PAYX · Paychex Inc · Metrics
$109.37
+1.16 (+1.07%)
At close · Oct 29
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Q1 2027 earnings call transcript
Market Cap
$38.52B
Shares
355.98M
Volume · Oct 29
2.12M
Avg daily vol (3M)
2.89M
PAYX metrics
117 of 122 screener metrics currently available.
Market overview
2 metricsShare price
$109.37
Market cap
$38.52B
Price action
20 metricsPrice change (1W)
-3.8%
Price change (30D)
+9.0%
Price change (3M)
-11.4%
Price change (6M)
+15.1%
Price change (YTD)
-3.5%
Price change (1Y)
-12.8%
Trailing year
Price change (5Y)
-12.3%
52-week high
$127.34
52-week low
$85.57
Change from 52-week high
-15.0%
Change from 52-week low
+26.5%
Annualized volatility
31.1%
Annualized volatility (3M)
35.0%
Beta
0.0
RSI (14D)
46.0
Price vs SMA 50
-4.5%
Price vs SMA 200
+4.6%
Avg volume (3M)
2.94M
Relative volume
1.1
Average dollar volume
$333.75M
Company
3 metricsSector
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Shares outstanding
355.98M
Valuation
12 metricsP / E (TTM)
21.5
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 4.7%
PEG ratio
1.5
EV / revenue
6.4×
reciprocal yield 15.5%
EV / EBITDA
14.0×
reciprocal yield 7.1%
EV / EBIT
16.4×
reciprocal yield 6.1%
P / sales
5.9×
reciprocal yield 17.0%
P / book
10.5
reciprocal yield 9.5%
FCF yield
5.2%
TTM · current market cap
Buyback yield
1.2%
P / FCF
19.3
reciprocal yield 5.2%
P / operating cash flow
17.3
reciprocal yield 5.8%
Earnings yield
4.6%
Historical valuation
8 metricsP / E historical average (3Y)
26.5×
reciprocal yield 3.8%
P / E historical average (5Y)
28.3×
reciprocal yield 3.5%
EV / revenue historical average (3Y)
8.1×
reciprocal yield 12.4%
EV / revenue historical average (5Y)
8.6×
reciprocal yield 11.7%
EV / EBIT historical average (3Y)
20.3×
reciprocal yield 4.9%
EV / EBIT historical average (5Y)
21.5×
reciprocal yield 4.7%
EV / EBITDA historical average (3Y)
18.3×
reciprocal yield 5.5%
EV / EBITDA historical average (5Y)
19.6×
reciprocal yield 5.1%
Dividends & buybacks
7 metricsDividend yield
5.3%
Trailing 12 months
Payout ratio
90.0%
Shareholder yield
5.3%
Dividend / share (TTM)
$5.73
Dividend growth YoY
+39.1%
Dividend growth streak
5+
Stored dividend history starts 2020
Last ex-dividend
2026-10-26
Earnings calendar
2 metricsNext earnings
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Last earnings
2026-09-23
Profitability
9 metricsGross margin
74.4%
Operating margin
39.2%
Trailing 12 months
Net margin
27.4%
Gross profit (TTM)
$4.91B
Operating profit (TTM)
$2.59B
Net income (TTM)
$1.81B
Trailing 12 months
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$5.04
FCF margin
30.5%
Effective tax rate
24.1%
Growth
11 metricsRevenue growth YoY
+5.9%
Year over year
Net income growth YoY
+12.0%
Revenue (TTM)
$6.60B
Trailing 12 months
EPS growth YoY
+14.2%
Shares change YoY
-1.5%
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
48.7%
Return on assets
11.5%
Debt / equity
1.2
Current ratio
1.3
EBITDA (TTM)
$3.03B
Free cash flow (TTM)
$2.02B
Quick ratio
1.3
Interest coverage
9.7
Net debt / EBITDA
1.2
Return on invested capital
26.8%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$3.62B
Latest balance sheet
Cash & equivalents
$600.90M
Total assets
$15.66B
Total debt
$4.56B
Cash flow & spend
7 metricsOperating cash flow (TTM)
$2.25B
Capital expenditures (TTM)
$235.10M
R&D (TTM)
—
SG&A (TTM)
$2.32B
Stock compensation (TTM)
$88.60M
R&D / revenue
—
Stock compensation / revenue
1.3%
Ownership (13F)
9 metrics13F filers
1,548
13F filer change QoQ
+24
Institutional ownership
84.2%
Conviction holders (share of 13F filers)
0.6%
Crowding (high-turnover and private-fund holders)
10.8%
Private-fund adviser ownership
10.5%
Active holders' share change QoQ
+1.7%
Holder tenure
19.4
Price vs estimated holder cost
-8.1%
Ownership (registered funds)
1 metricsIndex-fund ownership
24.0%
Short interest
3 metricsShort interest
5.8%
Latest settlement · 7.8 days to cover
Days to cover
7.8d
Short-squeeze score
71 / 100
Insider activity
2 metricsNet insider buying (90D)
−$844,104
Insider-sentiment score
45 / 100
Risk flags
1 metricsGoing concern
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Key facts
CIK
723531
CUSIP
704326107
13F (30d)
590 filings
566 filers
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