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Overview
Smart-money signal on PAYX this 14d.
Key stats
Sep 6- Open
- $123.47
- 52-wk high
- $130.31
- High
- $123.58
- 52-wk low
- $83.50
- Low
- $121.65
- Prev close
- $125.08
- Mkt cap
- $43.33B
- P/E
- 24.9x
- Volume
- 1.84M
- Fwd P/E
- 20.9x
- Beta
- 0.89
- P/S
- 10.9x
- P/B
- 11.9x
- Profit margin
- +26.6%
- Op margin
- +38.3%
- ROE
- +40.3%
What do analysts expect?
Analyst target and ratings are on paid plans
See the 12-month consensus target and the buy/hold/sell rating split.
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8 funds hold a position and insiders have been net selling.
What funds are doing
Activist stakes, short interest & more
Earnings
Earnings landed in line with what analysts expected.
Earnings per share
$1.31 expected
Revenue
$1.61B expected
GAAP EPS was $1.17 and adjusted EPS was $1.32. The analyst basis could not be confirmed, so no beat or miss is shown.
Reports Sep 29, 2026, in 22 days
EPS expected
$1.30 to $1.35
Revenue expected
14 analysts
Last 30 days
Analysts cutting estimates
What the company said
Financials
What it sold, what it cost, what was left.
| USD | Aug 2025 | Nov 2025 | Feb 2026 | May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What came in | ||||
| Revenue | $1.54B | $1.56B | $1.81B | $1.61B |
| Cost of what it sold | $413.8M | $412.2M | $431.2M | $417.3M |
| Gross profit | $1.13B | $1.15B | $1.38B | $1.19B |
| What it spent | ||||
| Sales and admin | $584.3M | $573.5M | $585.7M | $583.5M |
| Total operating expenses | $584.3M | $573.5M | $585.7M | $583.5M |
| What was left | ||||
| Operating profit | $541.9M | $571.9M | $792.0M | $604.7M |
| Interest on debt | $68.2M | $68.5M | $68.1M | $64.7M |
| Profit before tax | $497.5M | $520.2M | $739.0M | $554.2M |
| Tax | $113.7M | $124.8M | $178.7M | $133.6M |
| Net profit | $383.8M | $395.4M | $560.3M | $420.6M |
| EBITDA | $675.0M | $697.8M | $918.1M | $728.5M |
Technicals
Price structure
This stock is in a strong uptrend.
Trend
Strong uptrend
80 / 100
RSI 14
20D volatility
52-week range
20D support
20D resistance
Returns
Price vs moving averages
Volume pace
News
What the news says
Coverage is bullish
Tone of tracked coverage
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Macro
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