Paychex, Inc.
General ticker "PAYX" information:
- Sector: Industrials
- Industry: Staffing & Employment Services
- Capitalization: $37.8B (TTM average)
Paychex, Inc. follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 12.4%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.1%: low 109.52$, high 111.90$
Factors to consider:
- Company included in S&P500 list
- Company included in NASDAQ-100 index
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2026-07-28, amount 1.19$ (Y4.26%)
- Total employees count: 17600 (-7.4%) as of 2026
- Top business risk factors: Cybersecurity threats, Data protection, Regulatory and compliance, Bankruptcy risk, Acquisition/divestiture risks
- Earnings for 3 months up through Q1 exceed our estimates
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: [74.14$, 105.89$]
- 2027-05-31 to 2028-05-30 estimated range: [72.20$, 102.69$]
Financial Metrics affecting the PAYX estimates:
- Negative: with PPE of 17.4 at the end of fiscal year the price was high
- Positive: Operating profit margin, % of 38.55 > 33.79
- Positive: 7.19 < Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 9.81
- Negative: Investing cash flow per share per price, % of -3.35 <= -2.60
- Negative: 0 < Industry inventory ratio change (median), % of 0
- Positive: 6.77 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 7.44
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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.