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Paychex Inc.

$115.48 +$1.93 (+1.70%) 1D Pre-market
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Key Metrics

$40.39B
Market cap
15.72×
P/E · TTM
$6.33B
Revenue · TTM
$2.57B
Net income
EPS · TTM $7.13
Dividend yield 3.8%
Free cash flow $2.09B
Beta · 1Y 0.07
EBITDA · TTM $2.56B
Gross margin —

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 21
    A material event was filed (Form 8-K).

    8-K - PAYCHEX INC (0000723531) (Filer)

    RECEIPT: SEC FORM 8-K, TIMESTAMPED
  • Jul 21
    3 insider transaction filings hit the record.

    Form 4s are events, not verdicts — officers, directors, and 10% owners reporting their own trades. The forms post hours before the media writes them up.

    RECEIPT: SEC FORM 4 × 3, TIMESTAMPED
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 20.3 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$40.39B
Enterprise value$43.56B
Shares outstanding355.7M
52-wk range$85.45 – $148.00
Avg volume · 20D2.1M
Net cash −$3.17B
Book value / share$11.13
IndustryServices-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management
ExchangeNASDAQ
About Paychex Inc.
IPO dateAug 26, 1983
Employees17600

Paychex is a cloud-based human capital management provider offering payroll, compliance, talent management, benefits administration, and retirement services.

Wolf Grade COMING SOON

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The wolf is in training. Composite grades vs sector — profitability, health, value, momentum — arrive with the percentile engine. Methodology will be public.

Valuation

P/E15.72
P/S6.38
P/FCF19.32
EV/EBITDA17.01
EV/Sales6.88
Graham №$42.24

Profitability

Gross —
Operating 33.9%
Net 40.6%
FCF 33.0%
ROE / ROIC 65.8% · 22.8%

Financial Health

Current ratio1.26
Quick ratio—
Debt / equity1.23
Debt / EBITDA 1.93
Net cash −$3.17B
Working capital$2.05B

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $2.32B
Capex −$229.50M
Free cash flow $2.09B
Buybacks $361.60M
Dividends paid $1.55B
Shareholder yield 4.7%

Piotroski F-Score

3 / 9
Weak fundamentals · 3 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

2.9
Grey zone (1.81–2.99) · monitor

Graham Number vs Price

$42.24 vs $115.48
Trades 2.7× above classic defensive value — priced for growth
Fundamentals through 2026-02-28 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings