Paychex Dividend

Q: What is the Paychex Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Paychex dividend yield over the last 5 years is 2.96% and the average over the last 10 years is 3.01%. The payout ratio of Paychex in relation to the last financial year is 90.59%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 85.57%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Paychex dividend safe?

Paychex has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 15 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 10.20% . The average Paychex Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 11.94% . The average for the last 10 years is 10.18% .

$98.94

1.88%

Nasdaq, Oct 02, 04:12 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

US7043261079

Symbol

PAYX

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

NASDAQ-100, S&P 500

Sector

Commercial & Professional Services

Industry

Professional Services

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Paychex Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2027 to 2029

Dividend Analysis of the Paychex Stock

Current dividend yield	6.33 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	4.73 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	7.17 %
Payout 3Y	5.4 %

When does Paychex pay a dividend?

The Paychex stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Paychex stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were January, May, July and November . Dividends from Paychex are distributed via February, May, August and November.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2027	$1.19 $1.19	Jul 28 2026 Jul 28 2026 Aug 28 2026 Jul 28 26 Aug 28 26	Aug 28 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$1.19 $1.19	May 13 2026 May 13 2026 May 29 2026 May 13 26 May 29 26	May 29 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$1.08 $1.08	Jan 28 2026 Jan 28 2026 Feb 27 2026 Jan 28 26 Feb 27 26	Feb 27 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$1.08 $1.08	Nov 07 2025 Nov 07 2025 Nov 26 2025 Nov 07 25 Nov 26 25	Nov 26 2025	quarterly quarterly
2026	$1.08 $1.08	Jul 21 2025 Jul 21 2025 Aug 29 2025 Jul 21 25 Aug 29 25	Aug 29 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$1.08 $1.08	May 12 2025 May 12 2025 May 29 2025 May 12 25 May 29 25	May 29 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.98 $0.98	Feb 07 2025 Feb 07 2025 Feb 27 2025 Feb 07 25 Feb 27 25	Feb 27 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.98 $0.98	Nov 07 2024 Nov 07 2024 Nov 27 2024 Nov 07 24 Nov 27 24	Nov 27 2024	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.98 $0.98	Aug 08 2024 Aug 08 2024 Aug 29 2024 Aug 08 24 Aug 29 24	Aug 29 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.98 $0.98	May 09 2024 May 09 2024 May 30 2024 May 09 24 May 30 24	May 30 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.89 $0.89	Feb 12 2024 Feb 12 2024 Feb 27 2024 Feb 12 24 Feb 27 24	Feb 27 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.89 $0.89	Nov 13 2023 Nov 13 2023 Nov 28 2023 Nov 13 23 Nov 28 23	Nov 28 2023	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.89 $0.89	Aug 09 2023 Aug 09 2023 Aug 24 2023 Aug 09 23 Aug 24 23	Aug 24 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.89 $0.89	May 10 2023 May 10 2023 May 25 2023 May 10 23 May 25 23	May 25 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.79 $0.79	Feb 08 2023 Feb 08 2023 Feb 23 2023 Feb 08 23 Feb 23 23	Feb 23 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.79 $0.79	Nov 08 2022 Nov 08 2022 Nov 23 2022 Nov 08 22 Nov 23 22	Nov 23 2022	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.79 $0.79	Aug 10 2022 Aug 10 2022 Aug 25 2022 Aug 10 22 Aug 25 22	Aug 25 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.79 $0.79	May 11 2022 May 11 2022 May 26 2022 May 11 22 May 26 22	May 26 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.66 $0.66	Jan 28 2022 Jan 28 2022 Feb 24 2022 Jan 28 22 Feb 24 22	Feb 24 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.66 $0.66	Oct 29 2021 Oct 29 2021 Nov 29 2021 Oct 29 21 Nov 29 21	Nov 29 2021	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.66 $0.66	Jul 30 2021 Jul 30 2021 Aug 26 2021 Jul 30 21 Aug 26 21	Aug 26 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.66 $0.66	May 11 2021 May 11 2021 May 27 2021 May 11 21 May 27 21	May 27 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.62 $0.62	Jan 29 2021 Jan 29 2021 Feb 25 2021 Jan 29 21 Feb 25 21	Feb 25 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.62 $0.62	Oct 30 2020 Oct 30 2020 Nov 24 2020 Oct 30 20 Nov 24 20	Nov 24 2020	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.62 $0.62	Jul 31 2020 Jul 31 2020 Aug 27 2020 Jul 31 20 Aug 27 20	Aug 27 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.62 $0.62	May 14 2020 May 14 2020 May 28 2020 May 14 20 May 28 20	May 28 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.62 $0.62	Jan 31 2020 Jan 31 2020 Feb 20 2020 Jan 31 20 Feb 20 20	Feb 20 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.62 $0.62	Oct 31 2019 Oct 31 2019 Nov 21 2019 Oct 31 19 Nov 21 19	Nov 21 2019	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.62 $0.62	Jul 31 2019 Jul 31 2019 Aug 22 2019 Jul 31 19 Aug 22 19	Aug 22 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.62 $0.62	May 14 2019 May 14 2019 May 30 2019 May 14 19 May 30 19	May 30 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.56 $0.56	Jan 31 2019 Jan 31 2019 Feb 15 2019 Jan 31 19 Feb 15 19	Feb 15 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.56 $0.56	Oct 31 2018 Oct 31 2018 Nov 15 2018 Oct 31 18 Nov 15 18	Nov 15 2018	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.56 $0.56	Jul 31 2018 Jul 31 2018 Aug 23 2018 Jul 31 18 Aug 23 18	Aug 23 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.56 $0.56	May 08 2018 May 08 2018 May 24 2018 May 08 18 May 24 18	May 24 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.5 $0.5	Jan 31 2018 Jan 31 2018 Feb 15 2018 Jan 31 18 Feb 15 18	Feb 15 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.5 $0.5	Oct 31 2017 Oct 31 2017 Nov 15 2017 Oct 31 17 Nov 15 17	Nov 15 2017	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.5 $0.5	Jul 28 2017 Jul 28 2017 Aug 24 2017 Jul 28 17 Aug 24 17	Aug 24 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.46 $0.46	May 08 2017 May 08 2017 May 25 2017 May 08 17 May 25 17	May 25 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.46 $0.46	Jan 30 2017 Jan 30 2017 Feb 15 2017 Jan 30 17 Feb 15 17	Feb 15 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.46 $0.46	Oct 28 2016 Oct 28 2016 Nov 22 2016 Oct 28 16 Nov 22 16	Nov 22 2016	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.46 $0.46	Jul 28 2016 Jul 28 2016 Aug 25 2016 Jul 28 16 Aug 25 16	Aug 25 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.42 $0.42	May 05 2016 May 05 2016 May 23 2016 May 05 16 May 23 16	May 23 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.42 $0.42	Jan 28 2016 Jan 28 2016 Feb 16 2016 Jan 28 16 Feb 16 16	Feb 16 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.42 $0.42	Oct 29 2015 Oct 29 2015 Nov 19 2015 Oct 29 15 Nov 19 15	Nov 19 2015	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.42 $0.42	Jul 30 2015 Jul 30 2015 Aug 20 2015 Jul 30 15 Aug 20 15	Aug 20 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.38 $0.38	May 07 2015 May 07 2015 May 21 2015 May 07 15 May 21 15	May 21 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.38 $0.38	Jan 29 2015 Jan 29 2015 Feb 17 2015 Jan 29 15 Feb 17 15	Feb 17 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.38 $0.38	Oct 30 2014 Oct 30 2014 Nov 20 2014 Oct 30 14 Nov 20 14	Nov 20 2014	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.38 $0.38	Jul 30 2014 Jul 30 2014 Aug 15 2014 Jul 30 14 Aug 15 14	Aug 15 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.35 $0.35	May 08 2014 May 08 2014 May 23 2014 May 08 14 May 23 14	May 23 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.35 $0.35	Jan 30 2014 Jan 30 2014 Feb 17 2014 Jan 30 14 Feb 17 14	Feb 17 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.35 $0.35	Oct 30 2013 Oct 30 2013 Nov 15 2013 Oct 30 13 Nov 15 13	Nov 15 2013	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.35 $0.35	Jul 30 2013 Jul 30 2013 Aug 15 2013 Jul 30 13 Aug 15 13	Aug 15 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.66 $0.66	Dec 18 2012 Dec 18 2012 Dec 28 2012 Dec 18 12 Dec 28 12	Dec 28 2012	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.33 $0.33	Oct 31 2012 Oct 31 2012 Nov 15 2012 Oct 31 12 Nov 15 12	Nov 15 2012	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.32 $0.32	Jul 30 2012 Jul 30 2012 Aug 15 2012 Jul 30 12 Aug 15 12	Aug 15 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.32 $0.32	May 04 2012 May 04 2012 May 15 2012 May 04 12 May 15 12	May 15 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.32 $0.32	Jan 30 2012 Jan 30 2012 Feb 15 2012 Jan 30 12 Feb 15 12	Feb 15 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.32 $0.32	Oct 28 2011 Oct 28 2011 Nov 15 2011 Oct 28 11 Nov 15 11	Nov 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.31 $0.31	Jul 28 2011 Jul 28 2011 Aug 15 2011 Jul 28 11 Aug 15 11	Aug 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.31 $0.31	Apr 28 2011 Apr 28 2011 May 16 2011 Apr 28 11 May 16 11	May 16 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.31 $0.31	Jan 28 2011 Jan 28 2011 Feb 15 2011 Jan 28 11 Feb 15 11	Feb 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.31 $0.31	Oct 28 2010 Oct 28 2010 Nov 15 2010 Oct 28 10 Nov 15 10	Nov 15 2010	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.31 $0.31	Jul 29 2010 Jul 29 2010 Aug 16 2010 Jul 29 10 Aug 16 10	Aug 16 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.31 $0.31	Apr 29 2010 Apr 29 2010 May 17 2010 Apr 29 10 May 17 10	May 17 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.31 $0.31	Jan 28 2010 Jan 28 2010 Feb 16 2010 Jan 28 10 Feb 16 10	Feb 16 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.31 $0.31	Oct 29 2009 Oct 29 2009 Nov 16 2009 Oct 29 09 Nov 16 09	Nov 16 2009	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.31 $0.31	Jul 30 2009 Jul 30 2009 Aug 17 2009 Jul 30 09 Aug 17 09	Aug 17 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.31 $0.31	Apr 29 2009 Apr 29 2009 May 15 2009 Apr 29 09 May 15 09	May 15 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.31 $0.31	Jan 28 2009 Jan 28 2009 Feb 16 2009 Jan 28 09 Feb 16 09	Feb 16 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.31 $0.31	Oct 29 2008 Oct 29 2008 Nov 15 2008 Oct 29 08 Nov 15 08	Nov 15 2008	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.31 $0.31	Jul 30 2008 Jul 30 2008 Aug 15 2008 Jul 30 08 Aug 15 08	Aug 15 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.3 $0.3	Apr 29 2008 Apr 29 2008 May 15 2008 Apr 29 08 May 15 08	May 15 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.3 $0.3	Jan 30 2008 Jan 30 2008 Feb 15 2008 Jan 30 08 Feb 15 08	Feb 15 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.3 $0.3	Oct 30 2007 Oct 30 2007 Nov 15 2007 Oct 30 07 Nov 15 07	Nov 15 2007	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.3 $0.3	Jul 30 2007 Jul 30 2007 Aug 15 2007 Jul 30 07 Aug 15 07	Aug 15 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.21 $0.21	Apr 27 2007 Apr 27 2007 May 15 2007 Apr 27 07 May 15 07	May 15 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.21 $0.21	Jan 30 2007 Jan 30 2007 Feb 15 2007 Jan 30 07 Feb 15 07	Feb 15 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.21 $0.21	Oct 30 2006 Oct 30 2006 Nov 15 2006 Oct 30 06 Nov 15 06	Nov 15 2006	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.16 $0.16	Jul 28 2006 Jul 28 2006 Aug 15 2006 Jul 28 06 Aug 15 06	Aug 15 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.16 $0.16	Apr 27 2006 Apr 27 2006 May 15 2006 Apr 27 06 May 15 06	May 15 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.16 $0.16	Jan 30 2006 Jan 30 2006 Feb 15 2006 Jan 30 06 Feb 15 06	Feb 15 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.16 $0.16	Oct 28 2005 Oct 28 2005 Nov 15 2005 Oct 28 05 Nov 15 05	Nov 15 2005	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.13 $0.13	Jul 28 2005 Jul 28 2005 Aug 15 2005 Jul 28 05 Aug 15 05	Aug 15 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.13 $0.13	Apr 28 2005 Apr 28 2005 May 16 2005 Apr 28 05 May 16 05	May 16 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.13 $0.13	Jan 28 2005 Jan 28 2005 Feb 15 2005 Jan 28 05 Feb 15 05	Feb 15 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.13 $0.13	Oct 28 2004 Oct 28 2004 Nov 15 2004 Oct 28 04 Nov 15 04	Nov 15 2004	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.12 $0.12	Jul 29 2004 Jul 29 2004 Aug 16 2004 Jul 29 04 Aug 16 04	Aug 16 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.12 $0.12	Apr 29 2004 Apr 29 2004 May 17 2004 Apr 29 04 May 17 04	May 17 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.12 $0.12	Jan 29 2004 Jan 29 2004 Feb 16 2004 Jan 29 04 Feb 16 04	Feb 16 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.12 $0.12	Oct 30 2003 Oct 30 2003 Nov 17 2003 Oct 30 03 Nov 17 03	Nov 17 2003	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.11 $0.11	Jul 30 2003 Jul 30 2003 Aug 15 2003 Jul 30 03 Aug 15 03	Aug 15 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.11 $0.11	Apr 29 2003 Apr 29 2003 May 15 2003 Apr 29 03 May 15 03	May 15 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.11 $0.11	Jan 30 2003 Jan 30 2003 Feb 17 2003 Jan 30 03 Feb 17 03	Feb 17 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.11 $0.11	Oct 30 2002 Oct 30 2002 Nov 15 2002 Oct 30 02 Nov 15 02	Nov 15 2002	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.11 $0.11	Jul 30 2002 Jul 30 2002 Aug 15 2002 Jul 30 02 Aug 15 02	Aug 15 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.11 $0.11	Apr 29 2002 Apr 29 2002 May 15 2002 Apr 29 02 May 15 02	May 15 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.11 $0.11	Jan 30 2002 Jan 30 2002 Feb 15 2002 Jan 30 02 Feb 15 02	Feb 15 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.11 $0.11	Oct 30 2001 Oct 30 2001 Nov 15 2001 Oct 30 01 Nov 15 01	Nov 15 2001	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.09 $0.09	Jul 30 2001 Jul 30 2001 Aug 15 2001 Jul 30 01 Aug 15 01	Aug 15 2001	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Paychex pay?

Paychex most recently paid a dividend of $1.19. Paychex paid a Dividend of $4.43 Per Share in the financial year 2026. With a stock price of $98.94 at Oct 02 2026, the current dividend yield is 4.48% (calculation: $4.43 / $98.94 = 4.48%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Paychex Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Paychex dividend yield over the last 5 years is 2.96% and the average over the last 10 years is 3.01%.

The payout ratio of Paychex in relation to the last financial year is 90.59%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 85.57%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Paychex
Current dividend yield	4.48%
Dividend Yield 5Y	2.96%
Dividend Yield 10Y	3.01%
Payout 1Y	90.59%
Payout 3Y	85.57%

Is the Paychex dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Paychex dividend safe?

Paychex has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 15-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 10.20%. The average Paychex Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 11.94%. The average for the last 10 years is 10.18%.

Metric	Paychex
Increased	15 Years
Continuity	25 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	10.20%
Growth 5Y	11.94%
Growth 10Y	10.18%

Continuity

Paychex has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 15-times.

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Paychex Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Paychex stock (ISIN: US7043261079) is not traded as a top scorer in October 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Paychex -11.80% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Paychex stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Paychex (symbol: PAYX) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 19.55 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 5.33 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Paychex stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 16.28 according to P/E ratio and 5.03 according to P/S.

Metric	Paychex
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	11.80%
P/E TTM	19.55
P/S TTM	5.33
P/E forward	16.28
P/S forward	5.03

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