Paychex (PAYX) EV to EBIT (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) EV to EBIT was 17.29 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 22.9% from 22.42 a year earlier but up 29.9% from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Paychex (PAYX) EV to EBIT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 31, 2026, Paychex's EV to EBIT came in at 15.62, down 23.5% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at 13.30, down 46.9% from FY2025.
- By fiscal year, EV to EBIT came in at 25.05 in FY2025 (+30.3%), 19.23 in FY2024 (+6.8%), 18.00 in FY2023 (-23.6%) and 23.56 in FY2022 (-2.7%).
- Five-year quarterly EV to EBIT spans a low of 13.30 in fiscal Q4 2026 and a high of 25.05 in fiscal Q4 2025.
- Year over year, EV to EBIT has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 8.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EV to EBIT in five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (growth of 30.3%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 46.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 13.30 (Q4 2026), 13.61 (Q3 2026) and 17.26 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 466.81 Bn | 435.76 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 391.66 Bn | 263.79 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 264.19 Bn | 191.97 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 198.99 Bn | 154.86 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 150.79 Bn | 129.25 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.74 Bn | 97.87 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 90.06 Bn | 69.41 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.78 Bn | 70.87 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 51.10 Bn | 44.09 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.54 Bn | 34.62 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 17.29 |
| May 31, 2026 | 13.30 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 13.61 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 17.26 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 22.42 |
| May 31, 2025 | 25.05 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 23.50 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 23.22 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 20.95 |
| May 31, 2024 | 19.23 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 19.78 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 20.17 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 20.50 |
| May 31, 2023 | 18.00 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 19.50 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 22.66 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 22.86 |
| May 31, 2022 | 23.56 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 23.73 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 24.84 |
API Access
Paychex EV to EBIT 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=ev-to-ebit&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ev-to-ebit", "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=ev-to-ebit&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();