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Today's multi-factor rank: 284 of 466 · see the ranking

Paychex, Inc. (PAYX): Quantitative Analysis

Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) — Technology — Software - Application. PAYX is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, PAYX has returned +6.6% against +12.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026.

PAYX ranks 284 of 466 on today's multifactor score, and 54 of the 83 Technology companies that score. Its strongest factor is quality (Z 0.63, ranked 58 of 473); its weakest is momentum (Z -0.70, ranked 392 of 497). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor-0.126284 of 466 ↓4
Momentum-0.704392 of 497 ↑2
Value-0.517389 of 494 =
Quality0.62658 of 473 =
Growth0.091147 of 494 =

Market data

MetricValue
Price$116.14
Market Cap41.34B
P/E23.80
Revenue (last 12 months)6.51B
Price / book11.06
Book value per share$10.50
52-week range$85.45 – $130.88
Dividend yield4.09%
Beta0.81
Average volume3,046,136
Shares outstanding355.98M
Short interest (% of float)6.42% (as of Aug 31, 2026)

When does PAYX report earnings? 12 of its last 12, before the open →

What are PAYX insiders doing? 70 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 2 buys and 5 sells, the last one on Sep 1, 2026 →

Data as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

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