Paychex (PAYX) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) reported Cash & Current Investments of $1.1 billion for Q2 2026, down 32.39% on a YoY basis from $1.7 billion in Q2 2025, and down 36.85% sequentially from $1.8 billion in Q1 2026.
Paychex (PAYX) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Cash & Current Investments data on file, last reported at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Cash & Current Investments fell 32.39% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $1.1 billion (down 32.39% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $1.1 billion, down 32.39% from the prior year.
- Cash & Current Investments slipped to $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, from $1.8 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 $1.4 billion and a median of $1.5 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash & Current Investments.
- Across the five-year window, Cash & Current Investments slumped 61.58% in 2022 and jumped 381.6% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Tracing PAYX's Cash & Current Investments over 5 years: stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then climbed by 10.73% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then decreased by 11.26% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 23.89% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then dropped by 26.8% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PAYX's Cash & Current Investments at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, $1.8 billion in Q1 2026, and $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 201.08 Bn | 180.84 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 20.23 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 192.82 Bn | 190.11 Bn | - | 2.71 Bn |
| 3 | Shopify | 162.54 Bn | 156.79 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 5.74 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 151.41 Bn | 139.57 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 11.84 Bn |
| 5 | Uber Technologies | 139.63 Bn | 138.42 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 1.21 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 109.49 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 103.14 Bn | 99.91 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 3.23 Bn |
| 8 | Adobe | 95.96 Bn | 90.33 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 5.63 Bn |
| 9 | Snowflake | 93.84 Bn | 90.89 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 2.95 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 41.82 Bn | 40.69 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 1.12 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 1.12 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.78 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.54 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.67 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.66 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.61 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.24 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.51 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.52 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.73 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.40 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.70 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.60 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.56 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.26 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.24 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 420.30 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 323.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 1.01 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 1.14 Bn |