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.
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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 (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -1.48 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | -28.58 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -2.02 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | -1.20 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | -6.65 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -958.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | -312.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -7.11 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 37.16 Bn | 36.02 Bn | 1.19 Bn | -227.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -335.80 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Paychex Cash from Investing Activities API
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params = {"slug": "cash-from-investing-activities", "ticker": "PAYX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-investing-activities&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();