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Paychex

NASDAQ: PAYX

$117.68

-4.03

(-3.31%)

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Paychex Stock Performance

as on September 9, 2026 at 2:15 am IST

  • Day's Low

    Day's High

    $117.44
    $120.50
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    0.20%

    Downside

    2.40%

    Upside

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  • 52 Week's Low

    52 Week's High

    $85.45
    $136.05
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    27.39%

    Downside

    15.61%

    Upside

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Paychex share price movements today

Previous Close
$121.71
Open
$120.31
Volume
515.0K
Market Cap
$43.3B
Dividend Yield
373.02%
Day's Low - High
$117.44 - $120.50
52 Week Low - High
$85.45 - $136.05

Paychex Historical Returns

1 Month Return
+ 1.39 %
3 Month Return
+ 21.07 %
1 Year Return
-10.14 %
3 Year Return
+ 1.26 %
5 Year Return
+ 9.36 %

Paychex Stock Fundamentals & Key Indicators

Check Paychex market cap, PE, PB, PEG ratios, dividend yield, and other key fundamental indicators.

Market Cap

$43.3B

EPS (TTM)

5.4963

Dividend Yield

373.02%

Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY

0.43%

PE Ratio (TTM)

24.89

Industry PE ratio

24.07

PEG Ratio

2.2017

EBITDA

1.6B

Revenue (TTM)

4.0B

Profit Margin

26.63%

Return On Equity TTM

40.26%

Paychex Stock Valuation

Track how Paychex P/E has moved over time to understand its valuation trends.

Paychex in the last 5 years

  • Overview

  • Trends

Lowest (17.17x)

May 31, 2026

Industry (24.07x)

September 7, 2026

Today (24.89x)

September 7, 2026

Highest (35.52x)

November 30, 2021

LowHigh

Today’s Price to Earnings Ratio: 24.89x

Paychex vs Peer Comparison

Compare market cap, revenue, PE, and other key metrics of Paychex with its industry peers.

Company
Analyst View
Market Cap
5 Years Return %PE RatioProfit Margin %Dividend Yield %
HOLD$43.3B9.36%24.8926.63%373.02%
BUY$186.7B-5.58%97.3847.77%NA
BUY$116.9B7.9%-106.0367.03%NA
BUY$154.7B85.01%16.3642.31%NA
BUY$146.0B6.84%88.2911.34%NA

Stock Returns calculator for Paychex Stock including INR - Dollar returns

The Paychex stock calculator helps Indian investors calculate returns based on the historical performance of the stock. Just choose your investment amount and duration to get insights and invest more confidently. See stock returns as well as the effect of dollar appreciation over different durations.

*Dollar Impact: The bonus return you make when the US Dollar rises against the Rupee; calculated on the full amount you walk away with, not just what you invested in.

Investment Value

₹1,00,000

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Paychex investment value today

Current value as on today

₹93,639

Returns

-₹6,361

(-6.36%)

Returns from Paychex Stock

-₹13,113 (-13.11%)

Dollar Impact

₹6,752 (+6.75%)

Analyst Recommendation on Paychex Stock

Based on 14 analysts

HOLD

7.14%

Buy

71.43%

Hold

21.43%

Sell

Based on 14 analysts, 71.42857142857143% of analysts recommend a 'HOLD' rating for Paychex. Average target price of $114.93

Paychex Share Price Target

Get share price movements and forecasts by analysts on Paychex.

What analysts predicted

-2.39%DOWNSIDE

Target Price

$114.93

Current Price

$117.68

Analyzed by

14 Analysts

Target

$114.93

Paychex target price $114.93, a slight downside of -2.39% compared to current price of $117.68. According to 14 analysts rating.

Indian Investors' Interest in Paychex Stock

Search interest for Paychex Stock has decreased by -30% in the last 30 days, reflecting a downward trend in search activity.

Time period: to

Change:-30% versus previous 30 day period

Paychex Quarterly Profit & Loss

All numbers in Millions USD

Feb 2024
May 2024
Aug 2024
Nov 2024
Feb 2025
May 2025
Aug 2025
Nov 2025
Feb 2026
May 2026
Total Revenue
1,439
1,295
1,318
1,316
1,509
1,427
1,540
1,557
1,808
1,605
Gross Profit
1,059
919
938
937
1,121
1,033
1,126
1,145
1,377
1,188
Operating Income
649
481
546
538
691
431
541
571
792
604
EBITDA
713
546
605
594
751
538
675
697
918
728
Interest Expense
9
9
9
9
22
63
68
68
68
64
Depreciation
44
45
39
41
43
85
109
109
111
113
Income Before Tax
659
491
557
543
685
389
497
520
739
554
Income Tax Expense
160
111
129
130
166
92
113
124
178
133
Net Income
498
379
427
413
519
297
383
395
560
420
Net Profit Margin
34.64%
29.33%
32.42%
31.39%
34.41%
20.82%
24.92%
25.39%
30.97%
26.20%

Paychex Annual Profit & Loss

All numbers in Millions USD

May 2017
May 2018
May 2019
May 2020
May 2021
May 2022
May 2023
May 2024
May 2025
May 2026
Total Revenue
3,151
3,380
3,772
4,040
4,056
4,611
5,007
5,278
5,571
6,512
Gross Profit
2,231
2,363
2,594
2,759
2,785
3,255
3,554
3,799
4,031
4,837
Operating Income
1,239
1,287
1,371
1,460
1,460
1,840
2,033
2,174
2,207
2,510
EBITDA
1,380
1,429
1,558
1,670
1,662
2,053
2,261
2,431
2,490
3,015
Interest Expense
2
3
17
38
35
36
36
37
105
269
Depreciation
126
138
181
209
192
191
176
176
209
442
Income Before Tax
1,244
1,296
1,368
1,437
1,434
1,824
2,048
2,218
2,175
2,310
Income Tax Expense
427
362
333
339
336
431
490
527
518
550
Net Income
817
933
1,034
1,098
1,097
1,392
1,557
1,690
1,657
1,760
Net Profit Margin
25.94%
27.62%
27.42%
27.18%
27.05%
30.20%
31.10%
32.03%
29.74%
27.03%

Paychex Quarterly Cash Flow

All numbers in Millions USD

May 2024
Aug 2024
Nov 2024
Feb 2025
May 2025
Aug 2025
Nov 2025
Feb 2026
May 2026
Net Income
379
427
413
519
297
383
395
560
420
Operating Cash Flow
221
546
295
716
405
718
444
812
580
Investing Cash Flow
-143
-110
-192
21
-3,395
-1,302
376
1
-227
Financing Cash Flow
-2,714
-485
-291
-2
3,330
-515
-582
235
-1,791
Change in Cash
-217
-48
-189
734
63
-1,099
238
1,049
-1,437

Paychex Annual Cash Flow

All numbers in Millions USD

May 2018
May 2019
May 2020
May 2021
May 2022
May 2023
May 2024
May 2025
May 2026
Net Income
933
1,034
1,098
1,097
1,392
1,557
1,690
1,657
1,760
Operating Cash Flow
1,276
1,271
1,440
1,260
1,505
1,699
1,897
1,951
2,556
Investing Cash Flow
-679
-1,628
771
-460
-1,420
218
-260
-3,676
-1,152
Financing Cash Flow
-423
-1,008
-1,488
-636
-979
-711
-1,874
2,562
-2,653
Change in Cash
173
-1,365
724
163
-894
1,206
-237
837
-1,249

Mutual Funds that own Paychex Stock

Check out the Mutual Funds with significant holdings in Paychex.

Funds
Holdings
Shares Held
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
8.790297%
31265581
Washington Mutual Investors Fund
3.98311%
14167242
American Funds Fundamental Investors
2.462582%
8758985
Fidelity Concord Street Trust
1.608628%
5721616
Federated Hermes Equity Funds
0.983734%
3498975

Global Institutional Holdings in Paychex

Funds
Holdings
Vanguard
9.96%
iShares
5.91%
Invesco
4.48%
SPDR
3.73%
Schwab
2.74%

Paychex News & Key Events

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    Today's Timeline - 04 September

    Fri, 03:52 PM

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    Paychex's sales growth has slowed, with operating margin declining due to rising costs, trading at $125.05 per share.

    Fri, 07:20 PM

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    Stephens resumed coverage of Paychex with Equal Weight rating and $132 price target, citing need for better revenue growth.

    Fri, 07:51 PM

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    Paychex stock gained 30.1% in six months, outperforming industry and S&P 500, driven by successful Paycor buyout and revenue growth.

Insights on Paychex

Insights help you understand the recent movement of the company's critical parameters, giving you an overall view of the company.

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    Against Peers

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    In the last 3 years, Shopify Inc. Class A subordinate voting shares has given 103.2% return, outperforming this stock by 102.2%

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    Against Peers

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    In the last 1 year, Snowflake Inc. has given 48.9% return, outperforming this stock by 59.0%

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    Profit Down

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    Paychex, Inc. has experienced a decline in net profit over the last two quarters. The net profit decreased from $560.30 million to $420.59 million, indicating an average decline of 24.9% per quarter.

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    Revenue Fall

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    Paychex, Inc. has experienced a decline in its revenue over the last two quarters. The revenue decreased from $1.80 billion to $1.60 billion, showing an average decrease of 11.2% per quarter.

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    Price Dip

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    In the last 7 days, PAYX stock has moved down by -3.1%

About Paychex

Paychex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides human capital management solutions (HCM) for human resources, payroll processing, employee benefits, and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, Canada, India, and Israel. It offers technology and advisory solutions; and payroll tax administration services. The company also provides retirement solutions, such as plan implementation, ongoing compliance with government regulations, employee and employer reporting, participant and employer online access, electronic funds transfer, and other administrative services; HCM solutions from recruiting and hiring to retirement; and talent management and talent acquisition services. In addition, it offers payroll solutions, including calculation, preparation, and delivery of employee payroll checks; production of internal accounting records and management reports; preparation of federal, state, and local payroll tax returns; and collection and remittance of clients' payroll obligations. Further, the company provides workforce management solutions; benefits administration solutions; digital marketplace for earned wages, financial wellness solutions, and voluntary lifestyle benefits; administrative services organization HR outsourcing solutions; solutions to payroll and non-payroll customers; retirement and funding solutions; and 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. Additionally, it offers payroll, HR, employee benefits administration, retirement, insurance, risk management outsourcing, and access to professionally trained HR representatives, virtually and on-site. It markets and sells its solutions primarily through its direct sales force. Paychex, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
OrganisationPaychex
Headquarters911 Panorama Trail South, Rochester, NY, United States, 14625-2396
IndustrySoftware - Application
CEOMr. John B. Gibson Jr.
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Key Management of Paychex

Name

Title

Mr. Bradley J. Schaufenbuel J.D., L.L.M.

VP & Chief Information Security Officer

Mr. Dave Wilson

Managing Director of Engineering and Technology

Mr. John B. Gibson Jr.

President, CEO & Director

Mr. Robert Lewis Schrader

Senior VP & CFO

Mr. Adam Brooks Ante

Senior Vice President of HCM

Ms. Katy Bunn

Chief Marketing Officer

Mr. Thomas J. Hammond

Managing Director of Emerging & Ancillary Services

Ms. Elizabeth Roaldsen

Senior Vice President of Operations & Customer Experience

Mr. Ryan Norman Bergstrom

Chief Product & Technology Officer

Mr. Mason Argiropoulos

Chief Human Resources Officer

FAQs

What is Paychex share price today?

Paychex share price today is $117.68 as on . Paychex share today touched a day high of $120.50 and a low of $117.44.

What is the 52 week high and 52 week low for Paychex share?

Paychex share touched a 52 week high of $136.05 on and a 52 week low of $85.45 on . Paychex stock price today i.e. is trending at $117.68,which is 13.50% down from its 52 week high and 37.72% up from its 52 week low.

What is Paychex's market capitalisation today?

Paychex market capitalisation is $0.04T as on .

How to invest in Paychex Stock (PAYX) from India?

  1. Step 1: Open a free US stocks account on INDmoney App and transfer your Rupees into Dollars to your INDmoney US stocks account. For a step by step instruction, check How to Transfer Money to Your US Stocks Account .
  2. Step 2: Search for Paychex on INDmoney app. Click on Buy button. You can invest as low as $1.5 in Paychex Shares that will get you 0.0127 shares as per Paychex share price of $117.68 per share as on September 8, 2026 at 8:45 pm IST.

What is the minimum amount required to buy Paychex Stock (PAYX) from India?

Indian investors can start investing in Paychex (PAYX) shares with as little as ₹94.8175 or $1 (as of ) using the INDmoney app.
For example: If you want to invest $10 or ₹948.17 in Paychex stock (as per the Rupee-Dollar exchange rate as on ). Based on Paychex share’s latest price of $117.68 as on September 8, 2026 at 8:45 pm IST, you will get 0.0850 shares of Paychex. Learn more about fractional shares .

What are the returns that Paychex has given to Indian investors in the last 5 years?

Paychex stock has given 9.36% share price returns and 28.66% dollar appreciation to an Indian investor in the last 5 years.
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