As of today (2023-06-04), Paychex's share price is $110.25.
Paychex's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2023 was $4.13. Hence, Paychex's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 26.69.
The historical rank and industry rank for Paychex's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
PAYX'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.01 Med: 23.69 Max: 39.97
Current: 26.69
During the past 13 years, Paychex's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 39.97. The lowest was 16.01. And the median was 23.69.
PAYX's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 74.93% of 678
companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 14.24
vs PAYX: 26.69
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Paychex was 4.80% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.00% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.80% per year.
During the past 13 years, Paychex's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 74.30% per year. The lowest was -0.80% per year. And the median was 12.75% per year.
Paychex Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Paychex's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.
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Paychex Annual Data
Trend
May13
May14
May15
May16
May17
May18
May19
May20
May21
May22
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
21.12
27.05
19.86
31.97
32.75
Paychex Quarterly Data
May18
Aug18
Nov18
Feb19
May19
Aug19
Nov19
Feb20
May20
Aug20
Nov20
Feb21
May21
Aug21
Nov21
Feb22
May22
Aug22
Nov22
Feb23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
30.20
32.75
33.14
29.97
26.73
Competitive Comparison
For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Paychex's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Paychex's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Paychex's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.
Paychex Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Paychex's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Paychex's Share Price of today is $110.25.
Paychex's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $4.13.
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
Paychex Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms
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Paychex is a leading provider of payroll, human capital management, and insurance solutions servicing small and midsize clients primarily in the United States. The company, established in 1979, services over 730,000 clients and pays over 1 in 12 U.S. private-sector workers. Alongside its traditional payroll services, Paychex offers HCM solutions such as benefits administration and time and attendance software, as well as human resources outsourcing and insurance agency services.
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