Paychex, Inc. PAYX
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) Return on assets
Paychex, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 11.2%, up 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (10.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.5% (fiscal 2015) to 16.2% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is above the Software Application industry median of 0.00% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.
Return on assets, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 10.8% | (1.55) |
| FY2025 | 12.3% | (3.85) |
| FY2024 | 16.2% | 0.72 |
| FY2023 | 15.4% | 0.66 |
| FY2022 | 14.8% | 2.42 |
| FY2021 | 12.4% | (0.40) |
| FY2020 | 12.8% | 0.28 |
| FY2019 | 12.5% | (1.01) |
| FY2018 | 13.5% | 1.03 |
| FY2017 | 12.5% | 0.72 |
Against its own ten years
Low 10.5%
High 16.2%
Ten-year median
12.5%
Current reading's percentile
17
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| FICO Fair Isaac Corporation compare | 41.8% |
| ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. compare | 26.4% |
| ADSK Autodesk, Inc. compare | 13.8% |
| PAYX Paychex, Inc. | 11.2% |
| WDAY Workday, Inc. compare | 7.40% |
| ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. compare | 7.32% |
| SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. compare | 4.36% |
| TEAM Atlassian Corporation PLC compare | −0.89% |
| MSTR Strategy Inc compare | −53.5% |
| Software Application industry median | 0.00% |
| Technology sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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