08:51 AM EDT, 09/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Paychex ( PAYX ) reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings Tuesday of $1.22 per diluted share, up from $1.16 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.20.

Revenue for the fiscal quarter ended Aug. 31 was $1.54 billion, up from $1.32 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $1.54 billion.

For fiscal 2026, the payroll processing company raised its anticipated adjusted diluted EPS growth to 9% to 11%, from its previous projection of 8.5% to 10.5%, on an unchanged revenue growth forecast of 16.5% to 18.5%.

Shares of the company were down 6.1% in recent premarket activity.