Why Paychex, Inc.’s (PAYX) Stock Is Down 5.36%
As of Wednesday, September 23, Paychex, Inc.’s PAYX share price has dipped by 5.36%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Jenna Brashear
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| Share Statistics | PAYX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $39,745.2 | $1,109.0 | 92% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 356.6 | 40.9 | 85% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 89.3% | 85.8% | 57% |
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| Float (Mil) | 319.6 | 35.3 | 80% |
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| Beta | 0.81 | 0.81 | 48% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 2,872 | 388 | 86% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
(12.5%) | 70.4% | 43% |
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| Growth | PAYX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 9.9% | 7.4% | 58% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 9.9% | 8.0% | 55% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 10.0% | 11.8% | 47 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 11.9% | 0.0% | 97% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (57.6%) | (15.1%) | 5% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
| Current EPS | $1.277 | $5.961 | $6.389 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.358 | $5.976 | $6.389 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.363 | $5.983 | $6.388 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 5.7% | 21.9% | 40.0% | |
| Financials | PAYX | Industry Median |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $6,603 | $1,504 | 78% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $1,806 | $36 | 91% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $5.047 | $0.900 | 86% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $2,252 | $173 | 89% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($979) | ($1) | 3% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $4,621 | $236 | 84% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $39,772 | $1,774 | 90% |
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| Valuation | PAYX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 10.73 | 2.52 | 92% |
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| P/E | 22.1 | 23.9 | 58% |
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| Dividend Yield | 4.3% | 0.0% | 91% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 2.2 | 1.2 | 71% |
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| Ratios | PAYX | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 74.4% | 36.0% | 84% |
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| Net Margin | 27.4% | 3.5% | 86% |
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| ROA | 11.2% | 3.0% | 89% |
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| ROE | 47.1% | 8.6% | 92% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 76.3% | 59.0% | 72% |
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| F-Score | 7 | 5 | 82% |
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Paychex, Inc. did not pass any screens on 10/16/2026.
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