Paychex (PAYX) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's Cash from Operations was $413.5 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 42.4% from $718.4 million a year earlier and down 28.8% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Paychex's Cash from Operations was $2.25 billion through Aug 31, 2026, up 8.6% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $2.56 billion, up 34.5% from FY2025.
- Cash from Operations has now increased for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Cash from Operations was $1.9 billion in FY2025 (+0.2%), $1.9 billion in FY2024 (+11.2%), $1.71 billion in FY2023 (+7.3%) and $1.59 billion in FY2022 (+26.1%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Cash from Operations since fiscal Q4 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash from Operations was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 22.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations over five years was fiscal Q2 2023 (growth of 109.3%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 46.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, PAYX's Cash from Operations in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $580.9 million (Q4 2026), $812.5 million (Q3 2026) and $444.9 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 456.40 Bn | 425.35 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 382.94 Bn | 255.07 Bn | - | 23.10 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 261.10 Bn | 188.88 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 3.66 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 194.91 Bn | 150.78 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.90 Bn | 124.36 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 587.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.58 Bn | 97.71 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.20 Bn | 68.55 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.58 Bn | 70.67 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 50.00 Bn | 42.99 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -4.14 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.43 Bn | 34.51 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 413.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 413.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 580.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 812.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 444.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 718.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 343.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 716.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 295.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 546.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 221.70 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 671.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 311.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 693.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 417.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 569.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 355.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 364.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 421.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 612.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 169.80 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Cash from Operations 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-operations&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-operations&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();