PAYX

Paychex Inc

101.37

Sep 25 • 3:59 PM ET -0.22 (-0.22%)

101.39

Aftermarket • 5:00 PM ET +0.02 (0.02%)

Technology Software - Application USA Large NASD

Today, 4:02 AMPaychex beats on EPS and margins, reaffirms full-year outlook as PEO mix shifts higher

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Index	NDX, S&P 500
Market Cap	36.09B
Enterprise Value	39.72B
Income	1.81B
Sales	6.60B
Book/sh	10.41
Cash/sh	2.78
Dividend Est.	4.85 (4.78%)
Dividend TTM	4.54 (4.48%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Jul 28, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	10.76% 11.94%
Payout	90.61%
Employees	17600
IPO	Aug 26, 1983

P/E	20.13
Forward P/E	15.79
PEG	2.11
P/S	5.47
P/B	9.74
P/C	36.48
P/FCF	17.89
EV/EBITDA	11.75
EV/Sales	6.02
Quick Ratio	1.28
Current Ratio	1.28
Debt/Eq	1.25
LT Debt/Eq	1.25
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	5.03
EPS next Y	6.42
EPS next Q	1.28
EPS this Y	8.16%
EPS next Y	7.70%
EPS next 5Y	7.49%
EPS past 3/5Y	4.39% 10.04%
Sales past 3/5Y	9.15% 9.93%
EPS Y/Y TTM	12.61%
Sales Y/Y TTM	13.97%
EPS Q/Q	13.63%
Sales Q/Q	5.88%
Earnings	Sep 23 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	1.48% 0.24%

Insider Own	10.29%
Insider Trans	-0.09%
Inst Own	85.72%
Inst Trans	-0.65%
ROA	11.17%
ROE	47.06%
ROIC	21.69%
Gross Margin	71.63%
Oper. Margin	44.48%
Profit Margin	27.35%
SMA20	-13.23%
SMA50	-14.36%
SMA200	-2.70%
Trades

Shs Outstand	356.00M
Shs Float	319.34M
Short Float	6.21%
Short Ratio	6.47
Short Interest	19.82M
52W High	130.32 -22.21%
52W Low	85.45 18.63%
Volatility	3.76% 2.37%
ATR (14)	3.34
RSI (14)	21.99
Beta	0.83
Rel Volume	1.28
Avg Volume	3.06M
Volume	3,913,325

Perf Week	-12.72%
Perf Month	-18.83%
Perf Quarter	1.47%
Perf Half Y	8.31%
Perf YTD	-9.64%
Perf Year	-19.99%
Perf 3Y	-11.35%
Perf 5Y	-7.83%
Perf 10Y	69.20%
Recom	3.05
Target Price	116.62
Prev Close	101.59
Price	101.37
Change %	-0.22%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Sep-24-26	Upgrade	JP Morgan	Underweight → Neutral	$115
Sep-24-26	Reiterated	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform	$118 → $113
Sep-16-26	Upgrade	Wolfe Research	Underperform → Peer Perform
Sep-04-26	Initiated	Stephens	Equal-Weight	$132
Jun-15-26	Upgrade	Citigroup	Neutral → Buy	$140
Mar-19-26	Initiated	Guggenheim	Neutral
Mar-13-26	Reiterated	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform	$121 → $103
Jan-27-26	Initiated	Cantor Fitzgerald	Underweight	$98
Dec-09-25	Reiterated	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform	$140 → $121
Oct-23-25	Resumed	Citigroup	Neutral	$139
Oct-22-25	Initiated	Wells Fargo	Underweight	$128
Oct-07-25	Initiated	Stephens	Equal-Weight	$135
Oct-01-25	Reiterated	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform	$143 → $140
Sep-24-25	Reiterated	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform	$160 → $143
Jul-10-25	Initiated	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform	$160
Dec-22-23	Downgrade	TD Cowen	Outperform → Market Perform	$132 → $123
Dec-14-23	Upgrade	Barclays	Underweight → Equal Weight	$107 → $126
Nov-07-23	Initiated	UBS	Neutral	$120
Sep-05-23	Initiated	RBC Capital Mkts	Sector Perform	$130
Jun-02-23	Initiated	UBS	Neutral	$115

Show Previous Ratings

Sep-24-26 09:41AM	CoreWeave upgraded, Etsy downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
08:30AM	Paychex, Inc. Q1 2027 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
07:15AM	MARKETS LIVE: Wall Street opens lower as rate hike fears return (Proactive)
03:51AM	Paychexs Q1 Earnings Call Revealed a 2x Upgrade Rate. The Stock Fell 9% Anyway, Heres Why. (TIKR)
Sep-23-26 05:00PM	Paychex Inc (PAYX) (Q1 2027) Earnings Call Highlights: PEO Strength Drives 6% Revenue Growth ... (GuruFocus.com) -8.77%
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12:46PM	Why Paychex Stock Is Heading for Its Worst Day in More Than a Year (Barrons.com)
09:40AM	Paychex Q1 Revenue Rises 6% as PEO and Insurance Outlook Is Raised (InvestorsHub)
09:25AM	Paychex's Sales Growth Slows (The Wall Street Journal)
09:07AM	Paychex reports double-digit earnings growth as PEO and insurance revenue rises (Proactive)
08:37AM	Paychex: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
08:30AM	Paychex Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results (GlobeNewswire)
08:00AM	Paychex Introduces Agentic AI Recruiting Capabilities Through WISE Hire (GlobeNewswire)
04:28AM	Cintas headlines Wednesday's earnings slate (MarketWatch)
03:38AM	Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq set for steady start as oil prices approach longest losing streak in over a year (MarketWatch)
Sep-22-26 08:36AM	How Will Paychex Stock React To Its Upcoming Earnings? (Trefis)
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Sep-16-26 09:42AM	Starbucks initiated, Expedia downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
Sep-15-26 09:00AM	Paychex's WISE Named a 2026 Top HR Product of the Year by HR Executive (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-09-26 09:15AM	Paychex Schedules First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Earnings Conference Call on September 23, 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-04-26 09:48AM	UiPath downgraded, Shell upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
Sep-01-26 08:30AM	Stable Employment Levels Continue for U.S. Small Businesses in August (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-31-26 09:00AM	WISE at Work: Early Results Show Paychex AI Is Reducing Payroll Errors and Improving Service Efficiency at Scale (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-24-26 11:00AM	Paychex Expands Award-Winning Lifestyle Benefits to 2M+ Employees on the Paycor Platform (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-11-26 05:27PM	Turn The ADP Shares You Own Into A 9.1% Income Stream (Trefis)
08:01AM	ManpowerGroup Elects John B. Gibson Jr. to Board of Directors (PR Newswire)
Aug-04-26 08:30AM	U.S. Small Business Employment Landscape Remains Steady (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-03-26 09:30AM	Paychex Expands WISE to Deliver Workforce Intelligence Across Business Tools (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-22-26 09:00AM	Paychex Named One of Selling Power's 60 Best Companies to Sell For (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-16-26 04:15PM	Paychex Declares Quarterly Dividend (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-15-26 01:20PM	Booking, Alphabet, and 7 Other Stocks to Buy Ahead of Earnings (Barrons.com)
01:03PM	Turn The ADP Shares You Own Into A 9% Income Stream (Trefis)
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Jul-08-26 03:16PM	The Toughest Questions PAYX Faced On Its Latest Call (Trefis)
Jun-30-26 08:30AM	Paychex Small Business Jobs Index Improves for the Fourth Consecutive Month (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-24-26 05:00PM	Paychex Inc (PAYX) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and AI Innovations ... (GuruFocus.com)
12:43PM	Paychex, Inc. Q4 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
11:27AM	Paychex tops fourth quarter earnings, shares dip on 2027 outlook (Proactive)
09:18AM	Paychex beats fourth quarter EPS estimates, stock slides (Investing.com)
08:46AM	Paychex: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
08:30AM	Paychex Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2026 Results (GlobeNewswire)
05:02AM	Micron headlines Wednesday's earnings (MarketWatch)
Jun-22-26 09:30AM	Paychex Named One of America's Most Trustworthy Companies by Newsweek (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-15-26 02:20PM	Paychex upgraded to Buy by Citi on growth rebound, AI tailwinds (Investing.com)
09:42AM	Datadog upgraded, Accenture downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
09:30AM	Paychex Recognized as a Top WorkTech Company by TIME (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-10-26 09:18AM	Paychex Schedules Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Conference Call on June 24, 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-02-26 08:30AM	Paychex Small Business Jobs Index Improves for a Third Consecutive Month (GlobeNewswire)
May-19-26 09:00AM	Announcing the WISE AI Platform for an Agentic Digital Workforce (Business Wire)
May-11-26 02:42PM	These 5 Stocks Yield More Than 5% and Are Still Growing Profits (Barrons.com)
May-05-26 08:30AM	Pace of U.S. Small Business Employment Increases in April (Business Wire)
May-01-26 12:30PM	Paychex Declares a 10% Increase to Quarterly Cash Dividend (Business Wire)
Apr-13-26 01:23PM	How ADP Stock Could Soar 50% (Trefis)
Mar-25-26 05:00PM	Paychex Inc (PAYX) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and AI Integration ... (GuruFocus.com)
04:40PM	Paychex, Inc. Q3 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
09:23AM	Paychex beats estimates as Paycor acquisition boosts growth (Investing.com)
09:13AM	Paychex reports double-digit growth in fiscal Q3, beats estimates (Proactive)
08:35AM	Paychex: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
08:30AM	Paychex Reports Third Quarter Results (Business Wire)
Mar-24-26 07:00PM	Fed Gov. Stephen Miran remarks, Chewy earnings: What to Watch (Yahoo Finance Video)
Mar-19-26 01:00PM	The Week Ahead: PMI Data Headlines Quiet Week (Schaeffer's Research)
09:39AM	Micron downgraded, Five Below upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
Mar-18-26 09:00AM	Paychex Named a Worlds Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere for the 18th Time (Business Wire)
Mar-11-26 08:30AM	Paychex Schedules Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Conference Call on March 25, 2026 (Business Wire)
Mar-09-26 08:14PM	Paychex (PAYX) Unveils AI-Driven Workforce Management Tools for Paycor and Flex Platforms (Insider Monkey)
01:00PM	Paychex Wins Two 2026 Lighthouse Tech Awards (Business Wire)
10:19AM	Paychex Stock: Is PAYX Underperforming the Technology Sector? (Barchart)
09:40AM	CrowdStrike and 11 Other Stocks That Have Gained Every Day of the Iran War (Barrons.com)
Mar-06-26 07:32PM	Analyst Report: Paychex, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
07:21AM	Jim Cramer on Paychex: "A Good Company, and It Shouldn't Be This Low" (Insider Monkey)
Mar-04-26 09:10AM	5 Large-Cap Fintech Stocks to Buy to Tap Huge Near-Term Upside (Zacks)
Mar-03-26 10:31PM	HR Software Stocks Q4 Highlights: Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) (StockStory)
08:30AM	U.S. Small Business Wage Growth Remains Steady in February (Business Wire)
Mar-02-26 02:46PM	The Top 3 Dividend Stocks Id Put My Next $5,000 To Work In (24/7 Wall St.)
Feb-26-26 06:00PM	Arlo Technologies (ARLO) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
09:00AM	Paychex Unveils Cutting-Edge AI and Agentic Workforce Management Solutions (Business Wire)
Feb-22-26 11:47PM	1 Profitable Stock with Exciting Potential and 2 We Brush Off (StockStory)
Feb-19-26 12:43AM	Why Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Is Near Lows (Insider Monkey)
Feb-17-26 08:24AM	Paychex (PAYX) Directors Buy 2,000 Shares in February Insider Trades (Insider Monkey)
Feb-16-26 11:33AM	Paychex Stock: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish? (Barchart)
Feb-13-26 05:18AM	William Blair Maintains a Hold Rating for Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) (Insider Monkey)
Feb-10-26 11:38PM	2 Oversold Stocks Primed to Rebound and 1 We Question (StockStory)
Feb-04-26 06:13PM	Should You Buy the 3 Highest-Paying Dividend Stocks in the Nasdaq? (Motley Fool)
Feb-03-26 08:30AM	U.S. Small Business Employment Trends Hold Steady to Start 2026 (Business Wire) -5.19%
07:44AM	Why the 5 Highest-Yielding Nasdaq 100 Stocks Are 2026 Boomer Safety Nets (24/7 Wall St.)
Feb-02-26 10:01PM	Paychex, Inc. (PAYX): A Bull Case Theory (Insider Monkey)
Jan-31-26 03:51PM	Here's What Wall Street Thinks About ?Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) (Insider Monkey)
Jan-29-26 01:18PM	WM Earnings Miss Estimates in Q4, Revenues Rise 14% Y/Y (Zacks)
Jan-28-26 11:36PM	1 Cash-Producing Stock to Research Further and 2 We Question (StockStory)
12:33PM	Automatic Data Processing Q2 Earnings Top Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
08:19AM	3 Large Cap Stocks Announce Big Buyback Boosts Amid +20% Falls (MarketBeat)
Jan-27-26 08:15PM	Analyst Report: Paychex, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
01:17PM	Booz Allen Stock Dips 8.1% Since Fiscal Q3 Earnings Release (Zacks)
Jan-26-26 10:30AM	Buyouts & Robust Liquidity Aid Accenture Amid Fierce Competition (Zacks)
Jan-22-26 11:35PM	1 S&P 500 Stock on Our Watchlist and 2 We Question (StockStory)
11:48AM	SaaS Demand and Client Retention Aid Paychex Amid Heavy Competition (Zacks)
07:28AM	PayPals Path Forward Doesnt Require Winning the Stablecoin Battle (24/7 Wall St.)
Jan-21-26 11:05PM	Paychex (PAYX): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q4 Earnings? (StockStory)
07:09AM	As risk skyrockets, current and former CFOs are in demand for audit committees (Fortune)
Jan-20-26 08:30AM	Paychex Expands Board of Directors, Appoints New Member (Business Wire)
Jan-16-26 09:15AM	Paychex Announces $1 Billion Stock Repurchase Authorization and Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Jan-12-26 12:47PM	Jim Cramer on Paychex: "People Didn't Like the Last Quarter, I Thought It Was Okay" (Insider Monkey)
Jan-08-26 09:00AM	Paychex and PayPal Team Up to Bring Direct Deposit Alternatives Into Paychex Flex Perks (Business Wire)

Paychex, Inc. engages in the provision of human capital management solutions for payroll, human resources, insurance, and retirement for small and medium-sized businesses. Its solutions include payroll services, hiring services, business insurance, time and attendance, employee benefits, finance and payments, human resources services, and startup services. The company was founded by Blase Thomas Golisano in 1971 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

PresidentMr. John B. Gibson Jr.

Senior VP & CFOMr. Robert Lewis Schrader

Chief Product & Technology OfficerMr. Ryan Norman Bergstrom

Senior VP of HR & Benefits ServicesMr. Chad Parodi

Senior Vice President of HCMMr. Adam Brooks Ante

Insider Trading	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 04:00 PM
Schrader Robert L.	Officer	Jul 20 '26	Proposed Sale	115.09	2,600	299,238		Jul 20 03:00 PM
Mucci Family Foundation	Director	Jul 17 '26	Proposed Sale	113.98	9,309	1,061,057		Jul 17 04:54 PM
Simmons Christopher C	VP, Controller & Treasurer	Jul 17 '26	Sale	115.92	2,615	303,131	3,420	Jul 17 04:00 PM
Simmons Christopher C	Officer	Jul 17 '26	Proposed Sale	115.92	2,615	303,131		Jul 17 11:48 AM
MUCCI MARTIN	Chairman	Jul 14 '26	Option Exercise	57.24	214,482	12,276,950	632,529	Jul 15 05:00 PM
MUCCI MARTIN	Chairman	Jul 14 '26	Sale	109.93	25,000	2,748,250	444,200	Jul 15 05:00 PM
MUCCI MARTIN	Director	Jul 14 '26	Proposed Sale	109.93	25,000	2,748,200		Jul 14 01:16 PM
TUCCI JOSEPH M	Director	Jun 26 '26	Option Exercise	60.59	10,220	619,230	77,584	Jun 30 04:00 PM
TUCCI JOSEPH M	Director	Jun 26 '26	Sale	98.25	3,907	383,863	67,364	Jun 30 04:00 PM
TUCCI JOSEPH M	Director	Jun 26 '26	Proposed Sale	98.26	3,907	383,895		Jun 26 11:46 AM
Roaldsen Elizabeth	Sr. Vice President	May 13 '26	Sale	90.00	459	41,310	9,335	May 15 04:00 PM
Roaldsen Elizabeth	Officer	May 13 '26	Proposed Sale	90.00	459	41,310		May 13 04:20 PM
VELLI JOSEPH M	Director	May 08 '26	Option Exercise	60.59	10,220	619,230	89,564	May 12 04:00 PM
THOMAS B GOLISANO	10% Owner	May 06 '26	Proposed Sale	91.27	109,300	9,975,811		May 08 03:00 PM
THOMAS B GOLISANO	10% Owner	May 04 '26	Proposed Sale	93.21	163,930	15,279,915		May 05 05:03 PM
DOODY JOSEPH	Director	Feb 04 '26	Buy	98.76	1,000	98,760	1,000	Feb 05 04:00 PM
BONADIO TOM	Director	Feb 04 '26	Buy	98.50	1,000	98,498	21,504	Feb 05 04:00 PM
Golisano B Thomas	10% Owner	Jan 30 '26	Proposed Sale	102.13	26,130	2,668,657		Feb 02 02:40 PM
B THOMAS GOLISANO	10% Owner	Jan 21 '26	Proposed Sale	107.77	249,235	26,860,056		Jan 23 08:58 AM
B Thomas Golisano Revocable Li	10% Owner	Nov 12 '25	Proposed Sale	111.40	234,276	26,099,517		Nov 12 05:12 PM
B. Thomas Golisano Revocable L	10% Owner	Nov 12 '25	Proposed Sale	111.40	212,980	23,727,037		Nov 12 09:42 AM
B. Thomas Golisano Revocable L	10% Owner	Oct 24 '25	Proposed Sale	125.23	302,050	37,825,000		Oct 24 02:10 PM

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