Paychex (MIC:PAYX-RM) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Aug. 29, 2026)

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What is Paychex Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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Paychex  (MIC:PAYX-RM) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Paychex Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Paychex Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Paychex's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Paychex Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Paychex Annual Data
Trend May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24 May25 May26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
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Paychex Quarterly Data
Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.65 10.10 7.99 6.54 6.54

MIC:PAYX-RM vs ADSK, ROP, MSTR: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Paychex's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Paychex Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Paychex's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Paychex's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



Paychex Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Paychex's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Paychex's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in May. 2026 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of May. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (May. 2026)
=318.872/335.1230*335.1230
=318.872

Current CPI (May. 2026) = 335.1230.

Paychex Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201608 140.897 240.849 196.047
201611 138.569 241.353 192.406
201702 127.978 243.603 176.058
201705 124.977 244.733 171.136
201708 128.284 245.519 175.102
201711 130.197 246.669 176.885
201802 145.378 248.991 195.668
201805 145.392 251.588 193.667
201808 162.781 252.146 216.349
201811 156.977 252.038 208.725
201902 194.560 252.776 257.942
201905 176.423 256.092 230.868
201908 182.461 256.558 238.335
201911 175.986 257.208 229.297
202002 209.766 258.678 271.756
202005 178.872 256.394 233.797
202008 191.265 259.918 246.606
202011 206.500 260.229 265.931
202102 228.917 263.014 291.678
202105 213.558 269.195 265.860
202108 218.305 273.567 267.426
202111 217.134 277.948 261.799
202202 268.878 283.716 317.596
202205 229.585 292.296 263.224
202208 198.038 296.171 224.084
202211 200.583 297.711 225.789
202302 267.490 300.840 297.973
202305 264.722 304.127 291.702
202308 326.642 307.026 356.534
202311 322.686 307.051 352.187
202402 369.629 310.326 399.165
202405 331.113 314.069 353.310
202408 311.941 314.796 332.084
202411 354.547 315.493 376.607
202502 365.571 319.082 383.949
202505 304.042 321.465 316.960
202508 335.812 323.976 347.366
202511 332.156 324.122 343.430
202602 386.795 326.785 396.664
202605 318.872 335.123 318.872

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Paychex Business Description

Address 911 Panorama Trail South, Rochester, NY, USA, 14625-2396
Paychex is a cloud-based human capital management provider offering payroll, compliance, talent management, benefits administration, and retirement services. The firm also provides HR outsourcing services, including professional employer organization, or PEO, offerings, enabling clients to reduce HR overhead. Paychex primarily targets small and midsize businesses, although its acquisition of Paycor in 2025 signals the firm's aspirations to expand into the midmarket segment, serving firms with more than 100 employees. As of fiscal 2025, Paychex has approximately 800,000 clients and manages payroll for one in 11 workers in the United States.