Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Stock

About Paychex, Inc.

Paychex, Inc. is led by CEO John Gibson Jr., employs 16,500 people, headquartered in Rochester, US, publicly traded since 1983.

Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) stock trades at $118.04 with a market capitalization of $42.02B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.50, price-to-book of 9.46, price-to-sales of 5.31. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $85.45 and $129.24, and currently trades 8.7% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 4.83%.

On profitability, Paychex, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 47.11%, above the typical market range of roughly 12-15%, return on capital employed of 27.76%, an operating margin of 36.90%, a net profit margin of 27.35%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Paychex, Inc. reported annual revenue of $6.5B, net profit of $1.8B. Over the last 5 fiscal years, revenue grew at an average annual rate of 9.9%, and net profit grew at an average annual rate of 9.9%.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.28, total assets of $16.2B, $1.1B in cash and equivalents.

PAYX has an average daily trading volume of 3,193,127 shares, a beta of 0.81.

Paychex, Inc. by the numbers, 2017–2026

Between 2017 and 2026 Paychex, Inc. reported revenue of $3.2B rising to $6.5B, a change of +106.7% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 9.9% a year over five years, 9.2% over three, 16.9% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $1.8B.

Operating margin went from 39.3% in 2017 to 38.5% in 2026, essentially unchanged. The most recent net margin is 27.35%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Jun '26, revenue is $6.5B and net profit $1.8B.

Borrowings stand at $4.6B, cash from operations was $2.6B in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 44.3% over five years, and was 47.1% in the most recent year.

The share price itself has compounded at 1.8% a year over five years, -1.5% over three, -36.5% over the last year. Past price movement is history, not a forecast.

Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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