PAYXPaychex

$124.86
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Price

$124.86-7.2%1Y
1M+13%1Y-7.2%

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Smart Score

Top tier
9/10
Value71
Quality97
Momentum23
Growth76
Strongest Quality, weakest Momentum · ranked vs Technology peers. The five questions below judge the company on its own terms.
What they do

We are an industry-leading human capital management (“HCM”) company providing comprehensive technology and advisory solutions in human resources (“HR”), payroll processing, employee benefits, and insurance. As of May 31, 2026, we served approximately 840,000 total customers across the U.S. and parts of Europe, of which approximately 800,000 are payroll clients. Paychex was incorporated in Delaware in 1979, maintains dual corporate headquarters in Rochester, New York and Cincinnati, Ohio, and has a fiscal year that ends on May 31st.

In the company’s own words · 10-K filed Jul 17, 2026 · SEC EDGAR

P/E (TTM)25.5
Market Cap$35.20B
1Y Return-7.2%
5Y Return+27%

Business segments

Q1 2026 · $1.75B

The company’s own SEC segment disclosure.

  • Management Solutions$1.35B77%
  • Peo And Insurance Solutions$397.5M23%

Paychex (PAYX) reported revenue of $1.61B in Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 12% from the same quarter a year earlier. That came with a gross margin of 74% and net income of $421M (26% of revenue). For the full year FY2026, revenue was $6.51B (+17% year on year) and net income $1.76B. Its largest product in 2026-Q1 was Management Solutions at $1.35B, 77% of the disclosed total, just ahead of Peo And Insurance Solutions at 23%.

Raw charts

11 series · TTM

As reported to the SEC, without any scoring.