PAYCHEX INC
PAYXIndustrials & materialspaychex.com
Latest available resultsAugust 31, 2026Quarter · 10-Q filed Sep 24, 2026
Next reportDecember 17, 2026forecast 1.301 $/share
Revenue
$1.63B
▲ +5.9% vs prior year YoY
Net income
$429.70M
▲ +12.0% vs prior year YoY
EPS
1.21$
▲ +14.2% vs prior year YoY
Net margin
26.4%
▲ +1.4 pp vs prior year YoY
Revenue▲ +5.9%
Margins (% of revenue)GrossOperatingNet
Net income▲ +12.0%
EPS▲ +14.2%
Financial statements
View 10-Q filed September 24, 2026 on SEC ↗| Metric | Nov 2024 | Feb 2025 | May 2025* | Aug 2025 | Nov 2025 | Feb 2026 | May 2026* | Aug 2026 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations | |||||||||
| Revenue | $1.32B | $1.51B | $1.43B | $1.54B | $1.56B | $1.81B | $1.61B | $1.63B | ▲ +5.9% |
| Gross profit | $937.80M | $1.12B | $1.03B | $1.13B | $1.15B | $1.38B | $1.19B | $1.20B | ▲ +6.6% |
| Operating income | $538.10M | $691.80M | $431.10M | $541.90M | $571.90M | $792.00M | $604.70M | $619.20M | ▲ +14.3% |
| Net income | $413.40M | $519.30M | $297.20M | $383.80M | $395.40M | $560.30M | $420.60M | $429.70M | ▲ +12.0% |
| R&Dnever filed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EPS (diluted) | 1.14 $ | 1.43 $ | — | 1.06 $ | 1.10 $ | 1.56 $ | — | 1.21 $ | ▲ +14.2% |
| Margins (% of revenue) | |||||||||
| Gross | 71.2 % | 74.3 % | 72.4 % | 73.1 % | 73.5 % | 76.2 % | 74.0 % | 73.6 % | ▲ +0.5 pt |
| Operating | 40.9 % | 45.8 % | 30.2 % | 35.2 % | 36.7 % | 43.8 % | 37.7 % | 38.0 % | ▲ +2.8 pt |
| Net | 31.4 % | 34.4 % | 20.8 % | 24.9 % | 25.4 % | 31.0 % | 26.2 % | 26.4 % | ▲ +1.4 pt |
| Balance sheet | |||||||||
| Assets | $10.55B | $11.22B | $16.56B | $16.66B | $16.52B | $17.51B | $16.17B | $15.66B | ▼ -6.0% |
| Liabilities | $6.63B | $7.11B | $12.44B | $12.69B | $12.64B | $13.50B | $12.44B | $11.96B | ▼ -5.8% |
| Equity | $3.93B | $4.12B | $4.13B | $3.97B | $3.88B | $4.01B | $3.74B | $3.71B | ▼ -6.7% |
| Cash | $1.20B | $1.56B | $1.63B | $809.00M | $1.49B | $1.74B | $1.09B | $600.90M | ▼ -25.7% |
| Capital | |||||||||
| Shares outstanding | 360.06M | 360.19M | 360.24M | 359.89M | 358.97M | 358.29M | 355.68M | 355.98M | ▼ -1.1% |
| Public floatexcluding insiders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* No 10-Q is filed for a fourth quarter: these amounts are the fiscal year minus the first three quarters, all filed. EPS stays blank — dilution doesn't subtract.