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Paychex, Inc.
1W: +5.5% 1M: +14.1% 3M: -2.7% YTD: +10.2% 1Y: -3.2% 3Y: +8.4% 5Y: +12.5%
$109.24
-6.46 (-5.58%)
After Hours: $109.88 (+0.64, +0.59%)
Weekly Expected Move ±4.0%
$109 $113 $118 $123 $127
NASDAQ · Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services · Tech Score Buy · Power 69 · $41.2B mcap · 320M float · 0.992% daily turnover · Short 58% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 82% of companies Debt: 10.1% of company value Bonds: $169.4M held by 250 funds, 80 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.86 (down 99.3%), Paychex, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $4.62B against a stock market value of $41.19B.
Distance to default 10.17 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-08-31, debt counted $2.28B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 30.5%; Altman Z'' 2.56. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.
Smart Money Score
Moderate 50
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Key Statistics
Market Cap$41.2B
52W Range85.45-127.98
Volume2,591,234
Avg Volume3,168,992
Beta0.85
Dividend$4.65
Analyst Ratings
5 Buy 21 Hold 5 Sell
Consensus Hold
Company Info
CEOJohn Gibson Jr.
Employees17,600
SectorIndustrials
IndustryStaffing & Employment Services
IPO Date1983-08-26
911 Panorama Trail South
Rochester, NY 14625-2396
US
585 385 6666
About Paychex, Inc.

Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Rochester, New York, Paychex, Inc. delivers comprehensive human capital management (HCM) solutions. The company primarily serves small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the United States, Europe, and India, addressing their needs in human resources, payroll administration, employee benefits, and insurance. Its diverse service portfolio includes: Payroll Management: Encompassing core payroll processing, payroll tax administration, employee payment facilitation, and ensuring compliance with regulations like new-hire reporting and garnishment processing. Human Resources Solutions: Providing support for employer compliance, HR and employee benefits administration, risk management outsourcing, and even the availability of professionally trained on-site HR representatives. Retirement Services: Offering full administration for retirement plans, which covers implementation, ongoing adherence to government regulations, reporting for both participants and employers, online access capabilities, electronic funds transfers, and other administrative tasks. Cloud-based HR Software: A suite of software products designed for efficient HR administration, including tools for benefits management, time and attendance tracking, digital communication, recruitment, and onboarding processes. Additional Business Services: This category features plan administration outsourcing, state unemployment insurance services, and various support functions for SMBs such as payroll funding and outsourcing (including payroll processing, invoicing, and tax preparation), payment processing solutions, financial wellness programs, and a resource center for small business loans. Insurance Offerings: Providing both property and casualty coverage, which includes workers' compensation, business-owner policies, cybersecurity protection, and commercial auto insurance, alongside health and benefits coverage like medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Paychex primarily distributes its services through its dedicated direct sales team.

Recent Insider Trades

NameTypeSharesPriceDate
Gibson John B F-InKind 409 $110.75 2026-10-19
DOODY JOSEPH J-Other 725 — 2026-10-16
BONADIO TOM A-Award 970 — 2026-10-15
BONADIO TOM A-Award 4,040 $110.78 2026-10-15
Price Kevin A A-Award 970 — 2026-10-15

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