Paychex, Inc. PAYX
101.37
(0.22)
(0.22%)
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $36.0B
- P/E
- 20.1×
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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Book value per share
Paychex, Inc.'s book value per share at the end of fiscal 2026 was 10.4×, down 9.19% from 11.5× in fiscal 2025. At the end of the quarter to 31 August 2026 it was 10.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.9× (fiscal 2015) to 11.5× (fiscal 2025); the current reading is higher than 83% of that period. Paychex, Inc. ranks 51st of 237 Software Application companies by book value per share.
Book value per share, annual
Annual
| Period | Book value per share | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 10.4× | (9.19%) |
| FY2025 | 11.5× | 8.63% |
| FY2024 | 10.5× | 8.84% |
| FY2023 | 9.7× | 13.29% |
| FY2022 | 8.6× | 4.45% |
| FY2021 | 8.2× | 5.58% |
| FY2020 | 7.8× | 6.39% |
| FY2019 | 7.3× | 11.08% |
| FY2018 | 6.6× | 20.80% |
| FY2017 | 5.4× | 2.54% |
Quarterly
| Period | Book value per share | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 10.4× | 0.07% |
| May 2026 | 10.4× | (6.99%) |
| Feb 2026 | 11.2× | 3.64% |
| Nov 2025 | 10.8× | (2.09%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 4.9×
High 11.5×
Ten-year median
8.0×
Current reading's percentile
83
Book value per share against peers
| Company | Book value per share |
|---|---|
| ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. compare | 186× |
| MSTR Strategy Inc compare | 87.6× |
| ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. compare | 38.6× |
| SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. compare | 28.2× |
| WDAY Workday, Inc. compare | 26.3× |
| ADSK Autodesk, Inc. compare | 16.1× |
| PAYX Paychex, Inc. | 10.4× |
| TEAM Atlassian Corporation PLC compare | 4.1× |
| FICO Fair Isaac Corporation compare | −181× |
What Book value per share is
BV per Share tells an investor how much of a company’s accounting net worth stands behind each share.
(Shareholders Equity (Total) ÷ Shares (Basic, Weighted))
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