Paychex, Inc.
General ticker "PAYX" information:
- Sector: Industrials
- Industry: Staffing & Employment Services
- Capitalization: $42.2B (TTM average)
Paychex, Inc. does not follow the US Stock Market performance with the rate: -28.4%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.8%: low 111.04$, high 115.10$
Factors to consider:
- Company included in S&P500 list
- Company included in NASDAQ-100 index
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2026-05-13, amount 1.19$ (Y4.16%)
- Total employees count: 19000 (+15.2%) as of 2025
- Top business risk factors: Cybersecurity threats, Data loss risks, Regulatory and compliance, Bankruptcy risk, Acquisition/divestiture risks
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2026-05-31 to 2028-05-30
- 2026-05-31 to 2027-05-31 estimated range: [74.51$, 106.38$]
- 2027-05-31 to 2028-05-30 estimated range: [73.44$, 104.21$]
Financial Metrics affecting the PAYX estimates:
- Negative: with PPE of 17.3 at the end of fiscal year the price was very high
- Positive: 6.62 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 7.46
- Positive: Operating profit margin, % of 38.55 > 18.40
- Positive: Interest expense per share per price, % of 0.79 <= 3.34
- Positive: Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 9.81 > 6.02
- Negative: Industry operating profit margin (median), % of -2.80 <= 2.87
- Negative: Investing cash flow per share per price, % of -3.36 <= -0.60
- Positive: 19.19 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 23.09 <= 42.57
- Positive: Inventory ratio change, % of 0.18 <= 0.80
Short-term PAYX quotes
Long-term PAYX plot with estimates
Financial data
| YTD | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | 2026-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $5,278.30MM | $5,571.70MM | $6,512.00MM |
| Operating Expenses | $3,104.20MM | $3,364.00MM | $4,001.50MM |
| Operating Income | $2,174.10MM | $2,207.70MM | $2,510.50MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $43.90MM | $-31.80MM | $-199.60MM |
| Interest Expense | $37.30MM | $105.40MM | $269.50MM |
| Income(Loss) | $2,218.00MM | $2,175.90MM | $2,310.90MM |
| Taxes | $527.60MM | $518.60MM | $550.80MM |
| Net Income(Loss)* | $1,690.40MM | $1,657.30MM | $1,760.10MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $3,801.00MM | $4,128.00MM | $3,735.10MM |
| Assets | $10,383.10MM | $16,564.10MM | $16,174.50MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $1,897.70MM | $1,900.90MM | $2,556.70MM |
| Capital expenditure | $161.40MM | $191.80MM | $234.90MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-260.90MM | $-3,356.80MM | $-1,152.40MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-1,874.70MM | $2,293.20MM | $-2,653.80MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $4.69 | $4.60 | $4.90 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.