PAYX
Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)
Last Price$146.5(5.2%)
Market Cap$53.5B
LTM Current ratio
1.4x
5Y avg
1.3x
Staffing & Employment Services industry median
1.7x
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
(0.6%) overvalued

Paychex, Inc. Current ratio

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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May'05May'06May'07May'08May'09May'10May'11May'12May'13May'14May'15May'16May'17May'18May'19May'20May'21May'22May'23May'24
Current ratio
1.3x
1.2x
1.1x
1.1x
1.1x
1.1x
1.1x
1.1x
1.1x
1.1x
1.1x
1.1x
1.1x
1.1x
1.2x
1.2x
1.2x
1.2x
1.3x
1.4x
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PAYX key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
May'05May'06May'07May'08May'09May'10May'11May'12May'13May'14May'15May'16May'17May'18May'19May'20May'21May'22May'23May'24
% growth
1,445.1
11.7%
1,674.6
15.9%
1,887.0
12.7%
2,066.3
9.5%
2,082.8
0.8%
2,000.8
(3.9%)
2,084.3
4.2%
2,229.8
7.0%
2,326.2
4.3%
2,518.9
8.3%
2,739.6
8.8%
2,951.9
7.7%
3,151.3
6.8%
3,380.9
7.3%
3,772.5
11.6%
4,040.5
7.1%
4,056.8
0.4%
4,611.7
13.7%
5,007.1
8.6%
5,278.3
5.4%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)329.5560.3615.5660.7680.5653.6653.6680.8671.3732.5808.0857.1919.61,017.81,177.81,280.81,271.21,356.31,453.01,479.3
% margin
1,115.6
77.2%
1,114.3
66.5%
1,271.5
67.4%
1,405.6
68.0%
1,402.2
67.3%
1,347.2
67.3%
1,430.7
68.6%
1,549.0
69.5%
1,654.9
71.1%
1,786.4
70.9%
1,931.6
70.5%
2,094.8
71.0%
2,231.7
70.8%
2,363.1
69.9%
2,594.7
68.8%
2,759.7
68.3%
2,785.6
68.7%
3,255.4
70.6%
3,554.1
71.0%
3,799.0
72.0%
Operating Expenses581.9464.6569.9577.3597.0622.4644.3695.1750.1803.7878.0948.2992.11,075.61,223.41,299.21,324.91,415.41,521.01,624.9
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)581.9464.8569.9577.3597.0622.4644.3695.1750.1803.7878.0948.2992.11,075.61,223.41,299.21,324.91,415.41,521.01,624.9
533.8
36.9%
649.8
38.8%
701.5
37.2%
828.3
40.1%
805.2
38.7%
724.8
36.2%
786.4
37.7%
853.9
38.3%
904.8
38.9%
982.7
39.0%
1,053.6
38.5%
1,146.6
38.8%
1,239.6
39.3%
1,287.5
38.1%
1,371.3
36.3%
1,460.5
36.1%
1,460.7
36.0%
1,840.0
39.9%
2,033.1
40.6%
2,174.1
41.2%
Interest Income0.00.00.0131.875.555.048.16.56.76.97.88.49.911.913.312.32.32.949.182.7
Interest Expense0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.11.10.71.12.53.917.638.835.836.636.737.3
Pre-tax Income546.2674.8743.3854.8812.1729.3792.2860.3911.4988.11,060.01,151.11,244.81,296.11,368.01,437.11,434.21,824.62,048.22,218.0
% effective tax rate
177.3
32.5%
209.9
31.1%
227.8
30.7%
278.7
32.6%
278.5
34.3%
252.3
34.6%
276.9
35.0%
312.3
36.3%
342.4
37.6%
360.6
36.5%
385.1
36.3%
394.3
34.3%
427.5
34.3%
362.4
28.0%
333.6
24.4%
339.0
23.6%
336.7
23.5%
431.8
23.7%
490.9
24.0%
527.6
23.8%
% margin
368.8
25.5%
464.9
27.8%
515.4
27.3%
576.1
27.9%
533.5
25.6%
477.0
23.8%
515.3
24.7%
548.0
24.6%
569.0
24.5%
627.5
24.9%
674.9
24.6%
756.8
25.6%
817.3
25.9%
933.7
27.6%
1,034.4
27.4%
1,098.1
27.2%
1,097.5
27.1%
1,392.8
30.2%
1,557.3
31.1%
1,690.4
32.0%
EPS0.971.231.351.561.481.321.421.511.561.721.862.102.272.602.883.063.053.864.324.69
Diluted EPS0.971.221.351.561.481.321.421.511.561.711.852.092.252.582.863.043.033.844.304.67
% margin
613.2
42.4%
744.2
44.4%
798.5
42.3%
935.4
45.3%
897.8
43.1%
815.8
40.8%
875.1
42.0%
945.3
42.4%
996.4
42.8%
1,082.3
43.0%
1,153.8
42.1%
1,257.2
42.6%
1,380.8
43.8%
1,429.5
42.3%
1,558.1
41.3%
1,670.2
41.3%
1,652.7
40.7%
2,031.8
44.1%
2,209.7
44.1%
2,350.6
44.5%

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1) What is Paychex, Inc.'s Current ratio?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Current ratio is 1.4x, based on the financial report for Nov 30, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Current ratio for Paychex, Inc. have been 1.3x over the past three years, and 1.3x over the past five years.

2) Is Paychex, Inc.'s Current ratio Good?

As of today, Paychex, Inc.'s Current ratio is 1.4x, which is lower than industry median of 1.7x. It indicates that Paychex, Inc.'s Current ratio is Bad.

3) How does Paychex, Inc.'s Current ratio compare to its peers?

As of today, Paychex, Inc.'s Current ratio is 1.4x, which is lower than peer median of 1.5x. The list of peers includes BZ, UPWK, KFY, KFRC, RHI, BBSI, ADP, MAN, NSP, TNET.