balance equationreview2017-05-31
Difference 271900000 exceeds tolerance 6833700.000. Presentation or filing-vintage differences need review.
Revenue
$6.51B
Fiscal year ended 2026-05-31Operating income
$2.51B
Fiscal year ended 2026-05-31Free cash flow
$2.32B
Fiscal year ended 2026-05-31Valuation, from the filing
| Public float | $35.96B | Market value of stock held by non-affiliates, as stated on the cover page for 2025-11-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Float per share | $101.10 | Float divided by shares outstanding in the same filing. A floor under the share price on that date, not the price itself. |
| Float / net income | 20.4× | A lower bound on the multiple, because affiliate holdings are excluded. |
| Float / revenue | 5.5× | A lower bound on the multiple, because affiliate holdings are excluded. |
| Float / equity | 9.6× | A lower bound on the multiple, because affiliate holdings are excluded. |
Every figure here is drawn from the 10-K cover page and the statements behind it, so each one traces to a filing. Public float counts only stock held by non-affiliates, which makes these floors rather than estimates: a high multiple is conclusive, a low one may mean cheap or may mean closely held. The float was measured on 2025-11-28, not today, and each multiple below it uses the figures for the fiscal year ending 2026-05-31 — the year that filing covered.
Valuation over time
20.4× earnings today, against a median of 20.4× across 3 years on record. In line with its own history.
| Float measured | Public float | Float / net income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 | $35.96B | 20.4× | |
| 2024-11-29 | $47.08B | 28.4× | |
| 2023-11-30 | $32.21B | 19.1× |
Each float is paired with the fiscal year the filing that stated it covers. Only years where the company reported positive net income appear, because a multiple against a loss is not a multiple.
PAYCHEX INC (PAYX) reported revenue of $6.51B and net income of $1.76B for the fiscal year ended 2026-05-31. This page shows 10 annual periods of income statement, balance sheet and cash flow figures normalized from PAYCHEX INC’s SEC filings, each linked to the filing it came from. It is classified by the SEC under Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management.
Income
| Metric | 2026-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2019-05-31 | 2018-05-31 | 2017-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.51B | $5.57B | $5.28B | $5.01B | $4.61B | $4.06B | $4.04B | $3.77B | $3.38B | $3.15B |
| Cost of revenue | $1.67B | $1.54B | $1.48B | $1.45B | $1.36B | $1.27B | $1.28B | $1.18B | $1.02B | Unavailable |
| Gross profit | $4.84B | $4.03B | $3.80B | $3.55B | $3.26B | $2.79B | $2.76B | $2.59B | $2.36B | Unavailable |
| Operating income | $2.51B | $2.21B | $2.17B | $2.03B | $1.84B | $1.46B | $1.46B | $1.37B | $1.29B | $1.25B |
| Net income | $1.76B | $1.66B | $1.69B | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Research & development | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Weighted-average diluted shares | shares 360.00M | shares 362.00M | shares 362.10M | shares 362.30M | shares 363.10M | shares 362.10M | shares 361.00M | shares 361.80M | shares 361.50M | shares 362.60M |
| Pretax income | $2.31B | $2.18B | $2.22B | $2.05B | $1.82B | $1.43B | $1.44B | $1.37B | $1.30B | $1.26B |
| Income tax expense | $550.80M | $518.60M | $527.60M | $490.90M | $431.80M | $336.70M | $339.00M | $333.60M | $306.00M | $432.80M |
| Diluted EPS | $4.89 | $4.58 | $4.67 | $4.30 | $3.84 | $3.03 | $3.04 | $2.86 | $2.75 | $2.28 |
| Selling, general & administrative | $2.33B | $1.82B | $1.62B | $1.52B | $1.42B | $1.32B | $1.30B | $1.22B | $1.07B | $979.70M |
| General & administrative | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Selling & marketing | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Balance
| Metric | 2026-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2019-05-31 | 2018-05-31 | 2017-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $1.09B | $1.63B | $1.47B | $1.22B | $370.00M | $995.20M | $905.20M | $673.60M | $358.20M | $184.60M |
| Total assets | $16.17B | $16.56B | $10.38B | $10.55B | $9.64B | $9.23B | $8.55B | $8.68B | $7.92B | $6.83B |
| Current assets | $8.61B | $8.92B | $7.25B | $7.53B | $6.58B | $6.17B | $5.46B | $5.68B | $5.89B | $5.27B |
| Total liabilities | $12.44B | $12.44B | $6.58B | $7.05B | $6.55B | $6.28B | $5.77B | $6.06B | $5.56B | $4.88B |
| Current liabilities | $6.84B | $6.96B | $5.31B | $5.81B | $5.27B | $4.94B | $4.43B | $4.84B | $5.30B | $4.73B |
| Total equity incl. NCI | $3.74B | $4.13B | $3.80B | $3.49B | $3.09B | $2.95B | $2.78B | $2.62B | $2.36B | $2.23B |
| Temporary (mezzanine) equity | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Inventory | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Accounts receivable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Goodwill | $4.53B | $4.51B | $1.88B | $1.83B | $1.83B | $1.82B | $1.79B | $1.78B | $814.00M | $657.10M |
| Long-term debt | $4.56B | $4.55B | $798.60M | $798.20M | $797.70M | $797.30M | $796.80M | $796.40M | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Accounts payable | $154.80M | $129.80M | $104.30M | $84.70M | $105.70M | $89.00M | $79.40M | $75.90M | $73.70M | $57.20M |
Cash flow
| Metric | 2026-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2019-05-31 | 2018-05-31 | 2017-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $2.56B | $1.90B | $1.90B | $1.71B | $1.59B | $1.26B | $1.44B | $1.27B | $1.28B | $960.40M |
| Capital expenditures | $234.90M | $191.80M | $161.40M | $143.00M | $133.80M | $118.40M | $127.00M | $123.80M | $154.00M | $94.30M |
| Investing cash flow | -$1.15B | -$3.36B | -$260.90M | $211.70M | -$1.51B | -$460.60M | $771.90M | -$1.63B | $998.50M | -$662.20M |
| Financing cash flow | -$2.65B | $2.29B | -$1.87B | -$711.40M | -$979.30M | -$636.40M | -$1.49B | -$1.01B | -$423.80M | -$482.70M |
| Net change in cash | -$1.25B | $837.30M | -$237.90M | $1.21B | -$894.70M | $163.30M | $724.60M | -$1.37B | $1.85B | -$184.50M |
| Stock-based compensation | $96.10M | $111.80M | $61.10M | $62.60M | $52.80M | $52.50M | $47.40M | $46.20M | $44.60M | $35.40M |
| Common dividends paid | $1.59B | $1.45B | $1.32B | $1.18B | $999.60M | $908.70M | $889.40M | $826.80M | $739.70M | $662.30M |
| Common share repurchases | $611.00M | $104.50M | $169.20M | $0 | $145.20M | $155.70M | $171.90M | $56.90M | $143.10M | $166.20M |
| Depreciation & amortization | $442.60M | $209.50M | $176.50M | $176.60M | $191.80M | $192.00M | $209.70M | $181.50M | $138.00M | $126.90M |
Derived
| Metric | 2026-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2019-05-31 | 2018-05-31 | 2017-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow | $2.32B | $1.71B | $1.74B | $1.56B | $1.46B | $1.14B | $1.31B | $1.15B | $1.12B | $866.10M |
| Gross margin | 74.3% | 72.4% | 72.0% | 71.0% | 70.6% | 68.7% | 68.3% | 68.8% | 69.9% | Unavailable |
| Operating margin | 38.6% | 39.6% | 41.2% | 40.6% | 39.9% | 36.0% | 36.1% | 36.3% | 38.2% | 39.8% |
| FCF margin | 35.7% | 30.7% | 32.9% | 31.2% | 31.6% | 28.1% | 32.5% | 30.4% | 33.2% | 27.5% |
| SBC / revenue | 1.5% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.28x | 1.37x | 1.30x | 1.25x | 1.25x | 1.23x | 1.17x | 1.11x | 1.12x |
| Revenue YoY growth | 16.9% | 5.6% | 5.4% | 8.6% | 13.7% | 0.4% | 7.1% | 11.7% | 7.1% | Unavailable |
| Net margin | 27.0% | 29.7% | 32.0% | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| R&D / revenue | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| CapEx / revenue | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 3.0% |
| Long-term debt / equity | 1.22x | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Effective tax rate | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 24.0% | 23.7% | 23.5% | 23.6% | 24.4% | 23.5% | 34.4% |
Amounts are abbreviated; the exact reported value is carried in each cell. — means unavailable, not zero. Open PAYX in the interactive workspace to inspect any figure back to its filing.
Source filings
10-Q · Filed 2026-09-24View SEC filing
10-K · Filed 2026-07-17View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2026-03-26View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-12-22View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-09-30View SEC filing
10-K · Filed 2025-07-11View SEC filing
Reconciliation checks needing review
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