Paychex (PAYX) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) posted Cash & Equivalents of $1.1 billion for Q2 2026, down 37.55% sequentially from $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, and down 33.18% YoY from $1.6 billion in Q2 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has reported Cash & Equivalents for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Cash & Equivalents fell 33.18% year-over-year to $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $1.1 billion (down 33.18% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $1.1 billion, down 33.18% from the prior year.
- Cash & Equivalents slipped to $1.1 billion in Q2 2026 per PAYX's latest filing, from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Cash & Equivalents peaked at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $267.5 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $1.3 billion and a median of $1.3 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash & Equivalents.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash & Equivalents plunged 66.01% in 2022, then jumped 392.3% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Cash & Equivalents stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then increased by 24.31% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then declined by 11.81% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 23.58% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then retreated by 26.75% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Equivalents over the past three periods registered $1.1 billion, $1.7 billion, and $1.5 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 12.22 Bn |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 8.94 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 4.87 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 2.50 Bn |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 2.08 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 4.92 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 4.68 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 43.39 Bn | 42.27 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 370.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 267.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 636.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 1.10 Bn |