Insperity vs Paychex
Insperity reported revenue of $6.8 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Paychex's $6.5 billion in fiscal 2026. Insperity's revenue grew 3.5% in its latest year, and Paychex's grew 16.9%. Insperity had an operating margin of -0.1%, against 38.5% at Paychex. Free cash flow was −$309 million at Insperity and $2.3 billion at Paychex. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and May 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Insperity | Paychex | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, May 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $6.8B | $6.5B |
| Revenue growth | 3.5% | 16.9% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 9.7% | 9.9% |
| Gross margin | 13.2% | 74.3% |
| Operating margin | −0.1% | 38.5% |
| Net margin | −0.1% | 27.0% |
| Free cash flow | −$309M | $2.3B |
| Free cash flow margin | −4.5% | 35.6% |
| Return on capital | — | 26.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −8.3x | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $109M | $2.2B |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.0% | −0.6% |
| Last close | $49.82 | $117.06 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 23.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $15.8 million, sold $0 | bought $197,260, sold $4.6 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Insperity and Paychex pages.