Paychex (PAYX) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) reported Cash & Equivalents of $1.1 billion for Q2 2026, down 33.18% on a YoY basis from $1.6 billion in Q2 2025, and down 37.55% sequentially from $1.7 billion in Q1 2026.
Paychex (PAYX) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Cash & Equivalents data on file, last reported at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Cash & Equivalents fell 33.18% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $1.1 billion (down 33.18% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $1.1 billion, down 33.18% from the prior year.
- Cash & Equivalents slipped to $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cash & Equivalents ranged from a high of $1.7 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $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.
- Across the five-year window, Cash & Equivalents slumped 66.01% in 2022 and surged 392.3% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Tracing PAYX's Cash & Equivalents over 5 years: stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then advanced by 24.31% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then decreased by 11.81% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then advanced by 23.58% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then dropped by 26.75% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PAYX's Cash & Equivalents at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, and $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 11.30 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | 1.01 Bn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.85 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 680.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 8.94 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 2.50 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 3.23 Bn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 2.08 Bn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 1.41 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.35 Bn | 38.23 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 |