Paychex market cap PAYX
Share price times shares outstanding: what the whole company sells for, since 2009.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- $42B
- Highest close in our data
- $57.6B
- Jun 2025
Paychex is worth $42B at the close on Oct 23, 2026, at $118.04 a share.
That is down 6% over the last year and down 5% over five years.
Its highest close in our data was $57.6B in Jun 2025.
Market cap over time
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | $42B | $30.7B | $45.2B | +3% |
| 2025 | $41B | $40.1B | $57.6B | −19% |
| 2024 | $50.9B | $42.3B | $53.5B | +19% |
| 2023 | $42.9B | $38.5B | $45.8B | +3% |
| 2022 | $41.7B | $39.4B | $50.3B | −15% |
| 2021 | $49.2B | $31.3B | $49.2B | +47% |
| 2020 | $33.6B | $18.6B | $34.8B | +10% |
| 2019 | $30.5B | $23.8B | $31.5B | +31% |
| 2018 | $23.2B | $21.7B | $27B | −5% |
| 2017 | $24.5B | $19.5B | $25B | +12% |
| 2016 | $21.8B | $16.9B | $22.2B | +14% |
| 2015 | $19.1B | $16B | $19.6B | +11% |
| 2014 | $17.1B | $14.5B | $17.2B | +3% |
| 2013 | $16.6B | $11.6B | $16.6B | +48% |
| 2012 | $11.2B | $10.6B | $12.5B | +3% |
| 2011 | $10.9B | $9.2B | $12.2B | −2% |
| 2010 | $11.2B | $9B | $11.6B | +1% |
| 2009 | $11.1B | $10.1B | $11.7B | n/a |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrials nearest Paychex's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Market cap |
|---|---|
| PAYXPaychex | $42B |
| HEIHEICO | $41.6B |
| FIXComfort Systems USA | $40.9B |
| FERGFerguson | $43.9B |
| WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies | $46B |
| CARRCarrier Global | $46.4B |
| ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line | $37.9B |
| WCNWaste Connections | $47B |
| LHXL3Harris Technologies | $47.3B |
| ROKRockwell Automation | $47.3B |
| DALDelta Air Lines | $50.5B |
| Peer median | $46.2B |
What the market cap tells you
Share price times shares outstanding: what the whole company sells for today.
Size, not quality. Large caps move slower and are covered more. That is all it tells you.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.