PAYX Paychex

$98.25 +0.69%

Industrials · Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management

Paychex (PAYX) is a industrials company in the Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management industry, with a market capitalization of $35.2 billion. Shares last traded at $98.25, 37.4% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 35.9%. PAYX trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.24, below the Industrials median of 25.66. Net profit margin is 30.6%, above the peer median of 4.7%. Revenue grew 5.4% year over year. The shares yield 7.7% in dividends.

Market Cap

$35.2B

Shares Out

358.3M

EPS (TTM)

$10.69

P/E Ratio

9.19

P/S Ratio

6.51

P/B Ratio

8.77

Dividend / Share

$7.56

Dividend Yield

7.69%

52-Week High

$157.00

52-Week Low

$85.45

Volume

158,340

Avg Vol (3m)

187,106.698

Performance

-2.04%

+7.34%

+6.30%

-14.90%

YTD

-9.53%

-35.89%

Chart

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Daily candles · volume · SMA(20)/SMA(50) · Databento EQUS.MINI.

Technicals

RSI (14)

52.74

SMA (50)

$94.16

SMA (200)

$107.11

Price vs SMA50

+4.35%

Price vs SMA200

-8.27%

ATR (14)

$3.03

Financials

Revenue

$5.4B

Net Income

$1.7B

Gross Margin

—

Operating Margin

40.8%

Net Margin

30.6%

Return on Equity

41.3%

Return on Assets

9.5%

Current Ratio

1.26

Debt / Equity

1.23

Revenue Growth (YoY)

+5.4%

Latest reported annual period ending 2025-05-31 · SEC EDGAR/XBRL.

Recent earnings

Period	EPS (diluted)	Reported
Q3 2026	$3.71	2026-03-26
Q2 2026	$2.16	2025-12-22
Q1 2026	$1.06	2025-09-30
FY 2025	$4.58	2025-07-11
Q3 2026	$3.76	2026-03-26
Q2 2026	$2.32	2025-12-22

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Industrials peers

PAYX vs 14 sector peers (Industrials), by market cap.

P/E vs peers

21.24 / 25.66 med

-17% discount

P/S vs peers

6.51 / 1.17 med

+455% premium

Net margin vs peers

30.6% / 4.7% med

above median

1–14 of 14


LRCX	Lam Research	$487.2B	90.92	26.42	29.1%	+2.69%
CAT	Caterpillar	$453.9B	51.09	6.72	13.1%	+2.96%
RTX	RTX Corporation	$250.1B	37.15	2.82	7.6%	-3.68%
APH	Amphenol	$201.7B	47.24	8.73	18.5%	+1.78%
BA	Boeing	$175.6B	78.56	1.96	2.5%	-1.53%
ETN	Eaton Corporation	$163.8B	40.07	5.97	14.9%	+2.40%
DE	Deere & Company	$159.1B	31.64	3.48	11.0%	+0.07%
UNP	Union Pacific Corporation	$152.5B	21.37	6.22	29.1%	-0.48%
HON	Honeywell	$145.1B	30.69	3.88	12.6%	+0.16%
BKNG	Booking Holdings	$133.1B	24.63	4.94	20.1%	-0.71%
VRT	Vertiv	$128.2B	96.22	12.54	13.0%	+2.81%
LMT	Lockheed Martin	$117.8B	23.48	1.57	6.7%	-3.99%
PWR	Quanta Services	$105.4B	101.18	3.70	3.7%	-1.71%
CMI	Cummins	$98.8B	33.42	2.94	8.8%	-0.23%

Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.