Paychex (PAYX) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's (PAYX) quarterly Change in Cash came in at -$1.4 billion in Q2 2026, down 521.64% year-over-year from $341.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 237.04% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 billion in Q1 2026.
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Paychex (PAYX) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has disclosed Change in Cash across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$1.4 billion for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Change in Cash fell 521.64% year-over-year to -$1.4 billion; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$1.2 billion (down 249.23% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was -$1.2 billion, down 249.23% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash came in at -$1.4 billion for Q2 2026 at Paychex, down from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $1.7 billion in Q3 2023 to a low of -$2.6 billion in Q2 2024.
- Average Change in Cash over 5 years is -$7.7 million, with a median of $58.4 million recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Change in Cash jumped 412.99% in 2022 and tumbled 2148.88% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Change in Cash stood at -$81.3 million in 2022, then tumbled by 296.43% to -$322.3 million in 2023, then soared by 41.33% to -$189.1 million in 2024, then surged by 226.28% to $238.8 million in 2025, then slumped by 702.09% to -$1.4 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Change in Cash figures were -$1.4 billion in Q2 2026, $1.0 billion in Q1 2026, and $238.8 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 460.85 Bn | 451.55 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -261.50 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 437.09 Bn | 400.44 Bn | - | 7.65 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 258.74 Bn | 237.66 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 1.00 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 195.52 Bn | 184.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | -625.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.61 Bn | 140.94 Bn | 2.82 Bn | -193.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.89 Bn | 100.66 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -1.97 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 76.97 Bn | 69.77 Bn | 3.46 Bn | -2.70 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.41 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 57.09 Bn | 54.64 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -495.56 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 37.16 Bn | 36.02 Bn | 1.19 Bn | -1.44 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -828.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | -1.44 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.05 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 238.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -1.10 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 341.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 734.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -189.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -48.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | -2.64 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 971.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -322.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.75 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | -227.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 737.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -81.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 777.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | -861.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 165.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -350.50 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Change in Cash 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=change-in-cash&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-cash", "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-cash&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();