Paychex (PAYX) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's Change in Cash was -$828.9 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), compared with -$1.1 billion a year earlier.
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Paychex (PAYX) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Paychex's Change in Cash was -$978.7 million through Aug 31, 2026; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at -$1.25 billion.
- In earlier fiscal years, Change in Cash was $837.3 million in FY2025, -$237.9 million in FY2024, $1.21 billion in FY2023 and -$894.7 million in FY2022.
- Quarterly Change in Cash has moved between -$2.64 billion (fiscal Q4 2024) and $1.75 billion (fiscal Q1 2024) over five years.
- Per Business Quant data, PAYX's Change in Cash in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was -$1.44 billion (Q4 2026), $1.05 billion (Q3 2026) and $238.8 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn | -261.50 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - | 7.65 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 1.00 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | -625.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn | -193.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -1.97 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn | -2.70 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -495.56 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.41 Bn | 34.49 Bn | 1.20 Bn | -828.90 Mn |
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();