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Performance analysis of Paychex (PAYX)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, PAYX has had an average annual return of +0.32%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.

Over the past 5 years, PAYX has had an average annual return of +2.84%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.

Over the past 10 years, PAYX has had an average annual return of +9.63%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.

Since Nov 1, 1999, PAYX has had an average annual return of +8.20%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.59% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
-8.00%-17.49%+21.29%+6.20%-13.20%+50.18%+13.23%+34.54%-1.10%+15.44%+19%+18.40%
201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
+4.92%+48.94%+9.70%+1.47%+5.38%+22.06%-24.60%-6.05%+5.62%+13.71%-7.06%+35.30%
2002200120001999
-18.80%-27.59%+83.60%+0.93%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026-7.10%-9.19%-1.63%+0.55%+6.08%+3.93%-8.00%
2025+5.31%+3.39%+1.72%-4.64%+8.10%-7.88%-0.03%-3.38%-9.10%-7.68%-3.64%+0.44%-17.49%
2024+2.20%+1.47%+0.15%-3.25%+1.95%-1.33%+7.98%+3.29%+2.28%+3.83%+5.68%-4.14%+21.29%
2023+0.26%-4.06%+3.80%-4.13%-3.71%+6.61%+12.16%-1.88%-5.64%-3.71%+10.69%-2.34%+6.20%
2022-13.24%+1.10%+14.62%-7.14%-1.64%-8.04%+12.66%-3.28%-9.02%+5.44%+5.54%-6.83%-13.20%
2021-5.62%+4.29%+7.63%-0.54%+4.44%+6.09%+6.69%+0.57%-1.76%+10.22%-3.31%+14.51%+50.18%
2020+1.56%-9.67%-18.79%+8.90%+6.52%+4.80%-4.24%+6.33%+4.32%+3.89%+13.25%+0.03%+13.23%
2019+9.53%+8.79%+4.13%+5.13%+2.51%-4.08%+1.68%-1.63%+1.31%+1.80%+2.97%-1.23%+34.54%
2018+0.99%-4.57%-5.44%-1.66%+9.26%+4.22%+1.80%+6.13%+0.55%-10.32%+8.05%-7.93%-1.10%
2017-0.22%+1.87%-4.10%+0.64%+0.71%-3.86%+2.48%-1.42%+5.14%+7.22%+5.52%+1.14%+15.44%

Drawdown analysis of Paychex (PAYX)

The maximum drawdown for the PAYX was -64.86%, occurring on Aug 12, 2002. Recovery took 2818 trading sessions.

The current PAYX drawdown is -34.29%.

Since Nov 1, 1999 PAYX has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 1 time
  • 40% or more: 3 times
  • 30% or more: 3 times
  • 20% or more: 4 times
  • 10% or more: 21 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-64.86%Nov 21, 2000428Aug 12, 20022818Oct 21, 20133246
-44.94%Jun 6, 2025211Apr 10, 2026OngoingOngoingOngoing
-44.15%Feb 20, 202022Mar 23, 2020160Nov 6, 2020182
-23.41%Apr 6, 2022264Apr 26, 2023340Sep 3, 2024604
-19.75%Apr 25, 200011May 10, 200015Jun 1, 200026
-18.77%Dec 29, 202120Jan 27, 202243Mar 30, 202263
-17.39%Sep 21, 201864Dec 24, 201831Feb 8, 201995
-15.44%Mar 20, 2015109Aug 25, 201541Oct 22, 2015150
-14.80%Nov 20, 201535Jan 13, 201644Mar 17, 201679
-14.66%Aug 7, 200015Aug 28, 200018Sep 22, 200033
-14.58%Dec 3, 199921Jan 4, 20008Jan 14, 200029
-14.19%Dec 18, 201767Mar 27, 201853Jun 12, 2018120
-12.42%Jan 20, 20002Jan 24, 200015Feb 14, 200017
-12.28%Mar 15, 2017104Aug 11, 201736Oct 3, 2017140
-12.19%Jun 21, 20002Jun 23, 200012Jul 12, 200014
-12.09%Sep 7, 201642Nov 4, 201629Dec 16, 201671
-11.87%Dec 30, 201371Apr 11, 2014122Oct 6, 2014193
-11.57%Apr 2, 20254Apr 8, 202526May 15, 202530
-10.43%Apr 13, 20001Apr 14, 20006Apr 25, 20007
-10.37%Dec 18, 202022Jan 22, 202135Mar 15, 202157
-10.31%Sep 27, 200012Oct 13, 20008Oct 25, 200020
-9.70%Aug 16, 202130Sep 28, 20217Oct 7, 202137
-9.67%Jun 1, 20005Jun 8, 20006Jun 16, 200011
-8.91%Mar 21, 200014Apr 10, 20003Apr 13, 200017
-8.65%Nov 11, 202426Dec 18, 202430Feb 4, 202556