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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.

111.63 0.85 +0.77%
Market cap
$39.4B
P/E
22.1×
Fwd P/E
17.9×
Dividend yield
4.07%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
2.88
Beneish M
−2.65
Dividend safety
60/100
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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) EBITDA

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Paychex, Inc.'s EBITDA for fiscal 2026 was $3.2B, up 19.3% from $2.7B in fiscal 2025. Over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 it was $3.3B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $1.2B (fiscal 2015) to $3.2B (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. EBITDA has risen for 5 consecutive fiscal years. Paychex, Inc. ranks 8th of 213 Software Application companies by EBITDA.

EBITDA, annual

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Annual newest first

Period EBITDA Change
FY2026 $3.2B 19.33%
FY2025 $2.7B 3.95%
FY2024 $2.6B 5.24%
FY2023 $2.4B 8.14%
FY2022 $2.3B 20.37%
FY2021 $1.9B (0.91%)
FY2020 $1.9B 6.46%
FY2019 $1.8B 6.73%
FY2018 $1.7B 2.89%
FY2017 $1.6B 21.33%

Quarterly newest first

Period EBITDA Change
Aug 2026 $792.8M 1.56%
May 2026 $780.6M (19.04%)
Feb 2026 $964.2M 30.23%
Nov 2025 $740.4M 4.36%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low $1.2B High $3.2B
Ten-year median $1.9B
Current reading's percentile 100

EBITDA against peers

Company EBITDA
PAYX Paychex, Inc. $3.3B
ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. compare $3.3B
ADSK Autodesk, Inc. compare $2.9B
SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. compare $2.3B
WDAY Workday, Inc. compare $1.8B
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. compare $1.6B
PTC PTC Inc. compare $1.3B
TEAM Atlassian Corporation PLC compare $151.0M
MSTR Strategy Inc compare −$36.3B

What EBITDA is

EBITDA shows what a company earns from its operations before interest, taxes and the non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization.

Reported line item

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