DJ Paychex Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Paychex Inc. $(PAYX)$ shed 1.88% to $98.94 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.73% to 7,722.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.49% to 51,176.96.

Paychex Inc. closed 23.44% short of its 52-week high of $129.24, which the company achieved on October 15th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Oracle Corp. (ORCL) rose 3.06% to $142.30, Intuit Inc. $(INTU)$ fell 0.60% to $281.08, and Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) fell 2.38% to $257.68.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 2, 2026.