Company Profile: Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)
PAYX insider trades (13 months) →$115.65 +0.14% vs. previous close · Market cap $41.17B
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Market and Valuation
Price & Market
52-Week Range
Volume
Valuation Multiples
Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Aug 31, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Sep 24, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.
Dividends
Valuation Context
P/E vs sector (indicative)
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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)
Income Statement
Margins
Per Share
Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Aug 31, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Sep 24, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Cash Flows
Profitability
Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow
EPS and Earnings Per Share
Key EPS Metrics
Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Aug 31, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Sep 24, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.
Growth and Margins
Per Share
Cash Flows (TTM)
EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters
Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed
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Ownership Structure
Ownership Distribution
Shares & Short Interest
Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)
Top Institutional Holders
Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged
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Top Mutual Funds
Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged
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Recent Insider Trades
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Options Chain
CALLS
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol. | O.I. | IV |
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PUTS
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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K
Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.
| Type | Date | Official link |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-10-16 | View filing ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-09-24 | View filing ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-09-23 | View filing ↗ |
| ARS | 2026-09-04 | View filing ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-07-21 | View filing ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-07-17 | View filing ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-06-24 | View filing ↗ |
| 11-K | 2026-06-12 | View filing ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-03-26 | View filing ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-25 | View filing ↗ |
Company and Executive Profile
Paychex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides human capital management solutions (HCM) for human resources, payroll processing, employee benefits, and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, Canada, India, and Israel. It offers technology and advisory solutions; and payroll tax administration services. The company also provides retirement solutions, such as plan implementation, ongoing compliance with government regulations, employee and employer reporting, participant and employer online access, electronic funds transfer, and other administrative services; HCM solutions from recruiting and hiring to retirement; and talent management and talent acquisition services. In addition, it offers payroll solutions, including calculation, preparation, and delivery of employee payroll checks; production of internal accounting records and management reports; preparation of federal, state, and local payroll tax returns; and collection and remittance of clients' payroll obligations. Further, the company provides workforce management solutions; benefits administration solutions; digital marketplace for earned wages, financial wellness solutions, and voluntary lifestyle benefits; administrative services organization HR outsourcing solutions; solutions to payroll and non-payroll customers; retirement and funding solutions; and insurance services for property and casualty coverage, such as workers' compensation, business-owner policies, cyber security protection, and commercial auto, as well as health and benefits coverage, including health, dental, vision, and life. Additionally, it offers payroll, HR, employee benefits administration, retirement, insurance, risk management outsourcing, and access to professionally trained HR representatives, virtually and on-site. It markets and sells its solutions primarily through its direct sales force. Paychex, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
General Information
Key Executives
| Name | Title | Age | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. John B. Gibson Jr. | President, CEO & Director | 58 | 1.82M |
| Mr. Robert Lewis Schrader | Senior VP & CFO | 52 | 873,002 |
| Mr. Ryan Norman Bergstrom | Chief Product & Technology Officer | 46 | 796,767 |
| Mr. Chad Parodi | Senior VP of HR & Benefits Services | 53 | 864,110 |
| Mr. Adam Brooks Ante | Senior Vice President of HCM | 44 | 838,742 |
| Todd K. Card | Deputy General Counsel & Interim Chief Legal Officer | - | - |
| Ms. Katy Bunn | Chief Marketing Officer | - | - |
| Mr. Mason Argiropoulos | Chief Human Resources Officer | 47 | - |
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