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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.

103.98 0.48 −0.46%
Market cap
$37.2B
P/E
20.6×
Fwd P/E
17.9×
Dividend yield
4.37%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
2.88
Beneish M
−2.65
Dividend safety
60/100
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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) EPS (diluted)

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Paychex, Inc.'s EPS (diluted) for fiscal 2026 was $4.89, up 6.77% from $4.58 in fiscal 2025. Over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 it was $5.04. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $1.85 (fiscal 2015) to $4.89 (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. Paychex, Inc. ranks 20th of 211 Software Application companies by EPS (diluted).

EPS (diluted), annual

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Annual newest first

Period EPS (diluted) Change
FY2026 $4.89 6.77%
FY2025 $4.58 (1.93%)
FY2024 $4.67 8.60%
FY2023 $4.30 11.98%
FY2022 $3.84 26.73%
FY2021 $3.03 (0.33%)
FY2020 $3.04 6.29%
FY2019 $2.86 10.85%
FY2018 $2.58 14.67%
FY2017 $2.25 7.66%

Quarterly newest first

Period EPS (diluted) Change
Aug 2026 $1.21 3.42%
May 2026 $1.17 (25.00%)
Feb 2026 $1.56 41.82%
Nov 2025 $1.10 3.77%
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Against its own ten years

Low $1.85 High $4.89
Ten-year median $3.04
Current reading's percentile 100

EPS (diluted) against peers

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PAYX Paychex, Inc. $5.04
WDAY Workday, Inc. compare $4.93
TEAM Atlassian Corporation PLC compare −$0.19
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Diluted EPS tells an investor how much profit a company earned for each share, counting the extra shares that options and convertible securities could create.

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