stockrowPaychex, 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.
- Revenue
- +5.88%
- EPS
- +13.1%
- Free cash flow
- −46.1%
- Total debt
- −8.27%
Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier
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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Net margin
Paychex, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 27.4%, up 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (27.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 24.6% (fiscal 2015) to 32.0% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 33% of that period. That is above the Software Application industry median of 0.00% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 27.0% | (2.71) |
| FY2025 | 29.7% | (2.29) |
| FY2024 | 32.0% | 0.93 |
| FY2023 | 31.1% | 0.90 |
| FY2022 | 30.2% | 3.15 |
| FY2021 | 27.1% | (0.13) |
| FY2020 | 27.2% | (0.24) |
| FY2019 | 27.4% | (2.01) |
| FY2018 | 29.4% | 3.22 |
| FY2017 | 26.2% | 0.57 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 26.4% | 0.15 |
| May 2026 | 26.2% | (4.77) |
| Feb 2026 | 31.0% | 5.58 |
| Nov 2025 | 25.4% | 0.47 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. compare | 65.2% |
| ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. compare | 30.7% |
| PAYX Paychex, Inc. | 27.4% |
| ADSK Autodesk, Inc. compare | 21.1% |
| WDAY Workday, Inc. compare | 12.3% |
| BSP Bending Spoons S.p.A. compare | 8.40% |
| DDOG Datadog, Inc. compare | 6.12% |
| TEAM Atlassian Corporation PLC compare | −0.82% |
| MSTR Strategy Inc compare | −3,008.0% |
| Software Application industry median | 0.00% |
| Technology sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 1.06% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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