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 | $10.41 |
| Price-to-Book | 10.04 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 6.02 |
| 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 | $319.60M |
| % Insiders | 10.18% |
| % Institutions | 85.84% |
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Paychex NASDAQ: PAYX held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders virtually on Oct. 15, with shareholders voting on director elections, executive compensation, auditor ratification and a shareholder proposal related to special meetings.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on Paychex common stock of $1.19 per share, payable on November 25, 2026, to shareholders of record as of October 26, 2026.
Paychex has raised its dividend every spring since the pandemic while its stock quietly lost ground, and the math behind that arrangement is more unusual than most income investors realize.
Paychex's AI-driven innovation, Paycor integration, recurring revenues and strong cash flow fuel growth, margin expansion and long-term shareholder returns.
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Paychex remains a Buy, trading at a 20%+ discount to fair value with robust fundamentals and a compelling dividend profile. PAYX delivered Q1 2027 revenue growth of 5.9% and raised PEO and Insurance Solutions guidance, driven by AI and automation scaling. Forward 12-month P/E of 16.85 is well below the 10-year average, supporting a fair value estimate of $134 per share versus $102 current.
Paychex recognized by NelsonHall for the company's ability to deliver immediate benefit and meet future needs of clients through its Paychex Flex® and Paycor® platforms The industry evaluation highlights Paychex's strategy and continued investment in AI-powered workforce optimization solutions ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paychex (Nasdaq: PAYX), a leading provider of expert-enabled HR, payroll, and benefits, today announced that its Paychex Flex and Paycor platforms were each recognized as a “Leader” by global analyst and research firm, NelsonHall, in its “Workforce Management: Employee Experience Transformation 2026 Market Analysis,” as part of the firm's Vendor Evaluation and Assessment Tool (NEAT).
Paychex just posted a dividend yield that makes income investors stop and stare, but a closer look at Q1 cash flow and two underappreciated risks raises a question the company has not fully answered yet.
Paychex beat earnings estimates for the fourth straight quarter, then watched its stock crater anyway as investors zeroed in on a single line item that raised uncomfortable questions about what it actually costs to keep shareholders happy.
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