PAYX - Paychex, Inc.
NEXT EARNINGS:
Mar 25, 2026
(in 28 days)
EPS Est: $1.68
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Rev Est: $1.8B
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$121.56
DETAILS
HIGH:
$140.00
LOW:
$98.00
MEDIAN:
$123.00
CONSENSUS:
$121.56
UPSIDE:
37.39%
Market Cap:
31.76B
Volume:
4,120,794
Avg Volume:
3,665,890
52 Week Range:
86.89-161.24
Sector:
Industrials
Industry:
Staffing & Employment Services
Beta:
0.89
Last Dividend:
$4.32
Exchange:
NASDAQ
Country:
US
Employees:
16,500
IPO Date:
1983-08-26
EPS (TTM):
4.60
P/E Ratio:
34.32
Revenue (TTM):
5.57B
Total Assets:
16.56B
Total Debt:
5.02B
Cash & Equiv:
1.63B
Rev Growth (5Y):
6.6%
EPS Growth (5Y):
8.5%
FCF Growth (5Y):
6.0%
ROCE:
23.7%
Debt/Equity:
1.22
Earnings History
| Date | EPS Actual | EPS Est | EPS Surprise | Rev Actual | Rev Est | Rev Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | $1.26 | $1.23 | +2.4% | $1.6B | $1.6B | +0.3% |
| 2025-09-30 | $1.22 | $1.20 | +1.7% | $1.5B | $1.5B | +0.1% |
| 2025-06-25 | $1.19 | $1.19 | 0.0% | $1.4B | $1.4B | -1.1% |
| 2025-03-26 | $1.49 | $1.48 | +0.7% | $1.5B | $1.5B | 0.0% |
| 2024-12-19 | $1.14 | $1.13 | +0.9% | $1.3B | $1.3B | +0.3% |
| 2024-10-01 | $1.16 | $1.14 | +1.8% | $1.3B | $1.3B | +0.3% |
| 2024-06-26 | $1.12 | $1.10 | +1.8% | $1.3B | $1.3B | +0.1% |
| 2024-04-02 | $1.38 | $1.37 | +0.7% | $1.4B | $1.5B | -1.3% |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5.57B | 5.28B | 5.01B | 4.61B | 4.06B | 4.04B | 3.77B | 3.38B | 3.15B | 2.95B | 2.74B | 2.52B |
| Net Income | 1.66B | 1.69B | 1.56B | 1.39B | 1.10B | 1.10B | 1.03B | 933.70M | 817.30M | 756.80M | 674.90M | 627.50M |
| EPS | 4.60 | 4.69 | 4.32 | 3.86 | 3.05 | 3.06 | 2.88 | 2.60 | 2.27 | 2.10 | 1.86 | 1.72 |
| Total Assets | 16.56B | 10.38B | 10.55B | 9.64B | 9.23B | 8.55B | 8.68B | 7.46B | 6.83B | 6.44B | 6.48B | 6.37B |
| Total Debt | 5.02B | 866.30M | 865.70M | 881.20M | 897.10M | 898.80M | 809.40M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.63B | 1.47B | 1.22B | 370.00M | 995.20M | 905.20M | 673.60M | 358.20M | 184.60M | 131.50M | 170.00M | 152.50M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.95B | 1.90B | 1.70B | 1.51B | 1.26B | 1.44B | 1.29B | 1.28B | 960.40M | 1.02B | 895.20M | 880.90M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.76B | 1.74B | 1.56B | 1.37B | 1.15B | 1.31B | 1.17B | 1.12B | 866.10M | 920.50M | 792.40M | 796.80M |
| FCF per Share | 4.88 | 4.82 | 4.32 | 3.81 | 3.18 | 3.66 | 3.25 | 3.13 | 2.41 | 2.55 | 2.18 | 2.19 |
| Book Value | 4.13B | 3.80B | 3.49B | 3.09B | 2.95B | 2.78B | 2.62B | 2.02B | 1.96B | 1.91B | 1.79B | 1.78B |
| Cash & ST Investments | 1.66B | 1.50B | 1.60B | 1.22B | 1.03B | 932.40M | 712.60M | 424.20M | 323.40M | 352.10M | 536.60M | 551.20M |
| ROC Equity | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.35 |