Paychex, Inc.
PAYX
NASDAQ·Industrials·Staffing & Employment Services·Mkt cap $43.3B
$121.71
▼ -2.69%
P/E
24.89
Mkt Cap
$43.3B
52-Wk Range
$85.45–$136.05
52-Week Range
$85.45 - $136.05
P/E
Fwd P/E
Beta
Div Yield
Avg Vol
Shares Out
Mkt Cap
Price action
Price chart
Down 10.1% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Comprehensive integrated service platform
- Direct sales force with industry expertise
- Scalable cloud-based technology solutions
- Extensive small to medium-business market focus
Bear Case
1 risk
- Average volatility.
Growth
Stable outlook
Small business digital transformation
Value
Fairly valued vs HR & Payroll Services peers
Momentum
Hot
+23.0% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Solid
3.73% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying PAYX right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Sep 29, 2026
JUN 24, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.32 vs $1.31 consensus (+0.8% surprise). Revenue of $1.6B vs $1.6B expected (+0.3%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q2 26
+0.8%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+5%
+10%
+17%
+18%
+20%
+12%
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 26
Q4 26
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.5B
$1.4B
$1.5B
$1.6B
$1.8B
$1.6B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
74.0%
Operating
37.7%
Profit
26.2%
Wall Street consensus
10 analysts · 10% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
10%
Hold
60%
Sell
30%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Jefferies · Aug 12, 2026
vs Industry
How PAYX stacks vs Staffing & Employment Services
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.
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