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Paychex PAYX Gross margin

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46.4%+0.4pp
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68.6%-4.2pp
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Barrett Business ServicesBBSI
20.8%-1.0pp
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InsperityNSP
13%-2.3pp
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83.4%+1.2pp
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PaylocityPCTY
69.3%+0.6pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+12.5%
Gross profit$1.2B+15.0%
Operating income$604.7M+40.3%
Net income$420.6M+41.5%
EPS (diluted)$1.18+43.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.1B-33.2%
Total debt$4.6B-0.3%
Total equity$3.7B-9.5%
Total assets$16.2B-2.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$580.9M+69.0%
CapEx$65.9M+8.9%
Free cash flow$515.0M+81.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$41.56B-17.3%
Enterprise value$45.1B-15.3%
P/E23.6×-6.7×
P/S6.4×-2.6×

Profitability

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Operating margin38.6%-1.1pp
Net margin27%-2.7pp
FCF margin35.7%+5.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity44.8%+3.0pp
Debt / equity1.2×+0.1×
Current ratio1.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Paychex’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The source filing: Paychex’s 10-K, filed July 17, 2026. Open the filing →

Filed
Jul 17, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Fiscal year
FY2026
Accession
0001193125-26-307785

FAQ

What is Paychex's gross margin?
Paychex (PAYX) reported gross margin of 74.3% in Q1 2026.
How has Paychex's gross margin changed year-over-year?
Paychex's gross margin increased by 2.7% year-over-year, from 72.4% to 74.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Paychex's gross margin?
Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Paychex's gross margin has grown at a 1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 68.7% to 74.3%.
What does gross margin mean?
Gross profit (revenue minus cost of revenue) as a percentage of revenue, on a trailing-twelve-month basis. Measures how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of producing the goods or services sold.

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