ACM vs PAYX
Aecom and Paychex Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ACM | PAYX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.1B | $6.5B |
| Net income | $561.8M | $1.8B |
| Gross margin | 7.5% | 74.3% |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 27.0% |
| Return on equity | 24.0% | 44.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.21 | $4.89 |
| Dividend / share | · | $4.43 |
| Payout ratio | 23.8% | 90.3% |
| Free cash flow | $684.9M | $2.3B |
| Equity | $2.5B | $3.7B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.45× | 0.93× |
| Current ratio | 1.14× | 1.26× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.0% | 9.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
ACM bills 2.5× the revenue of PAYX, and PAYX keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (27.0% against 3.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ACM | PAYX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $16.1B | $6.5B |
| FY2024 | $16.1B | $5.6B |
| FY2023 | $14.4B | $5.3B |
| FY2022 | $13.1B | $5.0B |
| FY2021 | $13.3B | $4.6B |
| FY2020 | $13.2B | $4.1B |
| FY2019 | $13.6B | $4.0B |
| FY2018 | $13.9B | $3.8B |
| FY2017 | $18.2B | $3.4B |
| FY2016 | $17.4B | $3.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ACM | PAYX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $561.8M | $1.8B |
| FY2024 | $402.3M | $1.7B |
| FY2023 | $55.3M | $1.7B |
| FY2022 | $310.6M | $1.6B |
| FY2021 | $173.2M | $1.4B |
| FY2020 | $-186.4M | $1.1B |
| FY2019 | $-261.1M | $1.1B |
| FY2018 | $136.5M | $1.0B |
| FY2017 | $339.4M | $994.1M |
| FY2016 | $96.1M | $826.3M |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$9,627,622,000 | ACM |
| FY2024 | +$10,533,798,000 | ACM |
| FY2023 | +$9,100,161,000 | ACM |
| FY2022 | +$8,141,082,000 | ACM |
| FY2021 | +$8,729,152,000 | ACM |
| FY2020 | +$9,183,176,000 | ACM |
| FY2019 | +$9,601,955,000 | ACM |
| FY2018 | +$10,105,816,000 | ACM |
| FY2017 | +$14,825,702,000 | ACM |
| FY2016 | +$14,257,825,000 | ACM |
| FY2015 | +$15,037,980,000 | ACM |
| FY2014 | +$5,617,183,000 | ACM |
| FY2013 | +$5,634,595,000 | ACM |
| FY2012 | +$5,891,980,000 | ACM |
| FY2011 | +$5,807,574,000 | ACM |
| FY2010 | +$4,461,491,000 | ACM |
| FY2009 | +$4,118,665,000 | ACM |
| FY2008 | +$3,111,882,000 | ACM |
ACM has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
12 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −23.1 pp | PAYX |
| FY2024 | −26.9 pp | PAYX |
| FY2023 | −31.3 pp | PAYX |
| FY2022 | −28.6 pp | PAYX |
| FY2021 | −28.7 pp | PAYX |
| FY2014 | −21.8 pp | PAYX |
| FY2013 | −21.9 pp | PAYX |
| FY2012 | −25.2 pp | PAYX |
| FY2011 | −21.0 pp | PAYX |
| FY2010 | −20.9 pp | PAYX |
| FY2009 | −20.5 pp | PAYX |
| FY2008 | −22.5 pp | PAYX |
PAYX has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 12 fiscal years.
12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
PAYX's net margin has been more volatile than ACM's over the 12 comparable fiscal years — 2.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.3.
12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
PAYX led in net margin in every one of the 12 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
12 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ACM's return on equity has been more volatile than PAYX's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 8.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.2.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
PAYX led in return on equity in every one of the 18 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.