What is Paychex's shares (basic)?

Paychex (PAYX) reported shares (basic) of 357.6M in Q1 2026.

How has Paychex's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?

Paychex's shares (basic) decreased by 0.7% year-over-year, from 360.2M to 357.6M.

What is the long-term trend for Paychex's shares (basic)?

Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Paychex's shares (basic) has grown at a -0.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.4B to 1.4B.

What does shares (basic) mean?

The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.

Paychex PAYX Shares (Basic)

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '26

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401.7M-1.3%

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253.9M-4.7%

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51.1M-8.7%

PaylocityPCTY

53.7M-3.7%

EquifaxEFX

120M-3.3%

CorpayCPAY

67.5M-3.9%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+12.5%

Gross profit$1.4B+22.8%

Operating income$604.7M+40.3%

Net income$420.6M+41.5%

EPS (diluted)$1.17+42.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.1B-33.2%

Total debt$4.6B+434%

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$761.5M+14.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$35.2B-38.4%

Enterprise value$38.72B-32.3%

P/E20×-10.6×

P/S5.4×-4.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin73.9%+1.9pp

Operating margin36.9%-4.6pp

Net margin25.8%-6.1pp

FCF margin33%+3.5pp

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

Reported directly by Paychex in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.

The official record: Paychex’s 8-K, filed June 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Paychex's shares (basic)?: Paychex (PAYX) reported shares (basic) of 357.6M in Q1 2026.
How has Paychex's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?: Paychex's shares (basic) decreased by 0.7% year-over-year, from 360.2M to 357.6M.
What is the long-term trend for Paychex's shares (basic)?: Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Paychex's shares (basic) has grown at a -0.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.4B to 1.4B.
What does shares (basic) mean?: The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.