Paychex PAYX
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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Cash & Equivalents came in at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, down 33.18% year-over-year from $1.6 billion in Q2 2025, and down 37.55% quarter-over-quarter from $1.7 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Paychex has disclosed Cash & Equivalents across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.1 billion for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Cash & Equivalents fell 33.18% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $1.1 billion (down 33.18% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $1.1 billion, down 33.18% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Equivalents came in at $1.1 billion for Q2 2026 at Paychex, down 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.
  • Average Cash & Equivalents over 5 years is $1.3 billion, with a median of $1.3 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Cash & Equivalents tumbled 66.01% in 2022 and soared 392.3% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Cash & Equivalents stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then climbed by 24.31% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then slipped by 11.81% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then climbed by 23.58% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then declined by 26.75% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Cash & Equivalents figures were $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, and $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Equiv. (Qtr)
1 Automatic Data Processing 110.44 Bn 106.21 Bn 2.51 Bn 4.23 Bn
2 Paychex 43.28 Bn 42.14 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.09 Bn
3 Paycom Software 10.27 Bn 10.07 Bn 412.40 Mn 198.00 Mn
4 Paylocity Holding 8.11 Bn 7.84 Bn 300.38 Mn 271.92 Mn
5 Kanzhun 7.88 Bn 5.57 Bn 306.38 Mn 380.29 Mn
6 Alight 393.98 Mn 180.98 Mn 142.00 Mn 215.00 Mn
7 Asure Software 267.49 Mn 247.81 Mn 25.06 Mn 19.68 Mn
8 Dhi 194.97 Mn 191.20 Mn 25.04 Mn 3.77 Mn
9 CXApp 5.71 Mn 5.71 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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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