Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) is a Industrials company in the Staffing & Employment Services industry. QuoTrend tracks its price, financials, earnings, analyst ratings and insider trades.
| Index | NDX, S&P 500 | P/E | 24.45 | EPS (ttm) | 4.91 | Insider Own | 11.02% | Shs Outstand | 355.68M | Perf Week | 2.74% |
| Market Cap | 42.70B | Forward P/E | 18.73 | EPS next Y | 6.41 | Insider Trans | -0.09% | Shs Float | 319.21M | Perf Month | 12.97% |
| Enterprise Value | 46.16B | PEG | 3.63 | EPS next Q | 1.33 | Inst Own | 80.09% | Short Float | 6.03% | Perf Quarter | 27.35% |
| Income | 1.75B | P/S | 6.56 | EPS this Y | 22.26% | Inst Trans | - | Short Ratio | 5.77 | Perf Half Y | 22.28% |
| Sales | 6.51B | P/B | 11.49 | EPS next Y | 7.40% | ROA | 10.88% | Short Interest | 19.23M | Perf YTD | 7.01% |
| Book/sh | - | P/C | 16.79 | EPS next 5Y | 6.86% | ROE | 45.13% | 52W High | 142.30 -15.40% | Perf Year | -13.69% |
| Cash/sh | - | P/FCF | 18.39 | EPS past 3/5Y | 4.38% 10.05% | ROIC | 20.49% | 52W Low | 85.70 40.48% | Perf 3Y | -3.50% |
| Dividend Est. | 4.76 (3.95%) | EV/EBITDA | 15.29 | Sales past 3/5Y | 9.16% 9.93% | Gross Margin | 74.29% | Volatility | 2.60% 2.91% | Perf 5Y | 5.46% |
| Dividend TTM | 4.54 (3.77%) | EV/Sales | 7.09 | EPS Y/Y TTM | 6.55% | Oper. Margin | 38.55% | ATR (14) | 3.66 | Perf 10Y | 102.77% |
| Dividend Ex-Date | Jul 28, 2026 | Quick Ratio | 1.26 | Sales Y/Y TTM | 16.89% | Profit Margin | 27.03% | RSI (14) | 65.68 | Recom | 3.03 |
| Dividend Gr. 3/5Y | 11.68% 11.22% | Current Ratio | 1.26 | EPS Q/Q | -11.41% | SMA20 | 4.12% | Beta | 0.80 | Target Price | 108.80 |
| Payout | 90.31% | Debt/Eq | 1.23 | Sales Q/Q | 12.54% | SMA50 | 12.71% | Rel Volume | 0.56 | Prev Close | 120.04 |
| Employees | 17,600 | LT Debt/Eq | 1.23 | Earnings | Sep 29 | SMA200 | 16.10% | Avg Volume | 3.39M | Price | 120.39 |
| IPO Date | Aug 26, 1983 | Option/Short | Yes / Yes | EPS/Sales Surpr. | 1.13% 0.31% | Net Debt/EBITDA | 1.15 | Volume | 1,893,982 | Change | 0.29% |
| Date | Action | Analyst | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul-22-26 | Reiterated | UBS | Neutral | $98 → $115 |
| Jul-20-26 | Reiterated | Cantor Fitzgerald | $98 → $107 | |
| Jun-30-26 | Reiterated | Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | $107 → $109 |
| Jun-25-26 | Reiterated | UBS | Neutral | $140 → $98 |
| Jun-17-26 | Reiterated | Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | $105 → $110 |
| Jun-15-26 | Upgrade | Citigroup | Neutral → Buy | |
| Mar-27-26 | Reiterated | Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | $123 → $107 |
| Mar-13-26 | Reiterated | BMO Capital | Market Perform | $121 → $103 |
| Jan-26-26 | Initiated | Cantor Fitzgerald | Underweight | $98 |
| Dec-22-25 | Reiterated | Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | $132 → $123 |
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.
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| Line Item (USD, M) | TTM — | FY 2026 5/31/2026 | FY 2025 5/31/2025 | FY 2024 5/31/2024 | FY 2023 5/31/2023 | FY 2022 5/31/2022 | FY 2021 5/31/2021 | FY 2020 5/31/2020 | FY 2019 5/31/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 6,513 | 6,512 | 5,572 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A | 1,674 | 1,675 | 1,540 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross Profit | 4,837 | 4,838 | 4,031 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other | 2,328 | 2,327 | 1,824 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Research and Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Operating Expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Income | 2,511 | 2,511 | 2,208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest Expense | 270 | 270 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Unusual Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-Operating Income (Expense) | 70 | 70 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income Before Taxes | 2,311 | 2,311 | 2,176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Income Taxes | 552 | 551 | 519 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Consolidated Net Income | 1,760 | 1,760 | 1,657 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 1,760 | 1,760 | 1,657 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income | 1,760 | 1,760 | 1,657 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Recurring) | 4.91 | 4.90 | 4.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries) | 4.91 | 4.90 | 4.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Diluted) | 4.88 | 4.89 | 4.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EBITDA | 3,020 | 3,015 | 2,491 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other After Tax Adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stock Option Compensation Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 24.67 | 19.83 | 34.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 6.62 | 5.35 | 10.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross Margin | 74.27 | 74.29 | 72.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Margin | 38.55 | 38.56 | 39.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Margin | 27.02 | 27.03 | 29.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Shares Outstanding | 358 | 359 | 360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Market Capitalization | 43,100 | 34,816 | 56,848 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Lease Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insider | Relationship | Date | Transaction | Cost | #Shares | Value ($) | #Shares Total | SEC Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schrader Robert L. | Sr. VP, CFO | Jul 20 '26 | Sale | 115.09 | 2,600 | 299,234 | 18,547 | Jul 21 |
| Simmons Christopher C | VP, Controller & Treasurer | Jul 17 '26 | Sale | 115.92 | 2,615 | 303,131 | 3,420 | Jul 17 |
| MUCCI MARTIN | director, other: Chairman | Jul 14 '26 | Option Exercise | 57.24 | 214,482 | 12,276,950 | 632,529 | Jul 15 |
| MUCCI MARTIN | director, other: Chairman | Jul 14 '26 | Sale | 109.93 | 25,000 | 2,748,250 | 444,200 | Jul 15 |
| TUCCI JOSEPH M | Director | Jun 26 '26 | Option Exercise | 60.59 | 10,220 | 619,230 | 77,584 | Jun 30 |
| TUCCI JOSEPH M | Director | Jun 26 '26 | Sale | 98.25 | 3,907 | 383,863 | 67,364 | Jun 30 |
| Roaldsen Elizabeth | Sr. Vice President | May 13 '26 | Sale | 90.00 | 459 | 41,310 | 9,335 | May 15 |
| VELLI JOSEPH M | Director | May 08 '26 | Option Exercise | 60.59 | 10,220 | 619,230 | 89,564 | May 12 |
| DOODY JOSEPH | Director | Feb 04 '26 | Buy | 98.76 | 1,000 | 98,760 | 1,000 | Feb 05 |
| BONADIO TOM | Director | Feb 04 '26 | Buy | 98.50 | 1,000 | 98,498 | 21,504 | Feb 05 |
| Gibson John B | President and CEO | Jul 16 '25 | Sale | 141.92 | 12,370 | 1,755,550 | 81,755 | Jul 17 |
| Schrader Robert L. | Sr. VP, CFO | Jul 16 '25 | Sale | 140.63 | 3,160 | 444,391 | 19,281 | Jul 17 |
| Simmons Christopher C | VP, Controller & Treasurer | Jul 16 '25 | Sale | 140.98 | 1,843 | 259,826 | 5,723 | Jul 17 |
| MUCCI MARTIN | director, other: Chairman | Jul 10 '25 | Option Exercise | 60.84 | 435,226 | 26,479,150 | 705,978 | Jul 11 |
| MUCCI MARTIN | director, other: Chairman | Jul 10 '25 | Sale | 145.17 | 97,526 | 14,157,849 | 446,917 | Jul 11 |