ADP publishes the jobs data Wall Street watches every month, but its own payroll counts now tell a different story about where the labor market is actually heading.
Paychex beat earnings estimates for the fourth straight quarter, then watched its stock crater anyway as investors zeroed in on a single line item that raised uncomfortable questions about what it actually costs to keep shareholders happy.
ADP or Paychex: which payroll dividend belongs in a retirement portfolio right now? ADP (NASDAQ:ADP | ADP Price Prediction) and Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) are the closest thing payroll processing has to a duopoly, and both have long histories of lifting their
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch, which reports on employment levels in U.S. small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, the pace of job growth increased 0.02 percentage points to 99.15 in September.
Some businesses are so deeply embedded in daily operations that customers rarely bother to leave, and four companies have quietly built their dividends on exactly that kind of inertia.
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Paychex TodayPAYXPaychex$102.69 -1.80 (-1.72%) As of 01:51 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.52-Week Range$85.45▼$130.32Dividend Yield4.64%P/E Ratio20.98Price Target$129.82Add to WatchlistPaychex's NASDAQ: PAYX September stock price decline presents a key opportunity for investors, mainly due to the underlying cause.