Paychex, Inc. NMS · PAYX
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Sign in / create a free accountPaychex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides human capital management solutions (HCM) for payroll, employee benefits, human resources (HR), and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, and India.
PAYX last traded at $114.39, down 0.3% on the day; that's in the upper part of its 52-week range ($85.45–$117.72). Right now it's stretched well above its recent average — moves this fast often cool off or give some back.
The next scheduled earnings report (2026-06-24) is the biggest known catalyst on the calendar, and after a strong run, watch whether the price can hold its gains on quieter days.
A plain-English snapshot built from the data on this page — not investment advice. Always do your own research.
KC3 upper (deep stretch), +2.44 ATR from EMA21 — no notable pattern
- · Aligned with weak uptrend
Each bar shows how many points that factor added. The more points — and the more factors that agree — the higher the letter grade.
- · KC3 upper stretch — deepest mean-reversion tier
- · RSI hook from extreme overbought (71)
- · Stochastic bear cross in overbought
Each bar shows how many points that factor added. The more points — and the more factors that agree — the higher the letter grade.
On the latest daily bar, momentum is running hot (RSI 71, overbought territory), the trend is quiet (ADX 23), and volume is about normal (1.1×). On the business side, revenue is growing 12% year over year and the business keeps about 43 cents of every sales dollar as free cash.
Latest-bar indicator readings behind the grade — display-only, they don't move the letter.
Company fundamentals for context — display-only, they don't move the grade.
Our cash-flow model pegs fair value near $120.86 (fair range $33–$121); today's price leaves a +5% cushion below that estimate. The model's verdict is “Fair” and accounting quality screens as Weak. Model estimates only — do your own due diligence.
- ✓ Positive retained earnings
- ✓ Gross margin 67% (pricing power)
- ✓ Net margin 27%
- ⚠ Debt exceeds cash
- ⚠ Quick ratio 0.35 (fragile)
- ⚠ Debt/equity 3.01 (fragile)
- ⚠ Receivables growing faster than revenue
Price implies ~12% growth (vs trailing rev yoy). Model estimate — do your own due diligence.
PAYX is a $40.7 billion company, priced at 23× last year's earnings, and the stock is trading near the top of its 52-week range.
Options idea
See more →ITM tracks the stock · OTM is cheaper / more leverage. Model-priced — verify the live chain. As of 20h ago (2026-07-18 18:02 UTC).
Earnings
See more →- Last reported
- 2026-06-24
- EPS (act / est)
- 1.32 / 1.31
- Surprise
- +0.9%
- Next report
- 2026-09-29
About
Paychex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides human capital management solutions (HCM) for payroll, employee benefits, human resources (HR), and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, and India. It offers payroll processing services; payroll tax administration services; employee payment services; and regulatory compliance…