Paychex (PAYX) Change in Receivables (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) recorded Change in Receivables of $73.3 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 287.8% from $18.9 million a year earlier and up 89.4% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Change in Receivables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Paychex's Change in Receivables came in at $160.2 million as of Aug 31, 2026, up 41.5% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at $105.8 million, down 19.1% from FY2025.
- Annual Change in Receivables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -17.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Change in Receivables came in at $130.7 million in FY2025, -$113 million in FY2024, $135.7 million in FY2023 (-11.9%) and $154.1 million in FY2022 (-43.5%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Change in Receivables since fiscal Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Change in Receivables rose in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 33.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Change in Receivables in the last five years was growth of 287.8% in fiscal Q1 2027, against a decline of 92.7% in fiscal Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $38.7 million (Q4 2026), $11 million (Q3 2026) and $37.2 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Receivables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 480.73 Bn | 449.68 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 72.83 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 399.91 Bn | 272.04 Bn | - | 1.01 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 262.30 Bn | 190.08 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 1.83 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 202.26 Bn | 158.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 153.84 Bn | 132.30 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 441.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 114.84 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -34.40 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.04 Bn | 70.38 Bn | 3.44 Bn | -208.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 70.51 Bn | 69.60 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.24 Bn | 46.23 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -4.24 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.41 Bn | 34.49 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 73.30 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 73.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 38.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 11.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 37.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 18.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 30.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 31.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 32.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 36.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | -116.50 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 56.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 19.50 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -72.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | -5.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 59.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 21.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 61.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | -2.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -164.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 290.00 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Change in Receivables 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-receivables&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-receivables", "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-receivables&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();