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PAYCHEX INC (PAYX) Stock Price & Overview
NASDAQ:PAYX • US7043261079
Current stock price
91.7 USD
+0.79 (+0.87%)
At close:
92 USD
+0.3 (+0.33%)
After Hours:
The current stock price of PAYX is 91.7 USD. Today PAYX is up by 0.87%. In the past month the price decreased by -6.79%. In the past year, price decreased by -36.02%.
PAYX Key Statistics
52-Week Range86.89 - 161.24
Current PAYX stock price positioned within its 52-week range.
1-Month Range89.01 - 101.02
Current PAYX stock price positioned within its 1-month range.
- Market Cap
- 32.918B
- P/E
- 17.04
- Fwd P/E
- 15.21
- EPS (TTM)
- 5.38
- Dividend Yield
- 4.71%
PAYX Stock Performance
Today
+0.87%
1 Week
-2.02%
1 Month
-6.79%
3 Months
-15.56%
Longer-term
6 Months -26.41%
1 Year -36.02%
2 Years -22.82%
3 Years -16.53%
5 Years -5.94%
10 Years +75.94%
PAYX Stock Chart
PAYX Stock Screens
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Quality Dividend Stocks
PAYX appears in our Quality Dividend Stocks screen, indicating it combines strong business fundamentals with sustainable dividend payouts.
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PAYX part of our Fallen Angels screen, meaning it combines strong fundamentals with recent price weakness that may present an opportunity.
PAYX Technical Analysis
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 0 / 10 to PAYX. When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, PAYX is a bad performer in the overall market: 88.25% of all stocks are doing better.
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PAYX Fundamental Analysis
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to PAYX. While PAYX has a great profitability rating, there are some minor concerns on its financial health.
Chartmill FA Analysis
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Dividend
PAYX Earnings
On March 25, 2026 PAYX reported an EPS of 1.71 and a revenue of 1.81B. The company beat EPS expectations (0.26% surprise) and missed revenue expectations (-0.94% surprise).
Next Earnings DateJun 23, 2026
Last Earnings DateMar 25, 2026
PeriodQ3 / 2026
EPS Reported$1.71
Revenue Reported1.809B
EPS Surprise 0.26%
Revenue Surprise -0.94%
PAYX Forecast & Estimates
25 analysts have analysed PAYX and the average price target is 115.37 USD. This implies a price increase of 25.81% is expected in the next year compared to the current price of 91.7.
For the next year, analysts expect an EPS growth of 12.41% and a revenue growth 17.06% for PAYX
Analysts
Analysts53.6
Price Target115.37 (25.81%)
EPS Next Y12.41%
Revenue Next Year17.06%
PAYX Groups
Sector & Classification
PAYX Financial Highlights
Over the last trailing twelve months PAYX reported a non-GAAP Earnings per Share(EPS) of 5.38. The EPS increased by 9.57% compared to the year before.
Income Statements
Revenue(TTM)6.33B
Net Income(TTM)1.64B
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PM (TTM) | 25.84% | ||
| ROA | 9.35% | ||
| ROE | 40.78% | ||
| Debt/Equity | 1.13 |
Chartmill High Growth Momentum
EPS Q2Q%14.77%
Sales Q2Q%19.87%
EPS 1Y (TTM)9.57%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)16.44%
PAYX Ownership
Ownership
Inst Owners84.56%
Shares358.97M
Float321.78M
Ins Owners10.31%
Short Float %6.49%
Short Ratio4.78
PAYX Latest News, Press Relases and Analysis
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PAYX Competitors/Peers
The largest stocks on the US markets in the "Human Resource & Employment Services" sub-industry
| Symbol | Company Name | Technical Rating | Fundamental Rating | FPE | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADP | AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING | 16.88 | 82.143B | ||
| PAYC | PAYCOM SOFTWARE INC | 11.84 | 6.568B | ||
| PCTY | PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORP | 12.46 | 5.719B | ||
| KFY | KORN FERRY | 10.94 | 3.288B | ||
| RHI | ROBERT HALF INC | 16.89 | 2.558B | ||
| FA | FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP | 9.2 | 1.958B | ||
| TNET | TRINET GROUP INC | 8.73 | 1.788B | ||
| UPWK | UPWORK INC | 7.43 | 1.426B | ||
| MAN | MANPOWERGROUP INC | 7.81 | 1.362B | ||
| NSP | INSPERITY INC | 13.57 | 1.107B | ||
| BBSI | BARRETT BUSINESS SVCS INC | 14.78 | 745.416M | ||
| KELYB | KELLY SERVICES INC -CL B | 14.79 | 547.36M |
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About PAYX
Company Profile
Paychex, Inc. engages in the provision of human capital management solutions for payroll, human resources, insurance, and retirement for small and medium-sized businesses. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York and currently employs 19,000 full-time employees. The firm is engaged in delivering a full suite of technology and advisory services in human resources, employee benefit solutions, insurance, and payroll. The company is a provider of integrated HCM solutions for human resources (HR), payroll, benefits, and insurance for small- to medium-sized businesses in the United States (U.S.) and parts of Europe. The company supports its small-business clients by utilizing its proprietary, software as a service (SaaS) Paychex Flex platform and the Company’s SurePayroll SaaS-based solutions. Its HR solutions include HR packages, HR consulting, employee onboarding, hiring services, and artificial intelligence -assisted recruiting. Its payroll services include payroll packages, small business payroll, midsize to enterprise payroll, switch payroll companies, and payroll tax services. Its employee benefits services include Group health insurance, retirement services, and benefits administration services.
Company Info
IPO: 1983-08-26
PAYCHEX INC
911 Panorama Trail S
Rochester NEW YORK 14625 US
CEO: Martin Mucci
Employees: 19000
Phone: 15853856666
PAYCHEX INC / PAYX FAQ
Can you describe the business of PAYCHEX INC?
Paychex, Inc. engages in the provision of human capital management solutions for payroll, human resources, insurance, and retirement for small and medium-sized businesses. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York and currently employs 19,000 full-time employees. The firm is engaged in delivering a full suite of technology and advisory services in human resources, employee benefit solutions, insurance, and payroll. The company is a provider of integrated HCM solutions for human resources (HR), payroll, benefits, and insurance for small- to medium-sized businesses in the United States (U.S.) and parts of Europe. The company supports its small-business clients by utilizing its proprietary, software as a service (SaaS) Paychex Flex platform and the Company’s SurePayroll SaaS-based solutions. Its HR solutions include HR packages, HR consulting, employee onboarding, hiring services, and artificial intelligence -assisted recruiting. Its payroll services include payroll packages, small business payroll, midsize to enterprise payroll, switch payroll companies, and payroll tax services. Its employee benefits services include Group health insurance, retirement services, and benefits administration services.
What is the stock price of PAYCHEX INC today?
The current stock price of PAYX is 91.7 USD. The price increased by 0.87% in the last trading session.
What is the dividend status of PAYCHEX INC?
PAYCHEX INC (PAYX) has a dividend yield of 4.71%. The yearly dividend amount is currently 4.02.
How is the ChartMill rating for PAYCHEX INC?
PAYX has a ChartMill Technical rating of 0 out of 10 and a ChartMill Fundamental rating of 6 out of 10.
On which exchange is PAYX stock listed?
PAYX stock is listed on the Nasdaq exchange.
How is the market expecting PAYX stock to perform?
25 analysts have analysed PAYX and the average price target is 115.37 USD. This implies a price increase of 25.81% is expected in the next year compared to the current price of 91.7.
What is PAYCHEX INC worth?
PAYCHEX INC (PAYX) has a market capitalization of 32.92B USD. This makes PAYX a Large Cap stock.