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Price (delayed)
$139.54
Market cap
$50.22B
P/E Ratio
29.56
Dividend/share
$3.83
EPS
$4.72
Enterprise value
$49.57B
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
The quick ratio has grown by 33% year-on-year
PAYX's EPS is up by 7% year-on-year
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 10% more than its last 4 quarters average of 26.8 and 2.3% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 28.9
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of PAYX
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
359.9M
Market cap
$50.22B
Enterprise value
$49.57B
Price to earnings (P/E)
29.56
Price to book (P/B)
13.05
Price to sales (P/S)
9.46
EV/EBIT
22.27
EV/EBITDA
20.65
EV/Sales
9.33
Revenue
$5.31B
Gross profit
$3.81B
Net income
$1.7B
EBIT
$2.23B
EBITDA
$2.4B
Free cash flow
$1.63B
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$4.72
EPS diluted
$4.69
Free cash flow per share
$4.53
Book value per share
$10.69
Revenue per share
$14.75
TBVPS
$23.37
Total assets
$10.49B
Total liabilities
$6.64B
Debt
$867M
Equity
$3.85B
Working capital
$2.02B
Debt to equity
0.23
Current ratio
1.38
Quick ratio
0.6
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.27
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
45.2%
Gross margin
71.8%
Net margin
32%
Operating margin
41.1%
Return on assets
14.8%
Return on equity
45.5%
Return on invested capital
98.8%
Return on capital employed
43.3%
Return on sales
41.9%
Dividend yield
2.74%
DPS
$3.83
Payout ratio
81.1%
PAYX stock price
How has the Paychex stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.26%
1 week
-1.02%
1 month
-1.61%
1 year
9.13%
YTD
17.15%
QTD
3.99%
Financial performance
How have Paychex's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$5.31B
Gross profit
$3.81B
Operating income
$2.18B
Net income
$1.7B
Gross margin
71.8%
Net margin
32%
The net income has increased by 6% year-on-year
Paychex's operating income has increased by 5% YoY
Paychex's gross profit has increased by 5% YoY
Paychex's revenue has increased by 4.4% YoY
Growth
What is Paychex's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Paychex stock price valuation
P/E
29.56
P/B
13.05
P/S
9.46
EV/EBIT
22.27
EV/EBITDA
20.65
EV/Sales
9.33
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 10% more than its last 4 quarters average of 26.8 and 2.3% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 28.9
PAYX's EPS is up by 7% year-on-year
The P/B is 9% more than the last 4 quarters average of 12.0 and 8% more than the 5-year quarterly average of 12.1
The equity rose by 7% year-on-year
PAYX's price to sales (P/S) is 11% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 8.5 and 11% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 8.5
Paychex's revenue has increased by 4.4% YoY
Efficiency
How efficient is Paychex business performance
PAYX's return on invested capital is down by 5% since the previous quarter
PAYX's ROA is up by 4.2% since the previous quarter
The ROE has decreased by 2.6% YoY
Dividends
What is PAYX's dividend history
DPS
$3.83
Dividend yield
2.74%
Payout ratio
81.1%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Paychex financials performed over time
The total assets is 58% more than the total liabilities
The quick ratio has grown by 33% year-on-year
PAYX's total liabilities is down by 23% year-on-year
The company's debt is 77% lower than its equity
The equity rose by 7% year-on-year
PAYX's debt to equity is down by 4.2% year-on-year
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.