What is the market doing?
What the tape says about PAYX
Paychex is −7.2% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 30 points behind the market.
−7.2%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- +21%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 60
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- −8.6%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $124.86
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- +13%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- −7.2%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- +27%
- vs 50-day average$110.68
- +13%
- 52-week high
- $136.64
- 52-week low
- $84.48
- Annualised volatility
- 27%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$228K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +14% |
| 2025 | −17% |
| 2024 | +21% |
| 2023 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | −13% |
| 2021 | +50% |
| 2020 | +13% |
| 2019 | +35% |
| 2018 | −1.1% |
| 2017 | +15% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.63% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.66% |
| Mar | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.21% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.61% |
| May | 10 | 8 of 10 | +3.4% |
| Jun | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.42% |
| Jul | 11 | 9 of 11 | +5.9% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +1.1% |
| Sep | 10 | 5 of 10 | −1.7% |
| Oct | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.69% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +5.2% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.31% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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