PAYXPaychex Inc
−2.0% today · +7.1% over a year
8/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 74% of the instruments we score
Stability: among the best of its peers. Dividend yield 4.05%.
Paychex Inc (PAYX) valuation against sector peers: P/E 22.6 (sector median 25.4), P/B 11.0, EV/EBIT 17.2, free-cash-flow yield 4.9%, P/S 6.2.
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Industrials companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | PAYX | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 22.6 | 25.4 · n=262 | 11% below |
| P/B | 11.0 | 3.8 · n=295 | 188% above |
| P/S | 6.2 | 2.0 · n=306 | 212% above |
| EV/EBIT | 17.2 | 19.8 · n=247 | 13% below |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 4.9% | 4.0% · n=289 | 24% above |
| Dividend yield | 4.05% | 0.45% · n=334 | 791% above |
| Return on equity | 47.1% | 14.5% · n=305 | 225% above |
| Return on invested capital | 24.9% | 11.6% · n=284 | 114% above |
| Gross margin | 74.4% | 33.1% · n=255 | 125% above |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.20 | 1.51 · n=255 | 21% below |
Value factor: 57 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| GEGE Aerospace | 38.1 | 19.8 | — | 2.3% | 0.5% | —/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATCaterpillar | 23.2 | 12.8 | 18.7 | 4.1% | 1.3% | 7/10 |
| RTXRTX Corporation | 31.5 | 3.8 | 26.0 | 3.6% | 1.4% | 5/10 |
| GEVGE Vernova | 21.2 | 19.3 | 73.1 | 7.8% | 0.2% | 8/10 |
| DEDeere & Company | 38.2 | 6.7 | — | 3.2% | 0.9% | —/10 |
| UNPUnion Pacific Corporation | 23.2 | 8.0 | 19.3 | 3.8% | 1.9% | 10/10 |
| UBERUber | 41.9 | 5.3 | 21.5 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 7/10 |
| ETNEaton Corporation | 35.8 | 6.7 | — | 2.7% | 1.2% | 3/10 |
| BABoeing | 18.7 | 20.9 | 16.6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1/10 |
| LMTLockheed Martin | 20.9 | 13.5 | 16.3 | 6.2% | 2.3% | 8/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 31 Aug 2026 · filed 24 Sep 2026
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