Paychex Inc PAYX

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$122.02 −3.38 (2.70%)
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Paychex’s Ambitions to Capture Larger Clients Are Spearheaded by Its Acquisition of Paycor

Paychex is a leading payroll and human capital management provider. Although the firm's average customer size of fewer than 20 employees implies a customer base that skews very small, Paychex has successfully tailored its platforms to solidify its position as a dominant provider in its target markets. The company operates two segments: management solutions and professional employer organization, or PEO, and insurance solutions.

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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Paychex’s position as a preferred payroll provider is buoyed by its robust referral networks of accountants and brokers, which should remain a key driver of new bookings.

Bears

Given its predominantly SMB customer base, Paychex faces significant downside risk from declines in labor force participation rates and new business formations.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$125.40
Day Range
$121.87125.90
52-Week Range
$85.45141.19
Bid/Ask
$121.50 / $122.50
Shares Outstanding
355.68M
Market Cap
$43.40B
Volume/Avg
2M / 3M

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
22.15
Price/Sales
6.75
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
3.72%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
3.90%
Total Yield
5.13%

Company Profile

Paychex is a cloud-based human capital management provider offering payroll, compliance, talent management, benefits administration, and retirement services. The firm also provides HR outsourcing services, including professional employer organization, or PEO, offerings, enabling clients to reduce HR overhead. Paychex primarily targets small and midsize businesses, although its acquisition of Paycor in 2025 signals the firm's aspirations to expand into the midmarket segment, serving firms with more than 100 employees. As of fiscal 2026, Paychex has approximately 800,000 clients and manages payroll for one in 11 workers in the United States.
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Stock Style Box
Mid Core
Total Number of Employees
17,600

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Valuation

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Price/Earnings (Normalized)
22.1522.7217.80
Price/Book Value
11.6216.916.47
Price/Sales
6.755.324.58
Price/Cash Flow
16.3912.9313.43
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength

Metric
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PAYC
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Quick Ratio
0.490.080.09
Current Ratio
1.261.071.09
Interest Coverage
9.3442.96
Quick Ratio
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Profitability

Metric
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Return on Assets (Normalized)
11.89%10.73%7.06%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
50.31%41.93%31.37%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
24.10%32.87%27.78%
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