Paychex (PAYX) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) Price to Earnings was 25.10 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 19.3% from 31.10 a year earlier but up 28.1% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Price to Earnings at Paychex was 19.59, down 43.0% from FY2025.
- By fiscal year, Price to Earnings came in at 34.35 in FY2025 (+34.2%), 25.60 in FY2024 (+5.4%), 24.29 in FY2023 (-24.1%) and 32.00 in FY2022 (-3.5%).
- Five-year quarterly Price to Earnings spans a low of 19.59 in fiscal Q4 2026 and a high of 34.35 in fiscal Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Price to Earnings has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 4.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Price to Earnings in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 40.5%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 43.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 19.59 (Q4 2026), 20.50 (Q3 2026) and 25.13 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 456.40 Bn | 425.35 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 382.94 Bn | 255.07 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 261.10 Bn | 188.88 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 194.91 Bn | 150.78 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.90 Bn | 124.36 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.58 Bn | 97.71 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.20 Bn | 68.55 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.58 Bn | 70.67 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 50.00 Bn | 42.99 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.43 Bn | 34.51 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 25.10 |
| May 31, 2026 | 19.59 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 20.50 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 25.13 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 31.10 |
| May 31, 2025 | 34.35 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 31.40 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 30.64 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 27.80 |
| May 31, 2024 | 25.60 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 26.58 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 26.93 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 27.64 |
| May 31, 2023 | 24.29 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 26.47 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 30.49 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 30.90 |
| May 31, 2022 | 32.00 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 23.10 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 24.16 |
API Access
Paychex Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();