Paychex (PAYX) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) reported Change in Cash of -$1.4 billion for Q2 2026, down 521.64% on a YoY basis from $341.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 237.04% sequentially from $1.0 billion in Q1 2026.
Paychex (PAYX) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Change in Cash data on file, last reported at -$1.4 billion in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Change in Cash fell 521.64% year-over-year to -$1.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at -$1.2 billion (down 249.23% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$1.2 billion, down 249.23% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash declined to -$1.4 billion in Q2 2026, 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.
- A 5-year average of -$7.7 million and a median of $58.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
- Across the five-year window, Change in Cash soared 412.99% in 2022 and slumped 2148.88% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Tracing PAYX's Change in Cash over 5 years: stood at -$81.3 million in 2022, then slumped by 296.43% to -$322.3 million in 2023, then surged by 41.33% to -$189.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 226.28% to $238.8 million in 2025, then sank by 702.09% to -$1.4 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PAYX's Change in Cash at -$1.4 billion in Q2 2026, $1.0 billion in Q1 2026, and $238.8 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 199.57 Bn | 179.33 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 11.30 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 191.99 Bn | 189.28 Bn | - | 113.61 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 160.18 Bn | 154.44 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 303.00 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 149.85 Bn | 138.01 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 1.61 Bn |
| 5 | Uber Technologies | 136.17 Bn | 134.96 Bn | 5.95 Bn | -1.54 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 101.06 Bn | 2.82 Bn | -193.00 Mn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 102.99 Bn | 99.76 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -21.06 Bn |
| 8 | Adobe | 95.75 Bn | 90.12 Bn | 5.90 Bn | -1.41 Bn |
| 9 | Snowflake | 92.12 Bn | 89.16 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -735.63 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 41.80 Bn | 40.68 Bn | 1.14 Bn | -1.44 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 151.60 Mn |