Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)
NASDAQ: PAYX · Real-Time Price · USD
106.26
-0.32 (-0.30%)
At close: Jul 9, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
106.26
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Jul 9, 2026, 6:13 PM EDT

Paychex Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 18 analysts polled by S&P Global, Paychex stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $106.57. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 0.29% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $90 (-15.30%) and the highest is $140 (+31.75%).

Price Target: $106.57 (+0.29%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$90$106.57$105$140
Change-15.30%+0.29%-1.19%+31.75%

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

RatingFeb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26
Strong Buy111122
Buy100110
Hold121414131112
Sell111111
Strong Sell333333
Total181919191818

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintains
$107$109
HoldMaintains$107$109+2.58%Jun 30, 2026
Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald
Sell
Maintains
$90
SellMaintains$90-15.30%Jun 29, 2026
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$100$98
HoldMaintains$100$98-7.77%Jun 25, 2026
Guggenheim
Guggenheim
Hold
Maintains
n/a
HoldMaintainsn/an/aJun 25, 2026
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Hold
Maintains
$103
HoldMaintains$103-3.07%Jun 25, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
6.86B
from 6.51B
Increased by 5.41%
Revenue Next Year
7.24B
from 6.86B
Increased by 5.46%
EPS This Year
5.97
from 5.51
Increased by 8.31%
EPS Next Year
6.39
from 5.97
Increased by 7.10%
Fiscal YearFY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingMay 31, 2022May 31, 2023May 31, 2024May 31, 2025May 31, 2026May 31, 2027
Revenue
4.61B5.01B5.28B5.57B6.51B6.86B
Revenue Growth
13.68%8.57%5.42%5.56%16.88%5.41%
Gross Profit
3.26B3.55B3.80B4.03B4.84B5.17B
Gross Margin
70.59%70.98%71.97%72.35%74.29%75.32%
Operating Income
1.84B2.03B2.17B2.33B2.57B3.01B
Net Income
1.39B1.56B1.69B1.66B1.76B2.02B
EPS
----5.515.97
EPS Growth
----10.64%8.31%
Forward PE
31.2123.2524.5530.0016.8317.81
Dividend / Share
2.773.263.654.024.434.85
Dividend Growth
-17.69%11.96%10.14%10.20%9.51%
Free Cash Flow
1.55B1.55B1.35B1.51B2.08B2.37B
No. Analysts
-----17
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202720282029
High6.9B
Avg6.9B
Low6.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202720282029
High
5.7%
Avg
5.4%
Low
5.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS202720282029
High6.00
Avg5.97
Low5.94

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202720282029
High
8.9%
Avg
8.3%
Low
7.8%