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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Scorecard

2.8 / 5 stars · 68/120 Roast Me

Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Scorecard

  • 2026-Q2: Total return Lose; Revenue growth Win; EPS growth Lose.
  • 2026-Q1: Total return Lose; Revenue growth Win; EPS growth Lose.
  • 2025-Q4: Total return Lose; Revenue growth Win; EPS growth Lose.
  • 2025-Q3: Total return Lose; Revenue growth Win; EPS growth Lose.
40 QUARTERS × 3 ROAST BATTLES
59/120 All 120 Win/Lose results shown below

Every strict quarterly win earns 1 point. A loss, tie, or unavailable scoring value earns 0.

Trailing 1 year (4 quarters): 4 wins, 8 lossesLast fetched: 4 Sept 2026

Complete point ledger

Each cell identifies the missing side explicitly.

QuarterTotal returnRevenue growthEPS growth
2026-Q21/3 LosePAYX / S&P
8.11% / 15.20% 		WinPAYX / S&P
16.47% / 15.00% 		LosePAYX / S&P
7.22% / 50.40%
2026-Q11/3 LosePAYX / S&P
-17.03% / -4.33% 		WinPAYX / S&P
15.99% / 11.30% 		LosePAYX / S&P
-5.42% / 27.70%
2025-Q41/3 LosePAYX / S&P
-10.65% / 2.65% 		WinPAYX / S&P
12.08% / 9.00% 		LosePAYX / S&P
-7.16% / 13.40%
2025-Q31/3 LosePAYX / S&P
-12.19% / 8.12% 		WinPAYX / S&P
8.95% / 4.61% 		LosePAYX / S&P
-5.12% / 13.45%
2025-Q21/3 LosePAYX / S&P
-5.04% / 10.94% 		WinPAYX / S&P
5.42% / 4.83% 		LosePAYX / S&P
-2.14% / 10.63%
2025-Q11/3 WinPAYX / S&P
10.75% / -4.27% 		LosePAYX / S&P
4.04% / 4.98% 		LosePAYX / S&P
4.58% / 10.57%
2024-Q41/3 WinPAYX / S&P
5.19% / 2.41% 		LosePAYX / S&P
3.66% / 5.25% 		LosePAYX / S&P
5.56% / 6.15%
2024-Q32/3 WinPAYX / S&P
14.09% / 5.89% 		LosePAYX / S&P
3.77% / 5.89% 		WinPAYX / S&P
6.35% / 6.11%
2024-Q21/3 LosePAYX / S&P
-2.67% / 4.28% 		LosePAYX / S&P
4.58% / 5.38% 		WinPAYX / S&P
8.60% / 5.12%
2024-Q11/3 LosePAYX / S&P
3.85% / 10.56% 		LosePAYX / S&P
5.12% / 5.71% 		WinPAYX / S&P
10.60% / 5.59%
2023-Q41/3 LosePAYX / S&P
4.08% / 11.69% 		LosePAYX / S&P
5.94% / 6.81% 		WinPAYX / S&P
11.11% / 7.78%
2023-Q32/3 WinPAYX / S&P
3.84% / -3.27% 		LosePAYX / S&P
6.38% / 7.52% 		WinPAYX / S&P
11.08% / -5.03%
2023-Q21/3 LosePAYX / S&P
-1.56% / 8.74% 		LosePAYX / S&P
7.76% / 9.50% 		WinPAYX / S&P
11.98% / -8.57%
2023-Q11/3 LosePAYX / S&P
-0.17% / 7.50% 		LosePAYX / S&P
8.86% / 10.77% 		WinPAYX / S&P
10.96% / -15.69%
2022-Q41/3 LosePAYX / S&P
3.70% / 7.56% 		LosePAYX / S&P
11.09% / 11.88% 		WinPAYX / S&P
15.06% / -17.99%
2022-Q32/3 WinPAYX / S&P
-0.86% / -4.88% 		LosePAYX / S&P
12.66% / 13.47% 		WinPAYX / S&P
18.15% / -1.41%
2022-Q23/3 WinPAYX / S&P
-16.01% / -16.10% 		WinPAYX / S&P
13.92% / 13.71% 		WinPAYX / S&P
26.73% / 11.04%
2022-Q11/3 WinPAYX / S&P
0.57% / -4.60% 		LosePAYX / S&P
14.63% / 15.97% 		LosePAYX / S&P
28.08% / 42.23%
2021-Q41/3 WinPAYX / S&P
22.04% / 11.03% 		LosePAYX / S&P
9.66% / 15.00% 		LosePAYX / S&P
20.14% / 96.40%
2021-Q31/3 WinPAYX / S&P
5.41% / 0.58% 		LosePAYX / S&P
6.39% / 10.77% 		LosePAYX / S&P
15.86% / 69.42%
2021-Q21/3 WinPAYX / S&P
10.19% / 8.55% 		LosePAYX / S&P
1.11% / 6.58% 		LosePAYX / S&P
-0.33% / 51.81%
2021-Q10/3 LosePAYX / S&P
5.93% / 6.17% 		LosePAYX / S&P
-3.71% / -1.06% 		LosePAYX / S&P
-4.89% / 7.39%
2020-Q43/3 WinPAYX / S&P
17.70% / 12.15% 		WinPAYX / S&P
-1.28% / -3.72% 		WinPAYX / S&P
-2.01% / -33.42%
2020-Q32/3 LosePAYX / S&P
6.22% / 8.93% 		WinPAYX / S&P
2.14% / -2.04% 		WinPAYX / S&P
-0.68% / -27.10%
2020-Q23/3 WinPAYX / S&P
21.61% / 20.54% 		WinPAYX / S&P
7.09% / -0.46% 		WinPAYX / S&P
6.29% / -27.11%
2020-Q12/3 LosePAYX / S&P
-25.50% / -19.60% 		WinPAYX / S&P
12.92% / 3.47% 		WinPAYX / S&P
8.87% / -14.75%
2019-Q41/3 LosePAYX / S&P
3.52% / 9.07% 		WinPAYX / S&P
15.02% / 5.36% 		LosePAYX / S&P
2.05% / 2.99%
2019-Q32/3 LosePAYX / S&P
1.31% / 1.70% 		WinPAYX / S&P
12.93% / 5.02% 		WinPAYX / S&P
3.18% / 0.21%
2019-Q21/3 LosePAYX / S&P
3.37% / 4.30% 		WinPAYX / S&P
11.40% / 6.64% 		LosePAYX / S&P
4.38% / 8.65%
2019-Q12/3 WinPAYX / S&P
24.08% / 13.65% 		WinPAYX / S&P
10.07% / 8.12% 		LosePAYX / S&P
4.06% / 14.29%
2018-Q43/3 WinPAYX / S&P
-10.77% / -13.52% 		WinPAYX / S&P
10.23% / 9.05% 		WinPAYX / S&P
29.65% / 18.23%
2018-Q32/3 WinPAYX / S&P
8.63% / 7.71% 		LosePAYX / S&P
9.19% / 10.21% 		WinPAYX / S&P
24.67% / 19.06%
2018-Q22/3 WinPAYX / S&P
11.98% / 3.43% 		LosePAYX / S&P
6.83% / 9.03% 		WinPAYX / S&P
19.65% / 14.46%
2018-Q11/3 LosePAYX / S&P
-8.87% / -0.76% 		LosePAYX / S&P
4.16% / 7.68% 		WinPAYX / S&P
22.62% / 12.46%
2017-Q41/3 WinPAYX / S&P
14.43% / 6.64% 		LosePAYX / S&P
1.64% / 7.03% 		LosePAYX / S&P
5.12% / 13.82%
2017-Q31/3 WinPAYX / S&P
6.19% / 4.48% 		LosePAYX / S&P
2.71% / 5.68% 		LosePAYX / S&P
7.58% / 17.57%
2017-Q21/3 LosePAYX / S&P
-2.57% / 3.09% 		WinPAYX / S&P
5.10% / 4.83% 		LosePAYX / S&P
9.57% / 17.74%
2017-Q11/3 LosePAYX / S&P
-2.52% / 6.07% 		WinPAYX / S&P
7.49% / 3.67% 		LosePAYX / S&P
8.33% / 13.32%
2016-Q43/3 WinPAYX / S&P
6.08% / 3.82% 		WinPAYX / S&P
7.79% / 2.09% 		WinPAYX / S&P
7.50% / 7.05%
2016-Q32/3 LosePAYX / S&P
-1.99% / 3.85% 		WinPAYX / S&P
7.82% / 0.20% 		WinPAYX / S&P
8.21% / -3.15%

Dividend-reinvested, split-adjusted total return

1Y · 2025-08-29 to 2026-08-27

MetricPAYX total returnS&P 500 Total Return Index
Total return-5.31%20.78%
Annualized return-5.31%20.78%

5Y · 2021-09-01 to 2026-08-27

MetricPAYX total returnS&P 500 Total Return Index
Total return30.00%83.14%
Annualized return5.39%12.86%

10Y · 2016-09-01 to 2026-08-27

MetricPAYX total returnS&P 500 Total Return Index
Total return182.98%319.30%
Annualized return10.96%15.41%

Calculation rules

window
Latest 40 completed benchmark quarters; unavailable issuer evidence remains visible and scores 0.
return Basis
Issuer adjusted close reinvests distributions and normalizes splits; the S&P 500 Total Return Index is the direct benchmark.
point Rule
Strict same-quarter win = 1. Loss, tie or unavailable evidence = 0. No partial or subjective points.
frequency
Quarter endpoints only.
fundamentals
Trailing-four-quarter issuer revenue and EPS growth use the issuer's normalized government-filed facts.
non Scoring

Snapshot captured 2026-09-04.

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