PAYX financials
Paychex, Inc. · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
Paychex, Inc.
$111.63-0.7%
Hold · 19 analystsPT $109.83 -1.6%
PAYX reported revenue of $1.63B for the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026 (Q1 FY2027), up 5.9% from a year earlier. It posted diluted EPS of $1.21, free cash flow of $357M and a net margin of 26.4%.
Valuation
- P/E22.2x
- P/E vs own-2.7%
- P/E vs sector-22.2%
- FCF yield+5.1%
- Market cap$39.74B
Quarterly results
Q1 FY2027: Revenue +5.9% year over year, free cash flow 21.9% of revenue, operating margin 38.0%.
RevenueFree cash flow
| Q1 FY2027 | Aug 31, 2026 | $1.63B | 1.21 | $357M | 73.6% | 38.0% | 26.4% |
| Q4 FY2026 | May 31, 2026 | $1.61B | 1.17 | $515M | 74.0% | 37.7% | 26.2% |
| Q3 FY2026 | Feb 28, 2026 | $1.81B | 1.55 | $762M | 76.2% | 43.8% | 31.0% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Nov 30, 2025 | $1.56B | 1.10 | $383M | 73.5% | 36.7% | 25.4% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Aug 31, 2025 | $1.54B | 1.06 | $663M | 73.1% | 35.2% | 24.9% |
| Q4 FY2025 | May 31, 2025 | $1.43B | 0.82 | $345M | 72.4% | 30.2% | 20.8% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | $1.51B | 1.43 | $667M | 74.3% | 45.8% | 34.4% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Nov 30, 2024 | $1.32B | 1.14 | $248M | 71.2% | 40.9% | 31.4% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Aug 31, 2024 | $1.32B | 1.18 | $511M | 71.2% | 41.5% | 32.4% |
| Q4 FY2024 | May 31, 2024 | $1.3B | 1.05 | $176M | 71.0% | 37.2% | 29.3% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | $1.44B | 1.38 | $626M | 73.6% | 45.1% | 34.6% |
| Q2 FY2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | $1.26B | 1.08 | $271M | 71.1% | 40.2% | 31.2% |