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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) stock analysis

$112.50−0.11%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • PAYX lost 1.8% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 352nd of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −9.3%, 25.1 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 11.7% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 4 analysts raised earnings estimates and 9 cut; forward EPS moved 0.0% (0.0% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the CRM, workflow & HR segment of the Software & AI Applications, where the 1-month median return is +8.5%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 21, 2026).
Market cap$40.0B
12-month return−9.3%
Forward P/E17.6×
Mean target vs price+1.3%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

PAYX−1.8%
Sector median−3.0%
S&P 5000.0%
PAYX+2.7%
Sector median−0.1%
S&P 500+4.7%
PAYX+20.4%
Sector median+0.8%
S&P 500+8.7%
PAYX−9.3%
Sector median0.0%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500352 / 497
1-month rank in the Nasdaq 10063 / 100
3-month rank in its sector · Technology287 / 650

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 21, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

43 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.6%, positive 58% of the time, against +0.9% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$6.39
30-day change0.0%
90-day change0.0%
Mean target$113.93 +1.3%
Raised (30d) 4Cut (30d) 9

14 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Software & AI Applications · Apps & agents

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Supplied by
Foundation models−0.9%
GOOGL−4.7%1 monthMETA−5.3%1 monthMSFT+7.0%1 monthAMZN+2.9%1 month
Data platforms & databases−8.6%
SNOW−4.1%1 monthMDB−8.6%1 monthORCL−13.5%1 month
Observability & dev tools+14.9%
DDOG+10.4%1 monthTEAM+19.5%1 month
Its segment
CRM, workflow & HR+8.5%
CRM+3.6%1 monthNOW+11.8%1 monthWDAY+7.8%1 monthSAP+10.5%1 monthADP+9.2%1 monthPAYX−1.8%1 monthRecruit1 month

Seat-based enterprise apps are adding AI agents; the market's question is whether AI adds revenue or reduces the seats customers need.

Sells into
IT consulting & implementation+19.8%
ACN+30.8%1 monthIBM+8.7%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−31.6%
Volatility, 60D32.3%
From 52-week high−11.7%
From 52-week low+31.5%
Trailing P/E22.3×
Forward P/E17.6×

Themes

  • Cloud SaaS3M rank 181 / 303
CRMSalesforceNOWServiceNowWDAYWorkday, Inc.ADPAutomatic Data ProcessingGOOGLAlphabetMETAMeta PlatformsMSFTMicrosoftAMZNAmazon

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