIK
- 723531
- Industry (SIC)
- 8700 Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management
- Country of operation
- United States
- Business address
- 911 PANORAMA TRAIL S, ROCHESTER, New York, 14625-0397, United States
- Fiscal year end
- 0531
- Phone
- 5853856666
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