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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)

112.12 +2.75 (+2.51%)
At close: October 30 at 4:00:01 PM EDT
111.50 -0.62 (-0.55%)
After hours: October 30 at 5:07:32 PM EDT
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Financials

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Paychex Incshows a mixed but improving setup. Valuationcompressed from FY 2026 Q1 to FY 2026 Q4, then moved higher again in FY 2027 Q1, while revenue growthand earnings growthboth improved year over year in the latest quarter. Profitabilitystayed strong, with gross marginand operating marginedging higher in FY 2027 Q1, and free cash flow growthremained very elevated despite cooling from FY 2026 Q4.

Valuation Measures

Currency in USD Download
Current 8/31/2026 5/31/2026 2/28/2026 11/30/2025 8/31/2025
Market Cap
39.91B 45.29B 34.75B 33.62B 40.20B 50.15B
Enterprise Value
43.60B 48.78B 37.98B 37.13B 43.55B 53.51B
Trailing P/E
22.25 -- -- -- -- --
Forward P/E
18.84 21.29 16.35 15.75 20.81 25.51
PEG Ratio (current)
2.63 -- -- -- -- --
Price/Sales
6.09 -- -- -- -- --
Price/Book
10.77 -- -- -- -- --
Enterprise Value/Revenue
6.60 7.49 6.00 6.15 7.52 9.60
Enterprise Value/EBITDA
14.37 16.39 13.77 14.33 17.50 22.00
8/31/2025 - 8/26/1983

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Financial Highlights

Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year Ends 5/31/2026
Most Recent Quarter (mrq) 8/31/2026

Profitability

Profit Margin 27.35%
Operating Margin (ttm) 38.50%

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets (ttm) 10.19%
Return on Equity (ttm) 47.06%

Income Statement

Revenue (ttm) 6.6B
Revenue Per Share (ttm) 18.45
Quarterly Revenue Growth (yoy) 5.90%
Gross Profit (ttm) 4.91B
EBITDA 3.08B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm) 1.81B
Diluted EPS (ttm) 5.04
Quarterly Earnings Growth (yoy) 12.00%

Balance Sheet

Total Cash (mrq) 934.2M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq) 2.62
Total Debt (mrq) 4.62B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq) 124.70%
Current Ratio (mrq) 1.28
Book Value Per Share (mrq) 10.41

Cash Flow Statement

Operating Cash Flow (ttm) 2.25B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm) 1.89B

Trading Information

Stock Price History

Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.85
52 Week Change 3 -2.60%
S&P 500 52-Week Change 3 10.63%
52 Week High 3 127.98
52 Week Low 3 85.45
50-Day Moving Average 3 112.80
200-Day Moving Average 3 103.42

Share Statistics

Avg Vol (3 month) 3 2.89M
Avg Vol (10 day) 3 2.83M
Shares Outstanding 5 355.98M
Implied Shares Outstanding 6 355.98M
Float 8 319.58M
% Held by Insiders 1 10.18%
% Held by Institutions 1 85.93%
Shares Short (10/15/2026) 4 20.82M
Short Ratio (10/15/2026) 4 5.88
Short % of Float (10/15/2026) 4 6.52%
Short % of Shares Outstanding (10/15/2026) 4 5.85%
Shares Short (prior month 9/15/2026) 4 19.82M

Dividends & Splits

Forward Annual Dividend Rate 4 4.76
Forward Annual Dividend Yield 4 4.25%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3 4.54
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 3 4.15%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield 4 2.83
Payout Ratio 4 90.08%
Dividend Date 3 11/25/2026
Ex-Dividend Date 4 10/26/2026
Last Split Factor 2 3:2
Last Split Date 3 5/23/2000

Footnotes

  • 1 Data provided by Refinitiv.
  • 2 Data provided by EDGAR Online.
  • 3 Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo Finance.
  • 4 Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.
  • 5 Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report and Market Cap is calculated using shares outstanding.
  • 6 Implied Shares Outstanding of common equity, assuming the conversion of all convertible subsidiary equity into common.
  • 7 EBITDA is calculated by S&P Global Market Intelligence using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting.
  • 8 A company's float is a measure of the number of shares available for trading by the public. It's calculated by taking the number of issued and outstanding shares minus any restricted stock, which may not be publicly traded.

Abbreviation Guide

  • mrq  =  Most Recent Quarter
  • ttm  =  Trailing Twelve Months
  • yoy  =  Year Over Year
  • lfy  =  Last Fiscal Year
  • fye  =  Fiscal Year Ending

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