What sector does Paychex belong to?

Paychex operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Human Resource & Employment Services industry, and is listed on the US markets.

What is the current share price of PAYX?

As of the latest available quote, PAYX traded at $115.80. This price is delayed and cached for about 15 minutes.

What is the P/E ratio of PAYX?

Paychex has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of about 23.68. The P/E ratio compares the share price to earnings per share and is most useful when compared with sector peers and the company's own history.

What is the market capitalisation of PAYX?

The market capitalisation of Paychex is approximately $41.68B.

Is Paychex profitable?

For its latest reported financial year, Paychex recorded a net profit margin of about 27.93%.

Does PAYX pay a dividend?

Paychex does not currently show a dividend yield in our data.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of PAYX?

Paychex has a return on equity (ROE) of about 47.12%. ROE measures how much profit a company generates relative to shareholders' equity.

What is the 52-week high and low of PAYX?

Over the past 52 weeks, PAYX has traded between a low of $85.45 and a high of $135.78.

Paychex

PAYX US Industrials Human Resource & Employment Services

S&P 500 Nasdaq 100

$115.80

+0.54%

Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

PAYX

Paychex

$115.80

Close used for this calculation

$125.33Fair value

Financial DNA Score

Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth

64/100

Profitability25/25

Returns15/25

Balance Sheet11/25

Efficiency13/25

Growth19/25

Good

Quality radar

Consensus fair value

$125.33

Near FV

▲ +8.2% against the close used

Model range $33.79 – $239.50

The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$33.79Fair value$125.33Bull$239.50

FairClose

52-week traded range

52W low $85.5752W high $135.46

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading close to the consensus fair value

Paychex closed at $115.80, 7.6% below the consensus fair value of $125.33 drawn from 9 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 64/100 — Good. P/E of 23.7x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation

$128.04

+10.6%

Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10

g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr

Graham Number

$33.79

-70.8%

√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)

EPS=4.89, BVPS=10.38 · outside Graham range (P/E 23.7, P/B 11.2) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor

P/E Fair Value

$97.80

-15.5%

EPS × 20x (sector P/E)

EPS=4.89, Sector P/E=20x

Peter Lynch (PEG)

$110.51

-4.6%

EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)

EPS=4.89, g=22.6%

EV/EBITDA

$138.05

+19.2%

(EBITDA × 18x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares

EBITDA=2.95B

Dividend Discount (DDM)

$239.50

+106.8%

D1 ÷ (r − g) where D1 = D0×(1+g)

D0=4.44, r=10%, g=8%

Book Value (P/B)

$106.67

-7.9%

BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]

BVPS=10.38, ROE=47.1%, g=6%, r=10%

Reverse DCF

$115.80

+0.0%

Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV

Implied: 9.4% | Historical: 22.6%

Margin of Safety

$64.91

-43.9%

Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)

Avg fair value=86.54, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Fair value analysis

Consensus fair value

Price target range & 52-week position

Valuation summary

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