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Paychex, Inc. PAYX | NASDAQ

$100.20 $1.70 | 1.73%
SIGNAL:Signal available — unlock to view |2026-09-09 |F&G 19 |RSI 19.6

Company Overview:

Market Cap: $35.06B
Trailing PE: 20.5x
FWD PE *: 16.8x
Payout Ratio (TTM): 90.3%
52-Week Range: $85.45 - $129.24

* Forward PE is based on street estimates.

10 Year PAYX Performance Metrics:

Total Return (with DRIP): 136.3% (8.98% CAGR)
Total Return (no DRIP): 126.7% (8.53% CAGR)
Share Price: 73.1% (5.64% CAGR)
Yield on Cost (with DRIP): 11.23%
Total Invested: $10,000
Total Value (with DRIP): $23,629
Total Return $ (with DRIP): $13,629
Dividend Increase: 158.7% (10.24% CAGR)
Dividend Yield (FWD): 4.75% ($4.76)
PAYX 10-yr Total Return ($10K invested)
1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y
PAYX Share Price
1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y All
PAYX Price CAGR:1Y: -19.20%2Y: -15.64%5Y: -2.74%10Y: 5.64%
PAYX Dividend Charts
PAYX - Dividends
PAYX Dividend CAGR:1Y: 10.19%2Y: 10.19%5Y: 12.51%10Y: 9.97%
PAYX - Dividend Payout Ratio
PAYX Dividend Payout Ratio CAGR:1Y: -22.93%2Y: 4.26%5Y: 2.19%10Y: 1.73%
PAYX - Dividend to Free Cash Flow Ratio
PAYX Dividend to FCF Ratio CAGR:1Y: -26.96%2Y: -35.85%5Y: 4.61%10Y: 0.82%

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PAYX Fundamentals: Earnings, Revenue, Cash Flow, Ebitda, Cash/Debt, Shares Float, etc:

PAYX - Revenue
PAYX Revenue CAGR:1Y: 12.49%2Y: 11.34%5Y: 9.30%10Y: 7.85%
PAYX - Earnings Per Share (EPS)
PAYX EPS CAGR:1Y: 42.68%2Y: 5.56%5Y: 9.89%10Y: 9.09%
PAYX - Net Income
PAYX Net Income CAGR:1Y: 41.52%2Y: 5.22%5Y: 9.85%10Y: 8.97%
PAYX - EBITDA
PAYX EBITDA CAGR:1Y: 35.90%2Y: 17.82%5Y: 12.78%10Y: 10.23%
PAYX - Free Cash Flow
PAYX Free Cash Flow CAGR:1Y: 49.32%2Y: 71.01%5Y: 7.30%10Y: 9.96%
PAYX - Free Cash Flow / Share
PAYX Free Cash Flow / Share CAGR:1Y: 50.45%2Y: 71.58%5Y: 7.46%10Y: 10.04%
PAYX - Operating Income
PAYX Operating Income CAGR:1Y: 40.27%2Y: 12.03%5Y: 11.32%10Y: 8.15%
PAYX - Gross Profit
PAYX Gross Profit CAGR:1Y: 14.98%2Y: 13.65%5Y: 10.74%10Y: 8.33%
PAYX - Shares Outstanding
PAYX Shares Outstanding CAGR:1Y: -1.13%2Y: -0.50%5Y: -0.25%10Y: -0.12%
PAYX - Share Buybacks
PAYX Share Buybacks CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 18.70%5Y: 25.63%10Y: 0.00%
PAYX - Stock-Based Comp
PAYX Stock-Based Comp CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 13.74%5Y: 7.53%10Y: 9.31%
PAYX - Expenses
PAYX Expenses CAGR:1Y: 8.93%2Y: 20.22%5Y: 18.93%10Y: 9.05%
PAYX - Revenue by Segment
PAYX Revenue CAGR:1Y: 12.49%2Y: 11.34%5Y: 9.30%10Y: 7.85%

Revenue, EPS, Net Income & Ebitda - Estimates VS Actual:

PAYX - REVENUE: Actual + Estimates
PAYX Actual Revenue CAGR:1Y: 12.49%2Y: 11.34%5Y: 9.30%10Y: 7.85%
PAYX - EPS: Actual + Estimates
PAYX Actual EPS CAGR:1Y: 42.68%2Y: 5.56%5Y: 9.89%10Y: 9.09%
PAYX - NET INCOME: Actual + Estimates
PAYX Actual Net Income CAGR:1Y: 41.52%2Y: 5.22%5Y: 9.85%10Y: 8.97%
PAYX - EBITDA: Actual + Estimates
PAYX Actual EBITDA CAGR:1Y: 35.90%2Y: 17.82%5Y: 12.78%10Y: 10.23%

Ratios, Profit Margins & Return on Capital:

PAYX - Net Profit Margin
PAYX Net Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: 25.84%2Y: -5.49%5Y: 0.50%10Y: 1.04%
PAYX - Gross Profit Margin
PAYX Gross Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: 2.22%2Y: 2.08%5Y: 1.32%10Y: 0.45%
PAYX - Price to Earnings
PAYX Price to Earnings CAGR:1Y: -54.92%2Y: -12.68%5Y: -8.89%10Y: -2.31%
PAYX - Price To Sales Ratio
PAYX Price To Sales Ratio CAGR:1Y: -42.76%2Y: -17.35%5Y: -8.38%10Y: -1.26%
PAYX - Return on Capital Employed
PAYX Return on Capital Employed CAGR:1Y: 44.39%2Y: -17.40%5Y: -4.72%10Y: -6.95%
PAYX - Return on Invested Capital
PAYX Return on Invested Capital CAGR:1Y: 49.43%2Y: -17.92%5Y: -6.85%10Y: -5.07%

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PAYX Dividends Info:

Annual Dividend: $4.76
Forward Yield: 4.75%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-07-28
Lifetime Dividends / Share: $46.85

PAYX Dividend History: Dates, Payments & Yield list

Below is a schedule of all PAYX dividend payments, ex-dates, share price on the day of the payment as well as the annualized yield & forward yield

Ex-Date Payment Date Amount Yield Forward Yield Price on Ex-Date
07/28/202607/30/2026$1.1904%4.09%$116.33
05/13/202605/15/2026$1.1905.29%5.2%$91.54
01/28/202601/30/2026$1.0804.22%4.19%$103.13
11/07/202511/10/2025$1.0803.86%3.88%$111.48
07/21/202507/23/2025$1.0803.03%2.97%$145.24
05/12/202505/14/2025$1.0802.85%2.84%$152.01
02/07/202502/10/2025$0.9802.67%2.67%$147.01
11/07/202411/11/2024$0.9802.67%2.64%$148.73
08/08/202408/12/2024$0.9803.15%3.17%$123.75
05/09/202405/13/2024$0.9803.23%3.14%$124.77
02/12/202402/14/2024$0.8902.92%2.91%$122.22
11/13/202311/15/2023$0.8903.11%3.04%$117.14
08/09/202308/11/2023$0.8902.87%2.84%$125.48
05/10/202305/12/2023$0.8903.28%3.33%$106.89
02/08/202302/10/2023$0.7902.75%2.77%$114.22
11/08/202211/23/2022$0.7902.7%2.57%$123.16
08/10/202208/25/2022$0.7902.38%2.36%$134.06
05/11/202205/26/2022$0.7902.67%2.61%$121.20
01/28/202202/24/2022$0.6602.29%2.28%$115.79
10/29/202111/29/2021$0.6602.14%2.13%$123.73
07/30/202108/26/2021$0.6602.32%2.33%$113.39
05/11/202105/27/2021$0.6602.67%2.62%$100.88
01/29/202102/25/2021$0.6202.84%2.71%$91.41
10/30/202011/24/2020$0.6203.02%2.65%$93.73
07/31/202008/27/2020$0.6203.45%3.24%$76.54
05/14/202005/28/2020$0.6203.93%3.44%$72.08
01/31/202002/20/2020$0.6202.89%2.75%$90.23
10/31/201911/21/2019$0.6202.97%2.92%$84.96
07/31/201908/22/2019$0.6202.99%3.02%$82.25
05/14/201905/30/2019$0.6202.95%2.88%$86.24
01/31/201902/15/2019$0.5603.16%2.96%$75.78
10/31/201811/15/2018$0.5603.42%3.3%$67.94
07/31/201808/23/2018$0.5603.25%3.08%$72.74
05/08/201805/24/2018$0.5603.64%3.4%$65.87
01/31/201802/15/2018$0.5002.93%3.01%$66.47
10/31/201711/15/2017$0.5003.14%3.1%$64.58
07/28/201708/24/2017$0.5003.46%3.6%$55.54
05/08/201705/25/2017$0.4603.17%3.11%$59.11
01/30/201702/15/2017$0.4603.03%3.1%$59.38
10/28/201611/22/2016$0.4603.34%3.2%$57.50
07/28/201608/25/2016$0.4603.11%3.03%$60.73
05/05/201605/23/2016$0.4203.28%3.25%$51.73
01/28/201602/16/2016$0.4203.62%3.36%$49.99
10/29/201511/19/2015$0.4203.25%3.11%$54.05
07/30/201508/20/2015$0.4203.63%3.55%$47.30
05/07/201505/21/2015$0.3803.11%3.02%$50.26
01/29/201502/17/2015$0.3803.28%3.12%$48.76
10/30/201411/20/2014$0.3803.29%3.21%$47.33
07/30/201408/15/2014$0.3803.66%3.66%$41.55
05/08/201405/23/2014$0.3503.43%3.43%$40.82
01/30/201402/17/2014$0.3503.31%3.37%$41.52
10/30/201311/15/2013$0.3503.31%3.23%$43.33
07/30/201308/15/2013$0.3503.6%3.54%$39.54
12/18/201212/28/2012$0.6607.96%8.55%$30.88
10/31/201211/15/2012$0.3304.07%4.18%$31.57
07/30/201208/15/2012$0.3203.89%3.9%$32.84
05/04/201205/15/2012$0.3204.28%4.26%$30.06
01/30/201202/15/2012$0.3204.05%4.11%$31.18
10/28/201111/15/2011$0.3204.36%4.35%$29.40
07/28/201108/15/2011$0.3104.38%4.55%$27.23
04/28/201105/16/2011$0.3103.76%3.9%$31.78
01/28/201102/15/2011$0.3103.91%3.74%$33.14
10/28/201011/15/2010$0.3104.48%4.43%$28.02
07/29/201008/16/2010$0.3104.75%4.96%$25.02
04/29/201005/17/2010$0.3104.01%4.13%$29.99
01/28/201002/16/2010$0.3104.3%4.15%$29.87
10/29/200911/16/2009$0.3104.33%3.94%$31.47
07/30/200908/17/2009$0.3104.7%4.54%$27.34
04/29/200905/15/2009$0.3104.52%4.64%$26.72
01/28/200902/16/2009$0.3104.91%5.16%$24.01
10/29/200811/17/2008$0.3104.69%4.86%$25.49
07/30/200808/15/2008$0.3103.78%3.54%$35.02
04/29/200805/15/2008$0.3003.33%3.26%$36.84
01/30/200802/15/2008$0.3003.64%3.56%$33.67
10/30/200711/15/2007$0.3002.94%3.09%$38.88
07/30/200708/15/2007$0.3002.86%2.73%$44.00
04/27/200705/15/2007$0.2102.24%2.2%$38.10
01/30/200702/15/2007$0.2102.12%2.02%$41.65
10/30/200611/15/2006$0.2102.11%2.11%$39.74
07/28/200608/15/2006$0.1601.86%1.84%$34.84
04/27/200605/15/2006$0.1601.56%1.62%$39.61
01/30/200602/15/2006$0.1601.73%1.7%$37.74
10/28/200511/15/2005$0.1601.66%1.56%$40.93
07/28/200508/15/2005$0.1301.48%1.49%$34.86
04/28/200505/16/2005$0.1301.71%1.73%$30.03
01/28/200502/15/2005$0.1301.73%1.66%$31.31
10/28/200411/15/2004$0.1301.58%1.56%$33.42
07/29/200408/16/2004$0.1201.6%1.6%$29.97
04/29/200405/17/2004$0.1201.3%1.32%$36.42
01/29/200402/16/2004$0.1201.29%1.36%$35.18
10/30/200311/17/2003$0.1201.26%1.26%$38.07
07/30/200308/15/2003$0.1101.41%1.24%$35.41
04/29/200305/15/2003$0.1101.42%1.46%$30.24
01/30/200302/17/2003$0.1101.78%1.71%$25.79
10/30/200211/15/2002$0.1101.56%1.57%$27.96
07/30/200208/15/2002$0.1101.69%1.91%$22.98
04/29/200205/15/2002$0.1101.22%1.2%$36.69
01/30/200202/15/2002$0.1101.23%1.22%$36.10
10/30/200111/15/2001$0.1101.36%1.22%$36.10
07/30/200108/15/2001$0.0900.93%0.93%$38.86
04/27/200105/15/2001$0.0901.06%0.97%$36.94
01/30/200102/15/2001$0.0900.8%0.84%$42.75
10/30/200011/15/2000$0.0900.62%0.63%$57.19
07/28/200008/15/2000$0.0600.55%0.54%$44.38
04/27/200005/15/2000$0.0600.68%0.75%$32.00
01/28/200002/15/2000$0.0600.86%0.78%$30.92
10/28/199911/15/1999$0.0600.9%0.85%$28.33
07/29/199908/16/1999$0.0400.87%0.87%$18.33
04/29/199905/17/1999$0.0400.69%0.76%$21.06
01/28/199902/15/1999$0.0400.76%0.79%$20.15
10/29/199811/16/1998$0.0400.72%0.68%$23.36
07/30/199808/17/1998$0.0270.54%0.55%$19.28
04/29/199805/15/1998$0.0270.66%0.67%$15.85
01/29/199802/16/1998$0.0270.75%0.73%$14.54
10/23/199711/24/1997$0.0270.93%0.87%$12.33
07/29/199708/21/1997$0.0180.6%0.7%$10.11
04/29/199705/22/1997$0.0180.82%0.66%$10.74
01/28/199702/20/1997$0.0180.76%0.78%$9.11
10/24/199611/25/1996$0.0180.62%0.65%$10.94
07/30/199608/22/1996$0.0120.52%0.45%$10.42
04/23/199605/16/1996$0.0120.55%0.52%$9.12
01/30/199602/22/1996$0.0120.69%0.62%$7.69
10/25/199511/22/1995$0.0120.8%0.85%$5.61
07/31/199508/24/1995$0.0080.64%0.62%$5.08
04/21/199505/18/1995$0.0080.78%0.75%$4.19
01/26/199502/23/1995$0.0080.91%0.89%$3.56
10/24/199411/22/1994$0.0080.96%0.98%$3.23
07/27/199408/24/1994$0.0050.73%0.74%$2.85
04/25/199405/25/1994$0.0050.69%0.73%$2.90
01/26/199402/23/1994$0.0050.61%0.61%$3.47
10/22/199311/22/1993$0.0050.71%0.74%$2.83
07/20/199308/19/1993$0.0040.59%0.56%$2.53
04/23/199305/25/1993$0.0040.6%0.6%$2.35
01/22/199302/23/1993$0.0040.67%0.68%$2.08
10/19/199211/18/1992$0.0040.7%0.63%$2.22
07/21/199208/20/1992$0.0020.67%0.64%$1.46
04/16/199205/20/1992$0.0020.63%0.65%$1.43
01/29/199202/24/1992$0.0020.65%0.64%$1.46
10/21/199111/20/1991$0.0020.81%0.9%$1.04
07/22/199108/20/1991$0.0020.92%0.86%$0.91
04/22/199105/21/1991$0.0020.92%0.94%$0.83
01/25/199102/21/1991$0.0021.07%0.96%$0.81
10/22/199011/20/1990$0.0021.42%1.2%$0.65
07/23/199008/20/1990$0.0021.04%1.22%$0.51
04/23/199005/21/1990$0.0020.95%1.02%$0.61
01/30/199002/26/1990$0.0020.86%0.93%$0.67
10/23/198911/20/1989$0.0020.69%0.69%$0.90
07/24/198908/21/1989$0.0010.49%0.55%$0.85
04/24/198905/19/1989$0.0010.58%0.52%$0.90
01/24/198902/20/1989$0.0010.61%0.6%$0.78
11/04/198811/30/1988$0.0010.67%0.72%$0.65

Projected Future Returns & Dividends for PAYX

Based on past 10-year performance, here are PAYX growth metrics:

Share price CAGR of +5.64%
Dividend CAGR of +10.05%

Using PAYX CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:

PAYX (DRIP)PAYX - No DRIP
Current Price$100.20$100.20
Start Shares99.8099.80
Start Value$10,000$10,000
  
After 10 years:
Final Share Count176.6099.80
Dividends Payment$3.10$3.10
Annual Dividends$2,190$1,237
Yield on cost21.90%12.37%
Share Price$173.49$173.49
Total Dividends$10,413$7,588
Final Value$30,638$24,903

Estimated Future Value + Dividends - PAYX

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Company Info

Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) had its IPO on 1983-08-26, and is traded on NASDAQ stock exchange.

Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Rochester, New York, Paychex, Inc. delivers comprehensive human capital management (HCM) solutions. The company primarily serves small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the United States, Europe, and India, addressing their needs in human resources, payroll administration, employee benefits, and insurance. Its diverse service portfolio includes: Payroll Management: Encompassing core payroll processing, payroll tax administration, employee payment facilitation, and ensuring compliance with regulations like new-hire reporting and garnishment processing. Human Resources Solutions: Providing support for employer compliance, HR and employee benefits administration, risk management outsourcing, and even the availability of professionally trained on-site HR representatives. Retirement Services: Offering full administration for retirement plans, which covers implementation, ongoing adherence to government regulations, reporting for both participants and employers, online access capabilities, electronic funds transfers, and other administrative tasks. Cloud-based HR Software: A suite of software products designed for efficient HR administration, including tools for benefits management, time and attendance tracking, digital communication, recruitment, and onboarding processes. Additional Business Services: This category features plan administration outsourcing, state unemployment insurance services, and various support functions for SMBs such as payroll funding and outsourcing (including payroll processing, invoicing, and tax preparation), payment processing solutions, financial wellness programs, and a resource center for small business loans. Insurance Offerings: Providing both property and casualty coverage, which includes workers' compensation, business-owner policies, cybersecurity protection, and commercial auto insurance, alongside health and benefits coverage like medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Paychex primarily distributes its services through its dedicated direct sales team.

PAYX website: https://www.paychex.com


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vs current price $100.20
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Cash flow & implied price by year

FCF is negative or missing for this company (common for banks) — the model discounts EPS instead.

EPS is negative or missing for this company — Simple mode uses free cash flow per share instead.

Free cash flow today
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grows for the next years
Then mature
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every future dollar counted back to today
Pile of today-dollars
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÷ shares
Implied price path
YearFCFImplied price
Sensitivity — fair value: growth ↓ × target return →