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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Net Margin

Annual Net Margin:

29.75%-2.28%(-7.12%)
May 31, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, PAYX annual net profit margin is 29.75%, with the most recent change of -2.28% (-7.12%) on May 31, 2025.
  • During the last 3 years, PAYX annual net margin has fallen by -0.45% (-1.49%).
  • PAYX annual net margin is now -7.12% below its all-time high of 32.03%, reached on May 31, 2024.

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Quarterly Net Margin:

24.92%+4.10%(+19.69%)
August 31, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, PAYX quarterly net profit margin is 24.92%, with the most recent change of +4.10% (+19.69%) on August 31, 2025.
  • Over the past year, PAYX quarterly net margin has dropped by -7.50% (-23.13%).
  • PAYX quarterly net margin is now -36.48% below its all-time high of 39.23%, reached on February 28, 2018.

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Net Margin Formula

Net Margin =  Net Income
Revenue
✕ 100%

PAYX Net Margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year-7.1%-23.1%
3Y3 Years-1.5%-20.7%
5Y5 Years+9.5%+9.8%

PAYX Net Margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Year-7.1%at low-28.1%+19.7%
5Y5-Year-7.1%+10.0%-28.1%+19.7%
All-TimeAll-Time-7.1%+427.5%-36.5%+494.8%

PAYX Net Margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Aug 2025
-
24.92%(+19.7%)
May 2025
29.75%(-7.1%)
20.82%(-39.5%)
Feb 2025
-
34.41%(+9.6%)
Nov 2024
-
31.39%(-3.2%)
Aug 2024
-
32.42%(+10.5%)
May 2024
32.03%(+3.0%)
29.33%(-15.3%)
Feb 2024
-
34.64%(+11.0%)
Nov 2023
-
31.22%(-4.2%)
Aug 2023
-
32.60%(+14.4%)
May 2023
-
28.50%(-15.8%)
May 2023
31.10%(+3.0%)
-
Feb 2023
-
33.85%(+11.8%)
Nov 2022
-
30.27%(-3.7%)
Aug 2022
-
31.44%(+21.4%)
May 2022
30.20%(+11.6%)
25.90%(-23.3%)
Feb 2022
-
33.75%(+12.7%)
Nov 2021
-
29.96%(-2.8%)
Aug 2021
-
30.81%(+20.6%)
May 2021
27.05%(-0.5%)
25.55%(-19.0%)
Feb 2021
-
31.53%(+13.9%)
Nov 2020
-
27.69%(+22.0%)
Aug 2020
-
22.70%(-5.9%)
May 2020
27.18%(-0.9%)
24.12%(-22.2%)
Feb 2020
-
31.02%(+18.8%)
Nov 2019
-
26.11%(-2.0%)
Aug 2019
-
26.63%(+13.3%)
May 2019
27.42%(-6.8%)
23.50%(-22.5%)
Feb 2019
-
30.33%(+10.5%)
Nov 2018
-
27.45%(-2.8%)
Aug 2018
-
28.23%(+9.7%)
May 2018
29.43%(+13.5%)
25.74%(-34.4%)
Feb 2018
-
39.23%(+58.4%)
Nov 2017
-
24.76%(-6.7%)
Aug 2017
-
26.54%(+8.5%)
May 2017
25.94%(+1.2%)
24.46%(-3.9%)
Feb 2017
-
25.45%(-2.9%)
Nov 2016
-
26.20%(-5.3%)
Aug 2016
-
27.68%(+17.2%)
May 2016
25.64%(+4.1%)
23.62%(-1.5%)
Feb 2016
-
23.97%(-8.5%)
Nov 2015
-
26.19%(-9.4%)
Aug 2015
-
28.92%(+24.2%)
May 2015
24.64%(-1.1%)
23.29%(-3.2%)
Feb 2015
-
24.05%(-6.0%)
Nov 2014
-
25.58%(-0.4%)
Aug 2014
-
25.69%(+16.9%)
May 2014
24.91%(+1.8%)
21.97%(-12.6%)
Feb 2014
-
25.15%(-3.3%)
Nov 2013
-
26.00%(-2.9%)
Aug 2013
-
26.78%(+26.9%)
May 2013
24.46%(-0.5%)
21.10%(-13.4%)
Feb 2013
-
24.36%(-6.2%)
Nov 2012
-
25.97%(-1.9%)
Aug 2012
-
26.48%(+18.4%)
May 2012
24.58%(-0.6%)
22.36%(-6.0%)
Feb 2012
-
23.78%(-7.6%)
Nov 2011
-
25.73%(-2.7%)
Aug 2011
-
26.44%(+16.0%)
May 2011
24.74%(+3.6%)
22.79%(-7.3%)
Feb 2011
-
24.59%(-6.0%)
Nov 2010
-
26.16%(+2.8%)
Aug 2010
-
25.45%(+9.1%)
May 2010
23.88%(-6.8%)
23.32%(+5.5%)
Feb 2010
-
22.11%(-12.9%)
Nov 2009
-
25.38%(+2.6%)
Aug 2009
-
24.73%(+7.7%)
May 2009
25.63%(-8.4%)
22.96%(-7.2%)
Feb 2009
-
24.75%(-7.6%)
Nov 2008
-
26.78%(-3.9%)
Aug 2008
-
27.86%(+6.3%)
May 2008
27.97%(+2.3%)
26.22%(-2.7%)
Feb 2008
-
26.94%(-7.1%)
Nov 2007
-
28.99%(-2.7%)
Aug 2007
-
29.80%(+19.8%)
May 2007
27.34%(-1.6%)
24.87%(-4.7%)
Feb 2007
-
26.11%(-10.6%)
Nov 2006
-
29.20%(-0.7%)
Aug 2006
-
29.42%(+5.5%)
May 2006
27.78%(+8.9%)
27.89%(+4.8%)
Feb 2006
-
26.62%(-5.5%)
Nov 2005
-
28.17%(-1.1%)
Aug 2005
-
28.49%(+6.4%)
May 2005
25.52%
26.77%(+7.9%)
Feb 2005
-
24.82%(-0.8%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Nov 2004
-
25.01%(-1.7%)
Aug 2004
-
25.44%(+36.8%)
May 2004
23.41%(-12.3%)
18.59%(-20.9%)
Feb 2004
-
23.50%(-9.1%)
Nov 2003
-
25.85%(-0.5%)
Aug 2003
-
25.98%(+5.5%)
May 2003
26.70%(-7.1%)
24.62%(-0.9%)
Feb 2003
-
24.85%(-10.5%)
Nov 2002
-
27.77%(-7.6%)
Aug 2002
-
30.05%(+6.9%)
May 2002
28.75%(-1.9%)
28.11%(+1.9%)
Feb 2002
-
27.58%(-6.5%)
Nov 2001
-
29.49%(-1.3%)
Aug 2001
-
29.89%(+0.8%)
May 2001
29.30%(+125.0%)
29.64%(+2.4%)
Feb 2001
-
28.94%(-3.0%)
Nov 2000
-
29.85%(+3.8%)
Aug 2000
-
28.76%(+10.0%)
May 2000
13.02%(+10.1%)
26.15%(+1.3%)
Feb 2000
-
25.82%(-2.8%)
Nov 1999
-
26.57%(+2.7%)
Aug 1999
-
25.86%(+108.0%)
May 1999
11.83%(+15.0%)
12.43%(+5.3%)
Feb 1999
-
11.80%(-1.0%)
Nov 1998
-
11.92%(+7.0%)
Aug 1998
-
11.14%(+6.5%)
May 1998
10.29%(+0.6%)
10.46%(+7.6%)
Feb 1998
-
9.72%(-7.5%)
Nov 1997
-
10.51%(-0.5%)
Aug 1997
-
10.56%(+3.3%)
May 1997
10.23%(-36.4%)
10.22%(+3.5%)
Feb 1997
-
9.87%(-7.6%)
Nov 1996
-
10.68%(+3.7%)
Aug 1996
-
10.30%(+96.9%)
May 1996
16.09%(+10.1%)
5.23%(-65.6%)
Feb 1996
-
15.19%(-7.2%)
Nov 1995
-
16.37%(+2.2%)
Aug 1995
-
16.01%(+9.7%)
May 1995
14.61%(+16.6%)
14.60%(+7.7%)
Feb 1995
-
13.56%(-9.9%)
Nov 1994
-
15.05%(-1.4%)
Aug 1994
-
15.26%(+21.5%)
May 1994
12.53%(+19.3%)
12.56%(+9.6%)
Feb 1994
-
11.46%(-12.4%)
Nov 1993
-
13.08%(+1.0%)
Aug 1993
-
12.95%(+22.9%)
May 1993
10.50%(+23.5%)
10.54%(+16.5%)
Feb 1993
-
9.05%(-20.5%)
Nov 1992
-
11.38%(+1.1%)
Aug 1992
-
11.26%(+36.5%)
May 1992
8.50%(+21.1%)
8.25%(+14.7%)
Feb 1992
-
7.19%(-25.8%)
Nov 1991
-
9.69%(+8.3%)
Aug 1991
-
8.95%(+57.8%)
May 1991
7.02%(-1.5%)
5.67%(+5.4%)
Feb 1991
-
5.38%(-35.6%)
Nov 1990
-
8.36%(-4.6%)
Aug 1990
-
8.76%(+51.8%)
May 1990
7.13%(-23.7%)
5.77%(+37.7%)
Feb 1990
-
4.19%(-54.2%)
Nov 1989
-
9.15%(-3.4%)
Aug 1989
-
9.47%(+20.0%)
May 1989
9.34%(+7.0%)
7.89%(+1.8%)
Feb 1989
-
7.75%(-25.6%)
Nov 1988
-
10.42%(-7.4%)
Aug 1988
-
11.25%(+61.2%)
May 1988
8.73%(+8.9%)
6.98%(-3.7%)
Feb 1988
-
7.25%(-33.7%)
Nov 1987
-
10.94%(+9.4%)
Aug 1987
-
10.00%(+30.7%)
May 1987
8.02%(-2.4%)
7.65%(+15.4%)
Feb 1987
-
6.63%(-15.4%)
Nov 1986
-
7.84%(-21.6%)
Aug 1986
-
10.00%(+6.2%)
May 1986
8.22%(+12.8%)
9.42%(+38.1%)
Feb 1986
-
6.82%(-17.4%)
Nov 1985
-
8.26%(-3.4%)
Aug 1985
-
8.55%(+3.5%)
May 1985
7.29%(-3.4%)
8.26%(+44.7%)
Feb 1985
-
5.71%(-29.3%)
Nov 1984
-
8.08%(+10.8%)
Aug 1984
-
7.29%(+56.8%)
May 1984
7.55%(+33.9%)
4.65%(-7.0%)
Feb 1984
-
5.00%
May 1983
5.64%
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FAQ

  • What is Paychex, Inc. annual net profit margin?
  • What is the all-time high annual net margin for Paychex, Inc.?
  • What is Paychex, Inc. annual net margin year-on-year change?
  • What is Paychex, Inc. quarterly net profit margin?
  • What is the all-time high quarterly net margin for Paychex, Inc.?
  • What is Paychex, Inc. quarterly net margin year-on-year change?

What is Paychex, Inc. annual net profit margin?

The current annual net margin of PAYX is 29.75%

What is the all-time high annual net margin for Paychex, Inc.?

Paychex, Inc. all-time high annual net profit margin is 32.03%

What is Paychex, Inc. annual net margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, PAYX annual net profit margin has changed by -2.28% (-7.12%)

What is Paychex, Inc. quarterly net profit margin?

The current quarterly net margin of PAYX is 24.92%

What is the all-time high quarterly net margin for Paychex, Inc.?

Paychex, Inc. all-time high quarterly net profit margin is 39.23%

What is Paychex, Inc. quarterly net margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, PAYX quarterly net profit margin has changed by -7.50% (-23.13%)
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