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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
$130.40
+0.3%
$139.08
$128.23
$161.24
$46.89B0.912.20 million shs4.33 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
0.00%-3.78%-7.68%-14.05%-2.45%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
$130.40
+0.3%
$139.08
$128.23
$161.24
$46.89B0.912.20 million shs4.33 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
0.00%-3.78%-7.68%-14.05%-2.45%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
1.91
Reduce$148.2013.65% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest PAYX Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
9/22/2025
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
Stifel Nicolaus
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Lower Price TargetHold$152.00 ➝ $142.00
9/17/2025
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PAYX
Paychex
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetNeutral$148.00 ➝ $140.00
8/21/2025
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PAYX
Paychex
Citigroup
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Lower Price TargetNeutral$158.00 ➝ $148.00
8/14/2025
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetUnderweight$148.00 ➝ $153.00
7/10/2025
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
BMO Capital Markets
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Initiated CoverageMarket Perform$160.00
6/27/2025
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PAYX
Paychex
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$150.00 ➝ $148.00
6/26/2025
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PAYX
Paychex
Stifel Nicolaus
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Lower Price TargetHold$156.00 ➝ $152.00
6/26/2025
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PAYX
Paychex
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetNeutral$155.00 ➝ $145.00
6/26/2025
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PAYX
Paychex
Jefferies Financial Group
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Set Price TargetHold$155.00 ➝ $140.00
6/24/2025
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PAYX
Paychex
Morgan Stanley
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Reiterated RatingEqual Weight
(Data available from 9/22/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
$5.57B8.42$6.33 per share20.61$11.46 per share11.38
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
$1.66B$4.5728.5324.562.9829.75%45.01%14.77%9/30/2025 (Estimated)

Latest PAYX Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
9/30/2025Q1 2026
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
$1.21N/AN/AN/A$1.54 billionN/A
6/25/2025Q4 2025
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
$1.19$1.19N/A$0.82$1.38 billion$1.43 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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PAYX
Paychex
$4.323.31%N/A94.53%3 Years

Latest PAYX Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/9/2025
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
quarterly$1.082.96%7/21/20257/21/20258/29/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
1.10
1.28
1.28

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
83.47%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
0.80%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
19,000359.61 million356.73 millionOptionable

Recent News About These Companies

BDF Gestion Sells 2,051 Shares of Paychex, Inc. $PAYX
IFM Investors Pty Ltd Buys 2,667 Shares of Paychex, Inc. $PAYX
Swedbank AB Purchases 39,516 Shares of Paychex, Inc. $PAYX
UBS Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) Stock Price

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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Paychex NASDAQ:PAYX

$130.40 +0.40 (+0.31%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$130.32 -0.08 (-0.06%)
As of 06:11 PM Eastern
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Paychex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated human capital management solutions (HCM) for payroll, 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, such as new-hire reporting and garnishment processing. The company also provides HR solutions, including integrated HCM technology solutions and HR advisory services through both virtual and on-site availability of a professionally trained HR representative, as well as HR support to non-payroll clients through its HR Partner Plus solution; and retirement services administration, 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. In addition, it offers cloud-based HR administration software products for employee benefits management and administration, time and attendance, digital communication solutions, recruiting, and onboarding solutions; plan administration outsourcing and state unemployment insurance services; various business services to small to medium-sized businesses comprising payroll funding and outsourcing services, which include payroll processing, invoicing, and tax preparation; and payment processing services, financial fitness programs, and a small-business loan resource center. Further, the company provides 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. 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.