Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Rochester, New York, Paychex, Inc. delivers comprehensive human capital management (HCM) solutions. The company primarily serves ...
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Est. EPS $1.33
Est. EPS $1.84 · Revenue $1.91B · 9 analysts
Est. EPS $5.96 · Revenue $6.86B · 12 analysts
Est. EPS $1.43 · Revenue $1.72B · 7 analysts
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| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
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| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $6.5B | +16.9% | -11.2% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $1.8B | +6.2% | -24.9% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +74.3% | +2.7% | -2.8% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | +38.6% | -2.7% | -14.0% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | +27.0% | -9.1% | -15.4% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $2.3B | +32.0% | -32.4% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | +35.7% | +12.9% | -23.8% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 124.0% | +1.9% | -0.8% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 1.26x | -1.8% | -0.1% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $16.2B | -2.4% | -7.6% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
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| EPS Surprise | 4.89 vs 5.49 | -11.0% | 1.17 vs 1.84 | -36.3% |
| Revenue Surprise | $6.5B vs $6.5B | +0.1% | $1.6B vs $1.9B | -15.9% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
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| Jan 19, 2027 | Hansen J. Michael | director | Stock Option | — | 2,435 | $111.18 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | GOLISANO B THOMAS | 10 percent owner | Common Stock | D | 334 | $127.04 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Simmons Christopher C | officer: VP, Controller & Treasurer | Common Stock | D | 130 | $122.02 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | DOODY JOSEPH | director | Common Stock - Family Trust | A | 164 | — |
| Jul 20, 2026 | DOODY JOSEPH | director | Common Stock | D | 164 | — |
Operator: As a reminder, this conference is being recorded, and your participation implies consent to our recording of this call. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Bob Schrader, Paychex's Chief Financial Officer. Please go ahead, sir. Bob Schrader: Thank you for joining us to discuss Paychex fourth quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 results. Our earnings release and presentation are available on our investor relations website. We plan to file our Form 10-K with the SEC before the end of July. This call is being webcast live and will be available for replay on our investor relations portal. Today's call includes forward-looking statements that refer to future events and involve some risk. We encourage you to review our filings with the SEC for additional information on factors that could cause actual results to differ from our current expectations. We will also reference non-GAAP financial measures. A description of these items, along with a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures, can be found in our earnings release. I would now like to turn the call over to John Gibson, Paychex President and CEO. John Gibson: Thanks, Bob. I'll begin with our operational highlights for the quarter and the full year, and then Bob will discuss our financial performance and outlook before we open the calls for your questions. We finished the year with strong momentum, delivering double-digit revenue and earnings growth in the fourth quarter and the full year, while also accelerating organic revenue growth in each quarter. Our team executed well against our strategic priorities, expanding upmarket, strengthening our advisory differentiation, and advancing our AI capabilities to drive better client outcomes. Our mission is simple: help businesses succeed. Today, customers are managing more work and complexity than ever before and want more than just a tool. They want a trusted partner that can help them manage cost, attract and retain talent, and navigate a dynamic regulatory landscape. That trust is reflected in our strong client retention across our payroll clients who rely on Paychex for support and advice across a growing number of solutions. Our differentiated advisory and benefits solutions, including ASO, PEO, and Retirement, continue to resonate in the market and drive robust revenue growth. While other providers offer fragmented tools or limited support models, we believe we stand apart by combining technology with trusted human expertise to help customers solve their most important workforce challenges. That differentiation is driving higher engagement in our HR outsourcing. In ASO, engagements increased more than 60% this year alone, reflecting growing demand for support navigating an increasingly complex HR landscape. We believe our investments in go-to-market and technology strengthened our value proposition and contributed to record worksite employee retention in ASO and PEO this year. PEO, in particular, remains a key growth driver. PEO …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Gibson Jr. | President, Chief Executive Officer & Director | USD 1,874,019 | Male | 1967 | Active |
Elizabeth Roaldsen | Senior Vice President of Operations & Customer Experience | USD 1,044,968 | Female | 1972 | Active |
Robert L. Schrader | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | USD 865,800 | Male | 1973 | Active |
Adam Brooks Ante | Senior Vice President of HCM | USD 56,827 | Male | 1981 | Active |
Mason Argiropoulos | Chief Human Resources Officer | — | Male | 1978 | Active |
Katy Bunn | Chief Marketing Officer | — | Female | — | Active |
Chad Parodi | Senior Vice President of HCM, PEO & Insurance | — | Male | 1972 | Active |
Jason Rose | Senior Vice President of Digital Sales & Marketing | — | Male | 1977 | Active |
Ryan Norman Bergstrom | Chief Product & Technology Officer | — | Male | 1979 | Active |
Thomas J. Hammond | Managing Director of Emerging & Ancillary Services | — | Male | — | Active |
Bradley J. Schaufenbuel | Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer | — | Male | 1973 | Active |
Dave Wilson | Vice President of Platform & Technology Services | — | Male | — | Active |
Prabha Sipi Bhandari | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Ethics Officer & Secretary | — | Female | 1971 | Active |
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, the pace of U.S. small business job growth (99.23) in July remained steady and was slightly above average jobs index (99.20) for the first half of the year, signaling a steady employment environment among businesses with fewer than 50 employees.
With Microsoft 365 as its first ecosystem, WISE brings insights, guidance, and actions into the tools businesses already use WISE extends Paychex's workforce intelligence beyond HCM software into collaboration and productivity tools Microsoft 365 is the first ecosystem in Paychex's broader channel expansion strategy, with WISE now available in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams The platform is designed to help Paychex and its partners expand HCM capabilities across digital workflows ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paychex (Nasdaq: PAYX), a leading provider of expert-enabled HR, payroll, and benefits, today announced that WISE (Workforce Intelligence Strengthened by Expertise), the company's AI-powered intelligence engine, is now available within Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams, expanding the company's broader channel-agnostic ecosystem strategy.
Cozad Asset Management Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) by 57.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,899 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 12,221 shares during the quarter. Cozad Asset Management
Farmers National Bank purchased a new position in shares of Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 5,441 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $501,000. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors
Bradley Foster and Sargent Inc. CT boosted its stake in Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) by 77.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 14,594 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 6,361 shares during the period.
