Profitability
Weight: 20%
B+
76
- 5yr Avg ROIC 20.2%
- Operating Margin Trend -0.37 pp/yr
PAYX
Paychex, Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
A
89
- 5yr Avg ROE 43.1%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.2%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
B+
76
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 9.0%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 6.2%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
A+
99
- 5yr FCF Margin 32.2%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.08x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
A-
83
- Net Debt / EBITDA 1.14x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 9.55x
- Altman Z-Score 3.18
Stability
Weight: 15%
B
71
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.29
- 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%