PAYX short interest
Paychex Inc. · Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services · settlement date 2026-09-30
| Shares short | 18,828,544 |
|---|---|
| Change vs prior report | -987,935 (-5.0%) |
| Change over six months | -8.9% |
| Days to cover | 4.27 (sector: 2.82) |
| Average daily volume | 4,406,044 |
| Rank in Industrials | #213 of 627 by days to cover |
PAYX short interest, last 12 months
| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Days to cover | Avg daily volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 18,828,544 | -5.0% | 4.27 | 4,406,044 |
| 2026-09-15 | 19,816,479 | -3.0% | 8.06 | 2,460,080 |
| 2026-08-31 | 20,420,231 | +6.1% | 9.66 | 2,114,342 |
| 2026-08-14 | 19,240,317 | -4.5% | 8.23 | 2,337,687 |
| 2026-07-31 | 20,143,488 | +4.7% | 5.60 | 3,597,321 |
| 2026-07-15 | 19,234,786 | -5.6% | 6.66 | 2,887,390 |
| 2026-06-30 | 20,374,922 | -1.2% | 4.45 | 4,575,170 |
| 2026-06-15 | 20,615,390 | +3.0% | 7.00 | 2,946,009 |
| 2026-05-29 | 20,011,633 | -2.3% | 6.66 | 3,003,319 |
| 2026-05-15 | 20,483,868 | +7.0% | 6.37 | 3,213,395 |
| 2026-04-30 | 19,139,141 | -6.0% | 6.02 | 3,177,398 |
| 2026-04-15 | 20,371,444 | -1.4% | 5.58 | 3,647,995 |
| 2026-03-31 | 20,671,661 | -1.0% | 4.14 | 4,988,469 |
| 2026-03-13 | 20,878,884 | +4.7% | 5.72 | 3,652,969 |
| 2026-02-27 | 19,945,763 | -0.8% | 4.88 | 4,085,051 |
| 2026-02-13 | 20,110,416 | +16.2% | 4.35 | 4,622,501 |
| 2026-01-30 | 17,313,086 | +0.8% | 4.61 | 3,758,792 |
| 2026-01-15 | 17,170,617 | -2.0% | 6.49 | 2,645,319 |
| 2025-12-31 | 17,521,215 | +19.1% | 4.72 | 3,712,043 |
| 2025-12-15 | 14,709,075 | -5.7% | 4.06 | 3,620,877 |
| 2025-11-28 | 15,604,639 | +1.4% | 5.64 | 2,768,733 |
| 2025-11-14 | 15,384,092 | +4.3% | 4.95 | 3,110,979 |
| 2025-10-31 | 14,750,984 | +15.2% | 5.23 | 2,820,159 |
| 2025-10-15 | 12,809,383 | +1.7% | 4.73 | 2,705,256 |
| 2025-09-30 | 12,593,071 | -4.3% | 2.90 | 4,346,068 |
import finzdata as yf
yf.Ticker("PAYX").short_interest # every report since 2017
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