Paychex (PAYX) Amortization of Deferred Charges (2018 - 2026)
Paychex's Amortization of Deferred Charges was $66 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 9.3% from $60.4 million a year earlier and up 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Amortization of Deferred Charges (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Paychex's Amortization of Deferred Charges was $254.8 million through Aug 31, 2026, up 6.9% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at $249.2 million, up 5.4% from FY2025.
- Amortization of Deferred Charges has now increased for nine consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Amortization of Deferred Charges was $236.5 million in FY2025 (+2.1%), $231.7 million in FY2024 (+5.8%), $219.1 million in FY2023 (+8.4%) and $202.1 million in FY2022 (+5.6%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Amortization of Deferred Charges in data going back to fiscal Q4 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Amortization of Deferred Charges has increased for 30 straight quarters, with growth averaging 4.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Amortization of Deferred Charges ranged from 1.6% (fiscal Q2 2025) to 9.3% (fiscal Q1 2027).
- Per Business Quant data, PAYX's Amortization of Deferred Charges in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $64.6 million (Q4 2026), $62.8 million (Q3 2026) and $61.4 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.41 Bn | 34.49 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 66.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 64.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 62.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 61.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 60.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 59.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 59.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 58.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 58.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 58.30 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 58.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 57.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 57.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 56.10 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 55.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 54.50 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 53.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 51.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 51.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 50.00 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Amortization of Deferred Charges API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=amortization-of-deferred-charges&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "amortization-of-deferred-charges", "ticker": "PAYX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=amortization-of-deferred-charges&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();