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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |