Paychex (PAYX) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) Asset Utilization Ratio stood at 0.41 in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 19.0% from 0.35 a year earlier and up 7.3% from the prior quarter.
Paychex (PAYX) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Paychex's Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 0.40, down 3.8% from FY2025.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 0.41 in FY2025 (-18.0%), 0.50 in FY2024 (+1.6%), 0.50 in FY2023 (+1.5%) and 0.49 in FY2022 (+7.1%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio since fiscal Q3 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Asset Utilization Ratio rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 5.2%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Asset Utilization Ratio in the last five years was growth of 20.2% in fiscal Q3 2025, against a decline of 31.5% in fiscal Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.39 (Q4 2026), 0.37 (Q3 2026) and 0.36 (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 0.56 |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - | 0.25 |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 0.52 |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 0.41 |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 0.53 |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 0.34 |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 0.56 |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 0.01 |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.41 Bn | 34.49 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 0.41 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.41 |
| May 31, 2026 | 0.39 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.37 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.35 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.50 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.51 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.43 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.45 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.47 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.53 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.50 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.46 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.45 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.45 |
Paychex Asset Utilization Ratio 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=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-utilization-ratio", "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=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();