Growth Metrics

Paychex (PAYX) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)

Paychex recorded quarterly Cash & Current Investments of $1.8 billion in Q1 2026, up 16.66% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025, and up 11.12% year-over-year from $1.6 billion in Q1 2025.

Paychex's Cash & Current Investments history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash & Current Investments rose 11.12% year-over-year to $1.8 billion; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $1.8 billion (up 11.12% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.7 billion, up 10.54% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Current Investments came in at $1.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Paychex, up from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash & Current Investments ranged from a high of $1.8 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $323.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.3 billion and a median of $1.4 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash & Current Investments.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash & Current Investments tumbled 61.58% in 2022 and surged 324.84% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Paychex's Cash & Current Investments stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then rose by 22.24% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then dropped by 10.33% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then gained by 21.43% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then advanced by 16.66% to $1.8 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash & Current Investments over the past three periods registered $1.8 billion, $1.5 billion, and $859.4 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Current Investments (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn 18.56 Bn
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 9.57 Bn
3 Uber Technologies 151.10 Bn 150.06 Bn 11.88 Bn 1.21 Bn
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 5.74 Bn
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn 5.18 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn 1.41 Bn
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn 6.89 Bn
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn 3.23 Bn
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 6.78 Bn
10 Paychex 34.86 Bn 33.07 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.79 Bn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 1.79 Bn
Nov 30, 2025 1.54 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 859.40 Mn
May 31, 2025 1.68 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 1.61 Bn
Nov 30, 2024 1.27 Bn
Aug 31, 2024 1.51 Bn
May 31, 2024 1.52 Bn
Feb 29, 2024 1.73 Bn
Nov 30, 2023 1.41 Bn
Aug 31, 2023 1.70 Bn
May 31, 2023 1.27 Bn
Feb 28, 2023 1.37 Bn
Nov 30, 2022 1.15 Bn
Aug 31, 2022 1.24 Bn
May 31, 2022 420.30 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 323.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 688.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 1.15 Bn
May 31, 2021 1.03 Bn
Feb 28, 2021 841.40 Mn
Nov 30, 2020 868.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2020 886.50 Mn
May 31, 2020 932.40 Mn
Feb 29, 2020 839.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 635.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 627.30 Mn
May 31, 2019 724.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2019 765.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2018 759.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2018 523.00 Mn
May 31, 2018 424.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2018 421.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2017 338.60 Mn
Aug 31, 2017 368.20 Mn
May 31, 2017 323.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2017 403.90 Mn
Nov 30, 2016 293.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2016 497.70 Mn
May 31, 2016 352.10 Mn
Feb 29, 2016 327.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2015 476.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2015 537.70 Mn
May 31, 2015 536.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2015 620.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2014 529.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2014 559.30 Mn
May 31, 2014 551.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2014 585.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2013 463.40 Mn
Aug 31, 2013 559.20 Mn
May 31, 2013 505.50 Mn
Feb 28, 2013 570.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2012 301.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2012 390.90 Mn
May 31, 2012 316.30 Mn
Feb 29, 2012 503.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2011 411.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2011 485.10 Mn
May 31, 2011 464.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2011 469.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2010 463.50 Mn
Aug 31, 2010 450.10 Mn
May 31, 2010 366.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 395.07 Mn
Nov 30, 2009 287.31 Mn
Aug 31, 2009 329.15 Mn
May 31, 2009 492.51 Mn
Feb 28, 2009 428.41 Mn