PAYX · Paychex Inc · Metrics
$118.25
+2.45 (+2.12%)
At close · Sep 14
Market Cap
$41.19B
Shares
355.68M
PAYX metrics
96 of 115 screener metrics currently available.
Market overview
2 metricsShare price
$115.80
Market cap
$41.19B
Price action
20 metricsPrice change (1W)
-4.9%
Price change (30D)
-2.3%
Price change (3M)
+15.1%
Price change (6M)
+25.0%
Price change (YTD)
+3.2%
Price change (1Y)
-14.5%
Trailing year
Price change (5Y)
+5.0%
52-week high
$135.46
52-week low
$85.57
Change from 52-week high
-14.5%
Change from 52-week low
+35.3%
Annualized volatility
28.3%
Annualized volatility (3M)
31.4%
Beta
0.0
RSI (14D)
40.2
Price vs SMA 50
-1.5%
Price vs SMA 200
+11.2%
Avg volume (3M)
3.05M
Relative volume
0.6
Average dollar volume
$340.56M
Company
3 metricsSector
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Shares outstanding
355.68M
Valuation
12 metricsP / E (TTM)
23.7
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 4.2%
PEG ratio
0.6
EV / revenue
6.9×
reciprocal yield 14.6%
EV / EBITDA
15.1×
reciprocal yield 6.6%
EV / EBIT
17.8×
reciprocal yield 5.6%
P / sales
6.3×
reciprocal yield 15.8%
P / book
11.0
reciprocal yield 9.1%
FCF yield
5.6%
TTM · current market cap
Buyback yield
1.5%
P / FCF
17.7
reciprocal yield 5.6%
P / operating cash flow
16.1
reciprocal yield 6.2%
Earnings yield
4.3%
Historical valuation
8 metricsP / E historical average (3Y)
27.1×
reciprocal yield 3.7%
P / E historical average (5Y)
28.7×
reciprocal yield 3.5%
EV / revenue historical average (3Y)
8.3×
reciprocal yield 12.1%
EV / revenue historical average (5Y)
8.7×
reciprocal yield 11.5%
EV / EBIT historical average (3Y)
20.7×
reciprocal yield 4.8%
EV / EBIT historical average (5Y)
21.8×
reciprocal yield 4.6%
EV / EBITDA historical average (3Y)
18.8×
reciprocal yield 5.3%
EV / EBITDA historical average (5Y)
20.1×
reciprocal yield 5.0%
Dividends & buybacks
7 metricsDividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Payout ratio
90.3%
Shareholder yield
5.3%
Dividend / share (TTM)
—
Dividend growth YoY
—
Dividend growth streak
—
Last ex-dividend
—
Earnings calendar
2 metricsNext earnings
2026-09-23
Last earnings
2026-06-24
Profitability
9 metricsGross margin
74.3%
Operating margin
38.6%
Trailing 12 months
Net margin
27.0%
Gross profit (TTM)
—
Operating profit (TTM)
$2.51B
Net income (TTM)
$1.76B
Trailing 12 months
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$4.89
FCF margin
35.7%
Effective tax rate
23.8%
Growth
11 metricsRevenue growth YoY
+12.5%
Year over year
Net income growth YoY
+41.5%
Revenue (TTM)
$6.51B
Trailing 12 months
EPS growth YoY
+41.0%
Shares change YoY
-0.7%
Year over year · fewer shares
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
+9.2%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
+9.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y)
+4.4%
EPS CAGR (5Y)
+10.0%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
+14.1%
FCF CAGR (5Y)
+15.2%
Quality
14 metricsReturn on equity
47.1%
Return on assets
10.9%
Debt / equity
1.2
Current ratio
1.3
EBITDA (TTM)
$2.95B
Free cash flow (TTM)
$2.32B
Quick ratio
1.3
Interest coverage
9.3
Net debt / EBITDA
1.2
Return on invested capital
26.7%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$3.43B
Latest balance sheet
Cash & equivalents
$1.09B
Total assets
$16.17B
Total debt
$4.56B
Cash flow & spend
7 metricsOperating cash flow (TTM)
$2.56B
Capital expenditures (TTM)
$234.90M
R&D (TTM)
—
SG&A (TTM)
$2.33B
Stock compensation (TTM)
$96.10M
R&D / revenue
—
Stock compensation / revenue
1.5%
Ownership (13F)
3 metrics13F filers
1,541
13F filer change QoQ
+18
Institutional ownership
84.3%
Short interest
3 metricsShort interest
5.7%
Latest settlement · 9.7 days to cover
Days to cover
9.7d
Short-squeeze score
65 / 100
Insider activity
2 metricsNet insider buying (90D)
−$3.73M
Insider-sentiment score
24 / 100
Risk flags
1 metricsGoing concern
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Key facts
CIK
723531
CUSIP
704326107
13F (30d)
61 filings
56 filers
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