Stock Evaluator: Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)

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Paychex, Inc. PAYX

$116.84 0.51 0.44%
July 31, 2026 4:00:00 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 3,286,402
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NASD | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Industrials Professional Services

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COMPANY SUMMARY
Paychex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides human capital management solutions (HCM) for human resources, payroll processing, employee benefits, and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, Canada, India, and Israel. It offers technology and advisory solutions; and payroll tax administration services. The company also provides retirement solutions, such as plan implementation, ongoing compliance with government regulations, employee and employer reporting, participant and employer online access, electronic funds transfer, and other administrative services; HCM solutions from recruiting and hiring to retirement; and talent management and talent acquisition services. In addition, it offers payroll solutions, including calculation, preparation, and delivery of employee payroll checks; production of internal accounting records and management reports; preparation of federal, state, and local payroll tax returns; and collection and remittance of clients’ payroll obligations. Further, the company provides workforce management solutions; benefits administration solutions; digital marketplace for earned wages, financial wellness solutions, and voluntary lifestyle benefits; administrative services organization HR outsourcing solutions; solutions to payroll and non-payroll customers; retirement and funding solutions; and insurance services for property and casualty coverage, such as workers’ compensation, business-owner policies, cyber security protection, and commercial auto, as well as health and benefits coverage, including health, dental, vision, and life. Additionally, it offers payroll, HR, employee benefits administration, retirement, insurance, risk management outsourcing, and access to professionally trained HR representatives, virtually and on-site. It markets and sells its solutions primarily through its direct sales force. Paychex, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics PAYX Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $41,561.5 $1,137.0 92%
Shares Out (Mil) 358.2 39.0 85%
Institutional Ownership 88.9% 86.9% 57%
Float (Mil) 318.7 35.6 81%
Beta 0.82 0.81 48%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 3,590 464 89%
Price Change
(52-week)
(19.9%) 69.1% 31%
Growth PAYX Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 9.9% 7.3% 58%
Net Income (5yr) 9.9% 8.1% 55%
EPS (5yr) 10.0% 11.9% 46
Dividends (5yr) 11.9% 0.0% 97%
Cash Flow (5yr) (57.6%) (15.3%) 5%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# 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
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $6,512 $1,329 79%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $1,760 $35 91%
EPS (TTM) $4.904 $0.700 86%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $2,557 $130 90%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($1,250) ($1) 3%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $4,608 $220 85%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $44,173 $1,789 91%
Valuation PAYX Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 11.13 2.66 91%
P/E 23.9 22.1 59%
Dividend Yield 4.1% 0.0% 91%
PEG (5yr hist) 2.4 1.2 72%
Ratios PAYX Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 74.3% 36.4% 85%
Net Margin 27.0% 3.9% 86%
ROA 10.8% 4.1% 88%
ROE 44.8% 10.3% 92%
Liabilities to Assets 76.9% 59.0% 72%
F-Score 7 5 84%

Paychex, Inc. did not pass any screens on 7/31/2026.

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