ACM vs PAYX
Aecom and Paychex, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ACM | PAYX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.1B | $6.3B |
| Net income | $561.8M | $1.8B |
| Gross margin | 7.5% | 73.4% |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 27.9% |
| 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% | 9.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | 9.9% |
ACM bills 2.6× the revenue of PAYX, and PAYX keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (27.9% against 3.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ACM | PAYX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $16.1B | $6.3B |
| FY2024 | $16.1B | $5.4B |
| FY2023 | $14.4B | $5.1B |
| FY2022 | $13.1B | $4.9B |
| FY2021 | $13.3B | $4.6B |
| FY2020 | $13.2B | $4.0B |
| FY2019 | $13.6B | $4.0B |
| FY2018 | $13.9B | $3.7B |
| FY2017 | $18.2B | $3.3B |
| FY2016 | $17.4B | $3.1B |
Net income by year
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 |
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