Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)
NASDAQ: PAYX · Real-Time Price · USD
135.10
-2.22 (-1.62%)
Sep 5, 2025, 3:41 PM - Market open

Paychex Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 10 analysts that cover Paychex stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $152.2, which forecasts a 12.66% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $140 and the highest is $165.

Price Target: $152.2 (+12.66%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$140$152.2$153$165
Change+3.63%+12.66%+13.25%+22.13%

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

RatingMar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25
Strong Buy000000
Buy000000
Hold101010999
Sell222211
Strong Sell000000
Total121212111010

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Citigroup
Citigroup
Hold
Maintains
$158$148
HoldMaintains$158$148+9.55%Aug 21, 2025
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Sell
Maintains
$148$153
SellMaintains$148$153+13.25%Aug 14, 2025
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Hold
Initiates
$160
HoldInitiates$160+18.43%Jul 10, 2025
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintains
$150$148
HoldMaintains$150$148+9.55%Jun 27, 2025
Stifel
Stifel
Hold
Maintains
$156$152
HoldMaintains$156$152+12.51%Jun 26, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
6.68B
from 5.57B
Increased by 19.84%
Revenue Next Year
7.12B
from 6.68B
Increased by 6.57%
EPS This Year
5.56
from 4.58
Increased by 21.48%
EPS Next Year
6.02
from 5.56
Increased by 8.20%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingMay 31, 2021May 31, 2022May 31, 2023May 31, 2024May 31, 2025May 31, 2026May 31, 2027
Revenue
4.06B4.61B5.01B5.28B5.57B6.68B7.12B
Revenue Growth
0.40%13.68%8.57%5.42%5.56%19.84%6.57%
EPS
3.033.844.304.674.585.566.02
EPS Growth
-0.33%26.73%11.98%8.61%-1.93%21.48%8.20%
Forward PE
-----24.2822.44
No. Analysts
-----1818
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20262027202820292030
High6.9B7.6B
Avg6.7B7.1B
Low6.4B6.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20262027202820292030
High
24.6%
13.2%
Avg
19.8%
6.6%
Low
14.2%
0.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS20262027202820292030
High5.766.30
Avg5.566.02
Low5.325.64

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20262027202820292030
High
25.9%
13.3%
Avg
21.5%
8.2%
Low
16.1%
1.3%
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.