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PAYX:NASDAQ
Paychex Inc
$98.94
-1.88%
(-1.90) 1D
$98.94
0.00% (0.00)
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Closed: Oct 2, 4:00:00 PM GMT-4  ·   USD
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Open
$100.68
High
$101.00
Low
$98.50
Mkt. cap
35.22B
Avg. vol.
3.13M
Volume
2.31M
Dividend
4.81%
Quarterly dividend
$1.19
Ex-dividend date
Jul 28, 2026
P/E ratio
19.65
52-wk high
$129.24
52-wk low
$85.45
EPS
$5.03
Beta
0.86
Shares outstanding
355.98M
No. of employees
18K
Open
$100.68
High
$101.00
Low
$98.50
Mkt. cap
35.22B
Avg. vol.
3.13M
Volume
2.31M
Dividend
4.81%
Quarterly dividend
$1.19
Ex-dividend date
Jul 28, 2026
P/E ratio
19.65
52-wk high
$129.24
52-wk low
$85.45
EPS
$5.03
Beta
0.86
Shares outstanding
355.98M
No. of employees
18K
News stories
From web sources and news partners
Profile
Paychex, Inc. is an American company that provides human resources, payroll, and employee benefits outsourcing services for small- to medium-sized businesses. Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Rochester, New York, the company has more than 100 offices serving approximately 800,000 payroll clients in the U.S. and Europe. Paychex is ranked 681st on the Fortune 500 list of largest corporations by revenue. Wikipedia
About Paychex Inc
CEOJohn B. Gibson
Employees17.6K
Founded1971
HeadquartersRochester, New York, United States
SectorHuman Resources
Analyst ratings
Based on 16 analysts giving stock ratings to PAYX in the past 3 months
Hold
Buy
1
Hold
13
Sell
2
12-month forecast
Based on 16 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for PAYX in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $98.94
$150.00 (+51.61%)
Average
$116.00 (+17.24%)
Lowest
$96.00 (-2.97%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
Mark Marcon
Robert W. Baird
Hold
Maintained
$110.00
+11.2%
09/28/2026
Kevin Mcveigh
UBS
Hold
Maintained
$115.00
+16.2%
09/28/2026
Jared Levine
TD Cowen
Hold
Maintained
$105.00
+6.1%
09/25/2026
James Faucette
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Reiterated
$109.00
+10.2%
09/25/2026
Ramsey El Assal
Cantor Fitzgerald
Sell
Maintained
$96.00
-3%
09/25/2026
Jacob Smith CFA
Guggenheim
Hold
Maintained
-
-
09/23/2026
Daniel Jester
BMO Capital
Hold
Maintained
$113.00
+14.2%
09/24/2026
David Grossman
Stifel Nicolaus
Hold
Maintained
$112.00
+13.2%
09/24/2026
Ashish Sabadra
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintained
$130.00
+31.4%
09/23/2026
Jason Kupferberg
Wells Fargo
Sell
Maintained
$111.00
+12.2%
09/24/2026
Tien Tsin Huang
J.P. Morgan
Hold
Upgraded
$115.00
+16.2%
09/23/2026
Samad Samana
Jefferies
Hold
Reiterated
$110.00
+11.2%
09/23/2026
Andrew Nicholas
William Blair
Hold
Maintained
-
-
09/21/2026
Scott Wurtzel
Wolfe Research
Hold
Upgraded
-
-
09/16/2026
Bryan Keane
Citi
Buy
Reiterated
$150.00
+51.6%
09/10/2026
Brett Huff
Stephens
Hold
Initiated
$132.00
+33.4%
09/03/2026
Cassie Chan
Wells Fargo
Sell
Reiterated
$95.00
-4%
06/25/2026
Bryan Bergin
TD Cowen
Hold
Reiterated
$98.00
-1%
06/08/2026
Last report
Sep 23, 2026
Fiscal period
Q1 2027
EPS / Est. (USD)
$1.34 / $1.32
+1.57%beat
Revenue / Est. (USD)
1.63B / 1.63B
+0.25%beat
Fiscal Q1 2027 earnings call
Waiting for the earnings call
At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
Previous reportsAll values in USD
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Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Nov 2025
Feb 2026
May 2026
Aug 2026
Revenue
1.56B
1.81B
1.61B
1.63B
Cost of goods sold
412.20M
431.20M
417.30M
430.10M
Cost of revenue
412.20M
431.20M
417.30M
430.10M
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
496.40M
575.00M
572.90M
572.60M
Operating expense
496.40M
575.00M
572.90M
572.60M
Total operating expenses
908.60M
1.01B
990.20M
1.00B
Operating income
649.00M
802.70M
615.30M
627.80M
Other non operating income
300.00K
-100.00K
1.20M
700.00K
EBT including unusual items
520.20M
739.00M
554.20M
565.00M
EBT excluding unusual items
597.30M
749.70M
564.80M
573.60M
Income tax expense
124.80M
178.70M
133.60M
135.30M
Effective tax rate
23.99%
24.18%
24.11%
23.95%
Other operating expenses
-
-
-
-
Net income
395.40M
560.30M
420.60M
429.70M
Net profit margin
25.39%
30.97%
26.20%
26.35%
Earnings per share
1.26
1.71
1.32
1.34
Interest and investment income
16.50M
15.20M
13.00M
10.20M
Interest expense
-68.50M
-68.10M
-64.70M
-65.10M
Net interest expenses
-52.00M
-52.90M
-51.70M
-54.90M
Depreciation and amortization charges
-
-
-
-
EBITDA
758.10M
913.70M
728.50M
737.60M
Gain or loss from assets sale
-
-
6.20M
-
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