Paychex (PAYX) EPS (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) recorded EPS (Diluted) of $1.20 in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 13.6% from $1.06 a year earlier and up 3.1% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) EPS (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Paychex's EPS (Diluted) came in at $5.06 as of Aug 31, 2026, up 13.6% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $4.89, up 6.8% from FY2025.
- Annual EPS (Diluted) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, EPS (Diluted) came in at $4.58 in FY2025 (-1.9%), $4.67 in FY2024 (+8.6%), $4.30 in FY2023 (+12.1%) and $3.84 in FY2022 (+26.6%).
- Quarterly EPS (Diluted) has ranged from $0.82 in fiscal Q4 2022 to $1.56 in fiscal Q3 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EPS (Diluted) has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 4.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EPS (Diluted) in the last five years was growth of 42.3% in fiscal Q4 2026, against a decline of 61.3% in fiscal Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $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 (Diluted) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 372.99 Bn | 337.93 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 0.44 |
| 2 | Oracle | 347.94 Bn | 220.50 Bn | - | 1.56 |
| 3 | Sap Se | 299.08 Bn | 227.06 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 2.20 |
| 4 | Salesforce | 183.01 Bn | 138.88 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 4.29 |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 121.50 Bn | 108.30 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 2.79 |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 106.24 Bn | 85.50 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 0.27 |
| 7 | Intuit | 95.23 Bn | 74.58 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 1.31 |
| 8 | Relx | 75.40 Bn | 74.52 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Thomson Reuters | 52.55 Bn | 48.52 Bn | - | 0.78 |
| 10 | Paychex | 42.54 Bn | 37.62 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 1.20 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.20 |
| May 31, 2026 | 1.17 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.56 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.10 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.06 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.82 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.43 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.14 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.18 |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.05 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.38 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.08 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.16 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.97 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.29 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.99 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.05 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.82 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 1.19 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.91 |
API Access
Paychex EPS (Diluted) 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-diluted&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-diluted", "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-diluted&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();