Paychex PAYX Insider Ownership

NASDAQ PAYX

$119.50 +0.79 (+0.67%)

At close: Nov 5, 2026 · 4:00 PM EST

The most recent Paychex (PAYX) insider transaction: John B Gibson (President And Ceo) had 409 shares withheld to cover tax worth about $45.30K on Oct 19, 2026, reported on Form 4 on Oct 21, 2026. So far in the quarter ending Dec 31, 2026, insiders were net sellers of 83.06K shares.

Updated Nov 4, 2026 Paychex (PAYX) stock price and overview

Insider Holdings by Owner

36.26Mn Shares

B Thomas Golisano35.09Mn96.8%

Martin Mucci436.03K1.2%

Efrain Rivera86.14K0.2%

Joseph M Velli82.70K0.2%

John B Gibson80.96K0.2%

Other insiders (23)483.64K1.3%

Insider Ownership Statistics

as of 30 Sep, 2026

Insider Ownership

10.15%

▼-0.072% pp QoQ

Shares Held by Insiders

36.13Mn

filed for Sep 2026

▼-1.50% QoQ

Shares Outstanding

356.00Mn

356,000,000 shares

Direct Holdings

36.06Mn

Indirect: 74.42K

Net Open-Market Trades

-30.22K

net sold · -$3.35Mn in Sep 2026

Insiders Holding Shares

with Form 4 holdings on file

Shares Owned by Insiders

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Open-Market Insider Trades

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Insider Ownership Summary

Updated Nov 4, 2026

Over the past 12 months, Paychex insiders bought $197,258 of stock on the open market (2K shares) and sold $4.62 million (42.42K shares).

By number of insiders, Paychex saw 2 insiders buy and 6 insiders sell on the open market over the past 12 months.
Among Paychex's insiders, the largest open-market purchases in the past 12 months were by Joseph Doody (Director), totaling $98,760 (1K shares), most recently on February 4, 2026.
On the selling side, Martin Mucci (Director) was the top open-market seller of Paychex over the past 12 months, with $2.75 million sold (25K shares) and the latest sale on July 14, 2026.
The latest open-market trade on record is a sale of 7.84K shares for $844,104 by Joseph M. Velli (Director) on October 14, 2026.
Outside the open market, Paychex insiders received 30.93K shares in stock awards, acquired 234.92K shares through option exercises and conversions, gave up 207.15K shares to cover taxes or exercise prices and gave away 1.58Mn shares as gifts over the past 12 months.
Business Quant data puts insider holdings in PAYX at 36.05Mn shares across insiders' latest Form 4 filings, down 1.73% from 36.68Mn shares at the end of Q2 2026 and down 5.09% from 37.98Mn shares at the end of Q3 2025.
Paychex insiders hold 35.98Mn shares directly (99.80% of their total) and 73.48K shares (0.20%) indirectly, through entities such as trusts and partnerships.
Business Quant counts 23 insiders with holdings in Paychex stock, among the officers, directors and 10% owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years.
PAYX's largest insider holders by reported holdings are B. Thomas Golisano (10% owner, 35.13Mn shares), Martin Mucci (Director, 436.03K shares) and Joseph M. Velli (Director, 82.69K shares).
The largest insider, B. Thomas Golisano, holds 97.44% of PAYX's insider total.
Institutions held 82.48% of Paychex's outstanding shares in their Q2 2026 13F filings, insiders about 10.13% based on their latest Form 4 filings, and other investors, including the public, the remaining 7.39%.
In the past year, 19 insiders of Paychex submitted 53 Form 4 filings reporting trades, awards or other transactions.
These insider figures for Paychex are based on Form 4 filings through October 21, 2026.

Form 4 Holdings

Insiders Holding PAYX

Insiders 28

Shares held 36.26Mn

Of outstanding 10.19%

#	Insider	Position	Direct	Indirect	Total	Share of Insiders	Last Filed
1	B Thomas Golisano	TenPercentOwner	35,091,288	0	35,091,288	96.8%	30 Sep, 2026
2	Martin Mucci	Chairman And Ceo	436,028	0	436,028	1.2%	16 Oct, 2026
3	Efrain Rivera	Sr. Vice President, Cfo	86,136	0	86,136	0.2%	18 Jul, 2023
4	Joseph M Velli	Director	82,695	0	82,695	0.2%	16 Oct, 2026
5	John B Gibson	President And Ceo	80,957	0	80,957	0.2%	21 Oct, 2026
6	Mark Anthony Bottini	Sr. Vp Of Sales	79,360	0	79,360	0.2%	18 Oct, 2024
7	Stephanie L Schaeffer	Clo, Secretary	71,071	0	71,071	0.2%	18 Jul, 2023
8	Joseph M Tucci	Director	68,334	0	68,334	0.2%	16 Oct, 2026
9	Adam Brooks Ante	Sr. Vice President, Paycor	54,213	0	54,213	0.1%	02 Oct, 2026
10	Ryan Norman Bergstrom	Chief Product Officer	43,295	0	43,295	0.1%	02 Oct, 2026
11	Joseph Doody	Director	970	23,922	24,892	0.1%	16 Oct, 2026
12	Michael E Gioja	Sr. Vice President	14,035	9,948	23,983	0.1%	07 Apr, 2025
13	Tom Bonadio	Director	22,474	0	22,474	0.1%	16 Oct, 2026
14	Robert L. Schrader	Sr. Vp, Cfo	18,431	0	18,431	0.1%	16 Oct, 2026
15	Pamela A Joseph	Director	12,740	0	12,740	0.0%	16 Oct, 2026
16	Chad C Parodi	Svp, Hcm, Peo Insurance	8,763	0	8,763	0.0%	17 Jul, 2026
17	Kara Wilson	Director	8,254	0	8,254	0.0%	17 Oct, 2025
18	Karen E. Saunders-Mcclendon	Vp, Chief Human Resources Offi	7,895	0	7,895	0.0%	18 Jul, 2023
19	Elizabeth Roaldsen	Sr. Vice President	6,952	0	6,952	0.0%	17 Jul, 2026
20	David J S Flaschen	Director	5,383	0	5,383	0.0%	06 Aug, 2024
21	Mason Argiropoulos	Vp, Chief Hr Officer	5,219	0	5,219	0.0%	17 Jul, 2026
22	Kevin A Price	Director	4,921	0	4,921	0.0%	16 Oct, 2026
23	Beaumont Vance	Sr Vp Data, Analytics, And Ai	4,421	0	4,421	0.0%	17 Jul, 2025
24	Theresa M. Payton	Director	3,770	0	3,770	0.0%	16 Oct, 2026
25	Christopher C Simmons	Vp, Controller Treasurer	3,252	0	3,252	0.0%	16 Oct, 2026
26	Jason Richard Rose	Svp, Digital Sales Marketing	2,756	0	2,756	0.0%	17 Jul, 2025
27	Prabha S Bhandari	Chief Legal Officer, Secretary	1,664	0	1,664	0.0%	17 Jul, 2026
28	J. Michael Hansen	Director	1,594	0	1,594	0.0%	16 Oct, 2026

Each row is that insider’s most recently reported position, from Form 4 filings over the last 60 months — which is why this total does not tie to the quarterly series above, where a quarter counts only the insiders who filed in it. Shares held through a fund or institutional portfolio are counted on the institutional ownership page instead.

Form 4 Filings

2,017 Insider Transactions

Source SEC Form 4

Latest quarter Sep 2026

Date	Insider	Position	Transaction	Shares	Price	Value	Shares Held After	Ownership
19 Oct, 2026	John B Gibson	President And Ceo	Disposed F	409	$110.75	$45.30K	80,957	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Martin Mucci	Director, Other	Acquired A	1,137	$0.00	$0	436,028	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Kevin A Price	Director	Acquired A	970	$0.00	$0	4,921	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Robert L. Schrader	Sr. Vp, Cfo	Disposed F	116	$110.78	$12.85K	18,431	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Joseph M Tucci	Director	Acquired A	970	$0.00	$0	68,334	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Theresa M. Payton	Director	Acquired A	970	$0.00	$0	3,770	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Christopher C Simmons	Vp, Controller Treasurer	Disposed F	38	$110.78	$4.21K	3,252	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	J. Michael Hansen	Director	Acquired A	970	$0.00	$0	1,594	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Pamela A Joseph	Director	Acquired A	970	$0.00	$0	12,740	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Tom Bonadio	Director	Acquired A	970	$0.00	$0	22,474	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Joseph Doody	Director	Acquired A	970	$0.00	$0	1,695	Direct
14 Oct, 2026	Joseph M Velli	Director	Disposed S	7,839	$107.68	$844.10K	81,725	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Tom Bonadio	Director	Acquired A	4,040	$110.78	$447.55K	4,040	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Martin Mucci	Director, Other	Acquired A	4,735	$110.78	$524.54K	4,735	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Theresa M. Payton	Director	Acquired A	4,040	$110.78	$447.55K	4,040	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Pamela A Joseph	Director	Acquired A	4,040	$110.78	$447.55K	4,040	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Joseph M Tucci	Director	Acquired A	4,040	$110.78	$447.55K	4,040	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Joseph M Velli	Director	Acquired A	970	$0.00	$0	82,695	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	Kevin A Price	Director	Acquired A	4,040	$110.78	$447.55K	4,040	Direct
15 Oct, 2026	J. Michael Hansen	Director	Acquired A	4,040	$110.78	$447.55K	4,040	Direct

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