Paychex (PAYX) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$335.8 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), compared with -$1.3 billion a year earlier.
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Paychex (PAYX) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 31, 2026, Paychex's Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$185.5 million; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at -$1.15 billion.
- By fiscal year, Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$3.36 billion in FY2025, -$260.9 million in FY2024, $211.7 million in FY2023 and -$1.51 billion in FY2022.
- Five-year quarterly Cash from Investing Activities spans a low of -$3.08 billion in fiscal Q4 2025 and a high of $1.22 billion in fiscal Q1 2023.
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at -$227.4 million (Q4 2026), $1.4 million (Q3 2026) and $376.3 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -1.48 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - | -28.58 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -2.02 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | -1.20 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn | -6.65 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -958.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn | -312.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -7.11 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.41 Bn | 34.49 Bn | 1.20 Bn | -335.80 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
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-investing-activities&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
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();