PAYX earnings

Paychex, Inc.

PAYX chart · All upcoming earnings

Next report 2026-09-23
When Wednesday before open
In10 days
EPS estimate1.32
1-day std dev3.4%

How PAYX has moved on earnings, close to close (last 60)?Measured close to close. Day 1 = the last close before the report to the next close (the following session for after-close reports). Day 2 / Day 3 are that single session on its own. 5-day is the cumulative move from the pre-report close through the 5th session.

10 20 30 Max
MoveMeanMedianStd devHit rate
Day 1 -0.5% -0.9% 3.4% 43%
Day 2 +0.4% +0.3% 1.8% 62%
Day 3 +0.2% +0.3% 1.6% 60%
5-day +0.4% -0.2% 4.0% 48%
Biggest pop
+6.5%
Biggest drop
-9.4%
On a beat
-0.1%
On a miss
-2.3%
1-mo drift
+1.7%

Day 1 price move on each of the last 60 reports

Day 1 = the close-to-close move on the first session to trade the news — hover for the EPS surprise.

Report history

ReportEstActualSurpriseGap1-day+5d+1mo
2026-06-24 beat 1.31 1.32 +0.9% +0.8% -1.7% +6.7% +17.9%
2026-03-25 beat 1.67 1.71 +2.3% +5.1% +3.0% -2.6% -3.8%
2025-12-19 beat 1.23 1.26 +2.4% -0.1% -1.7% +1.5% -4.5%
2025-09-30 beat 1.20 1.22 +1.4% -5.4% -1.4% +0.2% -7.4%
2025-06-25 miss 1.20 1.19 -0.7% -4.6% -9.4% +5.8% +7.3%
2025-03-26 beat 1.48 1.49 +0.7% +3.2% +4.2% +3.2% -4.6%
2024-12-19 beat 1.12 1.14 +1.5% +3.7% +1.4% +2.5% +5.0%
2024-10-01 beat 1.14 1.16 +2.0% +2.6% +4.9% -1.9% +0.4%
2024-06-26 beat 1.10 1.12 +1.8% +0.0% -6.1% +0.0% +7.1%
2024-04-02 beat 1.37 1.38 +0.9% -4.2% +0.4% +3.7% -2.2%
2023-12-21 beat 1.07 1.08 +0.6% -4.4% -7.0% +0.2% +2.5%
2023-09-27 beat 1.12 1.14 +1.7% -0.2% +3.4% -1.1% -4.1%
2023-06-29 beat 0.97 0.97 +0.1% +3.3% -1.2% +3.8% +14.8%
2023-03-29 beat 1.24 1.29 +4.0% +1.4% +6.5% -6.2% -5.3%
2022-12-22 beat 0.96 0.99 +3.0% -3.3% -2.3% +3.0% +3.1%
2022-09-28 beat 0.97 1.03 +6.1% +2.9% +3.6% -2.4% -1.4%
2022-06-29 beat 0.79 0.81 +2.1% -3.1% -4.2% +1.5% +11.7%
2022-03-30 beat 1.05 1.15 +9.8% -0.4% +3.3% +3.2% -7.4%
2021-12-22 beat 0.80 0.91 +14.1% +2.7% +5.5% +2.3% -10.0%
2021-09-30 beat 0.80 0.89 +10.9% +5.7% +4.3% +5.5% +9.6%
2021-06-25 beat 0.67 0.72 +7.7% +0.9% +1.3% +3.0% +7.2%
2021-04-06 beat 0.92 0.96 +4.1% -5.3% -4.9% +0.9% +5.2%
2020-12-23 beat 0.66 0.73 +10.6% +3.0% -2.3% -1.3% -7.5%
2020-10-06 beat 0.55 0.63 +14.3% -0.9% -2.5% +4.5% +7.6%
2020-07-07 beat 0.60 0.61 +1.3% -0.7% -4.9% -2.8% -1.6%
2020-03-25 beat 0.94 0.97 +3.1% -0.9% +0.9% +0.9% +13.3%
2019-12-18 beat 0.68 0.70 +2.2% +2.2% -0.5% -0.1% +4.6%
2019-10-02 beat 0.69 0.71 +2.9% +1.1% +1.8% -0.3% +0.3%
2019-06-26 miss 0.64 0.63 -1.9% -0.9% -3.6% +3.5% +5.9%
2019-03-27 beat 0.88 0.89 +1.4% -1.0% -1.0% +2.3% +5.7%
2018-12-19 beat 0.63 0.65 +2.5% +0.7% +0.7% +0.7% +7.2%
2018-10-02 beat 0.66 0.67 +1.4% -0.3% +1.4% -3.0% -12.4%
2018-06-27 miss 0.62 0.61 -0.9% +0.4% -3.1% +3.3% +6.0%
2018-03-26 beat 0.63 0.63 +0.3% +2.7% -0.8% -0.3% -2.0%
2017-12-21 miss 0.59 0.59 -0.3% -2.6% -0.8% -0.8% -0.9%
2017-10-03 beat 0.60 0.62 +2.9% +3.7% +3.6% +2.8% +3.5%
2017-06-28 beat 0.53 0.54 +1.9% -1.9% -1.7% -1.2% +0.2%
2017-03-29 beat 0.54 0.55 +1.9% -0.1% -2.5% -1.3% +0.4%
2016-12-21 beat 0.56 0.56 +0.2% -0.4% -0.9% +0.0% +0.8%
2016-09-28 beat 0.57 0.57 +1.3% -2.3% -4.6% -1.2% -3.9%
2016-06-30 miss 0.49 0.49 -0.2% +0.6% +6.0% +3.1% -0.4%
2016-03-30 beat 0.50 0.50 +0.3% -1.6% -2.2% +0.7% -0.9%
2015-12-22 beat 0.51 0.52 +1.1% +0.7% +0.2% +2.0% -10.1%
2015-09-30 beat 0.51 0.52 +1.9% +1.3% +3.5% +3.9% +8.7%
2015-07-01 miss 0.44 0.44 -0.9% -1.9% +0.9% +0.3% -1.9%
2015-03-25 miss 0.46 0.46 -0.3% -1.0% -4.1% +0.6% +0.1%
2014-12-19 beat 0.46 0.47 +1.2% -1.0% -3.0% +1.6% +3.6%
2014-09-24 beat 0.46 0.47 +1.6% +0.0% +3.5% -0.9% +2.6%
2014-07-01 beat 0.39 0.40 +1.3% -2.1% -2.3% +1.9% -0.3%
2014-03-26 beat 0.42 0.44 +4.5% +3.1% +1.4% +0.7% -4.3%
2013-12-18 beat 0.42 0.43 +1.4% +2.1% +3.6% +1.5% -2.7%
2013-09-30 beat 0.43 0.44 +2.2% -1.8% -1.6% -1.1% +5.8%
2013-06-26 miss 0.37 0.34 -9.3% -2.7% -3.7% +2.8% +7.3%
2013-03-27 beat 0.39 0.40 +2.5% +0.2% +0.9% -0.5% +3.1%
2012-12-19 beat 0.41 0.41 +1.2% -0.8% -2.0% -4.7% -0.3%
2012-09-24 beat 0.41 0.42 +1.3% -3.6% -2.8% -1.2% -1.9%
2012-06-27 miss 0.34 0.34 -0.8% -1.2% -3.0% +0.5% +6.1%
2012-03-28 miss 0.37 0.37 -0.8% -1.0% -2.0% +0.6% -1.2%
2011-12-20 beat 0.38 0.39 +2.0% -0.6% -2.6% +2.4% +9.8%
2011-09-27 beat 0.38 0.41 +7.7% +2.7% +0.9% -2.5% +11.1%

“1-day” is the close-to-close move over the session that first traded on the news (the next session for after-close reports). “+5d / +1mo” are the further drift from that close.

Earnings dates & estimates from Yahoo Finance (refreshed 2026-09-13); price reactions from end-of-day data. History, not a forecast. Not investment advice.