NASDAQ: PAYX
Paychex Inc Stock

$126.48+1.60 (+1.28%)
Updated Aug 27, 2026
PAYX Price
$126.48
Fair Value Price
$190.00
Market Cap
$44.99B
52 Week Low
$85.45
52 Week High
$139.53
P/E
25.81x
P/B
12.04x
P/S
5.35x
PEG
2.57x
Dividend Yield
3.59%
Revenue
$6.51B
Earnings
$1.76B
Gross Margin
74.3%
Operating Margin
39.63%
Profit Margin
27%
Debt to Equity
3.33
Operating Cash Flow
$3B
Beta
0.74
Next Earnings
Sep 29, 2026
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

PAYX Overview

Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Rochester, New York, Paychex, Inc. delivers comprehensive human capital management (HCM) solutions. The company primarily serves small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the United States, Europe, and India, addressing their needs in human resources, payroll administration, employee benefits, and insurance. Its diverse service portfolio includes: Payroll Management: Encompassing core payroll processing, payroll tax administration, employee payment facilitation, and ensuring compliance with regulations like new-hire reporting and garnishment processing. Human Resources Solutions: Providing support for employer compliance, HR and employee benefits administration, risk management outsourcing, and even the availability of professionally trained on-site HR representatives. Retirement Services: Offering full administration for retirement plans, which covers implementation, ongoing adherence to government regulations, reporting for both participants and employers, online access capabilities, electronic funds transfers, and other administrative tasks. Cloud-based HR Software: A suite of software products designed for efficient HR administration, including tools for benefits management, time and attendance tracking, digital communication, recruitment, and onboarding processes. Additional Business Services: This category features plan administration outsourcing, state unemployment insurance services, and various support functions for SMBs such as payroll funding and outsourcing (including payroll processing, invoicing, and tax preparation), payment processing solutions, financial wellness programs, and a resource center for small business loans. Insurance Offerings: Providing both property and casualty coverage, which includes workers' compensation, business-owner policies, cybersecurity protection, and commercial auto insurance, alongside health and benefits coverage like medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Paychex primarily distributes its services through its dedicated direct sales team.

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Industry: Staffing & Employment Service

Industry Rating
B
PAYX
Ranked
#11 of 16

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PAYX ($126.48) is undervalued by 33.43% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $190.00 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, but does not have a significant margin of safety
Below Fair Value Valuation
PAYX ($126.48) is significantly undervalued by 33.43% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $190.00 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, which includes a healthy margin of safety
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Valuation

PAYX fair value

Fair Value of PAYX stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$126.48
Fair Value
$190.00
Undervalued by
33.43%
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PAYX price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
25.81x
Industry
23.49x
Market
41.94x
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PAYX price to book (PB)

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Company
12.04x
Industry
9.03x
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PAYX price to earnings growth (PEG)

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PAYX's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$1.6B
Net Income
$420.6M
Profit Margin
26.2%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$16.2B
Liabilities
$12.4B
Debt to equity
3.33
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Cash flow

Operating
$580.9M
Investing
-$227.4M
Financing
-$1.8B
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Debt Coverage Financials

PAYX vs Staffing & Employment Service Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
PAYXC$44.99B+0.44%25.81x12.04x
BZC$8.17B-1.11%12.05x2.61x
RHIC$4.60B+0.76%39.10x3.81x
KFYC$4.31B+1.93%15.88x2.18x
TNETC$3.19B+1.06%18.49x25.53x

Paychex Stock FAQ

What is Paychex's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: PAYX) Paychex trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol PAYX. Paychex stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: PAYX.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX)?

(NASDAQ: PAYX) Paychex's 52-week high was $139.53, and its 52-week low was $85.45. It is currently -9.35% from its 52-week high and 48.02% from its 52-week low.

How much is Paychex stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: PAYX) Paychex currently has 355,682,860 outstanding shares. With Paychex stock trading at $126.48 per share, the total value of Paychex stock (market capitalization) is $44.99B.

Paychex stock was originally listed at a price of $15.00 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Paychex stock at $15.00, your return over the last 28 years would have been 743.14%, for an annualized return of 7.91% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Paychex's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: PAYX) Paychex stock price per share is $126.48 today (as of Aug 27, 2026).

What is Paychex's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: PAYX) Paychex's market cap is $44.99B, as of Aug 29, 2026.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Paychex's market cap is calculated by multiplying PAYX's current stock price of $126.48 by PAYX's total outstanding shares of 355,682,860.
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