Paychex (PAYX) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Change in Accured Expenses came in at $59.4 million in Q2 2026, up 190.69% year-over-year from $20.4 million in Q2 2025, and down 45.85% quarter-over-quarter from $109.7 million in Q1 2026.
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Paychex (PAYX) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Change in Accured Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $59.4 million for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Change in Accured Expenses rose 190.69% year-over-year to $59.4 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $291.4 million (up 588.89% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $291.4 million, up 588.89% from the prior year.
- Change in Accured Expenses came in at $59.4 million for Q2 2026 at Paychex, down from $109.7 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Accured Expenses ranged from a high of $124.9 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$311.2 million in Q2 2024.
- Average Change in Accured Expenses over 5 years is $17.3 million, with a median of $54.6 million recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Change in Accured Expenses soared 315.87% in 2023 and sank 4141.56% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Change in Accured Expenses stood at $49.9 million in 2022, then slumped by 175.75% to -$37.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 55.82% to -$58.9 million in 2024, then surged by 95.59% to -$2.6 million in 2025, then surged by 2384.62% to $59.4 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Change in Accured Expenses figures were $59.4 million in Q2 2026, $109.7 million in Q1 2026, and -$2.6 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Accured Exp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 7.31 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | -1.08 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -354.52 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 891.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 280.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 200.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 35.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -2.04 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 37.16 Bn | 36.02 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 59.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -56.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 59.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 109.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -2.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 124.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | -65.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 101.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -58.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 65.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | -311.20 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 117.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -37.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 104.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 7.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 89.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 49.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -61.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 59.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -41.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 124.10 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Change in Accured Expenses API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-accured-expenses", "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=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();