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Paychex, Inc.
PAYX Technology Software Application
Paychex, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended May 2026) was $6.5 billion, up 16.9% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to August 2026, revenue grew 5.88%, EPS grew 13.1%, free cash flow fell 46.1% and total debt fell 8.27%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for ten, operating cash flow growth for five; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| May '26 | May '25 | May '24 | May '23 | May '22 | May '21 | May '20 | May '19 | May '18 | May '17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Piotroski F-Score |
6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
P/E ratio |
20.86 | 34.24 | 25.57 | 24.29 | 32.08 | 33.11 | 23.44 | 29.79 | 22.67 | 26.21 |
Altman Z-Score |
2.88 | 3.85 | 5.67 | 4.79 | 5.61 | 4.82 | 4.11 | 4.35 | 3.82 | 3.97 |
P/S ratio |
5.65 | 10.18 | 8.20 | 7.55 | 9.68 | 8.96 | 6.38 | 8.17 | 6.97 | 6.76 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
2.44 | 2.47 | 3.94 | 3.51 | 3.24 | 2.94 | 3.00 | 2.68 | 2.56 | 2.61 |
P/FCF ratio |
15.84 | 33.19 | 24.93 | 23.94 | 30.65 | 31.72 | 19.63 | 26.85 | 20.98 | 24.61 |
P/Operating CF |
63.29 | 165.01 | 195.28 | 90.60 | 105.96 | 93.27 | 66.45 | 123.91 | 81.89 | 111.52 |
Beneish M-Score |
(2.65) | (2.17) | (2.41) | (2.51) | (2.39) | (2.30) | (2.69) | (1.89) | (2.59) | (2.44) |
Dividend Safety Score |
60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
P/B ratio |
9.84 | 13.74 | 11.39 | 10.83 | 14.47 | 12.33 | 9.27 | 11.76 | 9.99 | 10.90 |
Price to Tangible BV |
0.00 | 0.00 | 25.12 | 25.69 | 43.39 | 42.69 | 39.10 | 70.39 | 16.80 | 17.18 |
EV/Sales |
6.23 | 10.77 | 8.06 | 7.39 | 9.58 | 8.89 | 6.34 | 8.19 | 6.86 | 6.67 |
EV/EBITDA |
12.69 | 22.41 | 16.53 | 15.11 | 19.53 | 19.19 | 13.50 | 17.34 | 13.88 | 12.97 |
EV/Operating CF |
15.86 | 31.56 | 22.43 | 21.67 | 27.79 | 28.62 | 17.78 | 24.30 | 18.16 | 21.91 |
EV/FCF |
17.46 | 35.10 | 24.51 | 23.41 | 30.32 | 31.48 | 19.49 | 26.93 | 20.65 | 24.30 |
Quick Ratio |
0.49 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.33 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
Current Ratio |
1.26 | 1.28 | 1.37 | 1.30 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.12 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
1.06 | 1.22 | (0.28) | (0.34) | (0.21) | (0.15) | (0.09) | 0.02 | (0.25) | (0.20) |
Debt/Assets |
28.17% | 29.99% | 7.87% | 7.67% | 8.37% | 8.72% | 9.38% | 9.18% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Debt/Equity |
1.22 | 1.20 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Asset Turnover |
0.40 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.48 |
Operating CF/Net income |
1.45 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.31 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 1.16 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(0.34) | (0.41) | (0.40) | (0.31) | (0.31) | (0.27) | (0.29) | (0.30) | (0.41) | (0.26) |
Interest Coverage |
9.32 | 20.95 | 58.29 | 55.40 | 613.33 | 1,460.70 | 1,460.50 | 105.48 | 107.63 | 125.39 |
| 44.77% | 41.80% | 46.35% | 47.35% | 46.17% | 38.31% | 40.66% | 41.57% | 46.11% | 42.74% | |
| 10.75% | 12.30% | 16.15% | 15.43% | 14.77% | 12.35% | 12.75% | 12.47% | 13.48% | 12.45% | |
ROIC |
22.06% | 18.69% | 44.29% | 47.83% | 43.94% | 34.20% | 35.09% | 32.31% | 41.77% | 48.02% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
74.53% | 67.05% | 71.81% | 73.49% | 81.27% | 67.45% | 75.99% | 83.33% | 100.37% | 93.46% |
Average Days of Receivables |
123.75 | 129.38 | 112.39 | 103.97 | 104.33 | 94.79 | 71.39 | 82.65 | 56.69 | 62.91 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
35.73% | 32.73% | 30.78% | 30.38% | 30.69% | 32.66% | 32.15% | 32.43% | 31.62% | 31.07% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.38 | 0.39 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.10 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
1.48% | 2.01% | 1.16% | 1.25% | 1.14% | 1.29% | 1.17% | 1.22% | 1.32% | 1.12% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.10) | (0.06) | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.01) | (0.01) | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Graham Number |
33.91 | 34.44 | 33.40 | 30.69 | 27.26 | 23.71 | 23.15 | 21.74 | 20.67 | 16.62 |
Earnings Yield |
4.79% | 2.92% | 3.91% | 4.12% | 3.12% | 3.02% | 4.27% | 3.36% | 4.41% | 3.82% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
6.32% | 3.01% | 4.01% | 4.18% | 3.26% | 3.15% | 5.09% | 3.72% | 4.77% | 4.06% |
Revenue per Share |
18.14 | 15.47 | 14.65 | 13.89 | 12.79 | 11.27 | 11.27 | 10.50 | 9.41 | 8.76 |
Operating CF per Share |
7.12 | 5.28 | 5.27 | 4.73 | 4.41 | 3.50 | 4.02 | 3.54 | 3.56 | 2.67 |
Capex per Share |
(0.65) | (0.53) | (0.45) | (0.35) | (0.37) | (0.32) | (0.35) | (0.34) | (0.43) | (0.26) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
6.47 | 4.74 | 4.82 | 4.38 | 4.04 | 3.18 | 3.67 | 3.20 | 3.13 | 2.41 |
Cash per Share |
3.28 | 4.75 | 4.30 | 4.56 | 3.53 | 3.01 | 2.74 | 2.12 | 1.18 | 0.90 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
10.41 | 11.46 | 10.55 | 9.69 | 8.56 | 8.19 | 7.76 | 7.29 | 6.56 | 5.43 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
10.41 | 11.46 | 10.55 | 9.69 | 8.56 | 8.19 | 7.76 | 7.29 | 6.56 | 5.43 |
Free Cash Flow |
2,321.80 | 1,709.10 | 1,736.30 | 1,579.90 | 1,457.10 | 1,145.70 | 1,313.90 | 1,147.70 | 1,122.40 | 866.10 |
Working Capital |
1,772.70 | 1,960.20 | 1,942.40 | 1,722.70 | 1,312.40 | 1,231.30 | 1,037.70 | 832.70 | 596.90 | 546.90 |
Capital Expenditures |
(234.90) | (191.80) | (161.40) | (126.30) | (132.60) | (114.60) | (127.00) | (123.80) | (154.00) | (94.30) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(3,826.10) | (3,519.60) | 669.40 | 474.90 | 31.60 | (109.70) | (304.70) | (378.80) | 335.00 | 393.60 |
EV/EBIT |
16.15 | 27.17 | 19.58 | 18.19 | 24.01 | 24.69 | 17.54 | 22.54 | 17.95 | 16.78 |
Capex to Sales |
0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
Price to Operating Income |
14.64 | 25.70 | 19.91 | 18.60 | 24.27 | 24.88 | 17.66 | 22.47 | 18.23 | 17.00 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
1.16 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 1.09 |
Cash ROIC |
24.52% | 15.82% | 28.15% | 26.57% | 28.21% | 23.69% | 28.78% | 27.46% | 40.36% | 38.01% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
3.11 | 3.10 | 3.46 | 3.65 | 3.89 | 4.40 | 4.91 | 5.47 | 6.33 | 6.38 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
11.77 | 13.16 | 15.65 | 15.26 | 13.93 | 15.10 | 16.49 | 15.75 | 15.56 | 16.14 |
Inventory Turnover |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Average Days of Payables |
33.74 | 30.76 | 25.73 | 21.28 | 28.45 | 25.55 | 22.63 | 23.52 | 26.42 | 22.71 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Average Receivables |
2,091.45 | 1,800.15 | 1,525.75 | 1,372.20 | 1,185.90 | 921.95 | 822.25 | 689.40 | 534.00 | 494.05 |
Average Payables |
142.30 | 117.05 | 94.50 | 95.20 | 97.35 | 84.20 | 77.65 | 74.80 | 65.45 | 56.95 |
Average Assets |
16,369.30 | 13,473.60 | 10,464.75 | 10,090.80 | 9,431.20 | 8,888.95 | 8,613.35 | 8,295.70 | 7,374.55 | 6,637.25 |
Average Common Equity |
3,931.55 | 3,964.50 | 3,647.10 | 3,289.20 | 3,016.60 | 2,864.70 | 2,700.45 | 2,488.15 | 2,156.05 | 1,933.50 |
Columns are period end dates · fundamentals updated 2 Oct 2026