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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) P/E Ratio

PE Ratio

20.500.08+0.39%

Summary

As of today, PAYX PE ratio is 20.50, up +0.39% on
PAYX PE ratio is currently -97.75% below its historical high of 910.38 set on
PAYX PE ratio reached a 1-year high of 34.90 on
PAYX PE ratio reached a 1-year low of 18.86 on
PAYX PE ratio is down -34.21% year-over-year
PAYX PE ratio is higher than 32.33% of companies in Technology sector

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Performance

PAYX Performance
MetricDateValue1D1M3MYTD1Y3Y5Y
PE Ratio20.50+0.4%+1.4%-8.2%-19.4%-34.2%-20.7%-40.7%
Price$93.02+0.4%+1.4%-5.5%-17.1%-37.9%-13.2%-7.7%
TTM Revenue$6.33B+5.0%–+5.0%–+16.4%+28.7%+60.6%
TTM EPS$4.54+2.8%–+2.8%–-5.7%+9.4%+55.6%
8.30+0.4%+1.2%-8.9%-20.0%-36.7%-26.9%-32.0%
5.26+0.4%+1.1%-10.2%-21.1%-47.0%-33.0%-42.9%
$36.51B+0.4%+1.1%-5.9%-16.5%-31.3%-3.7%+0.9%
11.93+0.3%+1.1%-13.0%-22.8%-45.1%-32.2%-47.0%
Market Cap$33B+0.4%+1.3%-5.7%-17.2%-38.2%-13.8%-8.2%

Highs

PAYX PE Ratio Highs Comparison
PeriodHighDateCurrent
1M20.73-1.1%
3M22.44-8.7%
6M26.45-22.5%
1Y34.90-41.3%
3Y34.90-41.3%
5Y39.01-47.5%
All910.38-97.8%

Lows

PAYX PE Ratio Lows Comparison
PeriodLowDateCurrent
1M18.86+8.7%
3M18.86+8.7%
6M18.86+8.7%
1Y18.86+8.7%
3Y18.86+8.7%
5Y18.86+8.7%
All13.27+54.5%

History

DateValueChange
20.50-19.4%
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 20.50

  • What is PAYX PE ratio 1-year high?

    PAYX PE ratio reached a 1-year high of 34.90 on June 6, 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 -34.21% year-over-year

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

    PAYX PE ratio is down -20.70% over the past 3 years

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

    PAYX PE ratio is currently -97.75% 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 32.33% of companies in Technology sector

PE Ratio Formula

P/E =  
Price
EPS

Data Sources & References

  1. PAYX Official Website www.paychex.com
  2. Most Recent Annual Report (10-K) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723531/000095017025095300/0000950170-25-095300-index.htm
  3. PAYX Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/PAYX
  4. PAYX Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/payx