Paychex (PAYX) closed at $104.49 on Sep 23, 2026, down 9.1% on the day. The stock is down 16.1% over the past month, up 7.7% over three months, down 3.7% year to date and down 16.1% over the past year. It trades 18.4% below its 52-week high of $127.98 and 25.1% above its 52-week low of $83.50. The close sits below its 50-day moving average ($118.47) and above its 200-day moving average ($102.56).
Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 4.0% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 1 of 7.
Over the last 8 reports, PAYX moved an average of 4.0% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 1 of 7 reports.
Yes — the Sep 23, 2026 close of $104.49 is 1.9% above the 200-day average of $102.56.
PAYX closed 18.4% below its 52-week high of $127.98.
Paychex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides human capital management solutions (HCM) for human resources, payroll processing, employee benefits, and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, Canada, India, and Israel. It offers technology and advisory solutions; and payroll tax administration services. The company also provides retirement solutions, such as plan implementation, ongoing compliance with government regulations, employee and employer reporting, participant and employer online access, electronic funds transfer, and other administrative services; HCM solutions from recruiting and hiring to retirement; and talent management and talent acquisition services. In addition, it offers payroll solutions, including calculation, preparation, and delivery of employee payroll checks; production of internal accounting records and management reports; preparation of federal, state, and local payroll tax returns; and collection and remittance of clients' payroll obligations. Further, the company provides workforce management solutions; benefits administration solutions; digital marketplace for earned wages, financial wellness solutions, and voluntary lifestyle benefits; administrative services organization HR outsourcing solutions; solutions to payroll and non-payroll customers; retirement and funding solutions; and insurance services for property and casualty coverage, such as workers' compensation, business-owner policies, cyber security protection, and commercial auto, as well as health and benefits coverage, including health, dental, vision, and life. Additionally, it offers payroll, HR, employee benefits administration, retirement, insurance, risk management outsourcing, and access to professionally trained HR representatives, virtually and on-site. It markets and sells its solutions primarily through its direct sales force. Paychex, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
