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PAYX

$109.26-5.57%

as of close, Oct 27, 2026

☾ AH $109.26 -5.57%

Paychex Inc.Stock · TechnologyS&P 500 Equal Weight · 0.2% of RSPNasdaq-100 · 0.2% of QQQNasdaq Composite · 0.07% of ONEQS&P 500 · 0.05% of SPYRussell 1000 · 0.05% of IWBUS Stock Market · 0.04% of VTIMSCI World · 0.04% of URTHRussell 3000 · 0.04% of IWVMSCI ACWI · 0.04% of ACWI

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60.070.080.090.0100.0110.0120.0130.0140.0150.0020.0M$109.26

2026-10-27

Price$109.26

MA20$109.36

MA50$109.17

Vol12.1M

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PAYX returns: By year · By month · By week · Trailing

Key stats#

Price data

Price: $109.26
YTD price return: -2.60%
YTD total return: +1.74%
Next earnings: Dec 18, 2026
Market cap: 38.9B2016-12 21.8B2026-10 38.9B+78.0% over the window
Enterprise value: 42.6B
Shares outstanding: 356M2016-08 361.7M2026-08 356M-1.6% over the window
52W low: $85.45
52W high: $127.98
From 52W high: -14.63%
From 52W low: +27.86%
52W range: 56%
Beta: 0.82

Volume

Rel volume: 1.14×
30D volume: 3.5M
30D $ vol: 373.2M

Insider trading

Insider net 1WNo open-market insider purchase or sale with a transaction date in the last 7 days, as filed on Form 4.: none
Insider net 1M0 insider-days of buying (no priced lot) and 1 of selling ($844K) in the last 30 days, by transaction date, open-market transactions only — awards, exercises, tax withholding and employee-plan purchases are not counted. A Form 4 is filed within two business days of the trade, so the newest days may not be in yet.: −$844K
Insider net 3M0 insider-days of buying (no priced lot) and 1 of selling ($844K) in the last 91 days, by transaction date, open-market transactions only — awards, exercises, tax withholding and employee-plan purchases are not counted. A Form 4 is filed within two business days of the trade, so the newest days may not be in yet.: −$844K
Insider net 1Y2 insider-days of buying ($197K) and 6 of selling ($4.6M) in the last 365 days, by transaction date, open-market transactions only — awards, exercises, tax withholding and employee-plan purchases are not counted. A Form 4 is filed within two business days of the trade, so the newest days may not be in yet.: −$4.4M

Form 4 transactions by trade date, as filed; latest on file 2026-10-14.

Fundamentals

Sales (ttm): 6.6B2016-08 3B2026-08 6.6B+119.0% over the window
Sales/share: $18.552016-08 $8.342026-08 $18.55+122.5% over the window
EPS (ttm): $5.042016-08 $2.112026-08 $5.04+138.6% over the window
FCF (ttm): 2B2016-08 937.8M2026-08 2B+115.0% over the window
FCF/share: $5.672016-08 $2.592026-08 $5.67+118.5% over the window
Book value/share: $10.412016-08 $5.502026-08 $10.41+89.4% over the window
Net margin: 27.35%2016-08 25.4%2026-08 27.4%+7.8% over the window
ROE: 48.74%2016-08 38.5%2026-08 48.7%+26.6% over the window
ROA: 11.53%2016-08 12.5%2026-08 11.5%-8.1% over the window
Debt / equity: 1.23×2019-02 0.312026-08 1.23+299.5% over the window
Current ratio: 1.282016-08 1.162026-08 1.28+10.5% over the window

Growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

Sales: +13.98%2025-08-31 → 2026-08-315.8B → 6.6B (+14.0% total)+9.42%2023-11-30 → 2026-08-315.2B → 6.6B (+28.1% total)+9.74%2021-08-31 → 2026-08-314.1B → 6.6B (+59.2% total)+8.16%2016-08-31 → 2026-08-313B → 6.6B (+119.0% total)
Net income: +11.93%2025-08-31 → 2026-08-311.6B → 1.8B (+11.9% total)+4.18%2023-08-31 → 2026-08-311.6B → 1.8B (+13.1% total)+0.98%2021-08-31 → 2026-08-311.7B → 1.8B (+5.0% total)+8.97%2016-08-31 → 2026-08-31765.1M → 1.8B (+136.0% total)
FCF: +8.37%2025-08-31 → 2026-08-311.9B → 2B (+8.4% total)+2.30%2023-08-31 → 2026-08-311.9B → 2B (+7.1% total)+9.13%2021-08-31 → 2026-08-311.3B → 2B (+54.8% total)+7.96%2016-08-31 → 2026-08-31937.8M → 2B (+115.0% total)
Shares: -1.09%2025-08-31 → 2026-08-31359.9M → 356M (-1.1% total)-0.49%2023-08-31 → 2026-08-31361.2M → 356M (-1.5% total)-0.26%2021-08-31 → 2026-08-31360.6M → 356M (-1.3% total)-0.16%2016-08-31 → 2026-08-31361.7M → 356M (-1.6% total)

Per-share growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

EPS: +12.96%2025-08-31 → 2026-08-31$4.46 → $5.04 (+12.9% total)+4.54%2023-08-31 → 2026-08-31$4.41 → $5.04 (+14.2% total)+1.19%2021-08-31 → 2026-08-31$4.75 → $5.04 (+6.1% total)+9.09%2016-08-31 → 2026-08-31$2.11 → $5.04 (+138.6% total)
Sales/share: +15.23%2025-08-31 → 2026-08-31$16.10 → $18.55 (+15.2% total)+9.84%2023-11-30 → 2026-08-31$14.33 → $18.55 (+29.5% total)+10.02%2021-08-31 → 2026-08-31$11.51 → $18.55 (+61.2% total)+8.33%2016-08-31 → 2026-08-31$8.34 → $18.55 (+122.5% total)
FCF/share: +9.56%2025-08-31 → 2026-08-31$5.17 → $5.67 (+9.6% total)+2.80%2023-08-31 → 2026-08-31$5.21 → $5.67 (+8.6% total)+9.41%2021-08-31 → 2026-08-31$3.61 → $5.67 (+56.8% total)+8.13%2016-08-31 → 2026-08-31$2.59 → $5.67 (+118.5% total)
Book value/share: -5.65%2025-08-31 → 2026-08-31$11.03 → $10.41 (-5.7% total)+1.58%2023-08-31 → 2026-08-31$9.93 → $10.41 (+4.8% total)+4.28%2021-08-31 → 2026-08-31$8.44 → $10.41 (+23.3% total)+6.59%2016-08-31 → 2026-08-31$5.50 → $10.41 (+89.4% total)
Dividend/share: +10.20%2025-08-31 → 2026-08-31$4.12 → $4.54 (+10.2% total)+10.55%2023-08-31 → 2026-08-31$3.36 → $4.54 (+35.1% total)+12.14%2021-08-31 → 2026-08-31$2.56 → $4.54 (+77.3% total)+10.19%2016-08-31 → 2026-08-31$1.72 → $4.54 (+164.0% total)
Price: -12.61%2025-10-27 → 2026-10-27$125.01 → $109.26 (-12.6% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.-0.09%2023-10-27 → 2026-10-27$109.57 → $109.26 (-0.3% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.-2.26%2021-10-27 → 2026-10-27$122.48 → $109.26 (-10.8% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+6.99%2016-10-26 → 2026-10-27$55.57 → $109.26 (+96.6% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.
Total return: -7.83%2025-10-27 → 2026-10-27$118.53 → $109.26 (-7.8% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+3.71%2023-10-27 → 2026-10-27$97.94 → $109.26 (+11.6% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+1.03%2021-10-27 → 2026-10-27$103.82 → $109.26 (+5.2% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+10.48%2016-10-26 → 2026-10-27$40.31 → $109.26 (+171.0% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.

Fundamentals end at the last reported quarter; price and total return end at the latest close.

Valuation

P/E (ttm)Price ÷ TTM diluted EPS. Net income carries everything below the operating line, including one-off gains. Negative when the trailing year lost money.: 21.7×2016-12 28.082026-10 21.54-23.3% over the window
P/OI (ttm)Price ÷ TTM operating income. Excludes the below-the-line items that make P/E jump — mark-to-market gains, settlements, tax true-ups.: 15.0×2016-12 18.352026-10 15.03-18.1% over the window
Fwd P/E: 18.5×
P/S (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM revenue.: 5.9×2016-12 7.132026-10 5.89-17.4% over the window
P/B (mrq)Market cap ÷ stockholders' equity at the most recent quarter end.: 10.5×2016-12 12.032026-10 10.50-12.8% over the window
P/FCF (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow (operating cash flow − capex).: 19.3×2016-12 23.862026-10 19.29-19.2% over the window
EV/EBITDA (fy): 14.1×
EV/Sales (ttm): 6.5×
FCF yield (ttm)TTM free cash flow ÷ market cap — the inverse of P/FCF.: 5.19%2016-11 4.2%2026-08 5.8%+37.2% over the window
Dividend yield (fwd)Indicated annual dividend ÷ last close: the last regular payment × payments a year, from our own dividend record. Shown only for a company that pays the same amount each time (raises and cuts allowed), whose payments are on schedule and agree with the dividends it reports paying; a company whose payments vary in size, such as an unequal interim and final, has no forward figure — see the ttm yield.: 4.36%
Dividend yield (ttm)Dividends paid over the last year ÷ last close: the last full cycle of regular payments in our own dividend record. Below the forward yield after a raise, above it after a cut. Shown only when the record holds that full cycle and it agrees with the dividends the company reports paying; otherwise —.: 4.26%
Dividend/share (fwd)The indicated annual dividend: the last regular payment × payments a year, for a company that pays the same amount each time.: $4.76
Buyback yield (realized, 1y)1 − shares_at(2026-08-31) ÷ shares_at(2025-08-31) = 1 − 356.0M ÷ 359.9M. Point-in-time share counts from the company's own SEC filings (the same count at both ends), published only when the cash flow statement shows repurchases inside that window. A falling price can't inflate it; negative means net dilution.: 1.09%
Shareholder yield (realized, 1y)Buyback leg + dividend leg: shares retired over the year (1.09%) + dividends paid over that year ($1.6B) ÷ market_cap_at(2025-08-31) ($50.2B). Both legs are measured against the start of the window, so a payout can't shrink its own denominator.: 4.32%
Buyback yield (cash, ttm)Buybacks net of issuance over the trailing twelve months ($450.9M) ÷ today's market cap ($38.9B). Dollars SPENT over what the company is worth NOW — a stock that fell after buying reads high.: 1.16%2016-11 1.0%2026-08 1.3%+33.0% over the window
Shareholder yield (cash, ttm)(TTM buybacks net of issuance $450.9M + TTM dividends $1.6B) ÷ today's market cap ($38.9B). Same caveat as the cash buyback yield.: 5.34%2016-11 3.9%2026-08 5.9%+52.9% over the window

Vs own 10Y history

P/E: 6th
P/OI: 5th
P/S: 7th
P/B: 23rd
P/FCF: 7th

Bar = where today’s multiple sits in PAYX’s own 10-year range:near a decade-low (cheap)→near a decade-high (rich).

Performance · price return · as of 2026-10-27#

-5.57%

-2.98%

+7.78%

-5.39%

YTD

-2.60%

-12.60%

-10.79%

Recent filings#

Oct 14Insider sale · VELLI JOSEPH M (Director) sold 7,839 shares for $844K at $107.68
Sep 23Earnings · Earnings release — EPS $1.34 vs $1.33 est. (+0.8%); revenue $1.63B (+6% y/y) 8.8%
Jul 20Insider sale · Schrader Robert L. (Sr. VP, CFO) sold 2,600 shares for $299K at $115.09
Jul 17Insider sale · Simmons Christopher C (VP, Controller & Treasurer) sold 2,615 shares for $303K at $115.92
Jul 14Insider sale · MUCCI MARTIN (Director · Chairman) sold 25,000 shares for $2.7M at $109.93

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