PAYCHEX INC
PAYXNasdaq · SIC 8700
$114.39
↓ -0.3%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↓ -16.3%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$41.2B
Enterprise Value
$44.6B
P/E
23.4
P/S
6.3
P/B
11.0
EV/EBITDA
15.1
PEG
5.3
FCF Yield
5.6%
Dividend Yield
3.9%
Revenue (TTM)
$6.5B
Net Income (TTM)
$1.8B
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$2.3B
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
38.6%
Net Margin
27.0%
ROE
47.1%
ROIC
26.7%
Debt / Equity
1.2
Net Cash
-$3.4B
Return 1Y
-16.9%
Company profile
Paychex, Inc. provides integrated human capital management solutions for human resources (HR), payroll, benefits, and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States and Europe. The company markets and sells its services primarily through its direct sales force.
- CEO
- John B. Gibson
- Sector
- Services
- Industry
- Business Services
- Employees
- 16,000
- Headquarters
- New York
- Website
- paychex.com
Management & directors
- Simmons Christopher CVP, Controller & Treasurer
- Ante Adam BrooksSr. Vice President, Paycor
- Argiropoulos MasonVP, Chief HR Officer
- Bergstrom Ryan NormanChief Product Officer
- Bhandari Prabha SChief Legal Officer, Secretary
- Gibson John BPresident and CEO
- Parodi Chad CSVP, HCM, PEO & Insurance
- Roaldsen ElizabethSr. Vice President
- Schrader Robert L.Sr. VP, CFO
- Rose Jason RichardSVP, Digital Sales & Marketing
- Vance BeaumontSr VP Data, Analytics, and AI
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
Next earnings · estimated2026-09-23
PAYX Q4 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-05-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$1.6B↑ +12.5%
Diluted EPS$1.17↑ +41.0%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.1B | $4.6B | $5.0B | $5.3B | $5.6B | $6.5B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $1.5B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.5B |
| Net income | — | — | — | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.8B |
| Diluted EPS | $3.03 | $3.84 | $4.30 | $4.67 | $4.58 | $4.89 |
| Operating cash flow | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.6B |
| Free cash flow | $1.1B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $2.3B |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 36.0% | 39.9% | 40.6% | 41.2% | 39.6% | 38.6% |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 32.0% | 29.7% | 27.0% |
| Line item | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '26 | Q4 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.6B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $546.7M | $538.1M | $691.8M | $431.1M | $541.9M | $571.9M | $792.0M | $604.7M |
| Net income | $427.4M | $413.4M | $519.3M | $297.2M | $383.8M | $395.4M | $560.3M | $420.6M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.18 | $1.14 | $1.43 | $0.83 | $1.06 | $1.10 | $1.56 | $1.17 |
| Operating cash flow | $546.1M | $295.0M | $716.0M | $343.8M | $718.4M | $444.9M | $812.5M | $580.9M |
| Free cash flow | $510.5M | $248.0M | $667.3M | $283.3M | $662.5M | $382.8M | $761.5M | $515.0M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 41.5% | 40.9% | 45.8% | 30.2% | 35.2% | 36.7% | 43.8% | 37.7% |
| Net margin | 32.4% | 31.4% | 34.4% | 20.8% | 24.9% | 25.4% | 31.0% | 26.2% |
Company news
Jul 18, 2026
Jul 15, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Simmons Christopher C· VP, Controller & Treasurer | Sale | 2,615 | $115.92 | $303,130.80 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | Gibson John B· President and CEO | Tax withholding | 14,083 | $110.00 | $1.5M | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | Roaldsen Elizabeth· Sr. Vice President | Tax withholding | 2,383 | $110.00 | $262,130.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | Schrader Robert L.· Sr. VP, CFO | Tax withholding | 2,382 | $110.00 | $262,020.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | Simmons Christopher C· VP, Controller & Treasurer | Tax withholding | 1,172 | $110.00 | $128,920.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | Argiropoulos Mason· VP, Chief HR Officer | Tax withholding | 386 | $110.00 | $42,460.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | BERGSTROM RYAN NORMAN· Chief Product Officer | Tax withholding | 303 | $110.00 | $33,330.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | Parodi Chad C· SVP, HCM, PEO & Insurance | Tax withholding | 300 | $110.00 | $33,000.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | ANTE ADAM BROOKS· Sr. Vice President, Paycor | Tax withholding | 299 | $110.00 | $32,890.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | Bhandari Prabha S· Chief Legal Officer, Secretary | Tax withholding | 282 | $110.00 | $31,020.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | Simmons Christopher C· VP, Controller & Treasurer | Award | 1,818 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | Parodi Chad C· SVP, HCM, PEO & Insurance | Award | 2,727 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | ANTE ADAM BROOKS· Sr. Vice President, Paycor | Award | 3,409 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | Argiropoulos Mason· VP, Chief HR Officer | Award | 2,182 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | BERGSTROM RYAN NORMAN· Chief Product Officer | Award | 3,409 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | Gibson John B· President and CEO | Award | 14,318 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | Schrader Robert L.· Sr. VP, CFO | Award | 4,364 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-14 | MUCCI MARTIN | Tax withholding | 163,329 | $109.92 | $18.0M | filing |
| 2026-07-14 | MUCCI MARTIN | Option exercise | 214,482 | $57.24 | $12.3M | filing |
| 2026-07-14 | MUCCI MARTIN | Sale | 25,000 | $109.93 | $2.7M | filing |
| 2026-07-01 | ANTE ADAM BROOKS· Sr. Vice President, Paycor | Tax withholding | 2,678 | $102.71 | $275,057.38 | filing |
| 2026-07-01 | BERGSTROM RYAN NORMAN· Chief Product Officer | Tax withholding | 2,090 | $102.71 | $214,663.90 | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | TUCCI JOSEPH M | Tax withholding | 6,313 | $98.10 | $619,305.30 | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | TUCCI JOSEPH M | Option exercise | 10,220 | $60.59 | $619,229.80 | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | TUCCI JOSEPH M | Sale | 3,907 | $98.25 | $383,862.75 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.