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) Shares outstanding
Paychex, Inc.'s shares outstanding at the end of fiscal 2026 was $360.0M, unchanged from fiscal 2025. At the end of the quarter to 31 August 2026 it was $356.6M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $360.0M (fiscal 2026) to $364.6M (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. Paychex, Inc. ranks 19th of 217 Software Application companies by shares outstanding.
Shares outstanding, annual
Annual
| Period | Shares outstanding | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $360.0M | (0.55%) |
| FY2025 | $362.0M | (0.03%) |
| FY2024 | $362.1M | (0.06%) |
| FY2023 | $362.3M | (0.22%) |
| FY2022 | $363.1M | 0.28% |
| FY2021 | $362.1M | 0.30% |
| FY2020 | $361.0M | (0.22%) |
| FY2019 | $361.8M | 0.08% |
| FY2018 | $361.5M | (0.30%) |
| FY2017 | $362.6M | 0.03% |
Quarterly
| Period | Shares outstanding | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $356.6M | (0.94%) |
| May 2026 | $360.0M | 0.14% |
| Feb 2026 | $359.5M | (0.25%) |
| Nov 2025 | $360.4M | (0.41%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low $360.0M
High $364.6M
Ten-year median
$362.1M
Current reading's percentile
8
Shares outstanding against peers
| Company | Shares outstanding |
|---|---|
| PAYX Paychex, Inc. | $356.6M |
| MSTR Strategy Inc compare | $352.5M |
| ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. compare | $299.7M |
| TEAM Atlassian Corporation PLC compare | $260.2M |
| WDAY Workday, Inc. compare | $246.3M |
| SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. compare | $242.0M |
| ADSK Autodesk, Inc. compare | $211.0M |
| ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. compare | $100.6M |
| FICO Fair Isaac Corporation compare | $22.7M |
What Shares outstanding is
Shares (Diluted, Weighted) tells an investor how many shares a company’s earnings are spread across once potential new shares are counted.
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