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Paychex PAYX Shares (Diluted)

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '26

Shares (Diluted) at other companies

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. logo
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.ADP
399.7M-2.2%
Barrett Business Services logo
Barrett Business ServicesBBSI
25M-3.0%
Trinet Group logo
Trinet GroupTNET
47M-4.1%
Workday, Inc. logo
Workday, Inc.WDAY
254.3M-5.9%
Paycom Software logo
Paycom SoftwarePAYC
51.2M-9.1%
Paylocity logo
PaylocityPCTY
54.3M-4.4%

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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Gross margin74.3%+1.9pp
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

Reported directly by Paychex in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding.

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

Filed
Jul 17, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Fiscal year
FY2026
Accession
0001193125-26-307785
Year ended May 31,202620252024
Income taxes550.8518.6527.6
Net income$$1,760.1$1,657.31,690.4
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax3.891.414.8
Comprehensive income$$1,763.9$1,748.71,705.2
Basic earnings per share$$4.90$4.604.69
Diluted earnings per share$$4.89$4.584.67
Weighted-average common shares outstanding358.9360.2360.3
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution360.0362.0362.1

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FAQ

What is Paychex's shares (diluted)?
Paychex (PAYX) reported shares (diluted) of 360M in Q1 2026.
How has Paychex's shares (diluted) changed year-over-year?
Paychex's shares (diluted) decreased by 0.6% year-over-year, from 362M to 360M.
What is the long-term trend for Paychex's shares (diluted)?
Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Paychex's shares (diluted) has grown at a -0.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.5B to 1.4B.
What does shares (diluted) mean?
The weighted-average shares outstanding plus all potentially dilutive shares from stock options, RSUs, convertible securities, and warrants, using the treasury stock method.

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