Paychex (NAS:PAYX) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

: 4.34 (As of Today)

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Paychex's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2023 was 4.34.

The historical rank and industry rank for Paychex's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

PAYX' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.27 Med: 4.27 Max: 7.04
Current: 4.34

During the past 13 years, Paychex's highest Yield on Cost was 7.04. The lowest was 2.27. And the median was 4.27.

PAYX's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
61.96% of 552 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 3.31 vs PAYX: 4.34

Competitive Comparison

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Paychex's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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.

Annual Data Quarterly Data

Paychex 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Paychex's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Paychex's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %'s extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.

Paychex 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Paychex is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost

Dividend Yield %

Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Paychex (NAS:PAYX) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

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Paychex (NAS:PAYX) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

PAYX:Mexico PCX:Germany P1AY34:Brazil

Address

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

Website

https://www.paychex.com

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.

Executives

Kevin A Price	director	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Karen E. Saunders-mcclendon	officer: VP, Chief Human Resources Offi	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Robert L. Schrader	officer: VP/Controller	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Kara Wilson	director	C/O SUCCESSFACTORS, INC., 1500 FASHION ISLAND BLVD., SUITE 300, SAN MATEO CA 94404
Tom Bonadio	director	1021 HOWARD AVE, SAN CARLOS CA 94070
John B Gibson	officer: Sr. VP, Service	CONVERGYS CORPORATION, 201 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Mark Anthony Bottini	officer: Sr. VP of Sales	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Kevin N Hill	officer: Vice President	50 WREN FIELD LN, PITTSFORD NY 114534
Michael E Gioja	officer: Sr. Vice President	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Rebecca F Bernson	officer: Sr. Vice President, Sales	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Efrain Rivera	officer: Sr. Vice President, CFO	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Laurie L. Zaucha	officer: Vice President	400 WILLOWBROOK OFFICE PARK, FAIRPORT NY 14450
Joseph Doody	director	CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC, 25 GREENS HILL LANE PO BOX 866, RUTLAND VT 05701
Delbert M Humenik	officer: Sr. Vice President	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Jennifer R. Vossler	officer: VP/Controller	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625