Paychex, Inc. is an American provider of human resource, payroll, and benefits outsourcing services for small- to medium-sized businesses.
| Revenue (TTM) | $6.60B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $4.91B |
| EBITDA | $3.08B |
| Operating Margin | 38.50% |
| Return on Equity | 47.10% |
| Return on Assets | 10.20% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $18.45 |
| Book Value | $10.50 |
| Price-to-Book | 10.04 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 5.47 |
| EV/Revenue | 6.19 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.24 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 13.90% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.90% |
| Shares Outstanding | $355.98M |
| Float | $319.11M |
| % Insiders | 10.33% |
| % Institutions | 85.89% |
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Paychex TodayPAYXPaychex$102.69 -1.80 (-1.72%) As of 01:51 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.52-Week Range$85.45▼$130.32Dividend Yield4.64%P/E Ratio20.98Price Target$129.82Add to WatchlistPaychex's NASDAQ: PAYX September stock price decline presents a key opportunity for investors, mainly due to the underlying cause.
Paychex stock has shed double digits in the past month while the company keeps cutting dividend checks, but a closer look at the cash flow math reveals how much cushion actually stands between shareholders and a cut.
PAYX highlights faster PEO conversions, expanding AI use and confidence in its fiscal 2027 growth outlook after first-quarter results.
Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript
Paychex, Inc. reported Q1 FY27 results with 6% revenue growth to $1.63B, meeting expectations but underwhelming in its core management solutions segment. I maintain a neutral rating on PAYX, as current growth rates and reaffirmed guidance for FY27 do not excite or suggest near-term acceleration. AI initiatives, particularly WISE Hire, are central to PAYX's future growth thesis, aiming to boost client value, retention, and margins, though monetization is still early.
Paychex NASDAQ: PAYX reported a solid start to fiscal 2027, posting first-quarter revenue growth of 6% and double-digit gains in operating income and earnings per share as growth in its professional employer organization, or PEO, and insurance businesses outpaced expectations.
PAYX beats Q1 earnings and revenue estimates as PEO growth, higher revenue per client and margin expansion lift the results.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Paychex (PAYX) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended August 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Paychex (PAYX) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.34 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.33 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.22 per share a year ago.
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