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Paychex

NSQ:PAYX US7043261079
18
  • Value
    42
  • Growth
    68
  • Safety
    Safety
    52
  • Combined
    49
  • Sentiment
    18
  • 360° View
    360° View
    18
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Company Description

Paychex, Inc. is a human capital management (HCM) company offering technology and advisory services. It operates in human resources, employee benefit solutions, insurance, and payroll. Paychex serves small- to medium-sized businesses in the United States and parts of Europe. In the last fiscal year, the company had 19000 employees, a market cap of $50708 millions, profits of $5052 millions, and revenue of $5572 millions.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 18 (better than 18% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Paychex are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Paychex. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 68, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 68% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 52 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 52% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 42 which means that the share price of Paychex is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 58% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 18, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 82% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Analyst Opinions
Weakest Rank Dividend Yield
Country USA
Industry HR- & Employment Services
Size X-Large
Website paychex.com
Index
NASDAQ 100
NASDAQ
S&P 500
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Last update: 10-Aug-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
42 41 26 37
Growth
68 25 59 51
Safety
Safety
52 98 86 84
Sentiment
18 70 79 81
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18 61 78 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
1 7 9 19
Opinions Change
50 50 50 99
Pro Holdings
n/a 86 90 30
Market Pulse
52 100 87 94
Sentiment
18 70 79 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
42 41 26 37
Growth
68 25 59 51
Safety Safety
52 98 86 84
Combined
49 41 52 61
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
16 11 5 13
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
38 38 20 23
Price vs. Book (P/B)
9 14 12 14
Dividend Yield
96 96 98 100
Value
42 41 26 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
54 45 38 25
Profit Growth
92 29 64 44
Capital Growth
42 23 44 44
Stock Returns
38 59 59 95
Growth
68 25 59 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
45 75 82 78
Refinancing
46 47 27 25
Liquidity
67 100 98 96
Safety Safety
52 98 86 84

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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