Paychex Inc.

PAYX | NASDAQ

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$112.12

+$2.75 (+2.51%)

At close: Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

$112.12

$0.00 (0.00%)

Pre-market: Nov 2, 2026, 8:30 AM ET

Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Dividends Profile

Market Data

Market Cap $39.91B

Enterprise Value $43.6B

Beta 0.85

Average Volume 3.05M

Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 356.6M

Shares Change YoY -1.46%

Institutional Ownership 85.78%

Exchange NASDAQ

ISIN US7043261079

Price Performance

Price Change 1M 13.8%

Price Change 3M -4.0%

Price Change 6M 20.5%

Price Change YTD -0.1%

Price Change 1Y -4.2%

Price Change 3Y 1.0%

Price Change 5Y -9.1%

1M CAGR (ann.) -2.5%

1Y CAGR (ann.) 0.7%

5Y CAGR (ann.) 1.3%

All-Time CAGR 10.8%

Valuation

PE Ratio 22.29

Forward PE 18.58

PEG Ratio 1.74

Forward PEG 2.61

PS Ratio 6.05

Forward PS 5.80

PB Ratio 10.77

P/FCF Ratio 19.79

P/Adj. FCF Ratio 20.48

P/OCF Ratio 17.71

EV/Sales 6.60

EV/EBIT 16.58

EV/EBITDA 14.19

EV/FCF 21.62

Earnings Yield 4.5%

FCF Yield 5.0%

Adj. FCF Yield 4.9%

Financial Health

Net Debt $3.62B

Total Debt $4.62B

Cash & Short-Term Investments $934.2M

Total Assets $15.66B

Current Ratio 1.28

Quick Ratio 1.28

Debt / Equity Ratio 1.25

Debt / EBITDA 1.50

Debt / FCF 2.29

OCF / Debt 0.49

Interest Coverage 9.71

Altman Z-Score 3.27

Piotroski F-Score 8

Margins & Profitability

Gross Profit Margin 74.4%

Operating Profit Margin 39.2%

EBITDA Margin 46.5%

Net Profit Margin 27.4%

FCF Margin 30.5%

Adj. FCF Margin 29.5%

SBC / Revenue 1.0%

SBC Impact (per share) -3.4%

Returns

Return on Assets 11.5%

Return on Equity 47.1%

Return on Invested Capital 21.1%

Return on Capital Employed 27.8%

Return on Tangible Assets 19.0%

Historical Growth (CAGR)

Revenue CAGR 3Y 9.1%

Revenue CAGR 5Y 9.4%

Revenue CAGR 10Y 8.2%

EPS CAGR 3Y 4.5%

EPS CAGR 5Y 8.3%

EPS CAGR 10Y 9.1%

FCF CAGR 3Y 2.5%

FCF CAGR 5Y 9.1%

FCF CAGR 10Y 8.0%

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Rating Hold

Analyst Count 13

EPS Growth Next 3Y 10.8%

Revenue Growth Next 3Y 4.8%

Earnings Date Dec 18, 2026

EPS Estimate (next Q) $1.30

EPS Growth Est (next Q) 3.2%

Revenue Est (next Q) $1.62B

Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 4.1%

Fair Value Estimates

Graham Number $34.32

Graham Upside -69.4%

Lynch Fair Value $41.95

Lynch Upside -62.6%

Price Target $111.71

Price Target Upside -0.4%

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow $2.25B

Free Cash Flow $2.02B

Adj. Free Cash Flow $1.95B

FCF Per Share $5.67

OCF Per Share $6.33

OCF/S Ratio 34.1%

Income Statement

Revenue $6.6B

Gross Profit $4.91B

Operating Income $2.59B

EBITDA $3.07B

Net Income $1.81B

EPS (Diluted) $5.03

Revenue / Employee $375.14K

Profit / Employee $102.61K

Employees 17,600

Dividends

Annual Dividend $4.65

Dividend Yield 4.15%

Payout Ratio 92.5%

FCF Payout Ratio 80.6%

Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 83.4%

Dividend Growth (YoY) 10.2%

Pay Frequency Quarterly

Ex-Dividend Date Oct 26, 2026