Paychex (PAYX) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$227.4 million for Q2 2026, up 92.61% on a YoY basis from -$118.1 million in Q2 2025, and down 16342.86% sequentially from $1.4 million in Q1 2026.
Paychex (PAYX) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$227.4 million in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 92.61% year-over-year to -$227.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at -$1.2 billion (up 65.67% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$1.2 billion, up 65.67% from the prior year.
- Cash from Investing Activities fell to -$227.4 million in Q2 2026, from $1.4 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $1.2 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of -$3.1 billion in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$311.8 million and a median of -$147.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
- Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities jumped 5584.75% in 2022 and tumbled 2048.92% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Tracing PAYX's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$195.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 50.59% to -$96.5 million in 2023, then tumbled by 99.69% to -$192.7 million in 2024, then surged by 295.28% to $376.3 million in 2025, then tumbled by 160.43% to -$227.4 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PAYX's Cash from Investing Activities at -$227.4 million in Q2 2026, $1.4 million in Q1 2026, and $376.3 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 201.33 Bn | 181.10 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 961.18 Mn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 192.20 Bn | 189.49 Bn | - | -65.76 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 162.07 Bn | 156.33 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 310.00 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 152.55 Bn | 140.71 Bn | 8.56 Bn | -2.18 Bn |
| 5 | Uber Technologies | 138.38 Bn | 137.17 Bn | 5.95 Bn | -773.00 Mn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 110.49 Bn | 105.83 Bn | 2.82 Bn | -6.65 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 103.27 Bn | 100.04 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -1.22 Bn |
| 8 | Adobe | 96.83 Bn | 91.20 Bn | 5.90 Bn | -1.71 Bn |
| 9 | Snowflake | 93.21 Bn | 90.26 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -604.49 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 41.82 Bn | 40.70 Bn | 1.14 Bn | -227.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | -227.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | -227.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 376.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 376.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -1.30 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -1.30 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | -3.08 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | -3.08 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 21.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 21.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -192.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -192.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -110.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -110.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | -143.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | -143.10 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -8.10 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -8.10 Mn |