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Paychex Inc.
PAYX · Paychex Inc. · Industrials
Up next day
9/12
75%
Fell despite growth
2/12
Good earnings ignored
Avg earnings move
±1.0%
typical swing on earnings
Price when beating
+0.4%
avg over 11 beats
Biggest single move
+2.3%
'25.11 · largest reaction
How this stock reacts to earnings
Traits seen across its recent earnings reactions
Good results usually push the stock up
Up the next day 8 of 11 beats (73%)
Big earnings-day moves tend to fade within days
Reversed the day-one move · 67% of last 12
vs Industrials sector avg (197 peers)
This
+0.4%
Sector
+0.5%
Avg next-day reaction
Earnings number vs guidance — which drives it?
How often the beat/miss matched the actual price move
This stock mostly moves with the reported earnings number
Moved opposite to results 4 of last 12 times (33%)
3xBeat but fell
Even a beat sells off if guidance disappoints
1xMissed but rose
Even a miss rebounds if guidance reassures
Earnings timeline · tap a bar for that quarter
Sep 29Before open
'26.8 expectedEst. EPS $1.32
Quarter ended 5/2026
Reported 2026-07-17
Next-day move
+0.7%
After 5 days -0.7%
vs Consensus$1.31→$1.32+0.9% beat
EPS
$1.32
YoY +11%
Revenue
$1.6B
YoY +12%
Next-Q guidance
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N/A
Price around earnings
+26% run-up before
Earnings trend · last 12 quarters
EPS$1.32YoY +11%
'23.8'26.5
Revenue$1.6BYoY +12%
'23.8'26.5
Price vs earnings · last 12 quarters
↑Up↓Down
Bad news out
weak · up ↑
0x
Met expectations
good · up ↑
9x75%
Disappointment
weak · down ↓
0x
Good earnings ignored
good · down ↓
3x25%
← ← Weak earningsStrong earnings → →
Mostly 'honest' — good earnings, price up · 9 of 12q (75%)
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