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In the latest session, Paychex Inc (NASDAQ: PAYX) closed at $108.6 down -3.19% from its previous closing price of $112.18. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.21 million shares were traded. PAYX stock price reached its highest trading level at $112.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $108.33.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Paychex Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.01. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.27 and its Current Ratio is at 1.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.19.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on December 09, 2025, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $121 from $140 previously.
On October 22, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $128.Wells Fargo initiated its Underweight rating on October 22, 2025, with a $128 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 12 ’25 when B Thomas Golisano Revocable Li bought 234,276 shares for $111.40 per share.
B. Thomas Golisano Revocable L bought 212,980 shares of PAYX for $23,727,037 on Nov 12 ’25. On Oct 24 ’25, another insider, B. Thomas Golisano Revocable L, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 302,050 shares for $125.23 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PAYX now has a Market Capitalization of 38983864320 and an Enterprise Value of 42497564672. As of this moment, Paychex’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.38. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.043 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.821.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PAYX is 0.90, which has changed by -0.2018227 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14778805 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PAYX has reached a high of $161.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $108.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.98%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PAYX has traded an average of 3.16M shares per day and 3511790 over the past ten days. A total of 358.97M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 321.75M. Insiders hold about 10.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.49% stake in the company. Shares short for PAYX as of 1765756800 were 14709075 with a Short Ratio of 4.65, compared to 1763078400 on 15384092. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14709075 and a Short% of Float of 4.58.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for PAYX is 4.22, from 4.22 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03761811. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.67. The current Payout Ratio is 87.81% for PAYX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-07 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-07. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-05-23 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 16.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.34, with high estimates of $1.37 and low estimates of $1.3.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.51 and $5.43 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.49. EPS for the following year is $5.91, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $6.03 and $5.84.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 14 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.78B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.8B to a low estimate of $1.76B. As of. The current estimate, Paychex Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.51BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.63B. There is a high estimate of $1.69B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.58B.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PAYX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.55B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.46B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.5B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.57BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.89B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.04B and the low estimate is $6.8B.
