Paychex
Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) provides human capital management technology and advisory services in human resources, payroll, employee benefits, retirement, and insurance to businesses and their employees, primarily in the United States and parts of Europe. Its services range from payroll processing and cloud-based… From the company’s description.
In fiscal 2026, Paychex reported revenue of $6.51B, up 16.9% from fiscal 2025, and net income of $1.76B. Its operating margin was 38.6%, and operations generated $2.56B in cash. Over the twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, revenue was $6.60B.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Paychex does
In the company’s own words
Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) provides human capital management technology and advisory services in human resources, payroll, employee benefits, retirement, and insurance to businesses and their employees, primarily in the United States and parts of Europe. Its services range from payroll processing and cloud-based workforce software to HR outsourcing through administrative services organization and professional employer organization arrangements. The company also provides 401(k) recordkeeping, benefits administration, and business and employee insurance. Its platforms include SurePayroll for self-service small businesses, Paychex Flex for small and medium-sized businesses, and Paycor for larger businesses with more complex needs. Paychex serves customers across industries, with approximately 840,000 total customers, including about 800,000 payroll clients, as of May 31, 2026. Its HR outsourcing solutions support approximately 2.6 million worksite employees. The 2025 acquisition of Paycor expanded its presence among larger businesses and added to its HCM software offerings. Its website is www.paychex.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry (SIC)
- Professional Services
- Headquarters
- ROCHESTER, NY
- Fiscal year end
- May
- CIK
- 723531
- SIC
- 8700
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2014–2026 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Paychex — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Superinvestors in Paychex · what they did last quarter
Share of each manager’s reported 13F portfolio. Change is in shares held, since the previous quarter.
Largest fund holders · Paychex’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Paychex’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 3 issues of Paychex’s debt, $971.88M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 5.33%, maturing 2030 to 2035.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
All filings →Each filing opens into its own statements and disclosures here.
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