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Paychex PAYX PEG ratio

PEG ratio at other companies

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2.2×-1.7×
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2.2×-2.9×
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1.5×-39.5×
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0.4×+0.1×
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1.1×-10.7×
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0.7×-2.2×

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$35.2B-38.4%
Enterprise value$38.07B-32.3%
P/E21.5×-11.4×
P/S5.6×-5.0×

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 the most recent quarter.

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 PEG ratio?
Paychex (PAYX) reported PEG ratio of 6.6× in Q4 2024.
How has Paychex's PEG ratio changed year-over-year?
Paychex's PEG ratio increased by 159.9% year-over-year, from 2.5× to 6.6×.
What does PEG ratio mean?
The P/E ratio adjusted for how fast earnings are growing.
How do you interpret PEG ratio?
Around 1.0 is often cited as fairly valued for the growth on offer; below 1.0 can flag a growth bargain. Highly sensitive to the growth input and meaningless when growth is zero or negative.
How does PEG ratio compare across companies?
A rough cross-company growth-adjusted screen; treat as directional given its sensitivity to the (trailing) growth basis.