Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)
PAYXNASDAQ-GSDiversified Commercial Services
$116.20
+1.44 (+1.25%) today
Closed, Nov 10, 4:00 PM ET
- Market cap
- $41.36bn
- P/E
- 20.6
- EPS, last 4 quarters
- $5.63
- Dividend yield
- 4.15%
- Day range
- –
- 52-week range
- $85.45 to $127.98
- Average volume
- 3.12m
- Previous close
- $114.76
Analysts
16 coveringHold1 buy, 13 hold, 2 sell
Targets a year out average $116.38, +0.2% from here
Earnings
next estimate $1.30Next report Dec 18, 2026
Nov 2025
+1.6%
Feb 2026
+1.8%
May 2026
+0.8%
Aug 2026
+0.8%
estimate reported, and the surprise
Financials
| Quarter | Nov 2025 | Feb 2026 | May 2026 | Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.56bn | $1.81bn | $1.61bn | $1.63bn |
| Gross profit | $1.15bn | $1.38bn | $1.19bn | $1.20bn |
| Operating income | $571.90m | $792.00m | $604.70m | $619.20m |
| Net income | $395.40m | $560.30m | $420.60m | $429.70m |
Last four quarters: revenue $6.60bn, margin 27.4%, free cash flow $2.02bn
News
8 latest- PAYX Crosses Above 4% Yield TerritoryBNK Invest · 4 days ago
- PAYX Crosses Above Average Analyst TargetBNK Invest · Nov 3, 2026
- PAYX Ex-Dividend Reminder - 10/26/26BNK Invest · Oct 23, 2026
- Paychex (PAYX) Up 17% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?Zacks · Oct 23, 2026
- NSP Benefits From HRScale Adoption Amid High CompetitionZacks · Oct 21, 2026
- I Just Invested $4,600 Across 3 Top Dividend Stocks. Here’s What I’m Loading Up on Right Now.The Motley Fool · Oct 17, 2026
- Paychex AGM Highlights AI Growth Strategy, Stock Split Debate and Shareholder VotesMarketBeat · Oct 15, 2026
- PAYX Shares Rise 17.7% in Six Months: Here's What You Should KnowZacks · Oct 14, 2026
The company
Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) provides a comprehensive suite of expert-enabled technology and advisory solutions that help businesses manage HR, payroll, and benefits. Serving approximately 840,000 customers and paying 1 in 11 U.S. private sector workers, Paychex combines scale, trusted expertise, and innovation to help businesses succeed. Built on more than 50 years of workforce experience and one of the industry's largest proprietary HR datasets, Paychex's WISE agentic AI engine embeds intelligence directly into workflows to improve productivity, enhance decision-making, and deliver better outcomes.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Diversified Commercial Services
- Exchange
- NASDAQ-GS
- Region
- North America
- Website
- paychex.com
Often looked at with it
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