Paychex, Inc. is an American provider of human resource, payroll, and benefits outsourcing services for small- to medium-sized businesses.
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.97B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $2.67B |
| EBITDA | $1.61B |
| Operating Margin | 38.30% |
| Return on Equity | 40.30% |
| Return on Assets | 10.80% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $10.88 |
| Book Value | $10.50 |
| Price-to-Book | 10.55 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 9.81 |
| EV/Revenue | 6.58 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.18 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 42.60% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 12.50% |
| Shares Outstanding | $355.60M |
| Float | $321.05M |
| % Insiders | 10.36% |
| % Institutions | 85.71% |
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 16, 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 August 28, 2026, to shareholders of record as of July 28, 2026.
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Job gains were broad based while hourly earnings growth remains below three percent ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Paychex Small Business Jobs Index—a primary component of the monthly Paychex Small Business Employment Watch report—shows the pace of job growth among U.S. small businesses with fewer than 50 employees improved for the fourth consecutive month in June, matching its highest index level since August 2025 (99.83) and marking the first four-month consecutive increase since November 2020.
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Paychex's NASDAQ: PAYX stock price declined following its fiscal Q4 earnings report, as macroeconomic headwinds, hiring woes, cautious guidance, and acquisition hurdles weighed on the price action.
Paychex enters fiscal 2027 with cleaner execution, steadier growth, Paycor synergies and WISE AI monetization in focus.
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