$145.01
1.02% yesterday
Nasdaq, Mar 12, 09:13 pm CET
ISIN
US7043261079
Symbol
PAYX

Paychex Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Paychex Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
5%
Hold
75%
Sell
20%

Paychex Price Target

Target Price $140.39
Price $145.01
Deviation 3.19%
Number of Estimates 13
13 Analysts have issued a price target Paychex 2026 . The average Paychex target price is $140.39. This is 3.19% lower than the current stock price. The highest price target is $155.00 6.89% , the lowest is $120.00 17.25% .
A rating was issued by 20 analysts: 1 Analysts recommend Paychex to buy, 15 to hold and 4 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Paychex stock has an average upside potential 2026 of 3.19% . Most analysts recommend the Paychex stock at Hold.

Sales and Margin forecast 2025, 2026 & 2027


May '24 2025
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 5.28 5.52
5.42% 4.50%
EBITDA Margin 44.53% 45.90%
0.91% 3.07%
Net Margin 31.86% 32.72%
3.02% 2.70%

13 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Paychex 2025 . The average Paychex sales estimate is $5.5b . This is 2.72% higher than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $5.5b 2.96% , the lowest is $5.5b 2.58% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2024 $5.3b 5.42%
2025 $5.5b 4.50%
2026 $5.8b 5.50%
2027 $6.2b 5.69%

10 Analysts have issued an Paychex EBITDA forecast 2025. The average Paychex EBITDA estimate is $2.5b . This is 6.04% higher than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is $2.6b 7.17% , the lowest is $2.5b 5.13% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2024 $2.4b 6.38%
2025 $2.5b 7.70%
2026 $2.7b 6.05%
2027 $2.8b 5.97%

EBITDA Margin

2024 44.53% 0.91%
2025 45.90% 3.07%
2026 46.14% 0.52%
2027 46.26% 0.26%

9 Paychex Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average Paychex net profit estimate is $1.8b . This is 5.52% higher than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is $1.8b 5.85% , the lowest is $1.8b 4.84% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2024 $1.7b 8.60%
2025 $1.8b 7.32%
2026 $1.9b 5.95%
2027 $2.0b 6.52%

Net Margin

2024 31.86% 3.02%
2025 32.72% 2.70%
2026 32.86% 0.43%
2027 33.12% 0.79%

Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 & 2027


May '24 2025
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 4.67 5.01
8.60% 7.28%
P/E 28.93
EV/Sales 9.39

9 Analysts have issued a Paychex forecast for earnings per share. The average Paychex <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is $5.01 . This is 5.47% higher than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is $5.03 5.89% , the lowest is $4.98 4.84% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2024 $4.67 8.60%
2025 $5.01 7.28%
2026 $5.31 5.99%
2027 $5.66 6.59%

P/E ratio

Current 30.51 13.55%
2025 28.93 5.18%
2026 27.31 5.60%
2027 25.64 6.11%

Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the Paychex stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of 9.39 and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of 9.47 .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 9.64 15.87%
2025 9.39 2.63%
2026 8.90 5.21%
2027 8.42 5.39%

P/S ratio

Current 9.72 15.29%
2025 9.47 2.64%
2026 8.97 5.21%
2027 8.49 5.39%

Current Paychex Upgrades & Downgrades Beta

Analyst Rating Action Date
UBS
Neutral
Neutral
Unchanged Mar 04 2025
Barclays
Equal-Weight
Equal-Weight
Unchanged Dec 23 2024
RBC Capital
Sector Perform
Sector Perform
Unchanged Dec 20 2024
JP Morgan
Underweight
Underweight
Unchanged Nov 19 2024
Stifel
Hold
Hold
Unchanged Oct 02 2024
Jefferies
Hold
Hold
Unchanged Oct 02 2024
Morgan Stanley
Equal-Weight
Equal-Weight
Unchanged Oct 02 2024
Analyst Rating Date
Unchanged
UBS:
Neutral
Neutral
Mar 04 2025
Unchanged
Barclays:
Equal-Weight
Equal-Weight
Dec 23 2024
Unchanged
RBC Capital:
Sector Perform
Sector Perform
Dec 20 2024
Unchanged
JP Morgan:
Underweight
Underweight
Nov 19 2024
Unchanged
Stifel:
Hold
Hold
Oct 02 2024
Unchanged
Jefferies:
Hold
Hold
Oct 02 2024
Unchanged
Morgan Stanley:
Equal-Weight
Equal-Weight
Oct 02 2024

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