Paychex (PAYX) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)
Paychex recorded quarterly Change in Cash of $1.0 billion in Q1 2026, up 339.36% quarter-over-quarter from $238.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 42.88% year-over-year from $734.3 million in Q1 2025.
Paychex's Change in Cash history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.0 billion for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Change in Cash rose 42.88% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $529.3 million (up 124.74% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $837.3 million, up 451.95% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash came in at $1.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Paychex, up from $238.8 million 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.
- A 5-year average of $76.4 million and a median of $165.7 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
- Across the five-year window, Change in Cash jumped 412.99% in 2022 and tumbled 2148.88% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Paychex's Change in Cash stood at -$81.3 million in 2022, then plunged by 296.43% to -$322.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 41.33% to -$189.1 million in 2024, then soared by 226.28% to $238.8 million in 2025, then soared by 339.36% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Change in Cash over the past three periods registered $1.0 billion, $238.8 million, and -$1.1 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 1.67 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | -1.65 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | -1.54 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 303.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | -1.02 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | -1.59 Bn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 901.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -21.06 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 5.13 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 34.86 Bn | 33.07 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 151.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2021 | -229.10 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 914.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2020 | -118.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2020 | -404.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2020 | -412.70 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 652.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 58.50 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 426.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2019 | -2.77 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2019 | 2.24 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2018 | -152.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2018 | -680.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2018 | 1.30 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2018 | 475.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2017 | 22.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 49.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2017 | -242.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2017 | 24.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 35.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2016 | -1.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2016 | -121.60 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2016 | -159.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2015 | -43.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2015 | 285.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2015 | -95.30 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2015 | 124.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2014 | -322.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2014 | 310.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2014 | -118.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2014 | 58.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2013 | 101.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 4.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2013 | 6.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2013 | -22.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2012 | -26.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 40.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2012 | -37.70 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2012 | 50.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2011 | -17.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2011 | -5.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2011 | -117.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2011 | 2.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2010 | -39.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2010 | -11.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2010 | 5.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2010 | 54.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2009 | -90.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2009 | -157.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2009 | 44.43 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2009 | 97.77 Mn |