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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)

Industrials · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026

Paychex, Inc.
PAYX · $39.74B
$111.63-0.7%last 60 sessions · close Oct 16, 2026
$83.62$127.3452 weeks
Hold · 19 analystsPT $109.83 -1.6%
  • P/E vs own-2.7%
  • P/E vs sector-22.2%
  • Target upside-1.6%
  • Off 52w high-12.3%
  • Insiders-$1.14M
  • FCF yield+5.1%
  • Earnings in63d
  • Trendsideways
  • Sector→ -7.1%
  • RSI59
  • MA20×50—
  • Volume1.6x
  • Support-2.1%
  • Resistance+1.9%

The average 12-month analyst price target for PAYX is $109.83, 1.6% below the last close of $111.63 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $106.28 to $119.56. Rating consensus: Hold.

Snapshot

  • P/E22.2x
  • P/E vs sector-22.2%
  • P/E vs own-2.7%
  • Target upside-1.6%
  • ConsensusHold
  • Market cap$39.74B
  • FCF yield+5.1%
  • Insiders-$1.14M
  • Earnings in63d
  • News1.00

Why it moved

Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) rose 0.8% on Oct 16, 2026.

The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Industrials stocks fell 0.4%. Most of the move is specific to PAYX.

Market (SPY)-1.1%
Industrials sector+0.7%
PAYX specific+1.1%

1 story on the day (30-day average 1.3).

Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.

Price and events

⇔⇕$86.46$99.14$112$124Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26DEDEDAEDAEADE

Last close $111.63 · -7.9% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change

Technicals

  • Trendsideways
  • Sector→ -7.1%
  • MAs20▲ 50▼ 100▲ 200▲
  • Above MAs3 of 4 above
  • MA20×50—
  • RSI59
  • Support-2.1%
  • Resistance+1.9%
  • Off 52w high-12.3%
  • Off ATH-26.5%
  • 52w range$111.63
  • Bollingerupper half
  • MACD1.70
  • ATR+2.4%
  • Volume1.6x

Analyst price targets

Low$106.28
Average$109.83
Median$108.89
High$119.56
Upside-1.6%

9 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $111.63 · as of Oct 16, 2026

⇔⇕$81.43$93.46$105$118$130Oct 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 26Feb 27Jun 27+5%-15%-8%-5%-2%
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Strong buy 0 · Buy 2 · Hold 15 · Sell 2 · Strong sell 0

Revenue and free cash flow

Q1 FY2027: Revenue +5.9% year over year, free cash flow 21.9% of revenue, operating margin 38.0%.

RevenueFree cash flow
Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026Q4 FY2026Q1 FY2027
Q1 FY2027Aug 31, 2026$1.63B1.21$357M73.6%38.0%26.4%
Q4 FY2026May 31, 2026$1.61B1.17$515M74.0%37.7%26.2%
Q3 FY2026Feb 28, 2026$1.81B1.55$762M76.2%43.8%31.0%
Q2 FY2026Nov 30, 2025$1.56B1.10$383M73.5%36.7%25.4%
Q1 FY2026Aug 31, 2025$1.54B1.06$663M73.1%35.2%24.9%
Q4 FY2025May 31, 2025$1.43B0.82$345M72.4%30.2%20.8%
Q3 FY2025Feb 28, 2025$1.51B1.43$667M74.3%45.8%34.4%
Q2 FY2025Nov 30, 2024$1.32B1.14$248M71.2%40.9%31.4%

Peers

20D
1ROKRockwell Automation, Inc.$426.23+1.0%-13.6%+11.7%40.1$47.43B
2TRIThomson Reuters Corporation$109.01+1.0%-31.6%+25.6%29.1$47.23B
3LHXL3Harris Technologies, Inc.$248.51+3.3%-33.5%+37.7%25.1$46.28B
4CARRCarrier Global Corporation$55.00+0.1%-27.4%+24.4%38.2$45.34B
5FERGFerguson plc$231.61+1.2%-12.8%+21.0%22.2$44.81B
6PAYXPaychex, Inc.$111.63+0.8%-12.3%-1.6%22.2$39.74B
7ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line, Inc.$187.72-0.6%-24.4%+17.4%36.2$39.04B
8FERFerrovial N.V.$49.41+1.1%-32.9%+42.2%44.9$35.63B

Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

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