Paychex (PAYX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) reported Deferred Taxes of $2.4 million for Q2 2026, up 700.0% on a YoY basis from $300000.0 in Q2 2025, and down 88.99% sequentially from $21.8 million in Q1 2026.
Paychex (PAYX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex (PAYX) has 18 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at $2.4 million in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 700.0% year-over-year to $2.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $101.4 million (up 741.77% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $101.4 million, up 741.77% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes eased to $2.4 million in Q2 2026, from $21.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $66.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$17.8 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $3.4 million and a median of -$350000.0 in 2022 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
- Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes plunged 2300.0% in 2022 and soared 2420.0% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Tracing PAYX's Deferred Taxes over 5 years: stood at -$17.8 million in 2022, then soared by 82.02% to -$3.2 million in 2023, then surged by 146.88% to $1.5 million in 2024, then surged by 646.67% to $11.2 million in 2025, then sank by 78.57% to $2.4 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PAYX's Deferred Taxes at $2.4 million in Q2 2026, $21.8 million in Q1 2026, and $11.2 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 936.60 Mn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 139.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 106.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | - |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | -36.00 Mn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 54.30 Mn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -6.56 Mn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 73.13 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 39.35 Bn | 38.23 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 2.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 2.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 21.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 11.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 66.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 300,000.00 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -6.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.50 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -11.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 2.30 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -14.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -3.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -3.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 23.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -10.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -17.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 2.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | -1.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -2.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -6.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 11.50 Mn |