Paychex (PAYX) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) reported Capital Expenditures of $209.9 million for Q2 2026, up 246.94% on a YoY basis from $60.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 3716.36% sequentially from $5.5 million in Q1 2026.

Paychex (PAYX) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $209.9 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 246.94% year-over-year to $209.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $234.9 million (up 22.47% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $234.9 million, up 22.47% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures improved to $209.9 million in Q2 2026, from $5.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $209.9 million in Q2 2026 to a low of -$54.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $37.2 million and a median of $13.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Peak annual rise in Capital Expenditures reached 2092.45% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 1556.0% in 2025.
  • Tracing PAYX's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $60.3 million in 2022, then slumped by 76.78% to $14.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 82.14% to $2.5 million in 2024, then sank by 1556.0% to -$36.4 million in 2025, then jumped by 676.65% to $209.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PAYX's Capital Expenditures at $209.9 million in Q2 2026, $5.5 million in Q1 2026, and -$36.4 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn -278.64 Mn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - -9.88 Mn
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn 5.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 65.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 145.00 Mn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 114.00 Mn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 50.60 Mn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn 10.45 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 48.82 Mn
10 Paychex 39.35 Bn 38.23 Bn 1.14 Bn 209.90 Mn

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 209.90 Mn
May 31, 2026 209.90 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 5.50 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 5.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 -36.40 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 -36.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 55.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 55.90 Mn
May 31, 2025 60.50 Mn
May 31, 2025 60.50 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 116.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 116.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 2.50 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 2.50 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 12.60 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 12.60 Mn
May 31, 2024 4.30 Mn
May 31, 2024 4.30 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 5.30 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 5.30 Mn