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Paychex PAYX Dividend yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.8B+19.9%
Gross profit$1.4B+22.8%
Operating income$792.0M+14.5%
Net income$560.3M+7.9%
EPS (diluted)$1.56+9.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.7B+11.4%
Total debt$4.6B+434%
Total equity$4.0B-2.5%
Total assets$17.5B+56.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$812.5M+13.5%
CapEx$51.0M+4.7%
Free cash flow$761.5M+14.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$34.96B-38.4%
Enterprise value$37.83B-32.3%
P/E21.4×-11.3×
P/S5.5×-4.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin73.9%+1.9pp
Operating margin36.9%-4.6pp
Net margin25.8%-6.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity40.3%-4.0pp
Debt / equity1.1×+0.9×
Current ratio1.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Paychex’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Paychex’s 10-Q, filed March 26, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Paychex's dividend yield?
Paychex (PAYX) reported dividend yield of 4.6% in Q4 2025.
How has Paychex's dividend yield changed year-over-year?
Paychex's dividend yield increased by 78.8% year-over-year, from 2.6% to 4.6%.
What is the long-term trend for Paychex's dividend yield?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Paychex's dividend yield has grown at a -1.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 11.1% to 10.6%.
What does dividend yield mean?
The annual dividend cash return as a percentage of the share price.
How do you interpret dividend yield?
Higher income, but not automatically better — an unusually high yield can signal a price decline or a payout at risk of being cut. Read alongside the payout ratio and free cash flow.
How does dividend yield compare across companies?
Comparable among dividend payers; zero for companies that don't pay a dividend, which is a choice, not a weakness.