Overview
PAYX market data
Price History
PAYX price chart
Valuation & Profitability
- P/E (TTM)
- 24.32 Trailing twelve-month price-to-earnings ratio. Higher means the market is pricing in more growth. Negative or missing when earnings are negative.
- Forward P/E
- — P/E based on consensus forward EPS estimates. Lower versus trailing implies expected earnings growth.
- EPS (TTM)
- $4.89 Diluted earnings per share over the trailing twelve months.
- Beta
- 0.83 Volatility relative to the index. 1.00 equals market, above 1 amplifies the broad-market move, below 1 dampens it.
- Dividend Yield
- 3.8% Annual dividend per share divided by current price. Zero or blank when the company does not pay a dividend.
- Profit Margin
- 27.0% Net income divided by revenue. Comparable within a sector, less so across sectors.
- 52w range
- $85.45 – $141.19 Lowest and highest closing prices over the past 52 weeks.
- Analyst Target
- — Mean of sell-side analyst 12-month price targets. Use as a sentiment gauge; targets are biased upward in aggregate.
Display-only. Refreshed once per symbol per 24 hours · market cap $42.8B · P/B 9.83 · P/S 6.57.
Company News
Jefferies Maintains Hold on Paychex, Raises Price Target to $120Benzinga · Aug 13, 2026, 5:54 PM
Citigroup Maintains Buy on Paychex, Raises Price Target to $150Benzinga · Jul 30, 2026, 6:50 PM
Top 3 Industrials Stocks That Could Sink Your Portfolio This QuarterBenzinga · Jul 30, 2026, 12:50 PM
UBS Maintains Neutral on Paychex, Raises Price Target to $115Benzinga · Jul 22, 2026, 6:41 PM
8-K filing — PAYCHEX INC (PAYX)SEC EDGAR · Jul 21, 2026, 8:03 PM
What This Paychex Insider Filing Signals as the Company Pushes UpmarketThe Motley Fool · Jul 20, 2026, 11:30 PM
What This Paychex Insider Filing Signals With Shares Down 20% This Past YearThe Motley Fool · Jul 20, 2026, 11:30 PM
Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Paychex, Raises Price Target to $109Benzinga · Jun 30, 2026, 1:15 PM
Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Industrials Stocks Delivering High-Dividend YieldsBenzinga · Jun 30, 2026, 11:10 AM
Paychex's FY27 Setup Looks 'Cleaner' After 'Noisy' 2026Benzinga · Jun 25, 2026, 7:50 PM