Paychex (PAYX) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)

Paychex's Cash & Equivalents history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.7 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Cash & Equivalents rose 11.43% year-over-year to $1.7 billion; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $1.7 billion (up 11.43% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.6 billion, up 10.87% from the prior year.
• Cash & Equivalents came in at $1.7 billion for Q1 2026 at Paychex, up from $1.5 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 $1.4 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash & Equivalents.
• Across the five-year window, Cash & Equivalents tumbled 66.01% in 2022 and soared 392.3% in 2023, its largest moves.
• Paychex's Cash & Equivalents stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then grew by 24.31% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then dropped by 11.81% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 23.58% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then increased by 17.29% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Cash & Equivalents over the past three periods registered $1.7 billion, $1.5 billion, and $809.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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