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Q2 2026 Earnings in 4 days from now on Fri Dec 19th, before the market open
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Paychex Stock Short Interest Report | NASDAQ:PAYX | Benzinga
Short interest in Paychex Inc (NASDAQ:PAYX) increased during the last reporting period, rising from 15.38M to 15.60M. This put 4.85% of the company's publicly available shares short.
Based on the recent average volume of 2.77M shares traded per day, it would take 5.64 day(s) for holders of this short interest to close out their positions without sending the stock sharply higher.
Short Interest
15.60M
Short Interest %
4.85%
Days to Cover
5.64
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| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 11/28/2025 | 12/09/2025 | 4.85% | 321,852,468 | 15,604,639 | 2,768,733 | 5.64 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 11/14/2025 | 11/25/2025 | 4.78% | 321,852,468 | 15,384,092 | 3,110,979 | 4.95 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 10/31/2025 | 11/11/2025 | 4.58% | 321,852,468 | 14,750,984 | 2,820,159 | 5.23 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 10/15/2025 | 10/24/2025 | 3.98% | 321,852,468 | 12,809,383 | 2,705,256 | 4.73 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 09/30/2025 | 10/09/2025 | 3.91% | 321,852,468 | 12,593,071 | 4,346,068 | 2.9 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 09/15/2025 | 09/24/2025 | 4.09% | 321,567,230 | 13,161,668 | 1,789,944 | 7.35 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 08/29/2025 | 09/10/2025 | 3.94% | 321,567,230 | 12,663,543 | 2,015,222 | 6.28 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 08/15/2025 | 08/26/2025 | 3.60% | 321,507,045 | 11,573,827 | 2,365,206 | 4.89 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 07/31/2025 | 08/11/2025 | 3.57% | 321,507,045 | 11,480,406 | 1,793,456 | 6.4 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 07/15/2025 | 07/24/2025 | 3.61% | 321,507,045 | 11,609,973 | 2,709,699 | 4.28 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 06/30/2025 | 07/10/2025 | 4.00% | 321,763,168 | 12,864,589 | 3,694,261 | 3.48 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 06/13/2025 | 06/25/2025 | 3.84% | 321,763,168 | 12,350,032 | 1,460,563 | 8.46 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 05/30/2025 | 06/10/2025 | 3.86% | 321,453,836 | 12,410,948 | 1,434,908 | 8.65 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 05/15/2025 | 05/27/2025 | 4.30% | 321,453,836 | 13,821,609 | 1,543,581 | 8.95 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 04/30/2025 | 05/09/2025 | 4.36% | 321,453,836 | 14,004,115 | 2,078,618 | 6.74 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 04/15/2025 | 04/25/2025 | 4.42% | 321,453,836 | 14,206,468 | 2,814,154 | 5.05 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 03/31/2025 | 04/09/2025 | 4.31% | 321,453,836 | 13,850,285 | 2,619,630 | 5.29 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 03/14/2025 | 03/25/2025 | 4.42% | 321,326,242 | 14,199,600 | 2,532,311 | 5.61 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 02/28/2025 | 03/11/2025 | 4.45% | 321,326,242 | 14,311,477 | 1,747,808 | 8.19 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 02/14/2025 | 02/26/2025 | 4.21% | 321,326,242 | 13,528,837 | 1,441,648 | 9.38 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 01/31/2025 | 02/11/2025 | 4.48% | 321,326,242 | 14,401,825 | 1,739,796 | 8.28 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 01/15/2025 | 01/27/2025 | 4.68% | 321,326,242 | 15,025,173 | 2,061,104 | 7.29 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 12/31/2024 | 01/10/2025 | 4.28% | 321,326,242 | 13,752,382 | 2,603,328 | 5.28 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 12/13/2024 | 12/24/2024 | 4.62% | 321,326,242 | 14,851,538 | 1,781,089 | 8.34 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 11/29/2024 | 12/10/2024 | 5.40% | 321,004,873 | 17,325,765 | 1,243,089 | 13.94 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 11/15/2024 | 11/26/2024 | 5.18% | 321,004,873 | 16,636,249 | 1,877,657 | 8.86 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 10/31/2024 | 11/11/2024 | 5.90% | 321,004,873 | 18,933,382 | 1,320,644 | 14.34 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 10/15/2024 | 10/24/2024 | 5.89% | 321,004,873 | 18,891,228 | 1,953,715 | 9.67 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 09/30/2024 | 10/09/2024 | 6.07% | 321,004,873 | 19,469,147 | 1,662,689 | 11.71 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 09/13/2024 | 09/24/2024 | 6.40% | 321,004,873 | 20,533,089 | 1,425,657 | 14.4 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 08/30/2024 | 09/11/2024 | 5.89% | 321,004,873 | 18,912,905 | 1,525,607 | 12.4 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 07/31/2024 | 08/09/2024 | 5.17% | 321,170,966 | 16,599,739 | 2,006,146 | 8.27 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 07/15/2024 | 07/24/2024 | 5.17% | 321,170,966 | 16,610,881 | 1,667,442 | 9.96 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 06/28/2024 | 07/10/2024 | 5.35% | 321,007,396 | 17,159,899 | 2,895,980 | 5.93 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 06/14/2024 | 06/26/2024 | 4.78% | 321,007,396 | 15,334,136 | 1,703,539 | 9 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 05/31/2024 | 06/11/2024 | 4.34% | 321,007,396 | 13,922,493 | 1,831,398 | 7.6 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 05/15/2024 | 05/24/2024 | 3.85% | 321,007,396 | 12,361,657 | 1,363,813 | 9.06 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 04/30/2024 | 05/09/2024 | 3.84% | 321,007,396 | 12,339,600 | 1,922,594 | 6.42 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 04/15/2024 | 04/24/2024 | 3.54% | 321,007,396 | 11,379,319 | 2,429,592 | 4.68 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 03/28/2024 | 04/09/2024 | 3.48% | 321,007,396 | 11,160,545 | 1,565,658 | 7.13 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 03/15/2024 | 03/26/2024 | 3.63% | 320,865,881 | 11,641,133 | 2,038,753 | 5.71 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 02/29/2024 | 03/11/2024 | 3.38% | 320,865,881 | 10,835,943 | 1,244,082 | 8.71 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 02/15/2024 | 02/27/2024 | 3.36% | 320,865,881 | 10,767,680 | 1,765,536 | 6.1 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 01/31/2024 | 02/09/2024 | 2.98% | 320,865,881 | 9,555,326 | 1,756,372 | 5.44 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 01/12/2024 | 01/24/2024 | 3.35% | 320,865,881 | 10,751,992 | 1,482,030 | 7.25 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 12/29/2023 | 01/10/2024 | 3.12% | 320,865,881 | 10,024,857 | 2,401,998 | 4.17 | Get Alert |
| PAYX | Paychex, Inc. Common Stock | 12/15/2023 | 12/27/2023 | 3.19% | 320,865,881 | 10,225,285 | 2,172,956 | 4.71 | Get Alert |
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