Profitability
Weight: 20%
A-
83
- 5yr Avg ROIC 16.4%
- Operating Margin Trend +0.85 pp/yr
PAYX
Paychex, Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
A
88
- 5yr Avg ROE 35.8%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.0%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
A-
82
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 8.3%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 10.9%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
A+
100
- 5yr FCF Margin 30.7%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.02x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
A-
81
- Net Debt / EBITDA 1.35x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 21.64x
- Altman Z-Score 2.62
Stability
Weight: 15%
B
70
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.32
- Piotroski F-Score 6
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 2 gurus held; 1 added; 1 trimmed; 2 full exits.
- Holders
- 2
- Avg Δ position
- -3.4%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 2
- Cooperman sold -100%
- Dalio sold -100%
- Greenblatt decreased -23%