Paychex Inc 's ROE per quarter

Return on Equity, Quarterly Results, Trends, Rankings, Statistics

What is ROE for Paychex Inc in the first quarter 2026?
Paychex Inc achieved a return on average equity (ROE) of 46.36 % in its first quarter 2026, this is above PAYX's average return on equity of 39.17%.
Paychex Inc s equity during the 12 months ending in the first quarter 2026 are valued at $3 billion

ROE has advanced compared to 44.43% in the fourth quarter 2026, due to net income growth.

Within the Professional Services industry 9 other companies had a higher return on equity. While return on equity, the total ranking has deteriorated compared to the fourth quarter 2026 from 252 to 253.

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Return On Equity	(Aug 31 2026) I. Quarter	(May 31 2026) IV. Quarter	(Feb 28 2026) III. Quarter	(Nov 30 2025) II. Quarter	(Aug 31 2025) I. Quarter
Y / Y Equity Change	-6.68 %	-9.52 %	-2.5 %	8.6 %	-
Y / Y Net Income Change	11.96 %	41.52 %	7.9 %	-4.35 %	-10.2 %
Net Income (TTM) in Millions	1,806	1,760	1,637	1,596	1,614
Return On Equity (TTM)	46.36 %	44.43 %	40.31 %	39.05 %	40.3 %
PAYX's Total Ranking	# 253	# 252	# 236	# 188	# 71
Equity (TTM) in Millions	3,706	3,735	4,014	4,128	3,971
Seq. Equity Change	-0.79 %	-6.94 %	-2.77 %	3.96 %	-3.81 %
Seq. Net Income Change	2.16 %	-24.93 %	41.7 %	3.02 %	29.14 %

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Return On Equity Company Ranking
Within:	No.
Industry	# 10
Sector	# 25
Overall	# 253

Return On Equity Statistics
High	Average	Low
47.49 %	39.17 %	28.62 %
(May 31 2023)		(May 31, 2007)

PAYX Annual Return On Equity	(May 31 2026) 2026	(May 31 2025) 2025	(May 31 2024) 2024	(May 31 2023) 2023	(May 31 2022) 2022
Total Equity in Millions	3,735	4,128	3,801	3,493	3,085
Y / Y Equity Change	-9.52 %	8.6 %	8.81 %	13.22 %	4.65 %
Net Income in Millions	1,760	1,657	1,690	1,557	1,393
Y / Y Net Income Change	6.2 %	-1.96 %	8.55 %	11.81 %	26.91 %
Return On Equity	47.12 %	40.15 %	44.47 %	44.58 %	45.14 %

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Annual Roe Comment

In 2026 ROE improved to 47.12 % compared to the previous year, due to net income growth.

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Companies with similar Return On Equity at Aug 31 2026, within Services Sector	ROE
Paychex Inc	46.36 %
Carnival Corporation	23.94 %

Date modified: 2026-09-25T05:01:51+00:00

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