PAYX PEER ANALYSIS

Paychex Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

PAYXPaychex Inc

🇺🇸 USA · US · Technology · Software - Application

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Software - Application

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

PAYXIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	PAYX	CSU	DSY	SHOP	XRO	SAP	Ind. Median
P/E	21.84	56.47	19.48●	115.43	74.75	21.55	30.37
P/B	10.29	10.71	2.59	12.38	2.32●	3.59	4.30
EV/EBITDA	13.91	14.31	10.57●	76.03	14.51	—	16.17
P/S	5.90	3.43●	3.88	12.52	4.41	4.32	3.52

Financial Health
Metric	PAYX	CSU	DSY	SHOP	XRO	SAP	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.26	0.91	1.70	6.20●	1.09	1.07	1.45
Debt/Equity	123.4%	143.2%	26.9%	1.4%●	39.3%	—	32.2%
NetDebt/EBITDA	1.14	0.83	-1.18	-2.84●	0.22	—	-0.05

Profitability
Metric	PAYX	CSU	DSY	SHOP	XRO	SAP	Ind. Median
Net Margin	27.0%●	6.1%	19.9%	10.9%	6.1%	20.0%	8.1%
ROE	44.8%●	21.3%	13.5%	11.5%	4.7%	16.5%	11.5%
ROA	10.8%●	4.8%	8.0%	9.8%	2.6%	10.0%	4.7%
EBITDA Margin	46.2%●	25.4%	33.0%	15.9%	30.8%	35.9%	16.0%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	PAYX	CSU	DSY	SHOP	XRO	SAP	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	16.9%	17.2%	-1.8%	31.9%	36.1%●	6.2%	13.4%
NI Growth	6.2%	-3.1%	4.5%	-16.0%	-23.8%	30.5%●	9.5%
Div. Yield	4.1%●	0.1%	1.4%	—	—	1.8%	1.0%
Payout	90.3%	11.4%	27.9%	—	—	36.7%	17.6%

Valuation
Metric	PAYX	ROP	WDAY	MSTR	ADSK	FICO	Ind. Median
P/E	21.84	21.66●	41.40	—	29.86	39.58	30.37
P/B	10.29	1.97	5.25	0.69	13.70	-14.31●	4.30
EV/EBITDA	13.91	12.99●	20.62	—	20.06	28.82	16.17
P/S	5.90	4.57	3.56●	63.91	5.82	13.33	3.52

Financial Health
Metric	PAYX	ROP	WDAY	MSTR	ADSK	FICO	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.26	0.53	1.01	6.05●	0.83	2.22	1.45
Debt/Equity	123.4%	55.6%	56.9%	18.1%	85.4%	-174.0%●	32.2%
NetDebt/EBITDA	1.14	2.77	-0.33	-0.43●	-0.09	2.96	-0.05

Profitability
Metric	PAYX	ROP	WDAY	MSTR	ADSK	FICO	Ind. Median
Net Margin	27.0%	21.1%	8.6%	-2,519.4%	19.5%	33.7%●	8.1%
ROE	44.8%	9.0%	10.9%	-31.2%	50.4%●	—	11.5%
ROA	10.8%	5.2%	5.1%	-25.2%	13.0%	39.1%●	4.7%
EBITDA Margin	46.2%	44.8%	17.0%	-2,848.6%	28.9%	51.5%●	16.0%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	PAYX	ROP	WDAY	MSTR	ADSK	FICO	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	16.9%	12.1%	13.3%	6.8%	18.3%	22.6%●	13.4%
NI Growth	6.2%	14.4%	73.9%●	—	44.6%	31.6%	9.5%
Div. Yield	4.1%●	1.0%	—	1.3%	—	—	1.0%
Payout	90.3%	21.2%	—	-3.3%	—	—	17.6%

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