PAYX — Paychex, Inc. stock price, charts and financials

QT51Paychex, Inc.

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.

Latest market price
114.75
-2.18-1.86%
PAYXQT51Paychex, Inc.·NASDAQ
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IndexNDX, S&P 500P/E23.51EPS (ttm)4.88Insider Own11.02%Shs Outstand355.68MPerf Week-8.67%
Market Cap40.81BForward P/E17.89EPS next Y6.41Insider Trans-0.09%Shs Float319.21MPerf Month-5.31%
Enterprise Value44.27BPEG3.40EPS next Q1.32Inst Own80.09%Short Float6.03%Perf Quarter14.43%
Income1.76BP/S6.27EPS this Y22.14%Inst Trans-Short Ratio5.88Perf Half Y20.64%
Sales6.51BP/B10.93EPS next Y7.58%ROA10.88%Short Interest19.24MPerf YTD2.29%
Book/sh10.50P/C34.68EPS next 5Y6.91%ROE45.13%52W High135.98 -15.61%Perf Year-15.27%
Cash/sh3.31P/FCF18.65EPS past 3/5Y4.38% 10.05%ROIC20.44%52W Low85.45 34.29%Perf 3Y-6.25%
Dividend Est.4.76 (4.15%)EV/EBITDA14.66Sales past 3/5Y9.16% 9.93%Gross Margin74.29%Volatility2.22% 2.23%Perf 5Y0.24%
Dividend TTM4.54 (3.96%)EV/Sales6.80EPS Y/Y TTM6.55%Oper. Margin38.55%ATR (14)3.15Perf 10Y89.20%
Dividend Ex-DateJul 28, 2026Quick Ratio1.26Sales Y/Y TTM16.89%Profit Margin27.03%RSI (14)37.52Recom3.03
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y11.68% 11.22%Current Ratio1.26EPS Q/Q-11.41%SMA20-6.75%Beta0.83Target Price109.17
Payout90.31%Debt/Eq1.24Sales Q/Q12.54%SMA50-1.93%Rel Volume0.89Prev Close116.93
Employees17,600LT Debt/Eq1.23EarningsSep 29SMA20010.24%Avg Volume3.08MPrice114.75
IPO DateAug 26, 1983Option/ShortYes / YesEPS/Sales Surpr.1.13% 0.31%Net Debt/EBITDA1.16Volume2,750,869Change-1.86%
Analyst Ratings
DateActionAnalystRatingTarget
Sep-09-26ReiteratedWells FargoUnderweight$116$111
Jul-22-26ReiteratedUBSNeutral$98$115
Jul-20-26ReiteratedCantor Fitzgerald$98$107
Jun-30-26ReiteratedMorgan StanleyEqual Weight$107$109
Jun-25-26ReiteratedUBSNeutral$140$98
Jun-17-26ReiteratedStifel NicolausHold$105$110
Jun-15-26UpgradeCitigroupNeutralBuy
Mar-27-26ReiteratedMorgan StanleyEqual Weight$123$107
Mar-13-26ReiteratedBMO CapitalMarket Perform$121$103
Jan-26-26InitiatedCantor FitzgeraldUnderweight$98
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Company

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.

Ownership
Total institutional ownership80.09%

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Financial Statements
DataTimeframe
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 Revenue6,5136,5125,572
Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A1,6741,6751,540
Gross Profit4,8374,8384,031
Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other2,3282,3271,824
Research and Development
000
Other Operating Expense
000
Operating Income2,5112,5112,208
Interest Expense270270105
Unusual Expense
Non-Operating Income (Expense)707074
Net Income Before Taxes2,3112,3112,176
Income Taxes552551519
Consolidated Net Income1,7601,7601,657
Net Income From Continuing Operations1,7601,7601,657
Net Income1,7601,7601,657
EPS (Recurring)4.914.904.60
EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries)4.914.904.60
EPS (Diluted)4.884.894.58
EBITDA3,0203,0152,491
Other After Tax Adjustments
Stock Option Compensation Expense
Price To Earnings Ratio23.5119.8334.48
Price To Sales Ratio6.315.3510.20
Gross Margin74.2774.2972.34
Operating Margin38.5538.5639.63
Net Margin27.0227.0329.74
Shares Outstanding358359360
Market Capitalization41,08134,81656,848
Operating Lease Expense
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Insider Trading Volume
$157.35$137.07$116.78$96.49$76.21 Close Price0.00M0.84M1.68M2.51M3.35MUSD Trades VolumeSepOctNovDec2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Insider Trading
InsiderRelationshipDateTransactionCost#SharesValue ($)#Shares TotalSEC Form 4
Schrader Robert L.Sr. VP, CFOJul 20 '26Sale115.092,600299,23418,547Jul 21
Simmons Christopher CVP, Controller & TreasurerJul 17 '26Sale115.922,615303,1313,420Jul 17
MUCCI MARTINdirector, other: ChairmanJul 14 '26Option Exercise57.24214,48212,276,950632,529Jul 15
MUCCI MARTINdirector, other: ChairmanJul 14 '26Sale109.9325,0002,748,250444,200Jul 15
TUCCI JOSEPH MDirectorJun 26 '26Sale98.253,907383,86367,364Jun 30
TUCCI JOSEPH MDirectorJun 26 '26Option Exercise60.5910,220619,23077,584Jun 30
Roaldsen ElizabethSr. Vice PresidentMay 13 '26Sale90.0045941,3109,335May 15
VELLI JOSEPH MDirectorMay 08 '26Option Exercise60.5910,220619,23089,564May 12
DOODY JOSEPHDirectorFeb 04 '26Buy98.761,00098,7601,000Feb 05
BONADIO TOMDirectorFeb 04 '26Buy98.501,00098,49821,504Feb 05
Gibson John BPresident and CEOJul 16 '25Sale141.9212,3701,755,55081,755Jul 17
Schrader Robert L.Sr. VP, CFOJul 16 '25Sale140.633,160444,39119,281Jul 17
Simmons Christopher CVP, Controller & TreasurerJul 16 '25Sale140.981,843259,8265,723Jul 17
MUCCI MARTINdirector, other: ChairmanJul 10 '25Option Exercise60.84435,22626,479,150705,978Jul 11
MUCCI MARTINdirector, other: ChairmanJul 10 '25Sale145.1797,52614,157,849446,917Jul 11
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