Paychex (Paychex) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.23 (As of Feb. 2024)

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Paychex's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $19 Mil. Paychex's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $850 Mil. Paychex's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $3,747 Mil. Paychex's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.23.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Paychex's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

PAYX' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02 Med: 0.27 Max: 0.38
Current: 0.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Paychex was 0.38. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.27.

PAYX's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
62.62% of 931 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs PAYX: 0.23

Paychex Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Paychex's Debt-to-Equity 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

May14

May15

May16

May17

May18

May19

May20

May21

May22

May23

Debt-to-Equity

0.31

0.32

0.30

0.29

0.25

Paychex Quarterly Data
	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24
Debt-to-Equity																0.26	0.25	0.24	0.25	0.23

Competitive Comparison

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Paychex's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Paychex's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Paychex's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Paychex Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Paychex's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(10.2	+	855.5)	/	3493.2
	=	0.25

Paychex's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(18.8	+	850)	/	3747.1
	=	0.23

Paychex (NAS:PAYX) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Paychex (Paychex) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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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 740,000 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

Flaschen David J S	director	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Christopher C Simmons	officer: VP, Controller & Treasurer	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Michael E Gioja	officer: Sr. Vice President	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Efrain Rivera	officer: Sr. Vice President, CFO	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Martin Mucci	officer: Sr. Vice President	911 PANORAMA TRAIL S, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Joseph M Tucci	director	EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Joseph M Velli	director
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
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
Robert L. Schrader	officer: VP/Controller	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Stephanie L Schaeffer	officer: Chief Legal Officer	911 PANORAMA TRAIL SOUTH, ROCHESTER NY 14625
Joseph Doody	director	CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC, 25 GREENS HILL LANE PO BOX 866, RUTLAND VT 05701