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Paychex, Inc.

PAYX

NASDAQIndustrialsStaffing & Employment Services

Previous close

$124.48

+$1.565 · +1.27%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

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Jul 10, 2026

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Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

81

Deep Value

Momentum

51

Neutral

Sentiment

59

Mixed

Risk resilience

63

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Rochester, New York, Paychex, Inc. delivers comprehensive human capital management (HCM) solutions. The company primarily serves small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the United States, Europe, and India, addressing their needs in human resources, payroll administration, employee benefits, and insurance. Its diverse service portfolio includes: Payroll Management: Encompassing core payroll processing, payroll tax administration, employee payment facilitation, and ensuring compliance with regulations like new-hire reporting and garnishment processing. Human Resources Solutions: Providing support for employer compliance, HR and employee benefits administration, risk management outsourcing, and even the availability of professionally trained on-site HR representatives. Retirement Services: Offering full administration for retirement plans, which covers implementation, ongoing adherence to government regulations, reporting for both participants and employers, online access capabilities, electronic funds transfers, and other administrative tasks. Cloud-based HR Software: A suite of software products designed for efficient HR administration, including tools for benefits management, time and attendance tracking, digital communication, recruitment, and onboarding processes. Additional Business Services: This category features plan administration outsourcing, state unemployment insurance services, and various support functions for SMBs such as payroll funding and outsourcing (including payroll processing, invoicing, and tax preparation), payment processing solutions, financial wellness programs, and a resource center for small business loans. Insurance Offerings: Providing both property and casualty coverage, which includes workers' compensation, business-owner policies, cybersecurity protection, and commercial auto insurance, alongside health and benefits coverage like medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Paychex primarily distributes its services through its dedicated direct sales team.

Industry
Staffing & Employment Services
Sector
Industrials
Headquarters
US
CEO
John Gibson Jr.
Listed since
Aug 26, 1983
Employees
17,600

Market position

Day range

Current $124.48

52-week range

Current $124.48

Open
$122.93
Previous close
$122.91
Volume
2.07M
0.64× average
Average volume
3.22M
Average daily volume
Market cap
44.27B USD
Beta
0.8
Market reference 1
50-day average
$110.99
+12.15% above average
200-day average
$103.39
+20.40% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
40.26B USD
P/E (TTM)
25.35×
P/B (TTM)
11.92×
P/S (TTM)
6.8×
EV / EBITDA
13.35×
Earnings yield
4.79%
Free cash flow yield
6.32%
Dividend yield
3.65%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
74.29%
Operating margin
38.55%
Net margin
27.03%
Return on equity
47.12%
Return on assets
10.88%
Return on invested capital
20.44%

Financial health

Debt / equity
1.24×
Current ratio
1.26×
Altman Z-score
3.35
Piotroski F-score
6 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends79%60%41%22%Gross margin, FY2022: 70.59%Gross margin, FY2023: 70.98%Gross margin, FY2024: 71.97%Gross margin, FY2025: 72.35%Gross margin, FY2026: 74.29%Operating margin, FY2022: 39.90%Operating margin, FY2023: 40.60%Operating margin, FY2024: 41.19%Operating margin, FY2025: 39.62%Operating margin, FY2026: 38.55%Net margin, FY2022: 30.20%Net margin, FY2023: 31.10%Net margin, FY2024: 32.03%Net margin, FY2025: 29.74%Net margin, FY2026: 27.03%FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Gross margin FY2022 70.59%. Gross margin FY2023 70.98%. Gross margin FY2024 71.97%. Gross margin FY2025 72.35%. Gross margin FY2026 74.29%. Operating margin FY2022 39.90%. Operating margin FY2023 40.60%. Operating margin FY2024 41.19%. Operating margin FY2025 39.62%. Operating margin FY2026 38.55%. Net margin FY2022 30.20%. Net margin FY2023 31.10%. Net margin FY2024 32.03%. Net margin FY2025 29.74%. Net margin FY2026 27.03%.

Income trends

Revenue

6.51B USD+16.88%

Operating income

2.51B USD+13.72%

Net income

1.76B USD+6.20%
Income trends across reported periods7.02B USD4.98B USD2.93B USD880.88M USDRevenue, FY2022: 4.61B USDRevenue, FY2023: 5.01B USDRevenue, FY2024: 5.28B USDRevenue, FY2025: 5.57B USDRevenue, FY2026: 6.51B USDOperating income, FY2022: 1.84B USDOperating income, FY2023: 2.03B USDOperating income, FY2024: 2.17B USDOperating income, FY2025: 2.21B USDOperating income, FY2026: 2.51B USDNet income, FY2022: 1.39B USDNet income, FY2023: 1.56B USDNet income, FY2024: 1.69B USDNet income, FY2025: 1.66B USDNet income, FY2026: 1.76B USDFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Revenue FY2022 4.61B USD. Revenue FY2023 5.01B USD. Revenue FY2024 5.28B USD. Revenue FY2025 5.57B USD. Revenue FY2026 6.51B USD. Operating income FY2022 1.84B USD. Operating income FY2023 2.03B USD. Operating income FY2024 2.17B USD. Operating income FY2025 2.21B USD. Operating income FY2026 2.51B USD. Net income FY2022 1.39B USD. Net income FY2023 1.56B USD. Net income FY2024 1.69B USD. Net income FY2025 1.66B USD. Net income FY2026 1.76B USD.
Metric (USD)FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue6.51B USD5.57B USD5.28B USD5.01B USD4.61B USD
Cost of goods sold1.67B USD1.54B USD1.48B USD1.45B USD1.36B USD
Gross profit4.84B USD4.03B USD3.8B USD3.55B USD3.26B USD
Selling, general, and administrative2.33B USD1.82B USD1.62B USD1.52B USD1.42B USD
Operating expenses2.33B USD1.82B USD1.62B USD1.52B USD1.42B USD
Interest income63.4M USD72.8M USD82.7M USD49.1M USD2.9M USD
Interest expense269.5M USD105.4M USD37.3M USD36.7M USD36.6M USD
Depreciation and amortization442.6M USD209.5M USD176.5M USD176.6M USD191.8M USD
Operating income2.51B USD2.21B USD2.17B USD2.03B USD1.84B USD
Net income1.76B USD1.66B USD1.69B USD1.56B USD1.39B USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest fiscal-year EPS
4.89
FY2026 · +6.77% year over year
Latest fiscal-year revenue
6.51B USD
FY2026 · +16.88% year over year
Next fiscal-year EPS consensus
5.97
FY2027 · 12 analysts
Next fiscal-year revenue consensus
6.86B USD
FY2027 · 13 analysts

Annual EPS trend

Reported history and fiscal-year consensus

ReportedConsensus forecast
Annual EPS trend7.2464.773.53FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26FY27FY28FY29

Annual revenue trend

Reported history and fiscal-year consensus

ReportedConsensus forecast
Annual revenue trend7.95B6.74B5.52B4.31BFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26FY27FY28FY29

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$108.8

12.59% downside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $115Average $108.8Low $103

Rating distribution

30 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy517%
Hold1963%
Sell620%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

12 institutions

PAYX news

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$4.22

2025 complete year+62.3% since 2021

2026 partial: $3.46

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jul 28, 2026

$1.19

Quarterly

Record Jul 28, 2026 · Payment Aug 28, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 13, 2026

$1.19

Quarterly

Record May 13, 2026 · Payment May 29, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jan 28, 2026

$1.08

Quarterly

Record Jan 28, 2026 · Payment Feb 27, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Nov 7, 2025

$1.08

Quarterly

Record Nov 7, 2025 · Payment Nov 26, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jul 21, 2025

$1.08

Quarterly

Record Jul 21, 2025 · Payment Aug 29, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 12, 2025

$1.08

Quarterly

Record May 12, 2025 · Payment May 29, 2025

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