Paychex Fiscal Q1 Adjusted Earnings, Revenue Increase; Fiscal 2027 Outlook Maintained

08:47 AM EDT, 09/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Paychex (PAYX) reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $1.34 per diluted share, up from $1.22 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.32. Revenue for the fiscal quarter ended Aug. 31 was $1.63 billion, up from $1.54 billion a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.63 billion. For fiscal 2027, the company maintains its revenue growth outlook of 5% to 6% and adjusted EPS growth outlook of 7% to 9%. Shares of the company were down 7.3% in premarket activity.