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Paychex, Inc. PAYX

Technology  —  Software Application
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) P/E ratio

As of 25 September 2026, Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) trades at a P/E ratio of 20.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.3× (March 2020) to 38.8× (August 2021); the current reading is higher than 1% of that period. That is below the Software Application industry median of 24.8× and below the Technology sector median of 29.7×.

P/E ratio, daily

Annual

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

Period P/E ratio Change
Aug 2026 25.2× 20.92%
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 27.3×
Current reading's percentile 1

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
MSTR Strategy Inc compare n/m
TEAM Atlassian Corporation PLC compare n/m
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. compare 8.1×
ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. compare 14.8×
PAYX Paychex, Inc. 20.1×
SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. compare 21.9×
FICO Fair Isaac Corporation compare 24.8×
ADSK Autodesk, Inc. compare 26.9×
WDAY Workday, Inc. compare 38.2×
Software Application industry median 24.8×
Technology sector median 29.7×
Market median 17.9×

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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