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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-138255"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PAYX"
cik: "0000723531"
company_name: "PAYCHEX INC"
filed_at: "2024-12-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T01:51:22.004893+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Paychex Q2 revenue up 5% to $1.317B; EPS $1.14 beats year-ago $1.08

## Summary
- Total revenue $1,316.9M (+5% YoY), operating income $538.1M (+6%), diluted EPS $1.14 (+6%).
- Adjusted diluted EPS $1.14 (+6% YoY) for the second quarter ended Nov 30, 2024.
- Returned $810M to stockholders in first half of fiscal 2025 via dividends and buybacks.
- Six-month total revenue $2,635.4M (+4%), operating income $1,084.8M (+4%), diluted EPS $2.32 (+4%).
- Management notes sustained growth in revenue and earnings across core HCM and PEO segments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-138255
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PAYX
- cik: 0000723531
- company_name: PAYCHEX INC
- filed_at: 2024-12-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723531/000095017024138255/0000950170-24-138255-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723531/000095017024138255/payx-20241219.htm

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