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Paychex (PAYX) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Paychex (PAYX) has disclosed Debt Ratio for 11 consecutive years, with 0.28 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 288.77% to 0.28 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.28 through Feb 2026, up 288.77% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.3 for FY2025, 279.51% up from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio hit 0.28 in Q1 2026 for Paychex, down from 0.3 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.3 in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.06 in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.13 across 5 years, with a median of 0.08 in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Debt Ratio: decreased 24.84% in 2023 and later skyrocketed 288.77% in 2026.
  • Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.09 in 2022, then decreased by 23.17% to 0.07 in 2023, then increased by 14.9% to 0.08 in 2024, then soared by 287.24% to 0.3 in 2025, then decreased by 5.63% to 0.28 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Debt Ratio for PAYX at 0.28 in Q1 2026, 0.3 in Q4 2025, and 0.3 in Q3 2025.