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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Share Buybacks

The buybacks for Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) is $104.50 Million with a year-over-year change of -38.24%. Share buybacks (stock repurchases) represent cash spent by the company to buy back its own shares in the open market, reducing shares outstanding and returning capital to shareholders.

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PAYX Buybacks
$104.50M-89.55% 20Y
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Current Buybacks

$104.50M

$104.50 Million

Year-over-Year Change

-38.24%

vs. $169.20M prior year

Historical Data

12

Years of data available

Annual Buybacks History

YearBuybacksYoY Change% Change
2025$104.50M$-64.70M-38.24%
2024$169.20M+$24.00M+16.53%
2022$145.20M$-10.50M-6.74%
2021$155.70M$-16.20M-9.42%
2020$171.90M+$115.00M+202.11%
2019$56.90M$-86.20M-60.24%
2018$143.10M$-23.10M-13.90%
2017$166.20M+$58.30M+54.03%
2016$107.90M$-74.50M-40.84%
2015$182.40M$-67.30M-26.95%
2014$249.70M$-750.30M-75.03%
2008$1000.00M
Data as of Wednesday, June 10, 2026

About Paychex, Inc.

Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Rochester, New York, Paychex, Inc. delivers comprehensive human capital management (HCM) solutions. The company primarily serves small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the United States, Europe, and India, addressing their needs in human resources, payroll administration, employee benefits, and insurance. Its diverse service portfolio includes: Payroll Management: Encompassing core payroll processing, payroll tax administration, employee payment facilitation, and ensuring compliance with regulations like new-hire reporting and garnishment processing. Human Resources Solutions: Providing support for employer compliance, HR and employee benefits administration, risk management outsourcing, and even the availability of professionally trained on-site HR representatives. Retirement Services: Offering full administration for retirement plans, which covers implementation, ongoing adherence to government regulations, reporting for both participants and employers, online access capabilities, electronic funds transfers, and other administrative tasks. Cloud-based HR Software: A suite of software products designed for efficient HR administration, including tools for benefits management, time and attendance tracking, digital communication, recruitment, and onboarding processes. Additional Business Services: This category features plan administration outsourcing, state unemployment insurance services, and various support functions for SMBs such as payroll funding and outsourcing (including payroll processing, invoicing, and tax preparation), payment processing solutions, financial wellness programs, and a resource center for small business loans. Insurance Offerings: Providing both property and casualty coverage, which includes workers' compensation, business-owner policies, cybersecurity protection, and commercial auto insurance, alongside health and benefits coverage like medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Paychex primarily distributes its services through its dedicated direct sales team.

Rochester, NY
16,500 employees
Industrials / Staffing & Employment Services
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Staffing & Employment Services
CEO
John Gibson Jr.