PAYX Short Interest
Paychex, Inc.
1W: -2.0%
1M: +10.0%
3M: -10.6%
YTD: +4.0%
1Y: -8.5%
3Y: +4.3%
5Y: +4.7%
$109.26
-6.44 (-5.57%)
Pre-Market: $108.01 (-1.25, -1.14%)
Weekly Expected Move ±4.0%
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Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 81% of companies Debt: 10.6% 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 $0.87 (down 99.2%), Paychex, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $4.62B against a stock market value of $38.89B.
Distance to default 9.83 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-08-31, debt counted $2.28B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 31.1%; 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.
If the stock fell to about $0.87 (down 99.2%), Paychex, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $4.62B against a stock market value of $38.89B.
Distance to default 9.83 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-08-31, debt counted $2.28B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 31.1%; 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.
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Short Volume Summary
2026-10-2773.6%
Short Ratio
of total volume
63.9%
20-Day Avg
59.0%
50-Day Avg
▲ Rising
5-Day Trend
1.3M
Short Volume
1.7M
Total Volume
Daily Short Volume Ratio
Short Volume vs Total Volume
Exchange Breakdown
2026-10-27| Exchange | Short Volume | Total Volume | Short % |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASDAQ | 1,177,650 | 1,602,397 | 73.5% |
| NYSE | 86,693 | 114,952 | 75.4% |
| BATS | 2,323 | 3,242 | 71.6% |