Paychex, Inc.

PAYX · NasdaqGS · Stock · Technology
$107.78
+1.44% today
Delayed price,

What Paychex does

Paychex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides human capital management solutions (HCM) for human resources, payroll processing, employee benefits, and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, Canada, India, and Israel. It offers technology and advisory solutions; and payroll tax administration services. The company also provides retirement solutions, such as plan implementation, ongoing compliance with government regulations, employee and employer reporting, participant and employer online access, electronic funds transfer, and other administrative services; HCM solutions from recruiting and hiring to retirement; and talent management and talent acquisition services. In addition, it offers payroll solutions, including calculation, preparation, and delivery of employee payroll checks; production of internal accounting records and management reports; preparation of federal, state, and local payroll tax returns; and collection and remittance of clients' payroll obligations. Further, the company provides workforce management solutions; benefits administration solutions; digital marketplace for earned wages, financial wellness solutions, and voluntary lifestyle benefits; administrative services organization HR outsourcing solutions; solutions to payroll and non-payroll customers; retirement and funding solutions; and insurance services for property and casualty coverage, such as workers' compensation, business-owner policies, cyber security protection, and commercial auto, as well as health and benefits coverage, including health, dental, vision, and life. Additionally, it offers payroll, HR, employee benefits administration, retirement, insurance, risk management outsourcing, and access to professionally trained HR representatives, virtually and on-site. It markets and sells its solutions primarily through its direct sales force. Paychex, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.

Key facts

Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Market cap
$38.37B
P/E (ttm)
21.4
Forward P/E
16.9
Dividend yield
4.48%
Beta
0.85
Profit margin
27.4%
Employees
17,600
Headquarters
Rochester, NY, United States
Exchange
NasdaqGS

Performance

1 Month
-7.2%
3 Months
-5.8%
6 Months
+17.2%
1 Year
-14.8%
5 Years
-9.6%
$85.4552-week range$129.24
Biggest setback — last 12 months
-32.4%
13 Oct 2025 → 6 Apr 2026
Fell from $126.56 to $85.57 — its sharpest sustained decline this year.
Biggest run-up — last 12 months
+48.5%
6 Apr 2026 → 24 Aug 2026
Ran from $85.57 to $127.04 — its strongest sustained advance this year.

Price outlook — trend & volatility model

● Trend: Above long-term trend
Price sits above its 200-day average, but the shorter-term averages are not cleanly aligned above/below it.
HorizonBear case (−1σ)Base caseBull case (+1σ)
1 Month$98.48 (-8.6%)$107.78$117.95 (+9.4%)
3 Months$92.19 (-14.5%)$107.78$126.00 (+16.9%)
6 Months$86.41 (-19.8%)$107.78$134.42 (+24.7%)
12 Months$78.86 (-26.8%)$107.78$147.30 (+36.7%)
Statistical, not machine-learning: a random-walk (no assumed drift) volatility model built from this ticker's own realized price history, plus a purely descriptive moving-average trend read. Illustrative only — not a price target and not financial advice. The bear and bull cases sit one standard deviation (1σ) below and above today's price, a range that covers about 68% of the outcomes the model treats as plausible, not a 68% chance of either case. Annualized volatility used: 31.2%, blended from this ticker's own 3-month and 1-year realized price history. Base case is deliberately flat — this quantifies a possible range, not a directional prediction. See the full model, including wider (≈95%) bands →

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Recent insider activity

Sold 1,762 shares at $100.84 — ANTE ADAM BROOKS, Sr. Vice President, Paycor · 2026-10-02
Sold 1,393 shares at $100.84 — BERGSTROM RYAN NORMAN, Chief Product Officer · 2026-10-02
Sold 562,635 shares at $99.91 — GOLISANO B THOMAS, 10% Owner · 2026-09-30
Sold 334 shares at $127.04 — GOLISANO B THOMAS, 10% Owner · 2026-09-02
Sold 130 shares at $122.02 — Simmons Christopher C, VP, Controller & Treasurer · 2026-08-17
Source: SEC Form 4 filings. An "acquired" entry with no price is typically a stock award or option exercise rather than an open-market purchase. Search all insider trades →

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