What If You Invested $1,000 in Paychex (PAYX)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Paychex
PAYX
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+265399.07% (2,655 times)
- Buy
- Feb 24, 1984
- $0.06
- Sell
- Jun 6, 2025
- $155.44
Buying PAYX at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $2,654,990.71.
Max drawdown
-64.85% (fell to 35% of peak)
- Peak
- Nov 21, 2000
- $28.5
- Trough
- Aug 12, 2002
- $10.02
The worst decline for PAYX was -64.85% (fell to 35% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+102598.43% (1,027 times)
- IPO
- Aug 26, 1983
- $0.09
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $93.1
A $1,000 investment in PAYX at IPO would be worth $1,026,984.3 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Paychex (PAYX) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Paychex (PAYX) stock's all-time low was $0.06 on Feb 24, 1984. The all-time high was $155.44 on Jun 6, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Paychex (PAYX) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Paychex (PAYX) stock at the all-time low ($0.06 on Feb 24, 1984) and selling at the peak ($155.44 on Jun 6, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $2,654,990.71. Historical return: +265399.07% (2,655 times).
What are Paychex (PAYX)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Paychex (PAYX) stock was Feb 24, 1984 (all-time low at $0.06). The best sell date was Jun 6, 2025 at $155.44. This investment would have returned +265399.07% (2,655 times).
What was Paychex (PAYX) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Paychex (PAYX) stock's worst decline was -64.85% (fell to 35% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $28.5 on Nov 21, 2000. Trough: $10.02 on Aug 12, 2002. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $351.5 at the trough.
What if you bought Paychex (PAYX) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Paychex (PAYX) stock at IPO ($0.09 on Aug 26, 1983) would be worth $1,026,984.3 today. Historical return: +102598.43% (1,027 times). Current stock price: $93.1 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Paychex (PAYX) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Paychex (PAYX) stock 5 years ago ($84.85 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,097.18 today. Historical return: +9.72% (1.10 times). Current stock price: $93.1 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Paychex (PAYX) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Paychex (PAYX) stock 10 years ago ($39.35 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,365.87 today. Historical return: +136.59% (2.37 times). Current stock price: $93.1 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Paychex (PAYX) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Paychex (PAYX) stock 20 years ago ($20.63 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $4,513.54 today. Historical return: +351.35% (4.51 times). Current stock price: $93.1 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for PAYX. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.