Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Compounding Analysis

Paychex, Inc.(PAYX)

Staffing & Employment Services · Rochester, NY

$98.94-1.90 (-1.88%)

Delayed quote: Oct 2, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

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

17,600 employees

www.paychex.com

Industrials / Staffing & Employment Services

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Staffing & Employment Services
CEO: John Gibson Jr.

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Across metrics · 10Y

PAYX reported stats per metric over 10Y: annual CAGR, median quarterly year-over-year growth, YoY standard deviation, quarters at or above 20%, and negative quarters.
Metric	10Y CAGR	Median YoY	YoY σ	Qtrs ≥ 20%	Neg. qtrs
RevenueRevenue	8.2%	7.3%	6.5pp	1 of 40	4
EPSEPS	8.9%	8.8%	13.9pp	6 of 40	7
Op cash flowOperating cash flow	9.6%	7.2%	34.8pp	15 of 40	18
EBITDAEBITDA	8.9%	7.1%	12.6pp	5 of 40	7
FCFFree cash flow	9.7%	6.6%	39.1pp	13 of 40	18

Reported figures over 10Y: annual-series CAGR, median and standard deviation (σ, percentage points) of quarterly year-over-year growth, quarters at or above 20%, and quarters with negative YoY. “—” means the window needs more comparable data.