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PAYCHEX INC (PAYX)

Every FINRA and SEC series the site collects for PAYCHEX INC: short interest with days to cover, daily short sale volume, fails to deliver and Form 4 insider trades. Listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as services-engineering, accounting, research, management.

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20.4M

Short interest

settlement 2026-08-31

9.7

Days to cover

+6.1% vs prior

62.0%

Short share of volume

2026-09-17

296

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-08-28

Tue 29 Sep

Next earnings

estimated; last year 2025-09-30

-$384K

Insider flow, 90 days

0 buys, 1 sells

As of 2026-09-17.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month; the last 12 months shown, all 48 settlements in the JSON

As of 31 August 2026, short interest in PAYX is 20,420,231 shares, up 276,743 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 11,480,406 shares (31 July 2025) to 20,878,884 shares (13 March 2026). The latest reading sits at the top of that range. At the reported average volume of 2.1M shares a day that is 9.7 days to cover, elevated.

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SettlementShares shortChangeAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-08-3120,420,231+6.1%2,114,3429.66
2026-08-1419,240,317-4.5%2,337,6878.23
2026-07-3120,143,488+4.7%3,597,3215.60
2026-07-1519,234,786-5.6%2,887,3906.66
2026-06-3020,374,922-1.2%4,575,1704.45
2026-06-1520,615,390+3.0%2,946,0097.00
2026-05-2920,011,633-2.3%3,003,3196.66
2026-05-1520,483,868+7.0%3,213,3956.37
2026-04-3019,139,141-6.0%3,177,3986.02
2026-04-1520,371,444-1.4%3,647,9955.58
2026-03-3120,671,661-1.0%4,988,4694.14
2026-03-1320,878,884+4.7%3,652,9695.72
2026-02-2719,945,763-0.8%4,085,0514.88
2026-02-1320,110,416+16.2%4,622,5014.35
2026-01-3017,313,086+0.8%3,758,7924.61
2026-01-1517,170,617-2.0%2,645,3196.49
2025-12-3117,521,215+19.1%3,712,0434.72
2025-12-1514,709,075-5.7%3,620,8774.06
2025-11-2815,604,639+1.4%2,768,7335.64
2025-11-1415,384,092+4.3%3,110,9794.95
2025-10-3114,750,984+15.2%2,820,1595.23
2025-10-1512,809,383+1.7%2,705,2564.73
2025-09-3012,593,071-4.3%4,346,0682.90
2025-09-1513,161,668+3.9%1,789,9447.35

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, last 60 sessions. JSON

As of 17 September 2026, the short share of PAYX volume is 62.0%, up 1.4 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 30.1% (21 August 2026) to 88.8% (9 July 2026). The latest reading is 5.0 points above the 30-session average of 56.9%, on 946K shares reported.

DateShort volumeTotal volumeShort shareExempt
2026-09-17586K946K62.0%624
2026-09-16463K750K61.7%23
2026-09-15382K653K58.4%180
2026-09-14468K840K55.7%322
2026-09-11320K552K58.0%554
2026-09-10455K751K60.5%179
2026-09-09363K825K44.0%1,240
2026-09-08666K1.2M53.4%671
2026-09-04386K740K52.2%5,342
2026-09-03547K1.1M51.0%37
2026-09-02396K1.2M34.4%875
2026-09-01524K723K72.5%45
2026-08-31388K557K69.8%36
2026-08-28332K516K64.2%22
2026-08-27459K619K74.2%172
2026-08-26252K368K68.6%66
2026-08-25375K649K57.7%11,890
2026-08-24512K851K60.2%0
2026-08-21286K948K30.1%103
2026-08-20339K878K38.6%83
2026-08-19439K877K50.0%0
2026-08-18355K744K47.6%638
2026-08-17559K1.0M55.8%162
2026-08-14408K687K59.3%1,353
2026-08-13644K853K75.5%288
2026-08-12528K688K76.7%1,265
2026-08-11368K763K48.3%909
2026-08-10282K494K57.1%4,254
2026-08-07284K525K54.2%386
2026-08-06678K1.2M56.4%1,688

Fails to deliver

SEC, by settlement date. JSON

As of 28 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in PAYX is 296 shares, up 101 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 1 share (30 June 2026) to 170,647 shares (8 May 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

SettlementShares failedPriceValue
2026-08-28296$126.48$37K
2026-08-27195$124.88$24K
2026-08-24127$124.48$16K
2026-08-17203$122.02$25K
2026-08-10263$120.04$32K
2026-08-064,315$118.27$510K
2026-08-03427$116.84$50K
2026-07-3029$122.13$4K
2026-07-29278$118.87$33K
2026-07-2225$111.96$3K
2026-07-21513$115.20$59K
2026-07-206,899$114.39$789K
2026-07-141,689$110.75$187K
2026-07-1014,278$106.26$1.5M
2026-07-093,568$106.58$380K
2026-06-301$99.81$100
2026-06-252,239$96.30$216K
2026-06-2415,204$97.99$1.5M
2026-06-1891,979$97.58$9.0M
2026-06-0517,258$99.48$1.7M
2026-06-0423,504$98.45$2.3M
2026-06-02102$102.44$10K
2026-06-015,286$96.98$513K
2026-05-29474$95.51$45K
2026-05-20462$94.48$44K
2026-05-199,478$94.49$896K
2026-05-18517$91.54$47K
2026-05-141,003$89.92$90K
2026-05-08170,647$94.26$16.1M
2026-05-069,942$92.85$923K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 100 shown. JSON

Insiders at PAYX reported 1 open-market sell worth $384K in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Sells alone are a weak signal; insiders sell for tax, diversification and estate reasons all the time. Latest filing: GOLISANO B THOMAS on 2026-09-01.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-09-01GOLISANO B THOMASn/aGift334$127.04$42K38K
2026-08-14Simmons Christopher CVP, Controller & TreasurerTax withholding130$122.02$16K3K
2026-07-20DOODY JOSEPHn/aJ164$0.00$0725
2026-07-15Bhandari Prabha SChief Legal Officer, SecretaryTax withholding282$110.00$31K2K
2026-07-15BERGSTROM RYAN NORMANChief Product OfficerGrant3K$0.00$045K
2026-07-15BERGSTROM RYAN NORMANChief Product OfficerTax withholding303$110.00$33K41K
2026-07-15Argiropoulos MasonVP, Chief HR OfficerGrant2K$0.00$05K
2026-07-15Argiropoulos MasonVP, Chief HR OfficerTax withholding386$110.00$42K3K
2026-07-15ANTE ADAM BROOKSSr. Vice President, PaycorGrant3K$0.00$056K
2026-07-15ANTE ADAM BROOKSSr. Vice President, PaycorTax withholding299$110.00$33K53K
2026-07-01ANTE ADAM BROOKSSr. Vice President, PaycorTax withholding3K$102.71$275K53K
2026-06-26TUCCI JOSEPH MDirectorSell4K$98.25$384K67K
2026-06-26TUCCI JOSEPH MDirectorOption exercise10K$60.59$619K78K
2026-06-26TUCCI JOSEPH MDirectorTax withholding6K$98.10$619K71K
2026-06-01GOLISANO B THOMASn/aGift1K$96.98$100K38K
2026-05-13Roaldsen ElizabethSr. Vice PresidentSell459$90.00$41K9K
2026-05-08VELLI JOSEPH Mn/aOption exercise10K$60.59$619K90K
2026-05-06GOLISANO B THOMASn/aGift109K$91.27$10.0M35.7M
2026-05-04GOLISANO B THOMASn/aGift164K$93.21$15.3M35.8M
2026-04-15Argiropoulos MasonVP, Chief HR OfficerTax withholding79$90.26$7K3K
2026-04-01BERGSTROM RYAN NORMANChief Product OfficerTax withholding1K$90.91$125K44K
2026-04-01ANTE ADAM BROOKSSr. Vice President, PaycorTax withholding2K$90.91$204K56K
2026-03-03GOLISANO B THOMASn/aGift1K$93.65$103K39K
2026-02-04DOODY JOSEPHn/aBuy1K$98.76$99K1K
2026-02-04BONADIO TOMn/aBuy1K$98.50$98K22K
2026-01-30GOLISANO B THOMASn/aGift26K$102.13$2.7M35.9M
2026-01-23GOLISANO B THOMASn/aGift9K$107.17$1.0M35.9M
2026-01-21GOLISANO B THOMASn/aGift240K$107.77$25.8M36.0M
2026-01-15Parodi Chad CSVP, HCM, PEO & InsuranceTax withholding347$110.51$38K6K
2025-12-31BERGSTROM RYAN NORMANChief Product OfficerTax withholding1K$112.18$161K45K
2025-12-31ANTE ADAM BROOKSSr. Vice President, PaycorTax withholding2K$112.18$203K58K
2025-12-23MUCCI MARTINn/aGift8K$114.36$947K418K
2025-12-01GOLISANO B THOMASn/aGift923$111.41$103K40K
2025-11-12GOLISANO B THOMASn/aGift234K$111.40$26.1M36.2M
2025-11-10GOLISANO B THOMASn/aGift213K$111.45$23.7M36.4M
2025-10-28GOLISANO B THOMASn/aGift200$123.87$25K36.6M
2025-10-22GOLISANO B THOMASn/aGift302K$127.54$38.5M36.6M
2025-10-15Roaldsen ElizabethSr. Vice PresidentTax withholding41$127.52$5K10K
2025-10-15VELLI JOSEPH Mn/aGrant725$0.00$079K
2025-10-15Schrader Robert L.Sr. VP, CFOTax withholding116$127.52$15K19K
2025-10-15Price Kevin An/aGrant725$0.00$04K
2025-10-15TUCCI JOSEPH Mn/aGrant725$0.00$067K
2025-10-15Payton Theresa M.n/aGrant725$0.00$03K
2025-10-15Simmons Christopher CVP, Controller & TreasurerTax withholding38$127.52$5K5K
2025-10-15WILSON KARAn/aGrant725$0.00$08K
2025-10-15MUCCI MARTINn/aGrant855$0.00$0426K
2025-10-15JOSEPH PAMELA An/aGrant725$0.00$012K
2025-10-15Gibson John BPresident and CEOTax withholding624$127.52$80K81K
2025-10-15DOODY JOSEPHn/aGrant725$0.00$0889
2025-10-15BONADIO TOMn/aGrant725$0.00$021K

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.

Planned sales (Form 144)

Newest first. JSON

10 Form 144 notices on file for PAYX worth $121.0M at the prices reported; 4 in the last 90 days worth $3.7M. Latest: Schrader Robert L. filed on 2026-07-20 to sell 2,600 shares ($299K) from 2026-07-20.

FiledSellerSharesMarket valueOf outstandingSale fromBroker
2026-07-20Schrader Robert L.Officer3K$299K0.001%2026-07-20Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
2026-07-17Simmons Christopher COfficer3K$303K0.001%2026-07-17Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
2026-07-14MUCCI MARTINDirector25K$2.7M0.007%2026-07-14Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
2026-06-26TUCCI JOSEPH MDirector4K$384K0.001%2026-06-26Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
2026-05-13Roaldsen ElizabethOfficer459$41K0.000%2026-05-13Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
2026-02-02Golisano B Thomas10% Stockholder26K$2.7M0.007%2026-01-30Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
2026-01-23B THOMAS GOLISANO10% Stockholder249K$26.9M0.069%2026-01-21Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
2025-11-12B Thomas Golisano Revocable Living Trust10% Stockholder234K$26.1M0.065%2025-11-12Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
2025-11-12B. Thomas Golisano Revocable Living Trust10% stockowner213K$23.7M0.059%2025-11-12Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
2025-10-24B. Thomas Golisano Revocable Living Trust10% stock owner302K$37.8M0.084%2025-10-24Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person, newest filing first. JSON

3 holders above 5% have filed on PAYX, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is Capital International Investors at 8.6% of the class (30,738,102 shares), filed 2026-02-13 for an event on 2025-12-31.

FiledFormHolderSharesOf classEvent
2026-04-3013GVanguard Capital Managementinvestment adviser24.3M6.8%2026-03-31
2026-03-2713G/Ano. 11The Vanguard Groupinvestment adviser00.0%2026-03-13
2026-02-1313G/Ano. 4Capital International Investorsinvestment adviser30.7M8.6%2025-12-31
2026-01-3013G/Ano. 10The Vanguard Groupinvestment adviser42.3M11.8%2025-12-31
2025-11-1313G/Ano. 3Capital International Investorsinvestment adviser19.3M5.4%2025-09-30
2025-10-0613G/Ano. 9The Vanguard Groupinvestment adviser37.8M10.5%2025-09-30

13F holders

Tracked managers holding PAYX at their latest 13F. JSON

7 of the 30 tracked managers held PAYX at their latest 13F, $598.4M in total at quarter-end prices. Millennium Management is the largest at $243.3M (0.1% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 5 added shares and 2 cut.

FundQuarterSharesValueOf portfolioChange in shares
Millennium Management2026-06-302.5M$243.3M0.09%+1.2M
AQR Capital Management2026-06-302.0M$200.6M0.07%+1.1M
Citadel Advisors2026-06-301.1M$110.6M0.01%+381K
Renaissance Technologies2026-06-30219K$21.5M0.03%-948K
Point72 Asset Management2026-06-30140K$13.8M0.02%+123K
Two Sigma Investments2026-06-3084K$8.3M0.01%+18K
Fisher Asset Management2026-06-302K$222K0.00%-2K

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

Financials

SEC XBRL, as filed. JSON

In Q4 2025 (quarter ended 2026-05-31) PAYCHEX INC reported revenue of $1.55B, up 21.3% from the same quarter a year earlier. In FY 2025 it generated $2.56B of operating cash flow and spent $611.0M on buybacks and $1.59B on dividends. As of 2026-05-31, cash was $1.09B against $4.56B of debt.

Cash
$1.09B
Debt
$4.56B
Equity
$3.74B
Total assets
$16.17B
Shares outstanding
355,682,860

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

QuarterPeriod endRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPS
Q4 2025derived2026-05-31$1.55Bn/an/an/a
Q1 20262026-02-28$1.75B$560.3M32.0%1.56
Q4 20252025-11-30$1.50B$395.4M26.3%1.10
Q3 20252025-08-31$1.49B$383.8M25.7%1.06
Q4 2024derived2025-05-31$1.38Bn/an/an/a
Q1 20252025-02-28$1.47B$519.3M35.4%1.43
Q4 20242024-11-30$1.28B$413.4M32.3%1.14
Q3 20242024-08-31$1.28B$427.4M33.4%1.18

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Fiscal yearEndsRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapexBuybacksDividends
FY 20252026-05-31$6.30Bn/a$2.56B$234.9M$611.0M$1.59B
FY 20242025-05-31$5.41Bn/a$1.90B$191.8M$104.5M$1.45B
FY 20232024-05-31$5.13Bn/a$1.90B$161.4M$169.2M$1.32B
FY 20222023-05-31$4.91Bn/a$1.71B$143.0M$0$1.18B
FY 20212022-05-31$4.55Bn/a$1.59B$133.8M$145.2M$999.6M

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are cash paid to repurchase common stock in the year (XBRL PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock), not authorizations. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-05-31; shares outstanding as of 2026-06-30 from the cover page.

What this page is

PAYCHEX INC in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page pulls every series the site collects for one ticker onto one URL, keyed by the SEC's own ticker list, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a summary sentence built from the rows (last value, change, range with dates) and its own JSON and CSV links. Nothing on the page is written by a model; the sentences change only when the data does. A page exists only for companies with data in at least two series, and every section says when its source last updated.

This page follows PAYCHEX INC (PAYX), SEC CIK 723531, listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as services-engineering, accounting, research, management. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and method

Short interest
FINRA consolidated short interestTwice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-08-31.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume
FINRA Reg SHO daily filesEvery trading day, loaded the following morning. Latest 2026-09-17.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver
SEC fails-to-deliver dataTwice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-08-28.JSON and CSV
Planned sales
SEC EDGAR Form 144EDGAR read every 30 minutes; a notice is filed on or before the sell order. Latest 2026-07-20.JSON and CSV
Large holders
SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GEDGAR read every 30 minutes; 13D within five business days of crossing 5%, 13G on the passive schedule. Latest 2026-04-30.JSON and CSV
13F holders
SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRQuarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Financials
SEC XBRL company factsRefreshed weekly from the SEC's structured data; values are as filed in the 10-Q and 10-K. Latest 2026-05-31.JSON and CSV
Earnings dates
SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 2.02 (full-text search)EDGAR full-text search read twice a day; the estimate is last year's date plus 52 weeks. Latest 2026-06-24.JSON and CSV
Insider trades
SEC EDGAR Form 4EDGAR read every 30 minutes; filings are due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-09-01.JSON and CSV
Company record
EDGAR filing index for CIK 723531Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
Rate limits
30 requests a minute without a key, 120 a minute with a key from a free account.

Data checks. Every dataset is checked against its source once a day. This dataset passed the last run, 18 Sep 05:40 UTC.

How to read it

  • Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
  • Insider buys next to a crowded short are the combination that has historically preceded squeezes; insider sells next to a crowded short are common and mean little.
  • Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of PAYX is sold short?
20,420,231 shares were held short at the 2026-08-31 settlement, 9.7 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.
What is PAYX's daily short volume?
On 2026-09-17, 586,234 of the 946,179 PAYX shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 62.0% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.
Does PAYX have fails to deliver?
The SEC's latest file shows 296 PAYX shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-08-28. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.
Are PAYX insiders buying or selling?
Insiders at PAYX reported 1 open-market sell worth $384K in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Sells alone are a weak signal; insiders sell for tax, diversification and estate reasons all the time. Latest filing: GOLISANO B THOMAS on 2026-09-01.
Have PAYX insiders filed to sell?
10 Form 144 notices on file for PAYX worth $121.0M at the prices reported; 4 in the last 90 days worth $3.7M. Latest: Schrader Robert L. filed on 2026-07-20 to sell 2,600 shares ($299K) from 2026-07-20.
Who owns more than 5% of PAYX?
3 holders above 5% have filed on PAYX, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is Capital International Investors at 8.6% of the class (30,738,102 shares), filed 2026-02-13 for an event on 2025-12-31.
What did PAYX report last quarter?
In Q4 2025 (quarter ended 2026-05-31) PAYCHEX INC reported revenue of $1.55B, up 21.3% from the same quarter a year earlier. In FY 2025 it generated $2.56B of operating cash flow and spent $611.0M on buybacks and $1.59B on dividends. As of 2026-05-31, cash was $1.09B against $4.56B of debt.
Which funds hold PAYX?
7 of the 30 tracked managers held PAYX at their latest 13F, $598.4M in total at quarter-end prices. Millennium Management is the largest at $243.3M (0.1% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 5 added shares and 2 cut.

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