PAYX · Paychex Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $39.74B |
| P/E | 22.00 |
| Float | 318.8M |
| Beta | 0.82 |
| Volatility | 20.6% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Professional Services |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 79.1 |
| Price | 110.43 |
| Change | −1.07% |
| Prev Close | 111.63 |
| Open | 111.86 |
| Day Low | 109.86 |
| Day High | 112.52 |
| Avg Vol | 3 |
| Avg $ Vol | $320.7M |
| 52W High | 128.78 |
| 52W Low | 85.45 |
| 52W Pos | 57.7% |
| From High | −14.25% |
| From Low | +29.23% |
| Max DD 1Y | −32.91% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +5.86% |
| SMA 50 | −3.59% |
| SMA 200 | +6.85% |
| RSI (14) | 58.5 |
| Vol 30D | 37.4% |
| Vol 90D | 33.1% |
| 1Y Range | 85–129 |
| Daily bars | 536 |
| Perf Week | +7.36% |
| Perf Month | −4.19% |
| Perf Quarter | −3.10% |
| Perf Half Y | +21.39% |
| Perf Year | −12.46% |
| Perf YTD | +1.69% |
| Prev Day | −1.07% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 1.22 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.26 |
| Int Cover | 12.2× |
| FCF Margin | 36.9% |
| Rev Growth | +16.9% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Moderate |
| Sector rank | 5 / 15 |
What PAYX does
Paychex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides human capital management solutions (HCM) for payroll, employee benefits, human resources (HR), and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, and India.
It offers payroll processing services; payroll tax administration services; employee payment services; and regulatory compliance services.
The company provides retirement solutions, such as plan implementation, ongoing compliance with government regulations, employee and employer reporting, participant and employer online access, electronic funds transfer, and other administrative services; HCM solutions from recruiting and hiring to retirement; and talent management and talent acquisition services.
In addition, it offers payroll solutions, including calculation, preparation, and delivery of employee payroll checks; production of internal accounting records and management reports; preparation of federal, state, and local payroll tax returns; and collection and remittance of clients’ payroll obligations.
Further, the company provides workforce management solutions; benefits administration solutions; digital marketplace for earned wages, financial wellness solutions, and voluntary lifestyle benefits; HR support to non-payroll clients through HR Partner Plus solution; and insurance services for property and casualty coverage, such as workers’ compensation, business-owner policies, cyber security protection, and commercial auto, as well as health and benefits coverage, including health, dental, vision, and life.
Additionally, it offers payroll, employer compliance, HR and employee benefits administration, risk management outsourcing, and both virtual and on-site availability of a professionally trained HR representative, and other solutions to businesses.
It markets and sells its services primarily through its direct sales force. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayPAYX grades A-, 79.1 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (82), most exposed on Price Stability (60, mixed). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Professional Services median. Ranks 5 of 15 in Professional Services by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| PAYX | Professional Services median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.82 | 0.75 |
| Volatilityannualized | 20.6% | 18.8% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −32.9% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.08% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 27 (11%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| PAYX | Professional Services median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.82 | 0.75 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate 44% of 16 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Professional Services names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| PAYX | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +7.4% |
| 1 month | −4.2% |
| Year to date | +1.7% |
| 1 year | −12.5% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| PAYX | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 24 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 56 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 16 · 9 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 16 ↑ 9 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 15 Professional Services names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| PAYX | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +16.9% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Professional Services median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openPaychex's board confirmed a regular quarterly dividend of $1.19 per share, and affiliate SixFifty launched an AI-driven HR compliance tool for employers. The stock rose 2.22% in one day and 6.05% over a week, but is down 6.36% over 30 days and 8.56% over a year.
Paychex's subsidiary SixFifty launched an AI-powered HR compliance tool that automates employment law tasks across multiple jurisdictions for small and mid-sized businesses, including drafting and distributing HR policies and tracking employee acknowledgments in one workflow.
Paychex announced a quarterly dividend of $1.19 per share on October 15, payable November 25 to shareholders of record October 26. The annualized payout is $4.76, equating to a 4.3% dividend yield.
Paychex's board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.19 per share, payable on November 25, 2026, to shareholders of record as of October 26, 2026.
Paychex raised its quarterly dividend to $1.19 from $1.08 in May, a roughly 10% increase and the sixth straight annual bump since 2021. Shares have fallen about 12% over the past year to $108.37, while the dividend now totals $4.76 a year for a yield near 4.4%; fiscal 2026 operating cash flow of $2.56 billion covered the $1.6 billion in dividends.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| EFX | Equifax Inc | B | $18.94B | 27.40 | 1.32 | Compare |
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| LDOS | Leidos Holdings Inc | B+ | $15.67B | 11.39 | 0.58 | Compare |
| TRU | TransUnion | B | $14.19B | 19.23 | 1.60 | Compare |
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