Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) Stock Total Returns
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Investment Performance
Final Value
$10,302
Total Return
3.02%
CAGR
0.60%
Dividends
$1,924.34
Yield on Cost
19.24%
Rolling Returns
1-Month (21 Trading Days)
| Average | +0.26% |
| Median | +0.15% |
| Best | +21.27% |
| Worst | -17.85% |
| % of Windows Positive | 50.9% |
1-Year (252 Trading Days)
| Average | +5.33% |
| Median | +6.79% |
| Best | +45.88% |
| Worst | -40.20% |
| % of Windows Positive | 64.9% |
3-Year (756 Trading Days)
| Average | +18.35% |
| Median | +20.99% |
| Best | +47.01% |
| Worst | -18.23% |
| % of Windows Positive | 84.6% |
Risk Metrics
| Maximum Drawdown | -45.25% |
| Average Drawdown | -11.59% |
| Drawdown Duration | 213 Trading Days (Unrecovered) |
| Sortino Ratio | 0.20 |
| Calmar Ratio | 0.01 |
| CVaR (5%) | -3.53% |
Yearly Returns
| Year | Percentage | Abs. Return | Dividends | Taxes | Trans. Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 partial | -20.13% (-54.59% ann.) | $2013.03 | $96.27 | $19.25 | $0.15 |
| 2025 | -18.00% | $1799.77 | $303.54 | $60.71 | $0.49 |
| 2024 | +20.56% | +$2056.19 | $324.58 | $64.92 | $0.52 |
| 2023 | +5.56% | +$556.45 | $302.14 | $60.43 | $0.48 |
| 2022 | -13.63% | $1363.12 | $223.67 | $44.73 | $0.36 |
| 2021 | +49.43% | +$4942.67 | $281.32 | $56.26 | $0.45 |
| 2020 | +12.48% | +$1247.95 | $294.48 | $58.90 | $0.47 |
| 2019 | +33.73% | +$3373.17 | $374.95 | $74.99 | $0.60 |
| 2018 | -1.75% | $175.10 | $323.40 | $64.68 | $0.52 |
| 2017 | +14.71% | +$1470.94 | $318.44 | $63.69 | $0.51 |
| 2016 | +18.20% | +$1820.50 | $336.29 | $67.26 | $0.54 |
| 2015 | +17.62% | +$1761.98 | $350.08 | $70.02 | $0.56 |
| 2014 | +4.21% | +$420.78 | $324.05 | $64.81 | $0.52 |
| 2013 | +48.42% | +$4842.50 | $225.89 | $45.18 | $0.36 |
| 2012 | +8.38% | +$838.44 | $660.17 | $132.03 | $1.06 |
| 2011 | +0.64% | +$64.15 | $409.23 | $81.85 | $0.65 |
| 2010 | +4.46% | +$445.82 | $409.91 | $81.98 | $0.66 |
| 2009 | +20.94% | +$2094.45 | $478.58 | $95.72 | $0.77 |
| 2008 | -25.18% | $2518.24 | $340.48 | $68.10 | $0.54 |
| 2007 | -6.53% | $652.60 | $259.95 | $51.99 | $0.42 |
| 2006 | +5.24% | +$523.65 | $182.00 | $36.40 | $0.29 |
| 2005 | +13.33% | +$1333.12 | $162.24 | $32.45 | $0.26 |
| 2004 | -7.33% | $732.83 | $132.26 | $26.45 | $0.21 |
| 2003 | +34.90% | +$3490.25 | $162.08 | $32.42 | $0.26 |
| 2002 | -19.03% | $1902.87 | $126.75 | $25.35 | $0.20 |
| 2001 | -27.73% | $2773.45 | $78.37 | $15.67 | $0.13 |
| 2000 | +83.33% | +$8333.12 | $101.50 | $20.30 | $0.16 |
| 1999 | +17.40% | +$1739.61 | $78.93 | $15.79 | $0.13 |
| 1998 | +53.22% | +$5322.07 | $80.18 | $16.04 | $0.13 |
| 1997 | +48.55% | +$4854.95 | $78.93 | $15.79 | $0.13 |
| 1996 | +55.44% | +$5543.68 | $81.37 | $16.27 | $0.13 |
| 1995 | +85.88% | +$8588.12 | $100.27 | $20.05 | $0.16 |
| 1994 | +16.41% | +$1640.62 | $77.31 | $15.46 | $0.12 |
| 1993 | +49.70% | +$4970.15 | $76.76 | $15.35 | $0.12 |
| 1992 | +52.96% | +$5296.14 | $77.87 | $15.57 | $0.12 |
| 1991 | +90.52% | +$9052.35 | $114.64 | $22.93 | $0.18 |
| 1990 | -4.96% | $496.42 | $87.45 | $17.49 | $0.14 |
| 1989 | +11.96% | +$1195.66 | $74.45 | $14.89 | $0.12 |
| 1988 | +6.20% | +$620.19 | $18.19 | $3.64 | $0.03 |
| 1987 | +6.45% | +$645.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1986 | +83.55% | +$8355.27 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1985 | +102.67% | +$10266.65 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1984 | -21.87% | $2187.48 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 1983 partial | +0.00% (+0.00% ann.) | +$0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Market Regimes
| Regime | Period | Percentage | Annual | Abs. Return | Dividends | Taxes | Trans. Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bubble / TMT mania | August 9, 1995 – March 10, 2000 | +577.79% | +51.78% | +$57778.53 | $998.99 | $199.80 | $1.60 |
| Dot-com bust / post-bubble disinflation scare | March 13, 2000 – October 9, 2002 | -27.97% | -11.97% | $2797.20 | $284.68 | $56.94 | $0.46 |
| China-WTO / housing-credit / commodity boom | October 10, 2002 – October 9, 2007 | +81.73% | +12.70% | +$8172.51 | $1247.34 | $249.47 | $2.00 |
| GFC / deleveraging / dollar shortage | October 10, 2007 – March 9, 2009 | -49.46% | -38.31% | $4946.23 | $439.77 | $87.95 | $0.70 |
| Policy-led rebound / euro-sovereign-crisis overlay | March 10, 2009 – July 25, 2012 | +64.79% | +15.95% | +$6479.24 | $1973.49 | $394.70 | $3.16 |
| Secular stagnation / QE / low inflation / duration bull | July 26, 2012 – February 19, 2020 | +240.64% | +17.58% | +$24064.24 | $4833.31 | $966.66 | $7.73 |
| Pandemic shock / liquidity crash | February 20, 2020 – March 23, 2020 | -44.15% | -99.87% | $4415.38 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Policy bazooka / monetary euphoria | March 24, 2020 – November 6, 2020 | +50.87% | +93.81% | +$5087.02 | $314.64 | $62.93 | $0.50 |
| Reopening reflation / fiscal boom / supply bottlenecks | November 9, 2020 – November 29, 2021 | +39.32% | +36.97% | +$3931.98 | $289.37 | $57.87 | $0.46 |
| Inflation shock / duration crash / aggressive tightening | November 30, 2021 – November 9, 2022 | -1.37% | -1.45% | $137.00 | $256.13 | $51.23 | $0.41 |
| Disinflation rebound / AI-led narrow bull / higher-for-longer | November 10, 2022 – September 17, 2024 | +15.98% | +8.33% | +$1597.77 | $529.63 | $105.93 | $0.85 |
| Disinflationary easing / resilient growth / AI capex under oil-shock test partial | September 18, 2024 – April 14, 2026 | -30.32% | -20.57% | $3031.90 | $480.89 | $96.18 | $0.77 |
Dividend History
Annual Dividends Per Share
TTM Yield
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Consecutive Years Paid
— current
Consecutive Years of Growth
— current
| Date | Per Share | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 1988-11-04 | $0.0012 | 0.16% |
| 1989-01-24 | $0.0012 | 0.15% |
| 1989-04-24 | $0.0012 | 0.15% |
| 1989-07-24 | $0.0012 | 0.12% |
| 1989-10-23 | $0.0016 | 0.17% |
| 1990-01-30 | $0.0016 | 0.21% |
| 1990-04-23 | $0.0016 | 0.23% |
| 1990-07-23 | $0.0016 | 0.25% |
| 1990-10-22 | $0.0020 | 0.35% |
| 1991-01-25 | $0.0020 | 0.28% |
| 1991-04-22 | $0.0020 | 0.24% |
| 1991-07-22 | $0.0020 | 0.24% |
| 1991-10-21 | $0.0023 | 0.20% |
| 1992-01-29 | $0.0023 | 0.16% |
| 1992-04-16 | $0.0023 | 0.16% |
| 1992-07-21 | $0.0023 | 0.16% |
| 1992-10-19 | $0.0035 | 0.18% |
| 1993-01-22 | $0.0035 | 0.17% |
| 1993-04-23 | $0.0035 | 0.15% |
| 1993-07-20 | $0.0035 | 0.14% |
| 1993-10-22 | $0.0053 | 0.18% |
| 1994-01-26 | $0.0053 | 0.15% |
| 1994-04-25 | $0.0053 | 0.18% |
| 1994-07-27 | $0.0053 | 0.18% |
| 1994-10-24 | $0.0079 | 0.24% |
| 1995-01-26 | $0.0079 | 0.22% |
| 1995-04-21 | $0.0079 | 0.20% |
| 1995-07-31 | $0.0079 | 0.16% |
| 1995-10-25 | $0.0119 | 0.20% |
| 1996-01-30 | $0.0119 | 0.18% |
| 1996-04-23 | $0.0119 | 0.14% |
| 1996-07-30 | $0.0119 | 0.13% |
| 1996-10-24 | $0.0178 | 0.16% |
| 1997-01-28 | $0.0178 | 0.19% |
| 1997-04-29 | $0.0178 | 0.21% |
| 1997-07-29 | $0.0178 | 0.15% |
| 1997-10-23 | $0.0267 | 0.23% |
| 1998-01-29 | $0.0267 | 0.18% |
| 1998-04-29 | $0.0267 | 0.17% |
| 1998-07-30 | $0.0267 | 0.15% |
| 1998-10-29 | $0.0400 | 0.18% |
| 1999-01-28 | $0.0400 | 0.20% |
| 1999-04-29 | $0.0400 | 0.17% |
| 1999-07-29 | $0.0400 | 0.21% |
| 1999-10-28 | $0.0600 | 0.24% |
| 2000-01-28 | $0.0600 | 0.21% |
| 2000-04-27 | $0.0600 | 0.17% |
| 2000-07-28 | $0.0600 | 0.13% |
| 2000-10-30 | $0.0900 | 0.17% |
| 2001-01-30 | $0.0900 | 0.20% |
| 2001-04-27 | $0.0900 | 0.26% |
| 2001-07-30 | $0.0900 | 0.23% |
| 2001-10-30 | $0.1100 | 0.34% |
| 2002-01-30 | $0.1100 | 0.32% |
| 2002-04-29 | $0.1100 | 0.29% |
| 2002-07-30 | $0.1100 | 0.42% |
| 2002-10-30 | $0.1100 | 0.40% |
| 2003-01-30 | $0.1100 | 0.43% |
| 2003-04-29 | $0.1100 | 0.36% |
| 2003-07-30 | $0.1100 | 0.35% |
| 2003-10-30 | $0.1200 | 0.31% |
| 2004-01-29 | $0.1200 | 0.33% |
| 2004-04-29 | $0.1200 | 0.32% |
| 2004-07-29 | $0.1200 | 0.40% |
| 2004-10-28 | $0.1300 | 0.40% |
| 2005-01-28 | $0.1300 | 0.43% |
| 2005-04-28 | $0.1300 | 0.42% |
| 2005-07-28 | $0.1300 | 0.37% |
| 2005-10-28 | $0.1600 | 0.42% |
| 2006-01-30 | $0.1600 | 0.43% |
| 2006-04-27 | $0.1600 | 0.40% |
| 2006-07-28 | $0.1600 | 0.47% |
| 2006-10-30 | $0.2100 | 0.53% |
| 2007-01-30 | $0.2100 | 0.52% |
| 2007-04-27 | $0.2100 | 0.58% |
| 2007-07-30 | $0.3000 | 0.72% |
| 2007-10-30 | $0.3000 | 0.73% |
| 2008-01-30 | $0.3000 | 0.87% |
| 2008-04-29 | $0.3000 | 0.83% |
| 2008-07-30 | $0.3100 | 0.94% |
| 2008-10-29 | $0.3100 | 1.15% |
| 2009-01-28 | $0.3100 | 1.23% |
| 2009-04-29 | $0.3100 | 1.15% |
| 2009-07-30 | $0.3100 | 1.15% |
| 2009-10-29 | $0.3100 | 1.07% |
| 2010-01-28 | $0.3100 | 1.06% |
| 2010-04-29 | $0.3100 | 1.00% |
| 2010-07-29 | $0.3100 | 1.15% |
| 2010-10-28 | $0.3100 | 1.12% |
| 2011-01-28 | $0.3100 | 0.95% |
| 2011-04-28 | $0.3100 | 0.93% |
| 2011-07-28 | $0.3100 | 1.08% |
| 2011-10-28 | $0.3200 | 1.07% |
| 2012-01-30 | $0.3200 | 0.99% |
| 2012-05-04 | $0.3200 | 1.04% |
| 2012-07-30 | $0.3200 | 0.97% |
| 2012-10-31 | $0.3300 | 1.00% |
| 2012-12-18 | $0.6600 | 1.95% |
| 2013-07-30 | $0.3500 | 0.89% |
| 2013-10-30 | $0.3500 | 0.81% |
| 2014-01-30 | $0.3500 | 0.83% |
| 2014-05-08 | $0.3500 | 0.87% |
| 2014-07-30 | $0.3800 | 0.91% |
| 2014-10-30 | $0.3800 | 0.83% |
| 2015-01-29 | $0.3800 | 0.81% |
| 2015-05-07 | $0.3800 | 0.78% |
| 2015-07-30 | $0.4200 | 0.90% |
| 2015-10-29 | $0.4200 | 0.80% |
| 2016-01-28 | $0.4200 | 0.89% |
| 2016-05-05 | $0.4200 | 0.80% |
| 2016-07-28 | $0.4600 | 0.76% |
| 2016-10-28 | $0.4600 | 0.83% |
| 2017-01-30 | $0.4600 | 0.75% |
| 2017-05-08 | $0.4600 | 0.78% |
| 2017-07-28 | $0.5000 | 0.83% |
| 2017-10-31 | $0.5000 | 0.78% |
| 2018-01-31 | $0.5000 | 0.73% |
| 2018-05-08 | $0.5600 | 0.90% |
| 2018-07-31 | $0.5600 | 0.81% |
| 2018-10-31 | $0.5600 | 0.87% |
| 2019-01-31 | $0.5600 | 0.79% |
| 2019-05-14 | $0.6200 | 0.74% |
| 2019-07-31 | $0.6200 | 0.72% |
| 2019-10-31 | $0.6200 | 0.73% |
| 2020-01-31 | $0.6200 | 0.70% |
| 2020-05-14 | $0.6200 | 1.00% |
| 2020-07-31 | $0.6200 | 0.86% |
| 2020-10-30 | $0.6200 | 0.75% |
| 2021-01-29 | $0.6200 | 0.70% |
| 2021-05-11 | $0.6600 | 0.66% |
| 2021-07-30 | $0.6600 | 0.58% |
| 2021-10-29 | $0.6600 | 0.54% |
| 2022-01-28 | $0.6600 | 0.59% |
| 2022-05-11 | $0.7900 | 0.66% |
| 2022-08-10 | $0.7900 | 0.60% |
| 2022-11-08 | $0.7900 | 0.68% |
| 2023-02-08 | $0.7900 | 0.67% |
| 2023-05-10 | $0.8900 | 0.83% |
| 2023-08-09 | $0.8900 | 0.72% |
| 2023-11-13 | $0.8900 | 0.77% |
| 2024-02-12 | $0.8900 | 0.72% |
| 2024-05-09 | $0.9800 | 0.81% |
| 2024-08-08 | $0.9800 | 0.80% |
| 2024-11-07 | $0.9800 | 0.66% |
| 2025-02-07 | $0.9800 | 0.65% |
| 2025-05-12 | $1.0800 | 0.71% |
| 2025-07-21 | $1.0800 | 0.75% |
| 2025-11-07 | $1.0800 | 0.96% |
| 2026-01-28 | $1.0800 | 1.03% |
| Total | 149 payments |
Portfolio Dividend Returns
Based on $10,000 initial investment, 20% tax rate, 0.2% transaction cost. Showing 2021-04-14 to 2026-04-14. Change
| Date | Total Yield | Tax | Trans. Cost | Shares Bought |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-11 | $68.22 | $13.64 | $0.11 | 0.5500 |
| 2021-07-30 | $68.58 | $13.72 | $0.11 | 0.4811 |
| 2021-10-29 | $68.90 | $13.78 | $0.11 | 0.4462 |
| 2022-01-28 | $69.19 | $13.84 | $0.11 | 0.4790 |
| 2022-05-11 | $83.20 | $16.64 | $0.13 | 0.5619 |
| 2022-08-10 | $83.64 | $16.73 | $0.13 | 0.5027 |
| 2022-11-08 | $84.04 | $16.81 | $0.13 | 0.5732 |
| 2023-02-08 | $84.49 | $16.90 | $0.14 | 0.5870 |
| 2023-05-10 | $95.71 | $19.14 | $0.15 | 0.7035 |
| 2023-08-09 | $96.34 | $19.27 | $0.15 | 0.6201 |
| 2023-11-13 | $96.89 | $19.38 | $0.16 | 0.6757 |
| 2024-02-12 | $97.49 | $19.50 | $0.16 | 0.6375 |
| 2024-05-09 | $107.97 | $21.59 | $0.17 | 0.7107 |
| 2024-08-08 | $108.67 | $21.73 | $0.17 | 0.6976 |
| 2024-11-07 | $109.35 | $21.87 | $0.17 | 0.5957 |
| 2025-02-07 | $109.94 | $21.99 | $0.18 | 0.5982 |
| 2025-05-12 | $121.80 | $24.36 | $0.19 | 0.6411 |
| 2025-07-21 | $122.49 | $24.50 | $0.20 | 0.6855 |
| 2025-11-07 | $123.23 | $24.65 | $0.20 | 0.8788 |
| 2026-01-28 | $124.18 | $24.84 | $0.20 | 0.9678 |
| Total | $1924.34 | $384.87 | $3.08 | 12.5933 |
All calculations use split-adjusted closing prices. Dividends are reinvested on the ex-dividend date at that day's closing price.
For each rolling window, returns are calculated at every possible starting point:
return = (value[i] ÷ value[i − windowSize] − 1) × 100
- Windows
- 1-month = 21 trading days, 1-year = 252 trading days, 3-year = 756 trading days.
- Statistics
- Average: arithmetic mean. Median: middle value when sorted. Best / Worst: max and min. % Positive: share of windows with return > 0.
The series is segmented by calendar year:
return = (endValue ÷ startValue − 1) × 100
startValue is the last value of the prior year (or the first value for the initial year). Partial first/last years are flagged. Dividends, taxes, and transaction costs are scaled proportionally to the initial investment.