Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Profit Margins
Over the twelve months to 2026-08-31, Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) had gross margin 74.4%, operating margin 39.2%, net margin 27.4%, free cash flow margin 30.0%, according to EquiReason's reading of its SEC filings.
Source: SEC EDGAR filings · figures as of 2026-08-31 · read by EquiReason
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- Market cap
- 42.0B
- P/E TTM
- 23.4
- Dividend yield
- 3.8%
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| Line | FY2010 May 10 | FY2011 May 11 | FY2012 May 12 | FY2013 May 13 | FY2014 May 14 | FY2015 May 15 | FY2016 May 16 | FY2017 May 17 | FY2018 May 18 | FY2019 May 19 | FY2020 May 20 | FY2021 May 21 | FY2022 May 22 | FY2023 May 23 | FY2024 May 24 | FY2025 May 25 | FY2026 May 26 | TTM Aug 26 | Trend |
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| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68.3% | 68.7% | 70.6% | 71.0% | 72.0% | 72.4% | 74.3% | 74.4% | |
| Operating margin | 36.2% | 37.7% | 38.3% | 38.9% | 39.0% | 38.5% | 38.8% | 39.8% | 38.2% | 36.3% | 36.1% | 36.0% | 39.9% | 40.6% | 41.2% | 39.6% | 38.6% | 39.2% | |
| Net margin | 23.8% | 24.7% | 24.6% | 24.5% | 24.9% | 24.6% | 25.6% | 26.2% | 29.4% | 27.4% | 27.2% | 27.1% | 30.2% | 31.1% | 32.0% | 29.7% | 27.0% | 27.4% | |
| FCF margin | 26.9% | 29.4% | 27.6% | 24.6% | 31.2% | 28.8% | 30.9% | 27.2% | 32.1% | 30.3% | 32.3% | 27.9% | 31.3% | 31.0% | 32.3% | 30.1% | 35.0% | 30.0% |
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Paychex, Inc. — questions
- What is Paychex, Inc.'s gross margin?
- 74.4% over the twelve months to 2026-08-31.
- What is Paychex, Inc.'s operating margin?
- 39.2% over the twelve months to 2026-08-31.
- What is Paychex, Inc.'s net profit margin?
- 27.4% over the twelve months to 2026-08-31.
Every figure on this page comes from Paychex, Inc.'s own SEC filings — see them on SEC EDGAR. Price data is licensed and shown only inside the product.
How these figures are read: methodology · EquiReason.