---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-122887"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PAYX"
cik: "0000723531"
company_name: "PAYCHEX INC"
filed_at: "2026-03-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:08:16.241685+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Paychex Q3 revenue $1.81B up 20% YoY; adj diluted EPS up 15% to $1.71

## Summary
- Total revenue $1,808.9M (+20% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $1.71 (+15%).
- Adjusted operating income $863.2M (+22%); GAAP operating income $792.0M (+14%).
- Nine-month total revenue $4,906.5M (+18%); adjusted diluted EPS $4.19 (+11%).
- Returned over $1.5 billion to shareholders fiscal year to date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-122887
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PAYX
- cik: 0000723531
- company_name: PAYCHEX INC
- filed_at: 2026-03-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723531/000119312526122887/0001193125-26-122887-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723531/000119312526122887/payx-20260325.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-122887
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-122887.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-122887.txt

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