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Paychex Inc
$99.30
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-2.04%(-2.07) 1D
$99.30
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Closed: Sep 28, 4:00:01 PM GMT-4 · USD
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Open
$100.08
High
$100.90
Low
$98.91
Mkt. cap
35.35B
Avg. vol.
2.94M
Volume
3.45M
Dividend
4.79%
Quarterly dividend
$1.19
Ex-dividend date
Jul 28, 2026
P/E ratio
19.72
52-wk high
$130.32
52-wk low
$85.45
EPS
$5.03
Beta
0.82
Shares outstanding
355.98M
No. of employees
18K
Open
$100.08
High
$100.90
Low
$98.91
Mkt. cap
35.35B
Avg. vol.
2.94M
Volume
3.45M
Dividend
4.79%
Quarterly dividend
$1.19
Ex-dividend date
Jul 28, 2026
P/E ratio
19.72
52-wk high
$130.32
52-wk low
$85.45
EPS
$5.03
Beta
0.82
Shares outstanding
355.98M
No. of employees
18K
News stories
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Insider Monkey
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1 hour ago
Paychex (PAYX): The Segment Mix Shift Caught the Street Off Guard, But Guidance Did Not Move
TipRanks
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4 hours ago
Paychex Earnings Call Highlights Strong PEO, AI Push
AD HOC NEWS
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7 hours ago
Paychex stock last traded at USD 99.30 on September 28, 2026, down 2.04 percent
Yahoo Finance
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9 hours ago
Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Stock Forecasts
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
Websitepaychex.com
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 $99.30
$150.00 (+51.06%)
Average
$116.00 (+16.82%)
Lowest
$96.00 (-3.32%)
Analyst | Recommendation | Action | Price target | Projected | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Marcon Robert W. Baird | Hold | Maintained | $110.00 | +10.8% | 09/28/2026 |
Kevin Mcveigh UBS | Hold | Maintained | $115.00 | +15.8% | 09/28/2026 |
Jared Levine TD Cowen | Hold | Maintained | $105.00 | +5.7% | 09/25/2026 |
James Faucette Morgan Stanley | Hold | Reiterated | $109.00 | +9.8% | 09/25/2026 |
Ramsey El Assal Cantor Fitzgerald | Sell | Maintained | $96.00 | -3.3% | 09/25/2026 |
Jacob Smith CFA Guggenheim | Hold | Maintained | - | - | 09/23/2026 |
Daniel Jester BMO Capital | Hold | Maintained | $113.00 | +13.8% | 09/24/2026 |
David Grossman Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Maintained | $112.00 | +12.8% | 09/24/2026 |
Ashish Sabadra RBC Capital | Hold | Maintained | $130.00 | +30.9% | 09/23/2026 |
Jason Kupferberg Wells Fargo | Sell | Maintained | $111.00 | +11.8% | 09/24/2026 |
Tien Tsin Huang J.P. Morgan | Hold | Upgraded | $115.00 | +15.8% | 09/23/2026 |
Samad Samana Jefferies | Hold | Reiterated | $110.00 | +10.8% | 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 | +51.1% | 09/10/2026 |
Brett Huff Stephens | Hold | Initiated | $132.00 | +32.9% | 09/03/2026 |
Cassie Chan Wells Fargo | Sell | Reiterated | $95.00 | -4.3% | 06/25/2026 |
Bryan Bergin TD Cowen | Hold | Reiterated | $98.00 | -1.3% | 06/08/2026 |
Last report
Sep 23, 2026
Fiscal period
Q1 2027
EPS / Est. (USD)
$1.34 / $1.32
+1.57%beat
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Revenue / Est. (USD)
1.63B / 1.63B
+0.25%beat
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Fiscal Q1 2027 earnings call
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At a glance
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Income statement
Revenue
Net income
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- Annual
All values in USD | Aug 2025 | Nov 2025 | Feb 2026 | May 2026 |
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Revenue | 1.54B | 1.56B | 1.81B | 1.61B |
Cost of goods sold | 413.80M | 412.20M | 431.20M | 417.30M |
Cost of revenue | 413.80M | 412.20M | 431.20M | 417.30M |
Research and development expenses | - | - | - | - |
Total research and development expenses | - | - | - | - |
Selling, general, and admin expenses | 560.60M | 496.40M | 575.00M | 572.90M |
Operating expense | 560.60M | 496.40M | 575.00M | 572.90M |
Total operating expenses | 974.40M | 908.60M | 1.01B | 990.20M |
Operating income | 565.60M | 649.00M | 802.70M | 615.30M |
Other non operating income | 5.10M | 300.00K | -100.00K | 1.20M |
EBT including unusual items | 497.50M | 520.20M | 739.00M | 554.20M |
EBT excluding unusual items | 521.20M | 597.30M | 749.70M | 564.80M |
Income tax expense | 113.70M | 124.80M | 178.70M | 133.60M |
Effective tax rate | 22.85% | 23.99% | 24.18% | 24.11% |
Other operating expenses | - | - | - | - |
Net income | 383.80M | 395.40M | 560.30M | 420.60M |
Net profit margin | 24.92% | 25.39% | 30.97% | 26.20% |
Earnings per share | 1.22 | 1.26 | 1.71 | 1.32 |
Interest and investment income | 18.70M | 16.50M | 15.20M | 13.00M |
Interest expense | -68.20M | -68.50M | -68.10M | -64.70M |
Net interest expenses | -49.50M | -52.00M | -52.90M | -51.70M |
Depreciation and amortization charges | - | - | - | - |
EBITDA | 674.90M | 758.10M | 913.70M | 728.50M |
Gain or loss from assets sale | - | - | - | 6.20M |
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