PAYCHEX INC (PAYX)
About PAYCHEX INC
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 2025, Paychex has approximately 800,000 clients and manages payroll for one in 11 workers in the United States.
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Financial summary
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.4B
- Net income
- $674.9M
- Total assets
- $16.6B
- Market cap
- $36.0B
- Gross margin
- 74.3%
- Operating margin
- 38.6%
- Net margin
- 27.0%
Source: SEC EDGAR · updated Jun 7, 2026
Revenue & profit trend
Financial statements
Income statement
- Revenue
- $6.5B
- Cost of revenue
- $1.7B
- Gross profit
- $4.8B
- Operating expenses
- $2.3B
- Operating income
- $2.5B
- Income tax
- $550.8M
- Net income
- $1.8B
- EPS (basic)
- $4.90
- EPS (diluted)
- $4.89
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- $16.2B
- Current assets
- $8.6B
- Total liabilities
- $12.4B
- Current liabilities
- $6.8B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $3.7B
Cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- $2.6B
- Investing cash flow
- -$1.2B
- Financing cash flow
- -$2.7B
- Net cash flow
- -$1.2B
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Past year · hover for prices
52-week range
- Market cap
- $36.0B
- P/E ratio
- 23.2
- EPS (diluted)
- $4.89
- Dividend yield
- 4.19%
- Shares outstanding
- 317.2M
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- IPO date
- Aug 26, 1983
Paychex Inc (PAYX) Stock Price
- Profitable — net income of $674.9M in FY2025.
- Revenue grew 41% from FY2022 to FY2026.
- Gross margin of 74.3%, net margin 27.0%.
- Trading 25% below its 52-week high.
- Pays a dividend yielding about 4.19% annually.
- Valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.2.
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Paychex Inc: frequently asked questions
Is Paychex Inc an American company?
Yes — Paychex Inc is an American company headquartered in Rochester, New York. Its American-origin credentials have been independently reviewed and verified by americancompanies.com.
Where is Paychex Inc headquartered?
Paychex Inc is headquartered in Rochester, New York, United States.
Is Paychex Inc publicly traded?
Yes — Paychex Inc is a publicly traded company. Its stock trades under the ticker symbol PAYX on the NASDAQ.
What does Paychex Inc do?
Paychex Inc is an American Professional Services company in the Business & Financial Services sector.
