PAYX vs SAP vs BZ Stock Comparison

Paychex, Sap Se and Kanzhun Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PAYX Paychex Inc
$108.21 +9.0% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$38.52B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.60B
Div. yield
5.30%
HR Software Technology
2 wins
SAP Sap Se
$237.06 +13.3% 1M -12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$291.23B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
1.24%
ERP Software Technology
5 wins
BZ Kanzhun Ltd
$16.06 +13.3% 1M -27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.48B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
3.18%
HR Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 5, Kanzhun 5, Paychex 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAYXSAPBZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.52B $291.23B $7.48B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.3x 29.0x 10.8x BZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 27.8x 12.0x BZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.0% +13.5% +51.0% BZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.4% 20.8% 53.2% BZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.7% 35.6% — SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.4x — SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.30% 1.24% 3.18% PAYX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.8% -12.2% -27.8% SAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +10.4%/yr -14.5%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 39.3% 39.6% PAYX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 64/100 88/100 BZ

Percentile Scorecard

PAYXSAPBZ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisPAYXSAPBZ
Valuation 48 #53 of 101 53 #48 of 101 92 #9 of 101
Growth 34 #64 of 97 67 #33 of 97 96 #5 of 97
Profitability 97 #4 of 94 91 #9 of 94 95 #6 of 94
Financial Health 40 #65 of 108 79 #24 of 108 96 #5 of 108
Shareholder Returns 68 #21 of 64 29 #46 of 64 60 #26 of 64
Overall 58 64 88
  • PAYX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • BZ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPAYXSAPBZSPY
1 month +9.0%+13.3%+13.3% +0.9%
3 months -11.4%+27.4%-0.2% +5.9%
6 months +15.1%+39.4%+18.5% +8.5%
Year to date -3.5%-2.4%-21.2% +13.3%
1 year -12.8%-12.2%-27.8% +12.4%
3 years -1.2%+80.4%+8.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.4%+21.8%+2.6% +23.5%
5 years -12.2%+63.7%-54.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.6%+10.4%-14.5% +11.0%
10 years +96.6%+169.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.0%+10.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePAYXSAPBZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%39.3%39.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%40.7%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.040.630.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-0.31-0.70 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.4%-53.2%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-12.2%-28.9% -0.9%
52-week high $127.34$270.06$22.60 $779.14
52-week low $85.57$146.09$12.65 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultiplePAYXSAPBZ
P/E now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 27.6x 29.0xmedian 27.6x 10.8xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.7x 6.4xmedian 2.7x 6.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 17.4x 11.9xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 15.8x 28.0xmedian 15.8x 11.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 3.2x 5.5xmedian 3.2x 2.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.46median 0.84 1.81median 0.84 0.08median 0.84

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsPAYXSAPBZ
Revenue $6.60B $45.76B $1.25B
Gross profit $4.91B $33.40B $1.21B
Operating income $2.59B $22.06B $412.25M
Net income $1.81B $9.47B $657.32M
Free cash flow $1.98B $10.40B $665.92M
R&D – $8.26B $58.24M
EPS (diluted) $5.06 $8.11 $1.44
Cash & equivalents $600.90M $10.62B $380.29M
Total debt $4.56B $9.68B –
Shares (diluted) 356.60M 1.18B 463.50M
Enterprise value $33.61B $219.21B -$845.72M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricPAYXSAPBZ
P/E 21.3x 29.0x 10.8x
P/FCF 19.4x 28.0x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x 25.3x 11.2x
P/S 5.8x 6.4x 6.0x
P/B 10.4x 5.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 18.5x 5.9x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 11.9x –
EV/EBIT 16.4x 12.7x 12.5x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 6.1x 4.1x
EV/FCF 21.4x 27.0x 7.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 24.4x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.46 1.81 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAYXSAPBZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.0% 13.5% 51.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 11.7% 20.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.4% 12.6% 21.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 12.1% 22.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.5% 30.9% 64.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 52.1% 236.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.9% 18.5% 121.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 16.4% 132.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.6% 22.0% 118.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 16.0% 131.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.6% 43.3% 25.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 19.0% 37.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% 43.7% 24.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 20.9% 41.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAYXSAPBZ
Gross margin 74.4% 73.0% 96.5%
EBITDA margin 49.8% 51.5% –
Operating margin 39.2% 48.2% 32.9%
Pretax margin 36.0% 29.2% 66.1%
Net margin 27.4% 20.8% 53.2%
FCF margin 30.0% 22.7% 53.1%
Operating cash flow margin 34.1% 25.1% 53.1%
Return on equity 48.5% 18.5% 21.6%
Return on assets 11.3% 11.2% 17.1%
Return on invested capital 23.7% 35.6% –
Return on capital employed 27.0% 34.0% 13.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 3.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAYXSAPBZ
Debt / assets 29.1% 11.2% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 2.3x 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 76.3% 39.1% 21.7%
Equity / assets 23.7% 60.9% 78.3%
Interest coverage 9.7x 8.3x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 4.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.9x 3.0x
Altman Z-score 3.19 7.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAYXSAPBZ
Dividend yield 5.3% 1.2% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 1.2% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 6.5% 1.1% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 90.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 82.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.3% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusPAYXSAPBZ
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 27.8xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.28FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $1.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.6% +4.9% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.60BFY2026 $42.86BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.2% +14.3% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAYXSAPBZ
Held by institutions 82.5% 7.2% 66.1%
Institutions holding 1,529 820 254
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% -3.0% -1.6%
Institutions buying 786 459 129
Institutions selling 531 245 94
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.87 1.37

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

PAYXSAPBZ
PAYX 1.00 0.50 0.11
SAP 0.50 1.00 0.12
BZ 0.11 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAYX, SAP and BZ?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paychex (PAYX) $38.52B, Sap Se (SAP) $291.23B, Kanzhun (BZ) $7.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAYX, SAP and BZ?

Kanzhun (BZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Paychex (PAYX) 21.3x, Sap Se (SAP) 29.0x, Kanzhun (BZ) 10.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kanzhun (BZ) is cheapest (Paychex (PAYX) 17.2x, Sap Se (SAP) 27.8x, Kanzhun (BZ) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kanzhun (BZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Paychex (PAYX) +14.0%, Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%, Kanzhun (BZ) +51.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kanzhun (BZ) has the highest net margin (Paychex (PAYX) 27.4%, Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%, Kanzhun (BZ) 53.2%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Paychex (PAYX) 23.7%, Sap Se (SAP) 35.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sap Se (SAP) returned the most: Paychex (PAYX) -12.8%, Sap Se (SAP) -12.2%, Kanzhun (BZ) -27.8%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (Paychex (PAYX) -2.6%/yr, Sap Se (SAP) +10.4%/yr, Kanzhun (BZ) -14.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Paychex (PAYX) has the highest dividend yield: Paychex (PAYX) 5.30%, Sap Se (SAP) 1.24%, Kanzhun (BZ) 3.18%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paychex (PAYX) has been the steadiest (Paychex (PAYX) 31.4%, Sap Se (SAP) 39.3%, Kanzhun (BZ) 39.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAYX, SAP and BZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sap Se (SAP) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.