Paychex (PAYX) Price to Sales (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Price to Sales came in at 21.48 in Q2 2026, down 46.14% year-over-year from 39.88 in Q2 2025, and up 15.8% quarter-over-quarter from 18.55 in Q1 2026.
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Paychex (PAYX) Price to Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Price to Sales across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 21.48 for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Price to Sales fell 46.14% year-over-year to 21.48; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 5.3 (down 48.17% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 5.3, down 48.17% from the prior year.
- Price to Sales came in at 21.48 for Q2 2026 at Paychex, up from 18.55 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Price to Sales ranged from a high of 40.0 in Q4 2024 to a low of 18.55 in Q1 2026.
- Average Price to Sales over 5 years is 32.79, with a median of 34.01 recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Price to Sales advanced 19.38% in 2025 and tumbled 48.76% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Price to Sales stood at 37.56 in 2022, then decreased by 7.13% to 34.89 in 2023, then advanced by 14.65% to 40.0 in 2024, then sank by 35.64% to 25.74 in 2025, then decreased by 16.56% to 21.48 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Price to Sales figures were 21.48 in Q2 2026, 18.55 in Q1 2026, and 25.74 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 37.16 Bn | 36.02 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 6.87 |
| May 31, 2026 | 5.30 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 5.30 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 6.65 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 8.66 |
| May 31, 2025 | 10.22 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 10.04 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 9.81 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 8.89 |
| May 31, 2024 | 8.20 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 8.47 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 8.51 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 8.68 |
| May 31, 2023 | 7.55 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 8.09 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 9.28 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 9.39 |
| May 31, 2022 | 9.66 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 9.56 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 9.93 |
API Access
Paychex Price to Sales 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-sales&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-sales", "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-sales&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();