PAYX

Paychex, Inc.

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US companies in Industrials (157)
NASDAQ · USD
Mkt cap $41.2bn

$115.70

as of 26 Oct 2026, 10% below its 52-week high

Screens as reasonably placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield: 4.95%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield: 4.49%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Earnings cover: 1.1×Pays 90% of earnings
Cash cover: 1.2×Free cash flow over dividends paid
5y dividend growth: +11.9% a yearNo cut since FY2008
Next ex-dividend date: Estimated28 Jan 2027Quarterly dividend of about $1.21

Compared with US companies in Industrials (157)

Trailing yield is higher than 151 of the 155 other US companies in Industrials with a yield figure.
5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than 102 of the 132 other US companies in Industrials with a 5y growth figure.

Quality

Moderate

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

Low

How extended the valuation looks

Why Quality is 68

PAYX against US companies in Industrials (157)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (31 Aug 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of PAYX’s past readings.

P/E25.1×P19, good for this measure
Yield3.57%P91, good for this measure
FCF payout80.6%P89, poor for this measure
Net debt / EBITDA1.31P92, poor for this measure
DGR 5y+12.1%P88, good for this measure
ROIC20.3%P8, poor for this measure

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