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

Paychex (PAYX) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$227.4 million in Q2 2026, up 92.61% year-over-year from -$118.1 million in Q2 2025, and down 16342.86% quarter-over-quarter from $1.4 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Paychex (PAYX) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paychex has disclosed Cash from Investing Activities across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$227.4 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 92.61% year-over-year to -$227.4 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$1.2 billion (up 65.67% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$1.2 billion, up 65.67% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$227.4 million for Q2 2026 at Paychex, down 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.
  • Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$311.8 million, with a median of -$147.5 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Cash from Investing Activities surged 5584.75% in 2022 and tumbled 2048.92% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$195.3 million in 2022, then surged by 50.59% to -$96.5 million in 2023, then plunged by 99.69% to -$192.7 million in 2024, then soared by 295.28% to $376.3 million in 2025, then plunged by 160.43% to -$227.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Cash from Investing Activities figures were -$227.4 million in Q2 2026, $1.4 million in Q1 2026, and $376.3 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Automatic Data Processing 110.44 Bn 106.21 Bn 2.51 Bn -958.00 Mn
2 Paychex 43.28 Bn 42.14 Bn 1.19 Bn -227.40 Mn
3 Paycom Software 10.27 Bn 10.07 Bn 412.40 Mn -23.70 Mn
4 Paylocity Holding 8.11 Bn 7.84 Bn 300.38 Mn -101.08 Mn
5 Kanzhun 7.88 Bn 5.57 Bn 306.38 Mn -45.49 Mn
6 Alight 393.98 Mn 180.98 Mn 142.00 Mn -25.00 Mn
7 Asure Software 267.49 Mn 247.81 Mn 25.06 Mn -17.83 Mn
8 Dhi 194.97 Mn 191.20 Mn 25.04 Mn -1.81 Mn
9 CXApp 5.71 Mn 5.71 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 -227.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 1.40 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 376.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 -1.30 Bn
May 31, 2025 -3.08 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 21.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -192.70 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -110.00 Mn
May 31, 2024 -143.10 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 -8.10 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 -96.50 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 -13.20 Mn
May 31, 2023 -152.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 -664.10 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 -195.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 1.22 Bn
May 31, 2022 -337.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 -716.70 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 -429.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 -22.30 Mn