PAYX

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Paychex Inc. Common Stock
Technology · Software - Application · NASDAQ · United States
$116.14-0.32%
Market cap $41.3BNext earnings 2026-09-23Updated Sep 19, 2026
FAIR VALUE · CONSENSUS
$116.14+0.0%
confidence-weighted across 4 of 6 models
Now $116.14
$116.14
$72.73$164.99
HoldSilver73
Price vs fair value
3.5% above
-3.4% to fair value
ACCE score
76
out of 100
Analysts
6% buy
18 covering
P/E
23.8x
forward 19.4x
1-year return
-11.4%
Dividend yield
3.80%
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Overview

Reports in 2 days, last quarter beat by 0.0%.

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Price

-10.9% · 1Y

Valuation

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Wall Street consensus

Bearish6% buy · 18 covering analysts
● Strong buy 1● Buy 0● Hold 13● Sell 3● Strong sell 1
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Where it sits vs peers

This stock Peer Peer median weaker → stronger
P/Ebetter than 50% of peers
low 0.0x23.8xhigh 45.0x
ROEbetter than 83% of peers
low -4%45%high 54%
Div yieldbetter than 100% of peers
low 0.0%3.8%high 3.8%

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News and Record

Reports in 2 days, last quarter beat by 0.0%.

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Recent performance

1 week
+0.3%
1 month
-5.2%
3 months
+18.2%
6 months
+25.5%
YTD
+3.5%
1 year
-11.4%

SEC filings

40 filings
September 2026
Sep 4
ProxyProxy statementPeriod 2026-10-15
Sep 2
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-09-01
August 2026
Aug 17
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-08-14
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