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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) stock score

Technology · Software - Application · United States

$103.98 ▼ -0.46% today

98.6
Dad Score, out of 100
strong

Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) is a Software - Application company in the Technology sector, listed in the United States. On DadFin's weekly run it scores 98.6 out of 100 on the Dad Score, a strong reading that places the business ahead of 99% of the 5,774 US and Canadian stocks DadFin fully scores. Inside Technology it ranks #5 of 780. Its strongest axes are valuation, quality and growth.

Scores from the run of Oct 4, 2026. The Dad Score answers one question: how good is this business, measured against its own sector. How it is built →

The eight axes

Valuation
Strong
Quality
Strong
Growth
Strong
Price action
Above average
Risk
Strong
Conviction
Strong
Liquidity
Above average
Macro
Average

Each axis is ranked inside the stock's own sector. Subscribers see the percentile and every input behind each bar.

Key numbers

P/E (trailing)19.6×
P/E (forward)15.5×
Dividend yield4.50%
Return on capital27.6%
Operating margin38.5%
Revenue growth (YoY)+16.9%
FCF yield6.0%
Net debt / EBITDA1.20×
Piotroski F-Score7 / 9
52-week change-16.9%
Market cap$35.2B
Next earningsDec 18, 2026

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Software - Application peers

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DDOGDatadog, Inc.62.3middling$99.5B

Prices from DadFin's live feed (refreshed about every 15 minutes in the session); scores from the weekly run of Oct 4, 2026. Fundamentals as reported in the latest filings. Research, not investment advice.