Why Paychex, Inc.’s (PAYX) Stock Is Down 5.92%
As of Thursday, July 30, Paychex, Inc.’s PAYX share price has dipped by 5.92%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Michael Rose
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| Share Statistics | PAYX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $41,561.5 | $1,137.0 | 92% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 358.2 | 39.0 | 85% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 88.9% | 86.9% | 57% |
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| Float (Mil) | 318.7 | 35.6 | 81% |
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| Beta | 0.82 | 0.81 | 48% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 3,590 | 464 | 89% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
(19.9%) | 69.1% | 31% |
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| Growth | PAYX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 9.9% | 7.3% | 58% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 9.9% | 8.1% | 55% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 10.0% | 11.9% | 46 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 11.9% | 0.0% | 97% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (57.6%) | (15.3%) | 5% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 16 | 18 | 16 | |
| Current EPS | $1.323 | $5.981 | $6.385 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.323 | $5.968 | $6.391 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.316 | $5.900 | $6.299 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 12.5% | 22.3% | 38.7% | |
| Financials | PAYX | Industry Median |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $6,512 | $1,329 | 79% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $1,760 | $35 | 91% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $4.904 | $0.700 | 86% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $2,557 | $130 | 90% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($1,250) | ($1) | 3% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $4,608 | $220 | 85% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $44,173 | $1,789 | 91% |
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| Valuation | PAYX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 11.13 | 2.66 | 91% |
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| P/E | 23.9 | 22.1 | 59% |
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| Dividend Yield | 4.1% | 0.0% | 91% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 2.4 | 1.2 | 72% |
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| Ratios | PAYX | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 74.3% | 36.4% | 85% |
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| Net Margin | 27.0% | 3.9% | 86% |
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| ROA | 10.8% | 4.1% | 88% |
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| ROE | 44.8% | 10.3% | 92% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 76.9% | 59.0% | 72% |
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| F-Score | 7 | 5 | 84% |
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Paychex, Inc. did not pass any screens on 7/31/2026.
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