Paychex Inc.

NASDAQ: PAYX · Real-Time Price · USD
153.21
-0.28 (-0.18%)
At close: Jun 13, 2025, 3:59 PM
153.22
0.01%
After-hours: Jun 13, 2025, 04:59 PM EDT

Paychex Statistics

Share Statistics

Paychex has 360.19M shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 0.06% in one year.

360.19M
0.06%
0.04%
77.65%
322.15M
2
n/a

Short Selling Information

The latest short interest is 12.41M, so 3.45% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.

12.41M
3.45%
3.86%
8.65

Valuation Ratios

The PE ratio is 25.61 and the forward PE ratio is 28.96. Paychex's PEG ratio is 2.99.

25.61
28.96
8.2
8
11.39
24.93
2.99
Financial Ratio History

Enterprise Valuation

Paychex has an Enterprise Value (EV) of 42.71B.

8.09
17.56
22.51
24.6

Financial Position

The company has a current ratio of 1.37, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 0.23.

1.37
1.37
0.23
0.36
0.51
58.29

Financial Efficiency

Return on Equity is 44.47% and Return on Invested Capital is 32.54%.

44.47%
16.28%
32.54%
$319,896.97
$102,448.48
16,500
0.51
n/a

Taxes

527.6M
23.79%

Stock Price Statistics

The stock price has increased by 25.59% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.91, so Paychex's price volatility has been higher than the market average.

0.91
25.59%
150.94
144.76
44.45
2,014,585

Income Statement

In the last 12 months, Paychex had revenue of 5.28B and earned 1.69B in profits. Earnings per share was 4.69.

5.28B
3.8B
2.17B
1.69B
2.43B
2.26B
4.69
Full Income Statement

Balance Sheet

The company has 1.47B in cash and 885.5M in debt, giving a net cash position of 583.4M.

1.47B
885.5M
583.4M
2.21B
11.22B
2.28B
Full Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 1.9B and capital expenditures -161.4M, giving a free cash flow of 1.74B.

1.9B
-161.4M
1.74B
4.82
Full Cash Flow Statement

Margins

Gross margin is 71.97%, with operating and profit margins of 41.19% and 32.03%.

71.97%
41.19%
42.02%
32.03%
46.07%
41.19%
32.9%

Dividends & Yields

PAYX pays an annual dividend of $4.02, which amounts to a dividend yield of 2.65%.

$4.02
2.65%
10.11%
83.75%
3.9%
4.01%
Dividend Details

Analyst Forecast

The average price target for PAYX is $146, which is -4.7% lower than the current price. The consensus rating is "Hold".

$146
-4.7%
Hold
11
Stock Forecasts

Fair Value

There are several formulas that can be used to estimate the intrinsic value of a stock.

$41.83
-72.7%
33.37
-78.22%

Stock Splits

The last stock split was on May 23, 2000. It was a forward split with a ratio of 3:2.

May 23, 2000
forward
3:2

Scores

6.37
7