Paychex, Inc.

PAYX stock score: 55/100

$112.62 · +1.69% · Scored Oct 20, 2026

Technical
54
Fundamental
56
News
26

The reading

Paychex (PAYX) scores 55 out of 100, which reads neutral, higher than 67% of Technology stocks and 59% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 54, fundamentals 56.

Among the fundamentals, Forward P/E at 90 and Trailing P/E at 87 score highest, while Fund Ownership at 0 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 61 and contrarian oscillators 34 — a split worth reading before trusting the technical total.

News sentiment is negative at 26; it is shown, not counted in the composite.

Since Jul 23, 2026 the composite has ranged from 37 to 69, and it is down 13 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward PAYX’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

56

Pulling it up

  • Forward P/E90

    Forward P/E ratio uses estimated future earnings to calculate valuation.

  • Trailing P/E87

    Trailing P/E ratio uses the last 12 months of actual earnings.

  • Earnings Quality (Annual)87

    Earnings Quality (Annual) assesses absolute profitability independent of growth, measuring whether the company is profitable, its earnings yield (earnings/market cap), profit margins, and consistency.

Holding it back

  • Fund Ownership0

    Fund ownership tracks institutional investor holdings and changes.

  • Debt to Equity5

    Debt-to-Equity ratio measures financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

  • Earnings Growth (5-Year)21

    5-year earnings growth evaluates long-term profit trajectory and consistency.

40 weighted scorers; 1 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

57

Pulling it up

  • Parabolic SAR (PSAR)100

    Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) provides trailing stop levels that follow price trends.

  • VWAP100

    Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) shows the average price weighted by volume.

  • Stochastic (14)100

    Stochastic Oscillator (14-period) compares the current price to its range over 14 periods.

Holding it back

  • Bollinger Bands (20)2

    Bollinger Bands (20-period) plot standard deviations above and below a moving average.

  • Williams %R (14)3

    Williams %R (14-period) measures where the current price sits within the recent high-low range.

  • Money Flow Index (14)4

    Money Flow Index (14-period) is a volume-weighted RSI that identifies overbought and oversold conditions.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

News · shown, not counted

Global News
26

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly551
Daily573
Weekly502
Monthly542
Quarterly552

Composite score, last 90 days

05010055Jul 23, 2026Oct 20, 2026Jul 23, 2026: 68Jul 24, 2026: 69Jul 25, 2026: 37Jul 26, 2026: 37Jul 27, 2026: 38Jul 28, 2026: 39Jul 29, 2026: 38Jul 30, 2026: 46Jul 31, 2026: 46Aug 2, 2026: 52Aug 3, 2026: 58Aug 5, 2026: 57Aug 6, 2026: 57Aug 7, 2026: 58Aug 8, 2026: 58Aug 9, 2026: 58Aug 10, 2026: 58Aug 11, 2026: 58Aug 12, 2026: 55Aug 13, 2026: 59Aug 14, 2026: 58Aug 15, 2026: 58Aug 16, 2026: 58Aug 17, 2026: 55Aug 18, 2026: 57Aug 19, 2026: 59Aug 20, 2026: 58Aug 22, 2026: 59Aug 23, 2026: 59Aug 24, 2026: 59Aug 25, 2026: 59Aug 26, 2026: 58Aug 27, 2026: 59Aug 28, 2026: 59Aug 29, 2026: 60Aug 30, 2026: 60Aug 31, 2026: 59Sep 1, 2026: 58Sep 2, 2026: 58Sep 3, 2026: 58Sep 4, 2026: 56Sep 5, 2026: 56Sep 6, 2026: 56Sep 7, 2026: 56Sep 8, 2026: 54Sep 9, 2026: 52Sep 10, 2026: 52Sep 11, 2026: 53Sep 12, 2026: 53Sep 13, 2026: 53Sep 14, 2026: 55Sep 15, 2026: 55Sep 16, 2026: 54Sep 17, 2026: 54Sep 18, 2026: 54Sep 19, 2026: 54Sep 20, 2026: 54Sep 21, 2026: 54Sep 22, 2026: 54Sep 23, 2026: 50Sep 24, 2026: 48Sep 25, 2026: 47Sep 26, 2026: 47Sep 27, 2026: 47Sep 28, 2026: 46Sep 29, 2026: 47Sep 30, 2026: 46Oct 1, 2026: 47Oct 2, 2026: 47Oct 3, 2026: 47Oct 4, 2026: 47Oct 5, 2026: 47Oct 6, 2026: 48Oct 7, 2026: 49Oct 8, 2026: 50Oct 9, 2026: 50Oct 10, 2026: 50Oct 11, 2026: 50Oct 12, 2026: 50Oct 13, 2026: 51Oct 14, 2026: 52Oct 15, 2026: 55Oct 16, 2026: 55Oct 17, 2026: 55Oct 18, 2026: 55Oct 19, 2026: 54Oct 20, 2026: 55
Show the daily numbers
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Jul 24, 202669
Jul 23, 202668

Key facts

Market cap
$40.1B
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Beta
0.85
Risk grade (1–10)
3
Next earnings
Dec 18, 2026

Software - Application peers

CompanyMarket capScore
MSTR Strategy$60.4B40
TEAM Atlassian$56.0B57
ADSK Autodesk$51.3B59
WDAY Workday$49.2B56
ROP Roper Technologies$39.4B54
ZM Zoom Communications$28.4B64

Questions

What is PAYX's stock score today?

PAYX scores 55/100 (Neutral) as of Oct 20, 2026: technical 54, fundamental 56, and news sentiment 26, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is PAYX a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 55 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean neutral today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the PAYX score calculated?

102 weighted scorers feed it today: 40 fundamental, scored against Technology ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.