# Paychex (PAYX) — Overview

PAYX · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/payx

## Price

Last close $112.09 on Oct 15, 2026. 52-week range $85.57 – $128.59.

## Company profile

Paychex is a cloud-based human capital management provider offering payroll, compliance, talent management, benefits administration, and retirement services. The firm also provides HR outsourcing services, including professional employer organization, or PEO, offerings, enabling clients to reduce HR overhead. Paychex primarily targets small and midsize businesses, although its acquisition of Paycor in 2025 signals the firm's aspirations to expand into the midmarket segment, serving firms with more than 100 employees. As of fiscal 2026, Paychex has approximately 840,000 clients and manages payroll for one in 11 workers in the United States.

## Financials

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue (trailing twelve months) | $6.6B |
| Revenue (quarter) | $1.6B |
| Revenue growth (year over year) | 5.88% |
| Gross profit (trailing twelve months) | $4.9B |
| Gross margin | 74.39% |
| Net income (trailing twelve months) | $1.8B |
| Net income (quarter) | $429.7M |
| Net income growth (year over year) | 11.96% |
| Net margin | 27.35% |
| Return on equity | 47.06% |
| EPS (trailing twelve months) | $5.04 |
| Book value per share | $10.41 |
| P/E (trailing twelve months) | 22.1 |
| Price to book | 10.8 |
| Debt to assets | 76.34% |
| Payout ratio | 90.44% |
| Dividend yield | 4.07% |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is Paychex (PAYX) profitable?

Yes. Paychex earned $1.8B in net income over the trailing twelve months, a net margin of 27.35%.

### How much revenue does Paychex (PAYX) make?

Paychex generated $6.6B in revenue over the trailing twelve months, up 5.88% year over year.

### What is PAYX's P/E ratio?

Paychex trades at 22.1 times trailing twelve-month earnings, on an EPS of $5.04.

### How do I buy stock in Paychex (PAYX)?

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