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Ticker
PAYX

Price
149.12
Stock movement down
-1.20 (-0.80%)
Company name
Paychex Inc
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Technology >
Software - Application
Market cap
53.72B
Ent value
58.90B
Price/Sales
10.12
Price/Book
13.95
Div yield
2.90%
Div growth
9.68%
Growth years
10
FCF payout
93.27%
Trailing P/E
31.63
Forward P/E
27.76
PEG
8.17
EPS growth
-
1 year return
19.57%
3 year return
8.28%
5 year return
14.72%
10 year return
12.00%
Last updated: 2025-08-27

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share4.32
Dividend yield2.90%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield3.47%
Average yield2.76%
Minimum yield1.87%
Discount to avg yield4.71%
Upside potential4.94%
Yield as % of max yield83.47%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield2.90%
Current yield distribution36.03%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.87%
Yield at 90%2.23%
Yield at 80%2.52%
Yield at 50% (Median)2.77%
Yield at 20%3.02%
Yield at 10%3.21%
Yield at 0% (Max)3.47%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth10 years
CCC statusDividend Contender
Dividend per share4.32
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date21 Jul 2025
EPS (TTM)4.69
EPS (1y forward)5.37
EPS growth (5y)-
EPS growth (5y forward)3.87%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
PAYXS&P500
DGR MR10.20%-13.74%
DGR TTM10.16%6.60%
DGR 3 years11.74%5.24%
DGR 5 years9.68%5.40%
DGR 10 years17.33%7.07%
DGR 15 years7.20%6.12%
Time since last change announced133 days
EPS growth (5y)-
EPS growth (5y forward)3.87%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM79.29%93.27%
Average--
Forward80.41%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E31.63
Price to OCF30.04
Price to FCF37.20
Price to EBITDA29.02
EV to EBITDA31.81

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales10.12
Price to Book13.95
EV to Sales11.09

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count360.24M
EPS (TTM)4.69
FCF per share (TTM)3.99

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)5.31B
Gross profit (TTM)3.81B
Operating income (TTM)2.18B
Net income (TTM)1.70B
EPS (TTM)4.69
EPS (1y forward)5.37

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)71.77%
Operating margin (TTM)41.13%
Profit margin (TTM)31.98%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash1.46B
Net receivables1.70B
Total current assets7.36B
Goodwill1.88B
Intangible assets187.70M
Property, plant and equipment466.90M
Total assets10.49B
Accounts payable80.90M
Short/Current long term debt867.00M
Total current liabilities5.34B
Total liabilities6.64B
Shareholder's equity3.85B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)1.79B
Capital expenditures (TTM)167.90M
Free cash flow (TTM)1.44B
Dividends paid (TTM)1.35B

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity44.11%
Return on Assets16.19%
Return on Invested Capital35.82%
Cash Return on Invested Capital30.45%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open150.32
Daily high150.73
Daily low148.60
Daily Volume3.48M
All-time high159.78
1y analyst estimate147.33
Beta0.91
EPS (TTM)4.69
Dividend per share4.32
Ex-div date21 Jul 2025
Next earnings date1 Oct 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
PAYXS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-6.67%-3.04%
Highest price drop-65.77%-56.47%
Date of highest drop9 Mar 20099 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-22.39%-11.04%
Avg time to new high22 days12 days
Max time to new high3926 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
PAYX (Paychex Inc) company logo
Marketcap
53.72B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
Paychex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides human capital management solutions (HCM) for payroll, employee benefits, human resources (HR), and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, and India. It offers payroll processing services; payroll tax administration services; employee payment services; and regulatory compliance services. The company provides retirement solutions, such as plan implementation, ongoing compliance with government regulations, employee and employer reporting, participant and employer online access, electronic funds transfer, and other administrative services; HCM solutions from recruiting and hiring to retirement; and talent management and talent acquisition services. In addition, it offers payroll solutions, including calculation, preparation, and delivery of employee payroll checks; production of internal accounting records and management reports; preparation of federal, state, and local payroll tax returns; and collection and remittance of clients' payroll obligations. Further, the company provides workforce management solutions; benefits administration solutions; digital marketplace for earned wages, financial wellness solutions, and voluntary lifestyle benefits; HR support to non-payroll clients through HR Partner Plus solution; and insurance services for property and casualty coverage, such as workers' compensation, business-owner policies, cyber security protection, and commercial auto, as well as health and benefits coverage, including health, dental, vision, and life. Additionally, it offers payroll, employer compliance, HR and employee benefits administration, risk management outsourcing, and both virtual and on-site availability of a professionally trained HR representative, and other solutions to businesses. It markets and sells its services primarily through its direct sales force. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
Employees
19000
SEC filings
CEO
Martin Mucci
Country
USA
City
Rochester
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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