Paychex (BSP:P1AY34) PEG Ratio : 3.61 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)

Paychex PEG Ratio Chart

Paychex Annual Data
	Trend	May15	May16	May17	May18	May19	May20	May21	May22	May23	May24
PEG Ratio		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					3.11	5.54	4.51	2.71	2.53

Paychex Quarterly Data
	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24	May24	Aug24
PEG Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.94	2.80	2.73	2.53	2.72

Competitive Comparison of Paychex's PEG Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Paychex's PEG Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PEG 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's PEG Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Paychex's PEG Ratio falls into.

Paychex PEG Ratio Calculation

PEG Ratio is defined as the PE Ratio without NRI divided by the growth ratio. The ratio we use is the 5-Year EBITDA growth rate.

Paychex's PEG Ratio for today is calculated as

* 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.

* Note: The 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is the 5-year average EBITDA per share growth rate. While the denominator is a percentage, we use the whole number as opposed to the decimal form for the calculation. For example, 5% would be shown as 5 as opposed to 0.05. If it's smaller than or equal to 0, then the PEG Ratio is not calculated.

Paychex  (BSP:P1AY34) PEG Ratio Explanation

To compare stocks with different growth rates, Peter Lynch invented a ratio called PEG Ratio. PEG Ratio is defined as the P/E ratio divided by the growth ratio. He thinks a company with a P/E ratio equal to its growth rate is fairly valued. Still he said he would rather buy a company growing 20% a year with a P/E of 20, instead of a company growing 10% a year with a P/E of 10.

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