Paychex (PAYX) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's EPS (Basic) was $1.21 in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 13.3% from $1.07 a year earlier and up 3.1% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Paychex's EPS (Basic) was $5.08 through Aug 31, 2026, up 13.3% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $4.90, up 6.6% from FY2025.
- EPS (Basic) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, EPS (Basic) was $4.60 in FY2025 (-1.9%), $4.69 in FY2024 (+8.6%), $4.32 in FY2023 (+11.9%) and $3.86 in FY2022 (+26.7%).
- Quarterly EPS (Basic) has moved between $0.82 (fiscal Q4 2022) and $1.56 (fiscal Q3 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EPS (Basic) has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 4.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EPS (Basic) over five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (growth of 42.0%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2022 (a decline of 61.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, PAYX's EPS (Basic) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $1.17 (Q4 2026), $1.56 (Q3 2026) and $1.10 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 373.01 Bn | 337.83 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 0.47 |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.83 Bn | 215.96 Bn | - | 1.58 |
| 3 | Sap Se | 284.17 Bn | 211.56 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 2.22 |
| 4 | Salesforce | 182.25 Bn | 138.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 4.30 |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 123.04 Bn | 109.84 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 2.80 |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.90 Bn | 85.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 0.27 |
| 7 | Intuit | 97.51 Bn | 76.85 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 1.32 |
| 8 | Relx | 75.90 Bn | 74.99 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Thomson Reuters | 52.87 Bn | 48.84 Bn | - | 0.78 |
| 10 | Paychex | 42.46 Bn | 37.54 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 1.21 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.21 |
| May 31, 2026 | 1.17 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.56 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.10 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.07 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.83 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.44 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.15 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.19 |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.05 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.39 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.09 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.16 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.97 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.30 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.00 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.05 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.82 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 1.19 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.92 |
API Access
Paychex EPS (Basic) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "ticker": "PAYX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();