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Paychex (PAYX) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) has disclosed Capital Expenditures for 18 consecutive years, with $5.5 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 88.71% to $5.5 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $85.5 million through Feb 2026, down 67.97% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $191.8 million for FY2025, 18.84% up from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures hit $5.5 million in Q1 2026 for 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.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $27.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $14.0 million in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Capital Expenditures: crashed 268.11% in 2022 and later surged 15233.33% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at $60.3 million in 2022, then crashed by 76.78% to $14.0 million in 2023, then soared by 400.0% to $70.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 152.0% to -$36.4 million in 2025, then soared by 115.11% to $5.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Capital Expenditures for PAYX at $5.5 million in Q1 2026, -$36.4 million in Q4 2025, and $55.9 million in Q3 2025.