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Paychex, Inc. filings document formal disclosures for its human capital management business, including quarterly operating results furnished on Form 8-K, credit facility amendments, capital-return authorizations, and governance changes involving directors and senior officers.
The company's proxy materials and annual-meeting reports address board elections, executive compensation votes, auditor ratification, committee matters, and stockholder voting outcomes. Its filings also describe common-stock repurchase authority, revolving credit facilities, covenant changes, and formal reporting for payroll, HCM, HR Solutions, PEO, ASO, benefits, retirement, and insurance services.
Paychex Inc: The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 11 to its Schedule 13G/A reporting it beneficially owns 0 shares of Paychex common stock, representing 0% of the class. The filing explains an internal realignment on January 12, 2026 that disaggregated certain subsidiaries' holdings for SEC reporting purposes.
Paychex, Inc. reported strong third-quarter results with total revenue of $1.81 billion, up 20% from a year earlier, driven by growth in Management Solutions and PEO and Insurance Solutions. Operating income rose 14% to $792 million, while net income increased 8% to $560.3 million, or $1.56 per diluted share.
For the nine months ended February 28, 2026, revenue grew 18% to $4.91 billion. Reported net income was slightly lower at $1.34 billion, but adjusted net income rose 10% and adjusted diluted EPS grew 11% to $4.19, reflecting sizable acquisition-related costs from the $4.09 billion Paycor HCM acquisition.
Cash flow from operations was strong at $1.98 billion for the nine months, supporting $1.17 billion of dividends and $361.6 million of share repurchases. Long-term debt increased to about $5.0 billion from bond issuance to finance Paycor, raising quarterly interest expense to $68.1 million.
Paychex reported a strong third quarter of fiscal 2026, with total revenue rising 20% to $1.8 billion and operating income up 14% to $792.0 million. Adjusted operating income, which excludes $71.2 million of acquisition-related costs, grew 22% to $863.2 million, and adjusted operating margin improved to 47.7%.
Diluted earnings per share increased 9% to $1.56, while adjusted diluted EPS rose 15% to $1.71. For the nine months, revenue grew 18% to $4.9 billion, operating income rose 7% to $1.9 billion, and adjusted operating income increased 19% to $2.1 billion. GAAP EPS for the nine months declined 1% to $3.71, but adjusted EPS increased 11% to $4.19. Paychex returned over $1.5 billion to shareholders fiscal year to date through $1.2 billion of dividends and $361.6 million of share repurchases, supported by $2.0 billion of operating cash flow and $1.8 billion of cash, restricted cash, and corporate investments as of February 28, 2026.
Paychex Inc. insider Thomas B. Golisano reported a bona fide gift of 1,104 shares of Common Stock at $93.65 per share. The shares were transferred by the Cynthia A. Golisano Irrevocable Trust, for which he serves as trustee, as a quarterly distribution. After this transaction, his indirect holdings through the trust were 39,250 shares, and his directly owned Common Stock holdings were 35,927,153 shares, reflecting a correction of previously overstated gift amounts.
Capital International Investors filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting a large passive stake in Paychex, Inc. common stock. It is deemed the beneficial owner of 30,738,102 shares, representing 8.6% of the 358,967,450 shares believed outstanding.
The firm has sole voting power over 30,207,263 shares and sole dispositive power over 30,738,102 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The filing states the shares were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Paychex.
Paychex Inc. director Joseph Doody reported an indirect purchase of Paychex common stock through the Margaret Weiss Doody Revocable Living Trust. On February 4, 2026, the trust bought 1,000 shares of common stock at $98.76 per share and now holds 1,000 shares.
Separate from this trade, Doody is shown as directly holding 889 shares of Paychex common stock and indirectly holding 23,758 shares through the Joseph G. Doody Revocable Living Trust. He also holds multiple stock option awards with various exercise prices and expirations extending through 2035.
Paychex, Inc. director Tom Bonadio reported buying 1,000 shares of Paychex common stock on February 4, 2026 at $98.498 per share. After this purchase, he directly owns 21,504 common shares.
The disclosure also lists multiple stock option grants held directly, with exercise prices between $57.20 and $140.68, and individual grants covering between 670 and 9,615 underlying Paychex common shares, with expiration dates running through 2035.
Paychex Inc. insider Thomas B. Golisano, a more than 10% owner, reported a charitable stock gift. On 01/30/2026 he gifted 26,130 shares of Paychex common stock, reported at a price of $102.13 per share, to various non-profit organizations.
After this transaction, he beneficially owned 35,917,763 shares of Paychex common stock directly. In addition, 40,354 shares were held indirectly through the Cynthia A. Golisano Irrevocable Trust U/A dated 6/13/2005.
Paychex common stockholder plans Rule 144 sale. A B. Thomas Golisano Revocable Living Trust filed a notice to sell 26,130 shares of Paychex common stock through Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated on or about 01/30/2026 on the NASD market, with an aggregate market value listed as 2,668,657.
The securities being sold were originally acquired in a private placement from Paychex on 05/23/1996 for cash. The same trust has sold additional Paychex common shares over the past three months in multiple transactions, each disclosing the number of shares sold and related gross proceeds.
The Vanguard Group filed an amended Schedule 13G/A showing a significant passive ownership stake in Paychex Inc. common stock. Vanguard reports beneficial ownership of 42,347,888 shares, representing 11.79% of the outstanding common stock as of 12/31/2025.
Vanguard has shared voting power over 3,282,036 shares and shared dispositive power over all 42,347,888 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. The filing states the shares are held in the ordinary course of business and not to change or influence control of Paychex. Vanguard also notes an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026, after which certain subsidiaries are expected to report their holdings separately.