PAYX Historical PE Ratio image   This PAYX PE ratio history page last updated 10/3/2024
PAYX Historical PE Ratio Chart
PeriodPriceAdj. EPSAnnualizedPE
Q1 2025
10/1/2024
140.791.164.6430.3
Q4 2024
6/26/2024
117.391.124.4826.2
Q3 2024
4/2/2024
122.081.385.5222.1
Q2 2024
12/21/2023
118.901.084.3227.5
Q1 2024
9/27/2023
116.511.144.5625.6
Q4 2023
6/29/2023
109.330.973.8828.2
Q3 2023
3/29/2023
116.031.295.1622.5
Q2 2023
12/22/2022
112.180.993.9628.3
Q1 2023
9/28/2022
117.381.034.1228.5
Q4 2022
6/29/2022
114.850.813.2435.4
Q3 2022
3/30/2022
136.891.154.6029.8
Q2 2022
12/22/2021
133.410.913.6436.7
Q1 2022
9/30/2021
112.450.893.5631.6
Q4 2021
6/25/2021
105.610.722.8836.7
Q3 2021
4/6/2021
95.420.963.8424.8
Q2 2021
12/23/2020
94.400.732.9232.3
Q1 2021
10/6/2020
79.430.632.5231.5
Q4 2020
7/7/2020
73.940.612.4430.3
Q3 2020
3/25/2020
60.080.973.8815.5
Q2 2020
12/18/2019
84.770.702.8030.3
Q1 2020
10/2/2019
83.350.712.8429.3
Q4 2019
6/26/2019
81.770.632.5232.4
Q3 2019
3/27/2019
79.260.893.5622.3
Q2 2019
12/19/2018
64.760.652.6024.9
Q1 2019
10/2/2018
74.780.672.6827.9
Q4 2018
6/27/2018
66.890.612.4427.4
Q3 2018
3/26/2018
61.220.632.5224.3
Q2 2018
12/21/2017
68.640.592.3629.1
Q1 2018
10/3/2017
61.990.622.4825.0
Q4 2017
6/28/2017
57.650.542.1626.7
Q3 2017
3/29/2017
59.060.552.2026.8
Q2 2017
12/21/2016
61.390.562.2427.4
Q1 2017
9/28/2016
57.500.602.4024.0
Q4 2016
6/30/2016
59.500.491.9630.4
Q3 2016
3/30/2016
53.290.502.0026.6
Q2 2016
12/22/2015
52.710.522.0825.3
Q1 2016
9/30/2015
47.630.522.0822.9
Q4 2015
7/1/2015
47.310.441.7626.9
Q3 2015
3/25/2015
49.200.461.8426.7
Q2 2015
12/19/2014
46.300.471.8824.6
Q1 2015
9/24/2014
43.880.471.8823.3
Q4 2014
7/1/2014
42.130.401.6026.3
Q3 2014
3/26/2014
41.920.441.7623.8
Q2 2014
12/18/2013
43.320.431.7225.2
Q1 2014
9/30/2013
40.640.441.7623.1
Q4 2013
6/26/2013
37.990.341.3627.9
Q3 2013
3/27/2013
34.760.401.6021.7
Q2 2013
12/19/2012
33.050.411.6420.2
Q1 2013
9/24/2012
34.380.421.6820.5
Q4 2012
6/27/2012
31.930.341.3623.5
Q3 2012
3/28/2012
31.980.371.4821.6
Q2 2012
12/20/2011
30.240.391.5619.4
Q1 2012
9/27/2011
26.690.411.6416.3
PAYX PE History Chart
PeriodPriceAdj. EPSTTMPE
Q1 2025
10/1/2024
140.791.164.7429.7
Q4 2024
6/26/2024
117.391.124.7224.9
Q3 2024
4/2/2024
122.081.384.5726.7
Q2 2024
12/21/2023
118.901.084.4826.5
Q1 2024
9/27/2023
116.511.144.3926.5
Q4 2023
6/29/2023
109.330.974.2825.5
Q3 2023
3/29/2023
116.031.294.1228.2
Q2 2023
12/22/2022
112.180.993.9828.2
Q1 2023
9/28/2022
117.381.033.9030.1
Q4 2022
6/29/2022
114.850.813.7630.5
Q3 2022
3/30/2022
136.891.153.6737.3
Q2 2022
12/22/2021
133.410.913.4838.3
Q1 2022
9/30/2021
112.450.893.3034.1
Q4 2021
6/25/2021
105.610.723.0434.7
Q3 2021
4/6/2021
95.420.962.9332.6
Q2 2021
12/23/2020
94.400.732.9432.1
Q1 2021
10/6/2020
79.430.632.9127.3
Q4 2020
7/7/2020
73.940.612.9924.7
Q3 2020
3/25/2020
60.080.973.0120.0
Q2 2020
12/18/2019
84.770.702.9328.9
Q1 2020
10/2/2019
83.350.712.8828.9
Q4 2019
6/26/2019
81.770.632.8428.8
Q3 2019
3/27/2019
79.260.892.8228.1
Q2 2019
12/19/2018
64.760.652.5625.3
Q1 2019
10/2/2018
74.780.672.5029.9
Q4 2018
6/27/2018
66.890.612.4527.3
Q3 2018
3/26/2018
61.220.632.3825.7
Q2 2018
12/21/2017
68.640.592.3029.8
Q1 2018
10/3/2017
61.990.622.2727.3
Q4 2017
6/28/2017
57.650.542.2525.6
Q3 2017
3/29/2017
59.060.552.2026.8
Q2 2017
12/21/2016
61.390.562.1528.6
Q1 2017
9/28/2016
57.500.602.1127.3
Q4 2016
6/30/2016
59.500.492.0329.3
Q3 2016
3/30/2016
53.290.501.9826.9
Q2 2016
12/22/2015
52.710.521.9427.2
Q1 2016
9/30/2015
47.630.521.8925.2
Q4 2015
7/1/2015
47.310.441.8425.7
Q3 2015
3/25/2015
49.200.461.8027.3
Q2 2015
12/19/2014
46.300.471.7826.0
Q1 2015
9/24/2014
43.880.471.7425.2
Q4 2014
7/1/2014
42.130.401.7124.6
Q3 2014
3/26/2014
41.920.441.6525.4
Q2 2014
12/18/2013
43.320.431.6126.9
Q1 2014
9/30/2013
40.640.441.5925.6
Q4 2013
6/26/2013
37.990.341.5724.2
Q3 2013
3/27/2013
34.760.401.5722.1
Q2 2013
12/19/2012
33.050.411.5421.5
Q1 2013
9/24/2012
34.380.421.5222.6
Q4 2012
6/27/2012
31.930.341.5121.1
Q3 2012
3/28/2012
31.980.37NANA
Q2 2012
12/20/2011
30.240.39NANA
Q1 2012
9/27/2011
26.690.41NANA
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How should the PAYX historical PE ratio be determined?
Realizing that PE stands for Price to Earnings ratio, we need two values to compute it: stock price and earnings per share. The stock price at any given date is a known historical value, but what about the earnings number to use?

✔️Accepted answer: There are a number of different approaches when it comes to calculating a historical PE ratio for a company like Paychex. We like to take our measurements on each of the past quarterly earnings reports. That only leaves the question of whether the earnings number at that quarterly report should be used on an annualized basis, or some other method. We approach this question using three different methods, on this PAYX Historical PE Ratio page.

What is the average historical PE for PAYX based on annualized quarterly earnings?
As we look back through earnings history, what is the resulting PE calculation if at each measurement period we use that quarter's earnings result annualized?

✔️Accepted answer: The PAYX historical PE ratio using the annualized quarterly earnings method works out to 26.4.

What is the average historical PE for PAYX based on trailing twelve month earnings?
As we look back through earnings history, what is the resulting PE calculation if at each measurement period we use the trailing twelve months combined earnings result in the calculation?

✔️Accepted answer: The PAYX historical PE ratio using the TTM earnings method works out to 27.5.

What is the average historical PE for PAYX based on median TTM earnings?
As we look back through earnings history, what is the resulting PE calculation if at each measurement period we use the median earnings over the trailing twelve months and annualize that median result in the calculation?

✔️Accepted answer: The PAYX historical PE ratio using the annualized median TTM earnings method works out to 4.56.

On this page we presented the PAYX Historical PE Ratio information for Paychex' stock. The average PAYX historical PE based on using the annualized quarterly earnings result at each measurement period (for the "E" in the PE calculation; and the closing price on earnings date as the "P") is 26.4. Meanwhile, using the trailing twelve month (TTM) quarterly earnings result as our method of calculation the "E" value at each measurement period, the average PAYX historical PE based on this TTM earnings result method is 27.5.

Let's now compare this PAYX historical PE result, against the recent PE: when this page was posted on 10/2/2024, the most recent closing price for PAYX had been 140.76, and the most recent quarterly earnings result, annualized, was 4.64. Meanwhile, the most recent TTM earnings summed to 4.74. From these numbers, we calculate the recent PAYX PE on 10/2/2024 based on annualized quarterly EPS was 30.3. Based on PAYX's history, that recent PE is elevated relative to the historical average, with the recent PE 14.8% higher than the historical average PE across our data set for Paychex. Looking at the recent PAYX PE on 10/2/2024 based on TTM EPS, we calculate the ratio at 29.7. Based on PAYX's history, that recent PE is elevated relative to the historical average, with the recent PE 8.0% higher than the historical average PE across our Paychex data set with TTM EPS used in the calculation at each period.

Another interesting PAYX historical PE Ratio calculation we look at is to take the median earnings per share of the last four quarters for PAYX, and then annualize the resulting value... with that annualized number then being used in the PE calculation. To walk through this math for PAYX, we start with the past four EPS numbers and we first sort them from lowest to highest: 1.08, 1.12, 1.16, and 1.38. We then toss out the highest and lowest result, and then take the average of those two middle numbers — 1.12 and 1.16 — which gives us the median of 1.14. Basically the way to think about this 1.14 number is this: for the trailing four earnings reports, 1.14 marks the "middle ground" number where PAYX has reported a value higher than 1.14 half the time, and has reported a value lower than 1.14 half the time. Annualizing that median value then gets us to 4.56/share, which we use as the denominator in our next PE calculation. With 140.76 as the numerator (as of 10/2/2024), the calculation is then 140.76 / 4.56 = 30.9 as the PAYX PE ratio as of 10/2/2024, based on that annualized median value we calculated.

For self directed investors doing their due diligence on PAYX or any other given stock, valuation analysis for PAYX can greatly benefit from studying the past earnings and resulting PE calculations. This exercise can help inform an analysis as to whether the past earnings trajectory and current versus historical PE ratios justify the current stock value.

That's why we bring you HistoricalPERatio.com to make it easy for investors to investigate Paychex PE history or the past PE information for any stock in our coverage universe. And in your continued research we hope you will be sure to check out the further links included for earnings surprises history (beat/miss data) as well as next earnings dates for PAYX. Thanks for visiting, and the next time you need to research PAYX Historical PE Ratio or the ratio for another stock, we hope you'll think of our site, as your go-to historical PE ratio research resource of choice.

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