Paychex (PAYX) Cost of Revenue (2019 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) reported Cost of Revenue of $417.3 million for Q2 2026, up 5.94% on a YoY basis from $393.9 million in Q2 2025, and down 3.22% sequentially from $431.2 million in Q1 2026.

Paychex (PAYX) Cost of Revenue (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Paychex (PAYX) has 8 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $417.3 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Cost of Revenue rose 5.94% year-over-year to $417.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $1.7 billion (up 8.71% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $1.7 billion, up 8.71% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue slipped to $417.3 million in Q2 2026, from $431.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $431.2 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $351.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $381.1 million and a median of $377.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
  • Across the five-year window, Cost of Revenue grew 14.0% in 2022 and advanced 1.34% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing PAYX's Cost of Revenue over 5 years: stood at $359.3 million in 2022, then rose by 1.34% to $364.1 million in 2023, then increased by 4.12% to $379.1 million in 2024, then grew by 8.73% to $412.2 million in 2025, then grew by 1.24% to $417.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PAYX's Cost of Revenue at $417.3 million in Q2 2026, $431.2 million in Q1 2026, and $412.2 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 199.59 Bn 179.36 Bn 8.16 Bn 3.02 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 193.24 Bn 190.53 Bn - -
3 Shopify 164.78 Bn 159.04 Bn 1.55 Bn 1.62 Bn
4 Salesforce 150.52 Bn 138.68 Bn 8.56 Bn 2.57 Bn
5 Uber Technologies 139.79 Bn 138.58 Bn 5.95 Bn 7.26 Bn
6 ServiceNow 109.10 Bn 104.44 Bn 2.82 Bn 1.17 Bn
7 Automatic Data Processing 102.68 Bn 99.45 Bn 2.87 Bn 3.07 Bn
8 Adobe 95.80 Bn 90.17 Bn 5.90 Bn 715.00 Mn
9 Snowflake 93.75 Bn 90.79 Bn 926.45 Mn 464.50 Mn
10 Paychex 41.47 Bn 40.34 Bn 1.14 Bn 417.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 417.30 Mn
May 31, 2026 417.30 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 431.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 431.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 412.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 412.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 413.80 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 413.80 Mn
May 31, 2025 393.90 Mn
May 31, 2025 393.90 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 387.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 387.40 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 379.10 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 379.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 380.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 380.00 Mn
May 31, 2024 375.20 Mn
May 31, 2024 375.20 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 379.80 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 379.80 Mn