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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) P/E Ratio

PE Ratio

21.770.75+3.57%

Summary

Current Value
As of today, PAYX PE ratio is 21.77, up +3.57% on
All-time High
PAYX PE ratio is currently -97.61% below its historical high of 910.38 set on
1-Year High
PAYX PE ratio reached a 1-year high of 32.32 on
1-Year Low
PAYX PE ratio reached a 1-year low of 18.86 on
1-Year Change
PAYX PE ratio is down -31.71% year-over-year
Sector rank
PAYX PE ratio is higher than 34.92% of companies in Technology sector

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Performance

PAYX Performance
MetricDateValue1D1M3MYTD1Y3Y5Y
PE Ratio21.77+3.6%+5.5%+7.7%-14.4%-31.7%-16.4%-39.3%
Price$106.35+3.5%+5.5%+16.0%-5.2%-27.1%-4.9%-2.2%
TTM Revenue$6.51B+2.8%+2.8%+16.9%+30.1%+60.5%
TTM EPS$4.89+7.7%+7.7%+6.7%+13.7%+61.3%
10.13+3.6%+4.8%+23.5%-2.4%-20.6%-12.3%-23.7%
5.81+3.6%+4.7%+11.7%-12.9%-38.5%-27.8%-39.7%
$41.25B+3.2%+4.3%+14.3%-5.7%-26.3%+4.2%+5.9%
13.20+3.3%+4.3%+11.9%-12.2%-39.1%-26.3%-43.8%
Market Cap$38B+3.5%+4.7%+14.9%-6.1%-28.1%-6.2%-3.3%

Highs

PAYX PE Ratio Highs Comparison
PeriodHighDateCurrent
1M21.77at high
3M21.77at high
6M25.89-15.9%
1Y32.32-32.6%
3Y34.90-37.6%
5Y39.01-44.2%
All910.38-97.6%

Lows

PAYX PE Ratio Lows Comparison
PeriodLowDateCurrent
1M19.63+10.9%
3M18.86+15.4%
6M18.86+15.4%
1Y18.86+15.4%
3Y18.86+15.4%
5Y18.86+15.4%
All13.27+64.0%

History

DateValueChange
21.77-14.4%
25.42-13.9%
29.51+11.4%
26.48-7.4%
28.59-26.2%
38.72+21.8%
31.78+11.6%
28.47+28.0%
22.24-27.2%
30.53+7.8%
28.32+7.1%
26.45+2.0%
25.94-8.3%
28.28+40.1%
20.19-0.1%
20.21-11.1%
22.73+1.7%
22.36+33.6%
16.74-33.0%
24.98-16.6%
29.95-12.8%
DateValueChange
34.34-16.4%
41.06-11.7%
46.50+26.7%
36.71-23.1%
47.74-41.8%
81.96+20.2%
68.18-12.9%
78.32+2.9%
76.10-44.4%
136.75-11.1%
153.81+24.6%
123.46-20.0%
154.41-10.2%
171.93-8.7%
188.32+73.3%
108.64-82.9%
634.08+11.4%
569.00-11.6%
643.80-14.8%
756.00+37.7%
549.17-

FAQ

  • What is the current PE ratio of PAYX?

    As of today, PAYX PE ratio is 21.77

  • What is PAYX PE ratio 1-year high?

    PAYX PE ratio reached a 1-year high of 32.32 on July 25, 2025

  • What is PAYX PE ratio 1-year low?

    PAYX PE ratio reached a 1-year low of 18.86 on April 10, 2026

  • What is 1-year change in PAYX PE ratio?

    PAYX PE ratio is down -31.71% year-over-year

  • What is 3-year change in PAYX PE ratio?

    PAYX PE ratio is down -16.37% over the past 3 years

  • How far is PAYX PE ratio from its all-time high?

    PAYX PE ratio is currently -97.61% below its historical high of 910.38 set on January 19, 1987

  • How does PAYX PE ratio rank versus sector peers?

    PAYX PE ratio is higher than 34.92% of companies in Technology sector

Formula

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Data Sources & References

  1. PAYX Official Website www.paychex.com
  2. PAYX Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/PAYX
  3. PAYX Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/payx