Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: PAYX stock price vs ADBE: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at ADBE's multiple
Needs ADBE P/E.
Implied fair value · at PAYX's multiple
Needs PAYX P/E.
Price unavailable
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
Explore enterprise value and market valuation multiples in the valuation sections.
Trendline
12 period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Paychex, Inc. · implied price per share
Bear
$61.65
Base
$74.19
Bull
$90.52
ADOBE INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$260.76
Base
$306.53
Bull
$366.14
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe PAYX deserves a persistent premium to ADBE despite lower ROIC and higher leverage, then hold or buy selectively; otherwise, trim or avoid PAYX because the stock trades well above both ADBE-implied and DCF valuation ranges while fundamentals do not fully justify the gap.
PAYX trades at $112.63 versus an implied P/E value of $66.10, implying -41.3% downside and a clear overvaluation on the provided ADBE-based framework. Even though the stock is near the top of its historical band, it still sits well above both ADBE-implied range and the DCF range, indicating limited valuation support.
Supporting Metrics
