Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)

Paychex Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 13 analysts that cover Paychex stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $131.23, which forecasts a 14.92% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $114 and the highest is $165.

Price Target: $131.23 (+14.92%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$114	$131.23	$125	$165
Change	-0.17%	+14.92%	+9.47%	+44.50%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Paychex stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	9	9	9	10	10	11
Sell	1	1	1	2	2	2
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10	10	10	12	12	13

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Bryan Keane Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $139 → $120	Hold	Maintains	$139 → $120	+5.09%	Dec 22, 2025
Tien-Tsin Huang JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Sell Maintains $140 → $125	Sell	Maintains	$140 → $125	+9.47%	Dec 22, 2025
James Faucette Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $133 → $123	Hold	Maintains	$133 → $123	+7.72%	Dec 22, 2025
David Grossman Stifel	Stifel	Hold Maintains $137 → $126	Hold	Maintains	$137 → $126	+10.34%	Dec 17, 2025
Jason Kupferberg Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Sell Maintains $128 → $116	Sell	Maintains	$128 → $116	+1.59%	Dec 9, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

6.65B

Increased by 19.35%

from 5.57B

Revenue Next Year

7.05B

Increased by 6.02%

from 6.65B

EPS This Year

5.55

Increased by 21.26%

from 4.58

EPS Next Year

6.01

Increased by 8.21%

from 5.55

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2023	May 31, 2024	May 31, 2025	May 31, 2026	May 31, 2027
Revenue	4.06B	4.61B	5.01B	5.28B	5.57B	6.65B	7.05B
Revenue Growth	0.40%	13.68%	8.57%	5.42%	5.56%	19.35%	6.02%
EPS	3.03	3.84	4.30	4.67	4.58	5.55	6.01
EPS Growth	-0.33%	26.73%	11.98%	8.61%	-1.93%	21.26%	8.21%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	20.56	19.00
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	20	20

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	6.9B	7.4B
Avg	6.7B	7.1B
Low	6.3B	6.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	23.4%	11.1%
Avg	19.4%	6.0%
Low	13.8%	0.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	5.78	6.33
Avg	5.55	6.01
Low	4.90	5.53

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	26.2%	14.0%
Avg	21.3%	8.2%
Low	7.0%	-0.5%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.