Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)
NASDAQ: PAYX · Real-Time Price · USD
91.96
-0.17 (-0.18%)
At close: Apr 17, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
92.93
+0.97 (1.06%)
After-hours: Apr 17, 2026, 5:58 PM EDT

Paychex Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 15 analysts that cover Paychex stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $111.67, which forecasts a 21.43% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $94 and the highest is $148.

Price Target: $111.67 (+21.43%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$94$111.67$103$148
Change+2.22%+21.43%+12.01%+60.94%

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

RatingNov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26
Strong Buy000000
Buy000000
Hold101110101313
Sell223333
Strong Sell000000
Total121313131616

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$98$94
HoldMaintains$98$94+2.22%Apr 13, 2026
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Sell
Maintains
$125$100
SellMaintains$125$100+8.74%Mar 26, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Hold
Maintains
$120$99
HoldMaintains$120$99+7.66%Mar 26, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Sell
Maintains
$116$95
SellMaintains$116$95+3.31%Mar 26, 2026
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Hold
Maintains
$114$95
HoldMaintains$114$95+3.31%Mar 26, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
6.64B
from 5.57B
Increased by 19.19%
Revenue Next Year
7.01B
from 6.64B
Increased by 5.51%
EPS This Year
5.61
from 4.58
Increased by 22.40%
EPS Next Year
6.02
from 5.61
Increased by 7.43%
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
4.06B4.61B5.01B5.28B5.57B6.64B7.01B
Revenue Growth
0.40%13.68%8.57%5.42%5.56%19.19%5.51%
EPS
3.033.844.304.674.585.616.02
EPS Growth
-0.33%26.73%11.98%8.61%-1.93%22.40%7.43%
Forward PE
-----16.4015.27
No. Analysts
-----2222
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20262027202820292030
High6.9B7.3B
Avg6.6B7.0B
Low6.4B6.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20262027202820292030
High
23.2%
10.0%
Avg
19.2%
5.5%
Low
14.2%
0.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS20262027202820292030
High5.796.30
Avg5.616.02
Low5.365.64

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20262027202820292030
High
26.3%
12.4%
Avg
22.4%
7.4%
Low
17.0%
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.