PAYX (Paychex) Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) : -105.51% (As of Jun. 28, 2025)

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What is Paychex Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based)?

Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) = (Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based) - Current Price) / Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based).

Note: Discounted FCF model is only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star). If the company's Predictability Rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, result may not be accurate due to the low predictability of business and the data will not be stored into our database.

As of today (2025-06-28), Paychex's Predictability Rank is 5-Stars. Paychex's intrinsic value calculated from the Discounted FCF model is $82.98 and current share price is $143.94. Consequently,

Paychex's Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) using Discounted FCF model is -105.51%.

Competitive Comparison of Paychex's Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based)

For the Software - Application subindustry, Paychex's Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) 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's Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Paychex's Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) distribution charts can be found below:

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Paychex Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) Calculation

Paychex's Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) for today is calculated as

Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based)	=	(Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based)	-	Current Price)	/	Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based)
	=	(70.04	-	143.94)	/	70.04
	=	-105.51 %

* 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.

The intrinsic value is calculated from the Discounted FCF model with default parameters. The calculation method is the same as Discounted Earnings model except free cash flow are used in the calculation instead of earnings per share.

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Paychex Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

1PAYX:Italy 0KGE:UK PCX:Germany PCX:Germany PCX:Germany P1AY34:Brazil PAYX:Austria

Address

911 Panorama Trail South, Rochester, NY, USA, 14625-2396

Website

https://www.paychex.com

Paychex is a technology company providing human capital management solutions, enabling clients to better implement payroll, talent, time, tax, and benefits administration. It has a diverse set of product offerings addressing client needs. Aside from its traditional cloud-based payroll and HCM software offering, which accounts for close to half of total revenue, the company provides outsourcing options. Paychex's administrative service organization and professional employer organization accounts generate over 40% of sales. The balance of revenue is generated through retirement services, insurance solutions, and other products. In fiscal 2024, the company had 745,000 clients and over 2.3 million worksite employees across its ASO and PEO.

Executives

Joseph M Velli	director
Michael E Gioja	officer: Sr. Vice President	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Mark Anthony Bottini	officer: Sr. VP of Sales	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Robert L. Schrader	officer: VP/Controller	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Joseph Doody	director	CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC, 25 GREENS HILL LANE PO BOX 866, RUTLAND VT 05701
Christopher C Simmons	officer: VP, Controller & Treasurer	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Flaschen David J S	director	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
John B Gibson	officer: Sr. VP, Service	CONVERGYS CORPORATION, 201 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Martin Mucci	officer: Sr. Vice President	911 PANORAMA TRAIL S, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Efrain Rivera	officer: Sr. Vice President, CFO	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Joseph M Tucci	director	EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Elizabeth Roaldsen	officer: Sr. Vice President	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Karen E. Saunders-mcclendon	officer: VP, Chief Human Resources Offi	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Theresa M. Payton	director	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Stephanie L Schaeffer	officer: Chief Legal Officer	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625