Paychex (PAYX) Amortization of Deferred Charges (2018 - 2026)

Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Amortization of Deferred Charges came in at -$54.0 million in Q1 2026, down 705.97% year-on-year from $8.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 558.54% quarter-over-quarter from -$8.2 million in Q4 2025.

Paychex (PAYX) Amortization of Deferred Charges (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paychex has disclosed Amortization of Deferred Charges across 9 years of filings, most recently posting -$54.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Amortization of Deferred Charges for Q1 2026 came in at -$54.0 million, down 705.97% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $58.1 million (down 43.81% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $236.5 million, up 2.07% from the prior year.
  • Amortization of Deferred Charges came in at -$54.0 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, down from -$8.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Amortization of Deferred Charges ranged from a high of $60.4 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$54.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Amortization of Deferred Charges is -$6.7 million (2024), against an average of $10.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Amortization of Deferred Charges surged 86.94% in 2024 and sank 705.97% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Paychex's Amortization of Deferred Charges stood at -$48.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 6.88% to -$51.3 million in 2023, then soared by 86.94% to -$6.7 million in 2024, then decreased by 22.39% to -$8.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 558.54% to -$54.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Amortization of Deferred Charges figures came in at -$54.0 million (Q1 2026), -$8.2 million (Q4 2025), and $60.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn -
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn
10 Paychex 36.04 Bn 34.25 Bn 1.38 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 -54.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 -54.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 -8.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 -8.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 60.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 60.40 Mn
May 31, 2025 59.90 Mn
May 31, 2025 59.90 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 -6.70 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 -6.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -6.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -6.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 58.50 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 58.50 Mn
May 31, 2024 58.30 Mn
May 31, 2024 58.30 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 -6.70 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 -6.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 -51.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 -51.30 Mn