Paychex/$PAYX
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About Paychex
Paychex is a technology company providing human capital management solutions, enabling clients to better implement payroll, talent, time, tax, and benefits administration. It has a diverse set of product offerings addressing client needs. Aside from its traditional cloud-based payroll and HCM software offering, which accounts for close to half of total revenue, the company provides outsourcing options. Paychex's administrative service organization and professional employer organization accounts generate over 40% of sales. The balance of revenue is generated through retirement services, insurance solutions, and other products. In fiscal 2025, the company had 800,000 clients and almost 2.5 million worksite employees across its ASO and PEO.
Ticker
$PAYX
Sector
Business services
Primary listing
Employees
19,000
Headquarters
Website
Paychex Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$40B
25.40
$4.42
-
$4.22
3.85%
Price and volume
Market cap
$40B
52-week high
$161.24
52-week low
$108.00
Average daily volume
3.7M
Dividend rate
$4.22
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.265
Quick ratio
0.505
Long term debt to equity
119.038
Total debt to equity
129.814
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
95.21%
Interest coverage (TTM)
10.58%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
2,705.5
Gross margin (TTM)
73.36%
Net profit margin (TTM)
26.45%
Operating margin (TTM)
39.08%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
23.75%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$320,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
10.89%
Return on equity (TTM)
40.88%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
25.402
Price to revenue (TTM)
6.699
Price to book
10.39
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-16.39
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
20.252
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.94%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
5.544
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.76%
Forward dividend yield
3.85%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
12.37%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-6.95%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.80%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.82%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
2.96%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
8.20%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-12.07%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
2.56%
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FAQs
What’s the current market cap for Paychex stock?
Paychex (PAYX) has a market cap of $40B as of December 22, 2025.
What is the P/E ratio for Paychex stock?
The price to earnings (P/E) ratio for Paychex (PAYX) stock is 25.4 as of December 22, 2025.
Does Paychex stock pay dividends?
Yes, the Paychex (PAYX) stock pays dividends to shareholders. As of December 22, 2025, the dividend rate is $4.22 and the yield is 3.85%. Paychex has a payout ratio of 95.21% on a trailing twelve-month basis.
When is the next Paychex dividend payment date?
The next Paychex (PAYX) dividend payment date is unconfirmed.
What is the beta indicator for Paychex?
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