Paychex (PAYX) Change in Acquisitions & Divestments (2009 - 2018)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Change in Acquisitions & Divestments came in at $1.5 billion in Q2 2026, down 74.73% year-over-year from $5.8 billion in Q2 2025, and down 65.56% quarter-over-quarter from $4.2 billion in Q1 2026.
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Paychex (PAYX) Change in Acquisitions & Divestments (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Change in Acquisitions & Divestments across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.5 billion for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Change in Acquisitions & Divestments fell 74.73% year-over-year to $1.5 billion; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $11.5 billion (down 19.42% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $11.5 billion, down 19.42% from the prior year.
- Change in Acquisitions & Divestments came in at $1.5 billion for Q2 2026 at Paychex, down from $4.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Acquisitions & Divestments ranged from a high of $10.1 billion in Q2 2022 to a low of $815.6 million in Q2 2024.
- Average Change in Acquisitions & Divestments over 5 years is $3.5 billion, with a median of $3.0 billion recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Change in Acquisitions & Divestments soared 1872.32% in 2022 and sank 81.34% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Change in Acquisitions & Divestments stood at $2.6 billion in 2022, then sank by 45.16% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then jumped by 195.14% to $4.2 billion in 2024, then dropped by 21.52% to $3.3 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 55.07% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Change in Acquisitions & Divestments figures were $1.5 billion in Q2 2026, $4.2 billion in Q1 2026, and $3.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 37.16 Bn | 36.02 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2018 | -222.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2018 | -762.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2018 | 1.27 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2018 | -608.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2017 | 88.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 929.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2017 | -697.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2017 | 674.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 42.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2016 | -257.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2016 | -1.72 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 934.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2015 | -41.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2015 | -100.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2015 | 929.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2015 | -1.13 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2014 | 255.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2014 | -199.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2014 | 1.81 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2014 | -812.20 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Change in Acquisitions & Divestments API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-acquisitions-and-divestments&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-acquisitions-and-divestments", "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-acquisitions-and-divestments&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();