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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)
NASDAQ: PAYX · Real-Time Price · USD
117.06
-2.44 (-2.04%)
At close: Nov 6, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
117.05
-0.01 (-0.01%)
After-hours: Nov 6, 2026, 7:59 PM EST

Paychex Ratios and Metrics

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jun - May.

Total Valuation

Fiscal Quarter
CurrentQ1 2027Q4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022
Period Ending
Nov '26 Aug '26 May '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Aug '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Aug '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21
Market Capitalization
41,67145,29334,74733,61740,19750,14956,87854,61152,64247,19843,25344,12144,06044,07037,82439,79644,70044,39144,70542,95742,982
Market Cap Growth (YoY)
-0.61%-9.68%-38.91%-38.44%-23.64%6.25%31.50%23.77%19.48%7.10%14.36%10.87%-1.43%-0.72%-15.39%-7.36%4.00%7.77%22.66%30.80%28.35%
Enterprise Value
45,35848,77937,98037,13143,54753,53156,14054,23352,01146,58142,39243,58943,23543,36037,13839,40844,35044,07344,23742,83842,738
Last Close Price
117.06126.0695.0190.59106.92132.23148.60141.71135.77120.98109.92111.26109.87109.2693.1297.16108.42107.08106.86102.07101.58

Price Ratios

Fiscal Quarter
CurrentQ1 2027Q4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022
Period Ending
Nov '26 Aug '26 May '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Aug '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Aug '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21
PE Ratio
23.2225.0819.7420.5425.1931.0834.3231.3930.6227.7925.5926.5727.0427.5924.2926.4730.4830.8632.1031.6033.60
Forward PE
19.3621.3116.8316.4820.2025.5630.0029.4628.9726.3224.5525.3325.6026.1423.2525.3129.1929.8931.2131.9634.28
PS Ratio
6.316.865.345.316.668.6610.2110.049.808.898.208.468.558.667.558.099.289.389.699.559.92
PB Ratio
11.2512.229.308.3810.3612.6313.7813.2713.4112.2611.3811.7812.5012.2810.8311.7013.9514.1514.4913.0713.78
P/TBV Ratio
-------26.4728.2126.5525.0926.5830.5729.2125.7029.0238.1640.3743.4435.2341.27
P/FCF Ratio
20.6622.4614.9716.0820.1426.9533.2834.0033.5329.6424.9122.8924.0223.3924.2026.6329.1332.8832.5930.0234.10
P/OCF Ratio
18.5120.1113.5914.4918.0824.1929.9230.7030.3526.9622.7921.0822.1321.6622.1724.4726.7729.9129.6927.5731.03
PEG Ratio
2.452.492.492.492.492.493.594.204.163.583.563.273.303.292.873.362.742.903.073.304.32

EV Ratios

Fiscal Quarter
CurrentQ1 2027Q4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022
Period Ending
Nov '26 Aug '26 May '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Aug '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Aug '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21
EV/Sales Ratio
6.877.395.835.867.229.2410.089.979.698.778.038.368.398.527.428.019.219.319.599.539.87
EV/EBITDA Ratio
14.7415.5512.3512.5115.5220.3722.1122.1921.7919.7518.0318.7818.9519.2916.8118.2821.0121.1621.7721.5322.57
EV/EBIT Ratio
17.2118.1014.4314.5417.7122.8024.1023.8423.4721.3219.5020.3220.5120.9118.2719.9723.0423.2924.0423.8025.06
EV/FCF Ratio
22.4924.1916.3617.7721.8228.7632.8533.7733.1329.2524.4222.6223.5723.0223.7626.3728.9032.6432.2529.9433.91

Financial Efficiency

Fiscal Quarter
CurrentQ1 2027Q4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022
Period Ending
Nov '26 Aug '26 May '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Aug '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Aug '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21
Debt / Equity Ratio
1.251.251.241.251.301.261.220.210.220.230.230.230.250.240.250.260.270.280.290.270.29
Debt / EBITDA Ratio
1.491.551.581.361.641.842.000.280.370.360.410.310.390.370.440.330.420.400.500.360.45
Debt / FCF Ratio
2.292.291.992.402.522.702.950.540.550.540.510.450.470.460.570.580.570.650.660.620.71
Net Debt / Equity Ratio
1.001.000.930.810.910.840.82-0.18-0.10-0.16-0.16-0.23-0.15-0.23-0.20-0.20-0.12-0.11-0.10-0.14-0.04
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio
1.201.181.131.091.251.271.33-0.30-0.16-0.27-0.26-0.37-0.23-0.37-0.32-0.32-0.18-0.17-0.16-0.23-0.06
Net Debt / FCF Ratio
1.831.831.501.551.761.801.98-0.46-0.24-0.40-0.36-0.45-0.29-0.44-0.45-0.46-0.25-0.26-0.23-0.33-0.09
Asset Turnover
0.410.410.400.440.450.430.410.450.480.470.500.440.490.480.500.470.510.510.490.450.47
Quick Ratio
0.520.520.490.490.510.520.520.600.590.600.590.430.420.450.520.500.560.550.480.450.46
Current Ratio
1.281.281.261.261.261.271.281.391.391.381.371.241.231.241.301.271.301.291.251.271.27
Return on Equity (ROE)
47.05%47.05%44.77%40.26%40.88%41.27%41.80%44.25%46.16%45.67%46.35%46.47%48.43%47.50%47.35%44.96%46.37%46.54%46.17%43.41%42.57%
Return on Assets (ROA)
10.19%10.19%9.82%10.85%11.64%10.81%10.80%11.73%12.26%12.04%12.98%11.35%12.39%12.16%12.59%11.81%12.73%12.79%12.19%11.28%11.48%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
27.38%27.82%27.22%36.66%34.28%33.99%33.18%55.46%51.74%55.72%55.53%58.11%55.04%56.70%55.69%54.35%50.79%52.06%50.08%48.18%43.63%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
28.30%28.90%28.20%26.50%25.90%24.60%24.20%42.00%42.40%42.50%42.80%42.70%43.90%42.70%42.90%42.50%43.20%42.80%42.10%39.20%38.20%

Yields

Fiscal Quarter
CurrentQ1 2027Q4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022
Period Ending
Nov '26 Aug '26 May '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Aug '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Aug '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21
Earnings Yield
4.31%3.99%5.07%4.87%3.97%3.22%2.91%3.19%3.27%3.60%3.91%3.76%3.70%3.62%4.12%3.78%3.28%3.24%3.12%3.16%2.98%
FCF Yield
4.84%4.45%6.68%6.22%4.96%3.71%3.00%2.94%2.98%3.37%4.01%4.37%4.16%4.28%4.13%3.75%3.43%3.04%3.07%3.33%2.93%
Dividend Yield
4.07%3.57%4.53%4.60%3.77%2.96%2.55%2.58%2.62%2.85%3.04%2.90%2.83%2.75%3.11%2.86%2.44%2.35%2.23%2.22%2.18%
Payout Ratio
94.42%98.70%100.95%69.25%98.10%101.38%130.99%67.98%85.34%82.69%92.87%64.26%81.54%76.79%91.58%60.93%79.02%75.05%96.05%55.38%71.75%
Buyback Yield / Dilution
0.92%1.46%1.13%0.69%0.36%--0.14%-0.08%0.11%0.25%0.14%0.17%0.06%-0.11%0.27%0.30%0.22%0.11%-0.17%-0.17%-0.30%
Total Shareholder Return
4.99%5.03%5.67%5.29%4.13%2.96%2.41%2.50%2.73%3.10%3.18%3.07%2.88%2.64%3.38%3.17%2.66%2.46%2.07%2.05%1.88%
SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q