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

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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