Paychex (PAYX) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Cash from Operations came in at 812500000.0 in Q1 2026, up 13.48% year-on-year from 716000000.0 in Q1 2025, and up 82.63% quarter-over-quarter from 444900000.0 in Q4 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Cash from Operations across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 812500000.0 for Q1 2026.
- Cash from Operations for Q1 2026 came in at 812500000.0, up 13.48% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 2319600000.0 (up 30.4% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1900900000.0, changed 0.17% from the prior year.
- Cash from Operations came in at 812500000.0 for Q1 2026 at Paychex, up from 444900000.0 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cash from Operations ranged from a high of 812500000.0 in Q1 2026 to a low of 221700000.0 in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Cash from Operations is 444900000.0 (2025), against an average of 500876470.59.
- Across the five-year window, Cash from Operations surged 109.31% in 2022 and slumped 46.89% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Paychex's Cash from Operations stood at 355400000.0 in 2022, then slipped by 12.41% to 311300000.0 in 2023, then dropped by 5.24% to 295000000.0 in 2024, then jumped by 50.81% to 444900000.0 in 2025, then surged by 82.63% to 812500000.0 in 2026.
- The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at 812500000.0 (Q1 2026), 444900000.0 (Q4 2025), and 718400000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Operations (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 4.11 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | 226.44 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 2.35 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 481.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.70 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 355.78 Mn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 1.67 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 2.24 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 36.04 Bn | 34.25 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 812.50 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 812.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 812.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 444.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 444.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 718.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 718.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 343.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 343.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 716.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 716.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 295.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 295.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 546.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 546.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 221.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 221.70 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 671.70 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 671.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 311.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 311.30 Mn |