08:49 AM EST, 12/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Paychex ( PAYX ) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings Thursday of $1.14 per diluted share, up from $1.08 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.14.

Revenue for the quarter ended Nov. 30 was $1.32 billion, compared with $1.26 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $1.31 billion.

The company's shares were up more than 5% in recent Thursday premarket activity.