Paychex Inc.

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$116.14

-$0.37 (-0.32%)

At close: Sep 18, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

$115.54

-$0.60 (-0.52%)

Pre-market: Sep 21, 2026, 8:56 AM ET

Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Dividends Profile

Market Data

Market Cap $41.31B

Enterprise Value $44.74B

Beta 0.81

Average Volume 3.1M

Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 358.2M

Shares Change YoY -1.13%

Institutional Ownership 80.76%

Exchange NASDAQ

ISIN US7043261079

Price Performance

Price Change 1M -3.4%

Price Change 3M 21.1%

Price Change 6M 24.2%

Price Change YTD 6.9%

Price Change 1Y -11.4%

Price Change 3Y 2.8%

Price Change 5Y 5.6%

1M CAGR (ann.) -3.3%

1Y CAGR (ann.) -8.5%

5Y CAGR (ann.) 4.2%

All-Time CAGR 9.2%

Valuation

PE Ratio 23.80

Forward PE 19.26

PEG Ratio 3.51

Forward PEG 3.11

PS Ratio 6.34

Forward PS 6.00

PB Ratio 11.06

P/FCF Ratio 17.79

P/Adj. FCF Ratio 18.39

P/OCF Ratio 16.24

EV/Sales 6.87

EV/EBIT 17.43

EV/EBITDA 14.87

EV/FCF 19.27

Earnings Yield 4.2%

FCF Yield 5.6%

Adj. FCF Yield 5.4%

Financial Health

Net Debt $3.38B

Total Debt $4.61B

Cash & Short-Term Investments $1.18B

Total Assets $16.17B

Current Ratio 1.26

Quick Ratio 1.26

Debt / Equity Ratio 1.24

Debt / EBITDA 1.53

Debt / FCF 1.98

OCF / Debt 0.55

Interest Coverage 9.32

Altman Z-Score 3.21

Piotroski F-Score 7

Margins & Profitability

Gross Profit Margin 74.3%

Operating Profit Margin 38.5%

EBITDA Margin 46.4%

Net Profit Margin 27.0%

FCF Margin 35.6%

Adj. FCF Margin 34.5%

SBC / Revenue 1.2%

SBC Impact (per share) -3.3%

Returns

Return on Assets 10.9%

Return on Equity 45.1%

Return on Invested Capital 20.4%

Return on Capital Employed 26.9%

Return on Tangible Assets 17.7%

Historical Growth (CAGR)

Revenue CAGR 3Y 9.2%

Revenue CAGR 5Y 9.9%

Revenue CAGR 10Y 8.2%

EPS CAGR 3Y 4.3%

EPS CAGR 5Y 9.9%

EPS CAGR 10Y 8.8%

FCF CAGR 3Y 13.4%

FCF CAGR 5Y 15.2%

FCF CAGR 10Y 9.7%

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Rating Hold

Analyst Count 30

EPS Growth Next 3Y 11.5%

Revenue Growth Next 3Y 5.3%

Earnings Date Sep 22, 2026

EPS Estimate (next Q) $1.32

EPS Growth Est (next Q) 8.2%

Revenue Est (next Q) $1.63B

Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 5.6%

Fair Value Estimates

Graham Number $33.86

Graham Upside -70.8%

Lynch Fair Value $48.46

Lynch Upside -58.3%

Price Target $110.40

Price Target Upside -4.9%

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow $2.56B

Free Cash Flow $2.32B

Adj. Free Cash Flow $2.25B

FCF Per Share $6.49

OCF Per Share $7.15

OCF/S Ratio 39.3%

Income Statement

Revenue $6.51B

Gross Profit $4.84B

Operating Income $2.51B

EBITDA $3.01B

Net Income $1.76B

EPS (Diluted) $4.88

Revenue / Employee $370K

Profit / Employee $100.01K

Employees 17,600

Dividends

Annual Dividend $4.54

Dividend Yield 3.91%

Payout Ratio 93.0%

FCF Payout Ratio 68.5%

Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 70.8%

Dividend Growth (YoY) 10.2%

Pay Frequency Quarterly

Ex-Dividend Date Jul 27, 2026