Industrials
Paychex, Inc.(PAYX)
Live Price
Offline$95.93
-2.35% today
1Y Change
-26.85%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $33.33B
- Revenue Growth
- +5.6%
- EPS Growth
- -1.9%
- Dividend Yield
- 4.6%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $33.33B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $95.93 and down 26.9% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +5.6%, EPS growth of -1.9%, a dividend yield of 4.6%. What stands out right now is revenue +5.6%, EPS -1.9%, free cash flow +1.3% with operating margin 36.9% and ROIC 17.8%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 4.6%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at P/E 20.4 and price/sales 5.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines PAYX price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+5.6% vs +6.8% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+36.9% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
20.4 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Jun 24, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +5.6% and EPS is at -1.9%, with operating margin around 36.9%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 4.6%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Mar 25, 2026 | +2.4% | +0.2% | -2.6% | -2.6% |
2025 Dec 19, 2025 | +2.4% | +2.3% | +1.5% | -4.5% |
2025 Sep 30, 2025 | +1.7% | -2.2% | +0.2% | -2.1% |
Benchmark Edge
PAYX vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
PAYX
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
PAYX Max Drawdown
-42.18%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for PAYX and SPY.
Company Overview
Paychex, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
Paychex, Inc. provides integrated human capital management solutions for human resources (HR), payroll, benefits, and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, and India. It offers payroll processing services; payroll tax administration services; employee payment services; and regulatory compliance services, such as new-hire reporting and garnishment processing. The company also provides HR solutions, including payroll, employer compliance, HR and employee benefits administration, risk management outsourcing, and the on-site availability of a professionally trained HR representative; and retirement services administration, including plan implementation, ongoing compliance with government regulations, employee and employer reporting, participant and employer online access, electronic funds transfer, and other administrative services. In addition, it offers cloud-based HR administration software products for employee benefits management and administration, time and attendance, digital communication solutions, recruiting, and onboarding solutions; plan administration outsourcing and state unemployment insurance services; various business services to small to medium-sized businesses comprising payroll funding and outsourcing services, which include payroll processing, invoicing, and tax preparation; and payment processing services, financial fitness programs, and a small-business loan resource center. Further, the company provides insurance services for property and casualty coverage, such as workers' compensation, business-owner policies, cyber security protection, and commercial auto, as well as health and benefits coverage, including health, dental, vision, and life. It markets and sells its services primarily through its direct sales force. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
- Leadership
- John Gibson Jr.
- IPO Date
- Aug 26, 1983
- Employees
- 16.5k
- Street Address
- 911 Panorama Trail South
- Mailing
- Rochester, NY, 14625-2396
- Region
- Rochester, NY, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 585 385 6666
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 20.4
- EV/EBITDA
- 13.0
- Price/Sales
- 5.3
- Price/Book
- 8.3
Growth
- Revenue
- +5.6%
- EPS
- -1.9%
- Free Cash Flow
- +1.3%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 73.9%
- Operating Margin
- 36.9%
- Net Margin
- 25.8%
- ROE
- 40.9%
- ROIC
- 17.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.25
- Current Ratio
- 1.26
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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