PAYCHEX INC
PAYXNASDAQTrading Snapshot
- Day Range
- $97.66 β $100.03
- 52-Week Range
- $85.45 β $130.32
- Volume
- $2.51B
- Avg Volume
- $2.37B
- Shares Outstanding
- 355.7M
- Next Earnings
- Dec 15, 2026
Fundamentals Snapshot
- Annual Revenue
- $6.51B
- Last Q Revenue
- $1.63B
- P/E Ratio
- 20.1
- P/S Ratio
- 5.5x
- EPS (TTM)
- $5.08
- Dividend Yield
- 4.48%
- Dilution (1yr)
- β0.8%
Why Investors Own PAYX
- βHigh-growth profile β revenue up +56.0% YoY with expanding US Equity exposure.
- βHealthy economics β 58% gross margin and 10% free-cash-flow margin.
- βNew products and segments could unlock additional revenue streams.
Execution delays, intensifying competition, and valuation compression if growth decelerates.
PAYCHEX INC
PAYXAbout PAYCHEX INC
Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Rochester, New York, Paychex, Inc. delivers comprehensive human capital management (HCM) solutions. The company primarily serves small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the United States, Europe, and India, addressing their needs in human resources, payroll administration, employee benefits, and insurance. Its diverse service portfolio includes: Payroll Management: Encompassing core payroll processing, payroll tax administration, employee payment facilitation, and ensuring compliance with regulations like new-hire reporting and garnishment processing. Human Resources Solutions: Providing support for employer compliance, HR and employee benefits administration, risk management outsourcing, and even the availability of professionally trained on-site HR representatives. Retirement Services: Offering full administration for retirement plans, which covers implementation, ongoing adherence to government regulations, reporting for both participants and employers, online access capabilities, electronic funds transfers, and other administrative tasks. Cloud-based HR Software: A suite of software products designed for efficient HR administration, including tools for benefits management, time and attendance tracking, digital communication, recruitment, and onboarding processes. Additional Business Services: This category features plan administration outsourcing, state unemployment insurance services, and various support functions for SMBs such as payroll funding and outsourcing (including payroll processing, invoicing, and tax preparation), payment processing solutions, financial wellness programs, and a resource center for small business loans. Insurance Offerings: Providing both property and casualty coverage, which includes workers' compensation, business-owner policies, cybersecurity protection, and commercial auto insurance, alongside health and benefits coverage like medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Paychex primarily distributes its services through its dedicated direct sales team.
Otter Score Breakdown
How it's scoredFive components, each rated 1β5β and equally weighted (20%), averaged to a 0β100 score:π Quality β gross marginπ Growth β revenue YoYβοΈ Valuation β P/S ratioβ‘ Momentum β 30-day price changeπ§ Dilution β 1-yr share issuance (buybacks score higher)Analyst Ratings
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