Paychex (PAYX) Price to Sales (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) Price to Sales was 6.87 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 20.8% from 8.66 a year earlier but up 29.7% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Price to Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Price to Sales at Paychex was 5.30, down 48.2% from FY2025.
- By fiscal year, Price to Sales came in at 10.22 in FY2025 (+24.6%), 8.20 in FY2024 (+8.5%), 7.55 in FY2023 (-21.8%) and 9.66 in FY2022 (+7.7%).
- Five-year quarterly Price to Sales spans a low of 5.30 in fiscal Q4 2026 and a high of 10.22 in fiscal Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Price to Sales has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 11.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Price to Sales in five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (growth of 24.6%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 48.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 5.30 (Q4 2026), 5.30 (Q3 2026) and 6.65 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 386.60 Bn | 351.42 Bn | 1.93 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.94 Bn | 216.07 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 272.35 Bn | 199.75 Bn | 8.64 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 175.46 Bn | 131.33 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 122.07 Bn | 108.86 Bn | 2.53 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.47 Bn | 84.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 94.25 Bn | 73.60 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 73.66 Bn | 72.75 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 51.78 Bn | 38.91 Bn | 89.63 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 41.64 Bn | 36.72 Bn | 1.20 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();