PAYX Paychex Inc

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Price (delayed)

$117.33

Market cap

$42.36B

P/E Ratio

31.12

Dividend/share

$2.77

EPS

$3.77

Enterprise value

$42.92B

Paychex, Inc. is an American provider of human resource, payroll, and benefits outsourcing services for small- to medium-sized businesses. With headquarters in Rochester, New York, the company has more than ...

Highlights
PAYX's EPS is up by 29% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The net income has increased by 29% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 11% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 28.0 but 6% less than its last 4 quarters average of 33.0
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Staffing & Employment Services
Website: http://www.paychex.com
Peers: ADP INTU EFX NSP

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of PAYX
Market
Shares outstanding
361.02M
Market cap
$42.36B
Enterprise value
$42.92B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
31.12
Price to book (P/B)
12.88
Price to sales (P/S)
9.42
EV/EBIT
24.09
EV/EBITDA
21.77
EV/Sales
9.55
Earnings
Revenue
$4.5B
EBIT
$1.78B
EBITDA
$1.97B
Free cash flow
$1.43B
Per share
EPS
$3.77
Free cash flow per share
$3.95
Book value per share
$9.11
Revenue per share
$12.46
TBVPS
$22.77
Balance sheet
Total assets
$10.28B
Total liabilities
$7B
Debt
$885.6M
Equity
$3.29B
Working capital
$1.55B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.27
Current ratio
1.27
Quick ratio
0.46
Net debt/EBITDA
0.29
Margins
EBITDA margin
43.9%
Gross margin
70.8%
Net margin
30.2%
Operating margin
40%
Efficiency
Return on assets
14.1%
Return on equity
43.9%
Return on invested capital
72.7%
Return on capital employed
38.8%
Return on sales
39.6%
Dividend
Dividend yield
2.36%
DPS
$2.77
Payout ratio
73.5%

PAYX stock price

How has the Paychex stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.29%
1 week
-1.97%
1 month
-15.97%
1 year
16.61%
YTD
-14.04%
QTD
-14.03%

Financial performance

How have Paychex's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$4.5B
Gross profit
$3.18B
Operating income
$1.8B
Net income
$1.36B
Gross margin
70.8%
Net margin
30.2%
The net income has increased by 29% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
Paychex's operating income has increased by 28% YoY and by 6% QoQ
Paychex's gross profit has increased by 18% YoY and by 4.6% from the previous quarter
Paychex's revenue has increased by 14% YoY and by 3.8% QoQ

Growth

What is Paychex's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Paychex stock price valuation
P/E
31.12
P/B
12.88
P/S
9.42
EV/EBIT
24.09
EV/EBITDA
21.77
EV/Sales
9.55
PAYX's EPS is up by 29% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 11% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 28.0 but 6% less than its last 4 quarters average of 33.0
The P/B is 13% more than the 5-year quarterly average of 11.4 but 2.4% less than the last 4 quarters average of 13.2
The equity rose by 10% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
PAYX's price to sales (P/S) is 21% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 7.8
Paychex's revenue has increased by 14% YoY and by 3.8% QoQ

Efficiency

How efficient is Paychex business performance
The ROE has increased by 19% YoY and by 3.8% from the previous quarter
PAYX's ROA is up by 18% year-on-year and by 4.4% since the previous quarter
PAYX's return on sales is up by 13% year-on-year
PAYX's return on invested capital is up by 12% year-on-year but it is down by 3.5% since the previous quarter

Dividends

What is PAYX's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$2.77
Dividend yield
2.36%
Payout ratio
73.5%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Paychex financials performed over time
The total assets is 47% more than the total liabilities
The quick ratio has grown by 15% year-on-year
PAYX's total liabilities is up by 7% since the previous quarter and by 4.6% year-on-year
The company's debt is 73% lower than its equity
The equity rose by 10% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter
PAYX's debt to equity is down by 10% year-on-year and by 7% since the previous quarter

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.