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Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX)

$124.75
(-1.5%)
-1.86
Price as of October 23, 2025, 4:00 p.m. ET

KEY DATA POINTS

Current Price
$124.75
Daily Change
(-1.5%) $1.86
Day's Range
$124.45 - $126.96
Previous Close
$124.75
Open
$126.37
Beta
0.84
Volume
1,993,360
Average Volume
2,582,129
Market Cap
45.6B
Market Cap / Employee
$126.61M
52wk Range
$119.02 - $161.24
Revenue
-
Gross Margin
0.73%
Dividend Yield
3.25%
EPS
$4.46
CAPs Rating
-
Industry
Professional Services

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Paychex Return vs. S&P

1 Year5 Year5 Year AnnualizedSince IPO
PAYX-7.89%+71.11%+11.34%+163,664%
S&P+14.5%+93.32%+14.09%+3,975%

Paychex Company Info

Paychex, Inc. engages in the provision of human capital management solutions for payroll, human resources, insurance and retirement for small and medium-sized businesses. Its solutions include payroll services, hiring services, business insurance, time and attendance, employee benefits, finance and payments, human resources services and startup services. The company was founded by Blase Thomas Golisano in 1971 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

News & Analysis

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Financial Health

General

Q3 2025YOY Change
Revenue$1.54B16.8%
Gross Profit$1.13B20.0%
Gross Margin73.13%2.0%
Market Cap$50.24B6.3%
Market Cap / Employee$2.64M0.0%
Employees19K15.2%
Net Income$383.80M-10.2%
EBITDA$736.00M25.7%

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Revenue Growth Rate

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Earnings Per Share Growth Rate

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Assets

Q3 2025YOY Change
Net Cash$859.40M-43.3%
Accounts Receivable$1.97B17.2%
Inventory00.0%

Liabilities

Q3 2025YOY Change
Long Term Debt$4.60B442.8%
Short Term Debt$418.40M2113.8%

Ratios

Q3 2025YOY Change
Return On Assets11.89%-3.1%
Return On Invested Capital30.99%-2.2%

Cash Flow

Q3 2025YOY Change
Free Cash Flow$662.50M29.8%
Operating Free Cash Flow$718.40M31.6%

Valuation

MetricQ4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025YoY Change
Price to Earnings30.7831.5434.4931.2811.91%
Price to Book13.6713.9113.8212.18-2.02%
Price to Sales9.8510.0910.278.71-2.56%
Price to Tangible Book Value29.6129.2727.57-21.55-178.61%
Price to Free Cash Flow TTM277.72300.35268.85153.35-8.63%
Enterprise Value to EBITDA90.4972.0091.4073.06-8.56%
Free Cash Flow Yield0.4%0.3%0.4%0.7%9.44%
Return on Equity46.2%44.3%41.8%41.3%-9.65%
Total Debt$862.80M$863.70M$5.04B$5.02B479.19%

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