PAYX Paychex
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Industrials · Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management
Paychex (PAYX) is an industrial company in the Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management industry, with a market capitalization of $41.1 billion. Shares last traded at $115.50, 9.7% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 1.4%. PAYX trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.77, below the Industrials median of 23.78. Net profit margin is 28.3%, above the peer median of 3.5%. Revenue grew 16.5% year over year. The shares yield 3.8% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
Performance
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-08-31. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
PAYX Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | $1.59B | $4.42 | 90% |
| 2025-05-31 | $1.45B | $4.00 | 87% |
| 2024-05-31 | $1.32B | $3.63 | 77828402% |
| 2023-05-31 | $1.18B | $3.24 | 75% |
| 2022-05-31 | $1000M | $2.75 | 72% |
| 2021-05-31 | $909M | $2.51 | — |
| 2020-05-31 | $889M | $2.46 | — |
| 2019-05-31 | $827M | $2.29 | — |
| 2018-05-31 | $740M | $2.05 | — |
| 2017-05-31 | $662M | $1.83 | — |
| 2015-05-31 | $552M | $1.51 | 82% |
| 2014-05-31 | $511M | $1.39 | 81% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027 | $1.21 | 2026-09-24 |
| Q4 2026 (derived) | $1.17 | 2026-07-17 |
| FY 2026 | $4.89 | 2026-07-17 |
| Q3 2026 | $1.56 | 2026-03-26 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.10 | 2025-12-22 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.06 | 2025-09-30 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Industrials peers
PAYX vs 14 sector peers (Industrials), by market cap. Data as of close
| V | Visa | $794.4B | 35.73 | 18.46 | 51.7% | +2.84% |
| ASML | ASML Holding | $590.6B | 55.05 | 16.19 | 29.4% | -2.34% |
| MA | Mastercard | $573.6B | 33.82 | 15.81 | 46.7% | +3.20% |
| LRCX | Lam Research | $285.6B | 33.80 | 10.93 | 32.3% | -4.40% |
| CAT | Caterpillar | $282.1B | 26.02 | 3.77 | 14.5% | -1.58% |
| RTX | RTX | $273.6B | 32.56 | 2.85 | 8.8% | +1.46% |
| APH | Amphenol | $197.1B | 33.23 | 5.96 | 18.0% | +0.67% |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corporation | $182.4B | 23.95 | 6.92 | 28.9% | +1.01% |
| DE | Deere & Company | $180.0B | 36.94 | 3.75 | 10.2% | -1.14% |
| ACN | Accenture | $162.2B | 19.39 | 2.19 | 11.3% | +1.93% |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin | $148.6B | 22.81 | 1.88 | 8.2% | +0.95% |
| ETN | Eaton | $143.0B | 37.35 | 4.76 | 12.8% | -0.67% |
| BA | Boeing | $139.0B | 18.16 | 1.46 | 8.1% | +2.31% |
| SPGI | S&P Global | $137.7B | 27.62 | 8.66 | 31.3% | +1.85% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.