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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−8.8%23 Sep 2026Max
  2. 2+5.6%1 Jun 2026Max
  3. 3+5.6%22 Oct 2026Very High
  4. 4−5.6%27 Oct 2026Low
  5. 5−5.4%29 Oct 2025Max

Every day, by size of move

264 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max62.3%
  • Very High51.9%
  • High114.2%
  • Moderate93.4%
  • Low9435.6%
  • Very Low13952.7%

Biggest moves on record

Every week we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−12.7%Week of21 Sep 2026High
  2. 2+8.4%Week of20 Dec 2021Moderate
  3. 3+8.3%Week of20 Jun 2022Moderate
  4. 4−8.2%Week of9 Mar 2026Low
  5. 5+7.9%Week of28 Mar 2022Low

Every week, by size of move

302 weeks, 2021–2026. One square is one week.

  • Max00.0%
  • Very High00.0%
  • High31.0%
  • Moderate20.7%
  • Low10434.4%
  • Very Low19363.9%

Biggest moves on record

Every month we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−22.6%Sep 2026High
  2. 2+20.3%Jul 2026Max
  3. 3−18.8%Mar 2020Very High
  4. 4+16.4%Mar 2009High
  5. 5+14.6%Mar 2022High

Every month, by size of move

252 months, 2005–2026. One square is one month.

  • Max10.4%
  • Very High20.8%
  • High104.0%
  • Moderate52.0%
  • Low7831.0%
  • Very Low15661.9%

Monthly performance

Over the past 22 years, PAYX rose most often in July (16 of 22) and fell most often in April (13 of 22).

How it reacted to its last results

ReportedResultOn the day
23 Sep 2026 Beat$1.34 vs $1.32 expected −8.8%
24 Jun 2026 Beat$1.32 vs $1.31 expected −1.7%
25 Mar 2026 Beat$1.71 vs $1.67 expected +3.0%
19 Dec 2025 Beat$1.26 vs $1.23 expected −1.7%

Beat or missed means profit per share came in above or below what experts expected. The price move is for the first trading day the results could move.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, PAYX moves about 1.1% up or down. That is calmer than 6 in 10 shares we follow.

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In the news

Recent headlines about Paychex Inc., from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01Simply Wall St24 minutes agoPaychex (PAYX) Expands AI Services, Is The Stock Still Undervalued?
  2. 02Trefis4 hours agoIs Paychex’s Dividend Enough To Make Up For Its Lagging Stock?
  3. 03MarketWatch21 hours agoPaychex Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
  4. 04ad-hoc-news.de22 hours agoPaychex stock target cut to USD 105 as revenue rises 5.9%
  5. 05Yahoo Finance1 day agoPaychex Earnings Preview: What to Expect
  6. 06Investing.com UK2 days agoUBS reiterates Paychex stock rating at neutral after Paycor deal By Investing.com