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

Paychex's Amortization of Deferred Charges history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$54.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Amortization of Deferred Charges fell 705.97% year-over-year to -$54.0 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $58.1 million (down 43.81% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
• A 5-year average of $10.6 million and a median of -$6.7 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Amortization of Deferred Charges.
• Across the five-year window, Amortization of Deferred Charges soared 86.94% in 2024 and plunged 705.97% in 2026, its largest moves.
• Paychex's Amortization of Deferred Charges stood at -$48.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 6.88% to -$51.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 86.94% to -$6.7 million in 2024, then slipped by 22.39% to -$8.2 million in 2025, then slumped by 558.54% to -$54.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Amortization of Deferred Charges over the past three periods registered -$54.0 million, -$8.2 million, and $60.4 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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