What is PAYX's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 28.2× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Paychex (PAYX) P/E ratio history

Historically low

As of Oct 22, 2026

PAYX's P/E of 22.3x is lower than 91% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

PAYX year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	24.6×	0%
Dec 30, 2024	29.4×	52%
Dec 25, 2023	26.5×	21%
Dec 26, 2022	28.5×	38%
Dec 27, 2021	38.8×	99%
Dec 28, 2020	31.8×	98%
Dec 30, 2019	28.4×	56%
Dec 31, 2018	22.6×	3%
Dec 25, 2017	30.5×	97%
Dec 26, 2016	28.3×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
ADPAutomatic Data Processing	26.9×	22%
ALLEAllegion	20.8×	54%
AMEAmetek	36.6×	96%
AOSA. O. Smith	16.6×	11%

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What is PAYX's current P/E?: PAYX's P/E of 22.3x is lower than 91% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is PAYX's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 28.2× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.