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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) P/E Ratio

PE Ratio

20.780.14-0.67%

Summary

As of today, PAYX PE ratio is 20.78, down -0.67% on
PAYX PE ratio is currently -97.72% 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 -36.04% year-over-year
PAYX PE ratio is higher than 34.40% of companies in Technology sector

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Performance

PAYX Performance
MetricDateValue1D1M3MYTD1Y3Y5Y
PE Ratio20.78-0.7%+0.6%+0.5%-18.3%-36.0%-20.3%-39.9%
Price$94.25-0.7%+0.6%+3.3%-16.0%-39.7%-12.8%-6.5%
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%
8.41-0.7%+0.6%-0.4%-19.0%-38.5%-26.6%-31.1%
5.33-0.7%+0.6%-1.8%-20.1%-48.5%-32.7%-42.1%
$36.95B-0.7%+0.6%+2.0%-15.5%-33.4%-3.4%+2.2%
12.08-0.7%+0.6%-5.5%-21.8%-46.8%-31.9%-46.3%
Market Cap$34B-0.7%+0.6%+3.1%-16.1%-40.0%-13.4%-7.0%

Highs

PAYX PE Ratio Highs Comparison
PeriodHighDateCurrent
1M20.92-0.7%
3M22.23-6.5%
6M26.45-21.4%
1Y34.90-40.5%
3Y34.90-40.5%
5Y39.01-46.7%
All910.38-97.7%

Lows

PAYX PE Ratio Lows Comparison
PeriodLowDateCurrent
1M19.58+6.1%
3M18.86+10.2%
6M18.86+10.2%
1Y18.86+10.2%
3Y18.86+10.2%
5Y18.86+10.2%
All13.27+56.6%

History

DateValueChange
20.78-18.3%
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 20.78

  • 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 -36.04% year-over-year

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

    PAYX PE ratio is down -20.29% over the past 3 years

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

    PAYX PE ratio is currently -97.72% 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 34.40% 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