All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

PAYX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

PAYX total return snapshot: PAYX returned +9.43% over the past year and +9.00% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 26, 1983, PAYX is up +133,377.77% in nominal total return, or +18.13%/yr, and is currently −22.14% below its total-return high on Jun. 6, 2025.

Data ending Fri Nov. 6, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1983-08-26💬 to Fri 2026-11-06 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
PAYX
×
+133,377.77%
+18.13%/yr
+17.74%/yr
R2=0.894
Paychex Inc NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 1983-08-26💬 to Fri 2026-11-06 Start
Value
End
Value
PAYX
×
$10,000.00
1983-08-26
$13,347,776.51
2026-11-06

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-11-06

  YTD YoY
PAYX
×
+9.00% +9.43%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
PAYX
×
−22.14%
on 2026-11-06
from 2025-06-06 peak
−64.85%
on 2002-08-12
from 2000-11-21 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-11-06 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
PAYX
×
+9.43% −14.56%
−7.57%/yr
+17.46%
+5.51%/yr
+10.22%
+1.96%/yr
+198.26%
+11.55%/yr

Annual Returns

Year PAYX
2026 (YTD) +9.00%
2025 −17.49%
2024 +21.31%
2023 +6.21%
2022 −13.16%
2021 +50.16%
2020 +13.25%
2019 +34.53%
2018 −1.08%
2017 +15.41%
2016 +18.98%
2015 +18.40%
2014 +4.96%
2013 +48.92%
2012 +9.67%
2011 +1.43%
2010 +5.36%
2009 +22.11%
2008 −24.62%
2007 −6.02%
2006 +5.65%
2005 +13.71%
2004 −7.05%
2003 +35.28%
2002 −18.78%
2001 −27.59%
2000 +83.60%
1999 +17.61%
1998 +53.46%
1997 +48.79%
1996 +55.63%
1995 +86.17%
1994 +16.59%
1993 +49.89%
1992 +53.16%
1991 +90.93%
1990 −4.80%
1989 +12.11%
1988 +6.23%
1987 +6.43%
1986 +83.65%
1985 +102.63%
1984 −21.89%
1983 +0.00%