Paychex (PAYX) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Cash & Current Investments came in at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, down 31.94% year-over-year from $1.7 billion in Q2 2025, and down 36.34% quarter-over-quarter from $1.8 billion in Q1 2026.
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Paychex (PAYX) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Cash & Current Investments across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.1 billion for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Cash & Current Investments fell 31.94% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $1.1 billion (down 31.94% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $1.1 billion, down 31.94% from the prior year.
- Cash & Current Investments came in at $1.1 billion for Q2 2026 at Paychex, down 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 $1.1 billion in Q2 2026.
- Average Cash & Current Investments over 5 years is $1.5 billion, with a median of $1.5 billion recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Current Investments jumped 36.62% in 2022 and sank 31.94% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Cash & Current Investments stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then grew by 11.8% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then slipped by 10.33% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 21.43% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then slipped by 25.73% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Cash & Current Investments figures were $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, $1.8 billion in Q1 2026, and $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 9.41 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | 37.08 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 21.66 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 11.40 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 7.20 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | 389.09 Mn |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 2.45 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 37.16 Bn | 36.02 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 1.14 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 600.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 1.09 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.74 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.49 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 809.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.63 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.56 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.20 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.46 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.47 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.69 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.36 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.65 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.22 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.32 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.10 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.18 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 1.22 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 267.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 636.20 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "PAYX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();