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Paychex, Inc.

PAYX Industrials Diversified Commercial Services
$118.81
▲ +5.5% Today
as of Oct 22, 16:51 ET
Last 30 days +0.25% Sep 14 → Oct 22
$96.88 $102.77 $108.65 $114.54 $120.43 Sep 14 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 07 Oct 14 Oct 22
Open
$113.75
High
$119.14
Low
$113.59
Volume
$3M
Avg Vol
$3M
Mkt Cap
$35.9B
P/E (TTM)
28.84
Beta
—
52w High
$127.98
52w Low
$85.45
Div Yield
—
Shares Out
$356M

Recent Press Releases & News last 60 days · 25 items

lean bull ▲ 7 ● 18 ▼ 0
Oct 20 · 13:45 24/7 Wall St. neutral
Paychex’s 4.3% Dividend Looks Attractive. But Its Safety Margin Is Shrinking
Oct 20 · 11:02 GuruFocus.com neutral
ETFs Are Net Sellers of Paychex (PAYX) on Friday
Oct 19 · 15:45 24/7 Wall St. neutral
ADP vs. PAYX: Which Payroll Stock Will Reward Retirees More Over the Next Decade?
▸ Show all 25 press releases & news Free account →

PAYX earnings at a glance

The options market is pricing a move of about ±3.5% after the report, a range of roughly $114.69 to $122.93 from today's $118.81. Over its last 1 reports the stock rose the next day 0 times and fell 1, moving ±9.4% on average; after the most recent report on Jun 25, 2025 it moved -9.4%. That means options currently expect less movement than PAYX has typically delivered. PAYX beat the consensus EPS estimate in 2 of its last 3 reported quarters. Implied volatility is currently 29%. The share price of $118.81 sits in the middle of its 52-week range.

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Overview

52-week range
$85
$128
78% of range
Avg surprise (last 3)
+0.2%
Avg reaction (last 1)
-9.4%
0% positive
Latest IV / EM
29%
EM ±3.5% · $105 · Oct 16

Earnings trends

EPS — actual vs estimate Actual Estimate
$0.97$1.12$1.27$1.41$1.56 Actual $0.99Actual $1.29Actual $0.97Est $0.98Actual $1.08Actual $1.38Actual $1.18Actual $1.14Actual $1.43Actual $1.19Est $1.18Actual $1.22Est $1.21Actual $1.56Actual $1.21 NovFebMay/2023NovFebAugNovFebMay/2025Aug/2025FebAug
Revenue vs Net Income Revenue Net income
$0$475M$950M$1.4B$1.9B Nov 24Feb 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26Aug 26

Earnings history

DatePeriodActual EPSEstSurpriseYoY %ΔDay reactSource
Mon Aug 31, 2026Aug 2026 $1.21 — — — — financials
Sat Feb 28, 2026Feb 2026 $1.56 — — — — financials
Tue Sep 30, 2025Aug/2025 $1.22 $1.21 +0.8% — — earnings
Wed Jun 25, 2025May/2025 $1.19 $1.18 +0.8% — -9.4% earnings
Fri Feb 28, 2025Feb 2025 $1.43 — — — — financials
Sat Nov 30, 2024Nov 2024 $1.14 — — — — financials
Sat Aug 31, 2024Aug 2024 $1.18 — — — — financials
Thu Feb 29, 2024Feb 2024 $1.38 — — — — financials
Thu Nov 30, 2023Nov 2023 $1.08 — — — — financials
Thu Jun 29, 2023May/2023 $0.97 $0.98 -1.0% — — earnings
Tue Feb 28, 2023Feb 2023 $1.29 — — — — financials
Wed Nov 30, 2022Nov 2022 $0.99 — — — — financials
Wed Aug 31, 2022Aug 2022 $1.05 — — — — financials

Financials

Income statement (quarterly)

MetricAug 2026May 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024
Revenue$1.63B—$1.81B$1.56B$1.54B—$1.51B$1.32B
Cost of revenue$430M—$431M$412M$414M—$387M$379M
Gross profit————————
Operating income$619M—$792M$572M$542M—$692M$538M
Net income$430M—$560M$395M$384M—$519M$413M
EPS (diluted)$1.21—$1.56$1.10$1.06—$1.43$1.14

Balance sheet (quarterly)

MetricAug 2026May 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024
Cash & equivalents$601M$1.09B$1.74B$1.49B$809M$1.63B$1.56B$1.20B
Inventory————————
Total current assets$8.09B$8.61B$9.93B$8.91B$9.04B$8.92B$8.08B$7.43B
Total assets$15.66B$16.17B$17.51B$16.52B$16.66B$16.56B$11.22B$10.55B
Long-term debt$4.56B$4.56B$4.55B$4.55B$4.55B$4.55B$799M$799M
Total liabilities$11.96B$12.44B$13.50B$12.64B$12.69B$12.44B$7.11B$6.63B
Total equity$3.71B$3.74B$4.01B$3.88B$3.97B$4.13B$4.12B$3.93B

Implied volatility — last 90 days

24%85%147%209%270% Jun 06 — IV 40% · EM ±7.1%Jun 07 — IV 44% · EM ±6.1%Jun 08 — IV 39% · EM ±5.1%Jun 09 — IV 38% · EM ±4.7%Jun 10 — IV 39% · EM ±4.6%Jun 11 — IV 38% · EM ±4.2%Jun 12 — IV 37% · EM ±3.8%Jun 15 — IV 35% · EM ±2.5%Jun 16 — IV 42% · EM ±2.5%Jun 17 — IV 75% · EM ±3.1%Jun 19 — IV 42% · EM ±9.2%Jun 22 — IV 41% · EM ±8.7%Jun 23 — IV 40% · EM ±8.2%Jun 24 — IV 34% · EM ±6.8%Jun 25 — IV 31% · EM ±6.0%Jun 26 — IV 29% · EM ±5.6%Jun 29 — IV 27% · EM ±4.8%Jun 30 — IV 31% · EM ±5.3%Jul 01 — IV 31% · EM ±5.1%Jul 02 — IV 29% · EM ±4.7%Jul 03 — IV 30% · EM ±4.7%Jul 06 — IV 29% · EM ±4.1%Jul 07 — IV 26% · EM ±3.4%Jul 08 — IV 32% · EM ±4.1%Jul 09 — IV 30% · EM ±3.5%Jul 10 — IV 30% · EM ±3.3%Jul 13 — IV 33% · EM ±2.8%Jul 14 — IV 35% · EM ±2.5%Jul 15 — IV 43% · EM ±2.5%Jul 16 — IV 48% · EM ±2.0%Jul 20 — IV 33% · EM ±7.7%Jul 21 — IV 33% · EM ±7.6%Jul 22 — IV 31% · EM ±7.1%Jul 23 — IV 30% · EM ±6.8%Jul 24 — IV 31% · EM ±6.8%Jul 27 — IV 31% · EM ±6.4%Jul 28 — IV 34% · EM ±6.9%Jul 29 — IV 37% · EM ±7.4%Jul 30 — IV 39% · EM ±7.6%Jul 31 — IV 34% · EM ±6.5%Aug 03 — IV 35% · EM ±6.1%Aug 04 — IV 36% · EM ±6.2%Aug 05 — IV 32% · EM ±5.4%Aug 06 — IV 32% · EM ±5.2%Aug 07 — IV 33% · EM ±5.1%Aug 10 — IV 34% · EM ±4.6%Aug 11 — IV 33% · EM ±4.3%Aug 12 — IV 30% · EM ±3.7%Aug 13 — IV 32% · EM ±3.8%Aug 14 — IV 49% · EM ±5.5%Aug 17 — IV 33% · EM ±2.8%Aug 18 — IV 34% · EM ±2.5%Aug 19 — IV 53% · EM ±3.2%Aug 20 — IV 57% · EM ±2.4%Aug 24 — IV 28% · EM ±5.8%Aug 25 — IV 30% · EM ±6.0%Aug 26 — IV 31% · EM ±6.2%Aug 27 — IV 271% · EM ±53.0%Aug 28 — IV 27% · EM ±5.1%Aug 31 — IV 32% · EM ±5.7%Sep 01 — IV 28% · EM ±4.8%Sep 02 — IV 27% · EM ±4.6%Sep 03 — IV 29% · EM ±4.7%Sep 04 — IV 28% · EM ±4.4%Sep 07 — IV 31% · EM ±4.4%Sep 08 — IV 33% · EM ±4.4%Sep 09 — IV 33% · EM ±4.1%Sep 10 — IV 32% · EM ±3.8%Sep 11 — IV 27% · EM ±2.9%Sep 14 — IV 32% · EM ±2.7%Sep 15 — IV 46% · EM ±3.3%Sep 16 — IV 52% · EM ±3.0%Sep 17 — IV 48% · EM ±2.0%Sep 21 — IV 38% · EM ±7.8%Sep 22 — IV 36% · EM ±7.3%Sep 23 — IV 30% · EM ±5.9%Sep 24 — IV 31% · EM ±6.2%Sep 25 — IV 30% · EM ±5.8%Sep 28 — IV 28% · EM ±5.0%Sep 29 — IV 29% · EM ±5.0%Sep 30 — IV 27% · EM ±4.6%Oct 01 — IV 28% · EM ±4.5%Oct 02 — IV 27% · EM ±4.2%Oct 06 — IV 26% · EM ±3.5%Oct 07 — IV 24% · EM ±3.0%Oct 08 — IV 29% · EM ±3.5%

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PAYX earnings FAQ

What is PAYX's expected move for earnings?

Options currently price a move of about ±3.5%, or $4.12 per share either way from $118.81.

How does PAYX stock usually react to earnings?

Across the last 1 reports the average next-day move was ±9.4%, up 0 times and down 1 times.

What is PAYX's implied volatility?

PAYX's at-the-money implied volatility is about 29% based on the latest options snapshot.

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