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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
Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios Filings 10-Q 10-K

Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) P/E ratio

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As of 16 October 2026, Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) trades at a P/E ratio of 22.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.3× (March 2020) to 38.8× (August 2021); the current reading is higher than 7% of that period. That is below the Software Application industry median of 25.4× and below the Technology sector median of 28.2×.

P/E ratio, daily

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Annual newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2026 20.9× (39.07%)
FY2025 34.2× 33.92%
FY2024 25.6× 5.26%
FY2023 24.3× (24.29%)
FY2022 32.1× (3.11%)
FY2021 33.1× 41.28%
FY2020 23.4× (21.32%)
FY2019 29.8× 31.38%
FY2018 22.7× (13.48%)
FY2017 26.2× 1.02%

Quarterly newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
Aug 2026 25.2× 20.86%
May 2026 20.9× 0.72%
Feb 2026 20.7× (16.99%)
Nov 2025 25.0× (17.78%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 16.3× High 38.8×
Ten-year median 27.2×
Current reading's percentile 8

P/E ratio against peers

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ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. compare 15.8×
PTC PTC Inc. compare 18.6×
PAYX Paychex, Inc. 22.1×
SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. compare 23.4×
ADSK Autodesk, Inc. compare 30.9×
WDAY Workday, Inc. compare 38.5×
Software Application industry median 25.4×
Technology sector median 28.2×
Market median 18.1×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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