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How Paychex, Inc. stacks up
PAYX · against 97 other Technology companies of similar size
Valuation
68/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #30 of 98 · scores higher than 68% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score12 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including PAYX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 68?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its free cash flow yield, earnings yield and EBITDA yield, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 68% of peers. EBITDA yield: 6.8% vs peer median 4.2%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 70% of peers. Earnings yield: 4.4% vs peer median 2.2%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 71% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 4.9% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PAYX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PAYX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 98 reported | 4.4% | 2.9% | 68% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 96 reported | 6.9% | 4.9% | 72% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 70 reported | 5.6% | 3.0% | 78% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 94 reported | 9.1% | 15.2% | 30% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PAYX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25.5B USD | 97 | 56 | |
| 2 | 1.42T TWD (≈$44.0B) | 95 | 75 | |
| 3 | 3.89T JPY (≈$26.5B) | 94 | 73 | |
| 4 | 28.8B USD | 92 | 70 | |
| 4 | 35.5B USD | 92 | 80 | |
| 25 | 3.89T INR (≈$46.7B) | 70 | 70 | |
| 25 | 70.5B USD | 70 | 55 | |
| 25 | 21.3B USD | 70 | 59 | |
| 29 | 351.9B CNY (≈$49.3B) | 69 | 50 | |
| 30 | 41.2B USD | 68 | 59 | |
| 30 | 21.1B USD | 68 | 70 | |
| 30 | 46.8B USD | 68 | 62 | |
| 33 | 66.3B USD | 67 | 55 | |
| 34 | 983.8B TWD (≈$30.5B) | 65 | 65 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score