Paychex (PAYX) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Paychex's Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.5 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 88.71% year-over-year to $5.5 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $85.5 million (down 67.97% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $191.8 million, up 18.84% from the prior year.
• Capital Expenditures came in at $5.5 million for Q1 2026 at Paychex, up from -$36.4 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $135.6 million in Q2 2024 to a low of -$54.3 million in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $27.5 million and a median of $14.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
• Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures tumbled 268.11% in 2022 and jumped 15233.33% in 2023, its largest moves.
• Paychex's Capital Expenditures stood at $60.3 million in 2022, then plunged by 76.78% to $14.0 million in 2023, then surged by 400.0% to $70.0 million in 2024, then sank by 152.0% to -$36.4 million in 2025, then surged by 115.11% to $5.5 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods registered $5.5 million, -$36.4 million, and $55.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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