PAYX vs KFY vs ODFL
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
PAYX74.9
Paychex, Inc.
Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services
$111.63 +0.77%$39.7B mkt cap
Score DNA
KFY65.3
Korn Ferry
Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services
$73.03 −0.03%$4.0B mkt cap
Score DNA
ODFL69.4
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Industrials · Trucking
$187.72 −0.61%$39.0B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
PAYX KFY ODFL · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry (these stocks sit in different industries). n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | PAYX | KFY | ODFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | — | 2026-06-05 |
| 13F net change in holders | +21 | +18 | +63 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,192 | 216 | 1,230 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,052 | 188 | 941 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +140 | +28 | +289 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | PAYX | KFY | ODFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 22.0x
62nd
|
14.2x
25th
|
35.8x
25th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 4.60 | 0.90 | — |
| Price / sales | 6.0x
100th
|
1.3x
82nd
|
7.0x
100th
|
| Price / book | 10.7x
80th
|
2.0x
40th
|
8.6x
92nd
|
| Price / tangible book | — | 4.2x
50th
|
9.9x
80th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 19.7x
55th
|
12.5x
27th
|
35.0x
60th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 17.6x
55th
|
9.9x
27th
|
28.0x
92nd
|
| Enterprise value | $43.4B
100th
|
$3.8B
82nd
|
$38.8B
100th
|
| EV / sales | 6.6x
100th
|
1.3x
91st
|
6.9x
100th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 14.1x
67th
|
7.3x
33rd
|
21.4x
100th
|
| EV / EBIT | 16.5x
67th
|
9.1x
33rd
|
26.8x
33rd
|
| EV / free cash flow | 21.5x
45th
|
11.8x
27th
|
34.8x
50th
|
| Earnings yield | 4.5%
55th
|
7.0%
82nd
|
2.8%
83rd
|
| FCF yield | 5.1%
45th
|
8.0%
73rd
|
2.9%
50th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 5.7%
45th
|
10.1%
73rd
|
3.6%
8th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $34.41
71st
|
$69.00
100th
|
$50.58
75th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | PAYX | KFY | ODFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 74.4%
82nd
|
9.9%
0th
|
31.7%
92nd
|
| EBITDA margin | 46.5%
100th
|
17.2%
73rd
|
32.4%
100th
|
| Operating margin | 39.2%
100th
|
13.2%
82nd
|
25.8%
100th
|
| EBIT margin | 39.8%
100th
|
13.9%
73rd
|
25.8%
100th
|
| Net margin | 27.4%
100th
|
9.4%
82nd
|
19.4%
100th
|
| NOPAT margin | 29.8%
100th
|
9.5%
82nd
|
19.4%
100th
|
| FCF margin | 30.5%
100th
|
10.7%
82nd
|
19.9%
100th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 34.1%
100th
|
13.5%
82nd
|
24.9%
100th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 35.2%
70th
|
— | 3.5%
67th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.0%
64th
|
1.6%
82nd
|
0.2%
75th
|
| Effective tax rate | 24.1%
27th
|
27.4%
45th
|
24.9%
73rd
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | PAYX | KFY | ODFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 47.1%
90th
|
14.4%
50th
|
24.8%
100th
|
| ROA | 11.2%
100th
|
7.5%
73rd
|
19.3%
100th
|
| ROIC | 26.6%
91st
|
16.1%
64th
|
25.4%
100th
|
| ROCE | 28.2%
91st
|
13.2%
45th
|
27.8%
100th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 16.3%
91st
|
11.1%
73rd
|
25.6%
100th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 30.5%
70th
|
22.8%
40th
|
32.5%
100th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 31.4%
18th
|
7.7%
0th
|
31.0%
92nd
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 25.2%
88th
|
12.0%
50th
|
23.3%
100th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 36.5%
89th
|
16.1%
33rd
|
31.3%
100th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 44.8%
80th
|
13.9%
40th
|
29.8%
100th
|
| Incremental ROIC | -111.1%
18th
|
77.0%
82nd
|
158.9%
82nd
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | PAYX | KFY | ODFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 14.0%
100th
|
6.9%
82nd
|
-0.6%
25th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 1.6%
64th
|
-0.5%
27th
|
16.4%
67th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 9.1%
100th
|
1.4%
64th
|
-2.0%
33rd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 9.4%
82nd
|
7.7%
64th
|
4.1%
45th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 10.7%
100th
|
-51.4%
0th
|
-5.8%
42nd
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 7.7%
86th
|
14.6%
100th
|
-5.2%
100th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 11.9%
83rd
|
11.9%
67th
|
-0.5%
88th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 4.2%
86th
|
16.1%
100th
|
-5.2%
88th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 13.6%
67th
|
14.1%
83rd
|
1.1%
88th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 4.8%
86th
|
15.9%
100th
|
-3.5%
88th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 8.5%
100th
|
5.7%
83rd
|
7.2%
88th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 4.9%
88th
|
14.0%
100th
|
42.8%
50th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 2.5%
73rd
|
11.2%
91st
|
19.9%
50th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 3.6%
73rd
|
10.3%
91st
|
-4.1%
58th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 1.7%
70th
|
5.6%
80th
|
7.8%
75th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 3.7%
67th
|
6.3%
89th
|
3.0%
56th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 4.7%
29th
|
8.8%
57th
|
19.4%
88th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | PAYX | KFY | ODFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 73.0%
82nd
|
40.3%
73rd
|
33.6%
100th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 39.5%
100th
|
11.5%
82nd
|
26.4%
100th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 29.1%
100th
|
8.3%
82nd
|
20.1%
100th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 31.2%
100th
|
10.3%
82nd
|
17.1%
100th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.97
91st
|
0.74
64th
|
0.38
50th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.84
100th
|
0.00
0th
|
0.05
0th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.98
82nd
|
0.41
0th
|
0.95
92nd
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | PAYX | KFY | ODFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $934.2M
100th
|
$816.3M
91st
|
$283.9M
75th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$3.7B
0th
|
$223.2M
91st
|
$263.9M
100th
|
| Working capital | $1.8B
100th
|
$947.8M
91st
|
$472.6M
100th
|
| Current ratio | 1.28
36th
|
2.37
91st
|
1.89
92nd
|
| Quick ratio | 1.28
36th
|
2.37
91st
|
1.89
92nd
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.15
36th
|
1.18
91st
|
0.53
83rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 513 days
40th
|
— | 1,012 days
67th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | PAYX | KFY | ODFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $4.6B
100th
|
$593.1M
73rd
|
$20.0M
8th
|
| Debt / equity | 1.25
80th
|
0.30
40th
|
0.00
8th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.99
90th
|
−0.11
30th
|
−0.06
8th
|
| Debt / assets | 29.5%
82nd
|
15.5%
36th
|
0.3%
8th
|
| Debt / capital | 55.5%
80th
|
22.9%
40th
|
0.4%
8th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.50
22nd
|
1.16
11th
|
0.01
9th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.20
67th
|
−0.44
44th
|
−0.15
9th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 9.9x
67th
|
38.7x
78th
|
2,182.9x
100th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 8.5x
56th
|
37.7x
78th
|
2,102.7x
100th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 2.1 yrs
45th
|
1.5 yrs
18th
|
0.0 yrs
8th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 76.3%
73rd
|
47.6%
0th
|
20.7%
8th
|
| IS credit model rating | A | A+ | AAA |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 150
36th
|
125
9th
|
50
0th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | PAYX | KFY | ODFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.41
0th
|
0.80
18th
|
0.99
42nd
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 9.56
9th
|
7.57
0th
|
1.26
17th
|
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — |
| Receivables turnover | 4.4
27th
|
4.9
45th
|
10.0
92nd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 82 days
73rd
|
74 days
55th
|
37 days
8th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 0 days | — | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 28 days
64th
|
7 days
18th
|
8 days
0th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 54 days
82nd
|
67 days
91st
|
29 days
67th
|
| Capex / revenue | 3.6%
100th
|
2.9%
91st
|
5.0%
36th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.53
45th
|
0.87
82nd
|
0.76
45th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 35.6%
73rd
|
9.4%
0th
|
5.1%
58th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | PAYX | KFY | ODFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.25
50th
|
1.44
62nd
|
1.28
0th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.12
38th
|
1.14
50th
|
1.02
25th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 89.6%
70th
|
78.9%
50th
|
80.0%
91st
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 10.4%
27th
|
21.1%
45th
|
20.0%
9th
|
| Accruals ratio | -2.8%
64th
|
-3.3%
55th
|
-5.4%
92nd
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -3.7%
36th
|
0.9%
91st
|
-1.6%
92nd
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
62nd
|
1.00
62nd
|
0.75
0th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | PAYX | KFY | ODFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 75
100th
|
65
91st
|
69
100th
|
| IS profitability | 91
100th
|
41
64th
|
86
100th
|
| IS growth | 63
82nd
|
53
64th
|
40
50th
|
| IS value | 41
9th
|
69
100th
|
32
17th
|
| IS momentum | 85
100th
|
81
91st
|
69
67th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 90
64th
|
80
36th
|
100
75th
|
| IS quality | 88
100th
|
76
91st
|
91
100th
|
| IS balance sheet | 54
45th
|
89
100th
|
84
92nd
|
| IS earnings quality | 69
36th
|
70
55th
|
78
100th
|
| IS cash flow | 75
91st
|
65
82nd
|
84
100th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 9
100th
|
7
82nd
|
7
58th
|
| Altman Z-score | 3.5
82nd
|
3.5
55th
|
25.8
100th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.47
55th
|
−0.92
100th
|
−2.62
67th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.02
27th
|
−8.36
0th
|
−11.89
0th
|
| IS credit score | 70
55th
|
79
73rd
|
97
92nd
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | PAYX | KFY | ODFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $39.7B
100th
|
$4.0B
91st
|
$39.0B
100th
|
| Revenue | $6.6B
82nd
|
$3.0B
36th
|
$5.6B
58th
|
| EBITDA | $3.1B
100th
|
$512.4M
91st
|
$1.8B
100th
|
| Net income | $1.8B
100th
|
$279.8M
91st
|
$1.1B
100th
|
| Free cash flow | $2.0B
100th
|
$318.7M
82nd
|
$1.1B
92nd
|
| Total assets | $15.7B
100th
|
$3.8B
82nd
|
$5.7B
75th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $3.7B
100th
|
$2.0B
82nd
|
$4.5B
92nd
|
| Employees | 17,600
64th
|
8,965
45th
|
20,591
75th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | PAYX | KFY | ODFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.8% | −0.0% | −0.6% |
| 1 week | +7.4% | +1.9% | +3.2% |
| 1 month | −4.2% | −4.7% | +7.2% |
| 3 months | −2.1% | −6.4% | −18.9% |
| 6 months | +24.2% | +11.0% | −13.6% |
| Year to date | +6.3% | +10.0% | +18.4% |
| 1 year | −8.6% | +5.8% | +39.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +4.2% | +54.5% | −10.2% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +9.8% | +3.6% | +33.9% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | PAYX | KFY | ODFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 58.6 | 45.6 | 57.5 |
| From 52-week high | −12.8% | −16.6% | −25.4% |
| From 52-week low | +33.7% | +23.8% | +49.9% |
| Beta | 0.85 | 1.26 | 1.20 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17