Paychex PAYX Ratios (2009-2026)

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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT
Reported Financials

Paychex Quarterly Ratios

Periods 70 quarters
Latest May 2026

Paychex reported a gross margin of 74.01% and a net margin of 26.20% for the quarter ended May 2026. These financial ratios cover 70 quarters of results from Feb 2009 through May 2026, standardized by Business Quant from the company’s SEC filings.

Ratios Feb2009 May2009 Aug2009 Nov2009 Feb2010 May2010 Aug2010 Nov2010 Feb2011 May2011 Aug2011 Nov2011 Feb2012 May2012 Aug2012 Nov2012 Feb2013 May2013 Aug2013 Nov2013 Feb2014 May2014 Aug2014 Nov2014 Feb2015 May2015 Aug2015 Nov2015 Feb2016 May2016 Aug2016 Nov2016 Feb2017 May2017 Aug2017 Nov2017 Feb2018 May2018 Aug2018 Nov2018 Feb2019 May2019 Aug2019 Nov2019 Feb2020 May2020 Aug2020 Nov2020 Feb2021 May2021 Aug2021 Nov2021 Feb2022 May2022 Aug2022 Nov2022 Feb2023 May2023 Aug2023 Nov2023 Feb2024 May2024 Aug2024 Nov2024 Feb2025 May2025 Aug2025 Nov2025 Feb2026 May2026
Profitability
Gross Margin
71.14%70.09%72.40%68.54%70.90%69.81%73.00%69.93%71.99%71.05%73.61%71.03%71.18%71.21%74.33%72.40%73.13%73.54%76.16%74.01%
EBT Margin
40.99%39.48%43.44%33.98%40.79%39.92%44.71%37.70%42.70%41.17%45.80%37.97%42.25%41.29%45.45%27.28%32.31%33.40%40.85%34.52%
EBIT Margin
40.90%39.72%44.11%34.43%41.09%39.68%44.31%36.87%41.70%40.24%45.15%37.20%41.46%40.86%45.84%30.20%35.19%36.72%43.78%37.66%
EBITDA Margin
40.90%39.72%44.11%34.43%41.09%39.68%44.31%36.87%41.70%40.24%45.15%37.20%41.46%40.86%45.84%30.20%35.19%36.72%43.78%37.66%
Operating Margin
40.90%39.72%44.11%34.43%41.09%39.68%44.31%36.87%41.70%40.24%45.15%37.20%41.46%40.86%45.84%30.20%35.19%36.72%43.78%37.66%
Net Margin
30.81%29.96%33.75%25.90%31.44%30.27%33.85%28.50%32.60%31.22%34.64%29.33%32.42%31.39%34.41%20.82%24.92%25.39%30.97%26.20%
FCF Margin
32.80%12.23%45.31%33.81%27.67%26.89%38.96%30.20%50.88%21.51%43.84%13.93%38.72%18.83%44.22%19.85%43.02%24.58%42.10%32.08%
Efficiency
Assets AverageAssets Avg.
9.30B9.53B9.99B9.96B9.38B9.17B9.91B10.57B11.37B12.13B12.54B11.70B10.44B10.52B10.89B13.89B16.61B16.59B17.02B16.84B
Invested CapitalInvested Cap.
3.86B3.94B4.10B3.90B3.96B4.02B4.22B4.31B4.41B4.35B4.58B4.64B4.69B4.76B4.95B9.49B9.34B9.25B9.37B8.29B
Asset Utilization RatioAsset Util.
0.450.450.450.460.500.530.500.470.450.430.420.450.510.510.500.400.350.360.370.39
Leverage & Solvency
Interest Coverage RatioInterest Cover
48.1447.3462.5343.3054.4651.3467.9948.2257.0559.5565.6450.7256.9556.6430.616.777.958.3511.639.35
Debt Ratio
0.090.080.080.080.090.090.080.080.070.070.060.080.080.080.070.320.320.330.310.28
Times Interest Earned
48.1447.3462.5343.3054.4651.3467.9948.2257.0559.5565.6450.7256.9556.6430.616.777.958.3511.639.35
Dividends & Payouts
Dividend Coverage RatioDiv. Cover
1.401.391.811.041.331.271.641.091.301.231.561.081.211.171.470.760.991.021.440.99
FCF Payout RatioFCF Cover
0.671.760.410.740.850.890.530.870.491.180.511.960.691.420.531.370.591.010.510.83
Dividend YieldDiv. Yield
0.58%0.55%0.55%0.64%0.64%0.64%0.72%0.85%0.73%0.73%0.73%0.82%0.75%0.67%0.65%0.68%0.78%0.97%1.16%1.23%
Payout Ratio
0.710.720.550.960.750.790.610.920.770.820.640.930.830.850.681.311.010.980.691.01
Valuation
Price to EarningsP/E
123.73129.5099.79150.36117.23124.1085.15107.95105.32111.7588.53113.90110.48127.41105.20191.54130.78101.4159.8981.99
Price to SalesP/S
38.1238.8033.6838.9536.8537.5628.8230.7634.3334.8930.6733.4135.8140.0036.2039.8832.5925.7418.5521.48
Price to BookP/B
13.5613.7913.0814.4514.1713.9511.7010.8312.3112.4511.7811.3812.2613.4213.2713.7912.6410.338.369.23
Enterprise Value
40.13B42.00B41.63B43.34B43.21B43.45B38.24B36.23B42.45B42.47B42.41B41.75B45.70B51.41B53.02B55.25B48.52B38.56B31.76B33.35B
EV to EBIT
90.6095.3873.96110.0187.1892.0062.5079.9379.1683.9165.2686.6683.6095.5376.64128.1689.5467.4340.1055.14
EV to EBITDA
90.6095.3873.96110.0187.1892.0062.5079.9379.1683.9165.2686.6683.6095.5376.64128.1689.5467.4340.1055.14
Market Capitalization
41.28B43.01B42.98B44.57B44.45B44.71B39.80B37.83B44.15B43.88B44.14B43.27B47.22B52.67B54.63B56.93B50.19B40.10B33.55B34.49B
Price to FCFP/FCF
116.21317.1674.34115.19133.21139.6873.98101.8567.48162.1869.96239.8592.50212.3981.87200.9475.76104.7544.0666.96
EV to FCF
112.97309.7071.99112.03129.48135.7471.0897.5564.88156.9667.21231.4589.53207.2879.45195.0273.24100.7341.7164.75
EV to CFO
104.06247.3267.92102.85118.60122.2667.2086.8061.26136.4463.14188.3383.69174.2674.05160.7067.5486.6739.0957.40
Return Ratios
Return on Sales [ROS]ROS
40.90%39.72%44.11%34.43%41.09%39.68%44.31%36.87%41.70%40.24%45.15%37.20%41.46%40.86%45.84%30.20%35.19%36.72%43.78%37.66%
Return on Capital Employed [ROCE]ROCE
37.32%39.61%41.88%39.23%40.46%43.58%49.96%42.63%51.46%43.26%47.29%34.00%42.90%42.68%44.38%31.83%23.23%23.42%25.58%25.10%
Return on Invested Capital [ROIC]ROIC
31.82%32.60%33.65%35.11%37.01%37.04%36.48%35.21%35.07%35.51%35.47%35.31%35.13%35.20%34.91%23.06%17.66%18.17%18.96%21.66%
Return on Assets [ROA]ROA
12.89%13.21%13.40%13.98%15.33%15.99%15.17%14.31%13.66%13.08%12.90%14.19%15.99%16.06%15.71%11.82%9.62%9.52%9.53%10.45%