PAYX

NASD Paychex, Inc.
Oct 1, 2026 · 9:59 AM ET DELAYED Market Open

$100.13 ↑ +1.63 (+1.65%) Trading Up from the previous close of $98.50, $1.20 below the day’s high of $101.33

YTD change
-10.74%
vs 20-day SMA
-11.14%
vs 200-day SMA
-3.69%

Price ranges

Previous day
$98.45 $100.88
open $99.32 close $98.50
-$0.82 (-0.83%)
Today
$99.31 $101.33
open $99.31 now $100.13
+$0.82 (+0.83%)
Past week
$98.00 $107.60
from $104.49 now $100.13
-$4.36 (-4.17%)
Past month
$98.00 $126.45
from $125.64 now $100.13
-$25.51 (-20.30%)
This year
$85.45 $127.98
from $112.18 now $100.13
-$12.05 (-10.74%)

Price & Performance

+7.59 (+8.35%) / 6M

$82.23$98.38$114.53$130.68Apr 1Jul 1Sep 30

Signals & Sentiment

Momentum, market sentiment, and recent alerts

Not So Good
  • The stock is 37.9% away from all-time highs of $161.24
  • PAYX is down 11% since the beginning of the year
  • PAYX is down 19% over the past 12 months
  • PAYX is down 20% over the past 1 month
  • 6% of all PAYX investors are betting against PAYX

PAYX reads not so good: price sits below both the 20- and 200-day averages, the 12-month move is -20.6%.

Financial Strength

Earnings, valuation, and balance sheet

Earnings

Profitable Yes
EPS $1.34
Earnings momentum -5.1% Quarterly EPS growth
Quarterly change -5.1%

Valuation

P/E ratio 19.67
Enterprise value $38.8B
Beta 0.37

Balance sheet & scale

Income$1.8M
Revenue$6.6B
Cash$989.2M
Debt$4.6M
Income / Debt 0.39×

Company & Peers

Company profile and competitor comparison

Company profile

ExchangeNASD
Sector Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Industry Group Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services
Market cap $35.6B

Paychex, Inc. engages in the provision of human capital management solutions for payroll, human resources, insurance, and retirement for small and medium-sized businesses. Its solutions include payroll services, hiring services, business insurance, time and attendance, employee benefits, finance and payments, human resources services, and startup services. The company was founded by Blase Thomas Golisano in 1971 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Competitor comparison

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