Last Price$146.5(5.2%)
Market Cap$53.5B
P/E LTM
31.0x
5Y avg
29.7x
Staffing & Employment Services industry
median
19.3x
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
(0.6%) overvalued
Paychex, Inc. P/E LTM
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| May'05 | May'06 | May'07 | May'08 | May'09 | May'10 | May'11 | May'12 | May'13 | May'14 | May'15 | May'16 | May'17 | May'18 | May'19 | May'20 | May'21 | May'22 | May'23 | May'24 | |
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| P/E LTM | 34.1x | 31.5x | 29.3x | 22.2x | 17.8x | 21.7x | 22.6x | 20.1x | 24.2x | 24.7x | 27.1x | 26.5x | 26.5x | 26.3x | 30.0x | 23.4x | 34.5x | 32.9x | 25.7x | 25.7x |
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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) P/E LTM comparison analysis
General
LTM P/E LTM
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Paychex, Inc.PAYX
31.1x
5.4%
8.6%
32.0%
Median Peer Set
19.6x
2.1%
(4.2%)
4.7%
Insperity, Inc.NSP
38.0x
1.5%
(47.2%)
1.4%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.ADP
30.6x
6.6%
10.8%
19.5%
Robert Half International Inc.RHI
22.1x
(9.3%)
(37.2%)
4.3%
TriNet Group, Inc.TNET
21.2x
2.7%
(47.4%)
3.4%
ManpowerGroup Inc.MAN
19.7x
(83.7%)
70.8%
4.7%
Kanzhun LimitedBZ
19.6x
25.2%
864.9%
18.5%
Barrett Business Services, Inc.BBSI
19.4x
7.0%
8.0%
4.6%
Kforce Inc.KFRC
19.2x
(8.3%)
(16.3%)
3.6%
Korn FerryKFY
14.4x
(2.4%)
(18.3%)
6.1%
Upwork Inc.UPWK
8.3x
11.6%
360.0%
28.0%
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'05 | May'06 | May'07 | May'08 | May'09 | May'10 | May'11 | May'12 | May'13 | May'14 | May'15 | May'16 | May'17 | May'18 | May'19 | May'20 | May'21 | May'22 | May'23 | May'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) | 329.5 | 560.3 | 615.5 | 660.7 | 680.5 | 653.6 | 653.6 | 680.8 | 671.3 | 732.5 | 808.0 | 857.1 | 919.6 | 1,017.8 | 1,177.8 | 1,280.8 | 1,271.2 | 1,356.3 | 1,453.0 | 1,479.3 |
% 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 Expenses | 581.9 | 464.6 | 569.9 | 577.3 | 597.0 | 622.4 | 644.3 | 695.1 | 750.1 | 803.7 | 878.0 | 948.2 | 992.1 | 1,075.6 | 1,223.4 | 1,299.2 | 1,324.9 | 1,415.4 | 1,521.0 | 1,624.9 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 581.9 | 464.8 | 569.9 | 577.3 | 597.0 | 622.4 | 644.3 | 695.1 | 750.1 | 803.7 | 878.0 | 948.2 | 992.1 | 1,075.6 | 1,223.4 | 1,299.2 | 1,324.9 | 1,415.4 | 1,521.0 | 1,624.9 |
% margin | 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 Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 131.8 | 75.5 | 55.0 | 48.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 49.1 | 82.7 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 17.6 | 38.8 | 35.8 | 36.6 | 36.7 | 37.3 |
| Pre-tax Income | 546.2 | 674.8 | 743.3 | 854.8 | 812.1 | 729.3 | 792.2 | 860.3 | 911.4 | 988.1 | 1,060.0 | 1,151.1 | 1,244.8 | 1,296.1 | 1,368.0 | 1,437.1 | 1,434.2 | 1,824.6 | 2,048.2 | 2,218.0 |
% 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% |
| EPS | 0.97 | 1.23 | 1.35 | 1.56 | 1.48 | 1.32 | 1.42 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.72 | 1.86 | 2.10 | 2.27 | 2.60 | 2.88 | 3.06 | 3.05 | 3.86 | 4.32 | 4.69 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.97 | 1.22 | 1.35 | 1.56 | 1.48 | 1.32 | 1.42 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.71 | 1.85 | 2.09 | 2.25 | 2.58 | 2.86 | 3.04 | 3.03 | 3.84 | 4.30 | 4.67 |
% 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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FAQ
1) What is Paychex, Inc.'s P/E LTM?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month P/E LTM is 31.0x, based on the financial report for Nov 29, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual P/E LTM for Paychex, Inc. have been 30.5x over the past three years, and 31.2x over the past five years.
2) Is Paychex, Inc.'s P/E LTM Good?
As of today, Paychex, Inc.'s P/E LTM is 31.0x, which is higher than industry median of 19.3x. It indicates that Paychex, Inc.'s P/E LTM is Bad.