Paychex eyes Q4 earnings this week, shares ahead of NASDAQ update

Paychex heads into this week’s NASDAQ session with Q4 results expected on June 24 and analysts looking for higher earnings and revenue than a year ago, while the dividend yield remains comparatively high.

By Anna Wagner, Analysts & Consensus desk. Reviewed prior to publication on 2026-06-22, 17:01.

Paychex Inc. (US7043261079) starts the new NASDAQ week with its next quarterly earnings update expected on June 24, 2026, according to several market data providers. TrendSpider lists June 24 as the next earnings date.

What analysts expect this week

For the upcoming Q4 release, The Street consensus for Paychex points to non-GAAP earnings per share of about 1.31 dollars, up from 1.19 dollars in the prior-year quarter. A Bitget event cites this EPS consensus.

On the top line, financial portals such as Benzinga compile analyst forecasts of roughly 1.61 billion dollars in quarterly revenue, versus 1.43 billion dollars in the comparable period a year earlier, implying solid mid-single to high-single-digit growth expectations. Benzinga summarizes the current revenue consensus.

Fresh rating signals on Paychex

Consensus data gathered by MarketBeat shows that Wall Street remains cautious overall, with ratings centered around “Hold” on Paychex and a cluster of price targets in the double-digit range. MarketBeat provides an overview of Paychex analyst ratings

Recently, Stifel analyst David Grossman reiterated a Hold stance on the stock while lifting his price target from 105 to 110 dollars on June 17, signaling only moderate upside in his base case. Benzinga reports on the Stifel price-target increase

How Paychex earns its money

Paychex generates most of its revenue by providing payroll processing, human-capital-management and outsourced HR services to small and midsize businesses in the United States, including solutions for time and attendance, benefits administration and retirement-plan recordkeeping. MarketBeat’s company profile outlines Paychex’s core business areas

Where the stock trades today

The Paychex shares (US7043261079) last closed on the NASDAQ at 98.24 US dollars on 2026-06-18, according to recent market data, implying an equity value in the mid-30-billion-dollar range at that time. MarketBeat reports the latest closing price and market capitalization

Key data on the Paychex shares

• Company: Paychex Inc.
• ISIN: US7043261079
• WKN: 868284
• Ticker: PAYX
• Trading venue: NASDAQ
• Price (as of 2026-06-18, 16:00): 98.24 USD
• Market cap: around 35 billion USD (as of 2026-06-18)
• Sector / industry: Information Technology / Data Processing & Outsourced Services
• Index membership: S&P 500
• Next earnings date: 2026-06-24

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