Paychex (PAYX) Consolidated Net Income (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's Consolidated Net Income came in at $429.7 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 12.0% from $383.8 million a year earlier and up 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Consolidated Net Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Paychex reported Consolidated Net Income of $1.81 billion, up 11.9% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at $1.76 billion, up 6.2% from FY2025.
- Consolidated Net Income carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Consolidated Net Income was $1.66 billion in FY2025 (-2.0%), $1.69 billion in FY2024 (+8.5%), $1.56 billion in FY2023 (+11.8%) and $1.39 billion in FY2022 (+26.9%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Consolidated Net Income is $296.4 million (fiscal Q4 2022) to $560.3 million (fiscal Q3 2026).
- Year-over-year, Consolidated Net Income has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 4.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Consolidated Net Income over five years came in fiscal Q4 2026 (growth of 41.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 21.8%).
- Business Quant data shows PAYX's Consolidated Net Income at $420.6 million (Q4 2026), $560.3 million (Q3 2026) and $395.4 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Consol Net Inc. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 456.40 Bn | 425.35 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 382.94 Bn | 255.07 Bn | - | 4.76 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 261.10 Bn | 188.88 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 2.57 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 194.91 Bn | 150.78 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 3.53 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 145.90 Bn | 124.36 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 298.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.58 Bn | 97.71 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 978.60 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.20 Bn | 68.55 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 363.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.58 Bn | 70.67 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 50.00 Bn | 42.99 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -8.22 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.43 Bn | 34.51 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 429.70 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 429.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 420.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 560.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 395.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 383.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 297.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 519.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 413.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 427.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 379.90 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 498.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 392.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 419.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 350.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 467.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 360.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 379.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 296.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 430.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 332.10 Mn |
API Access
Paychex Consolidated Net Income 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=consolidated-net-income&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "consolidated-net-income", "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=consolidated-net-income&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();