Paychex (PAYX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Paychex's Deferred Taxes came in at $9.3 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 85.9% from $66 million a year earlier but up 97.9% from the prior quarter.
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Paychex (PAYX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Paychex reported Deferred Taxes of $47 million, down 23.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at $103.7 million.
- Going back by fiscal year, Deferred Taxes was -$15.8 million in FY2025, -$29.8 million in FY2024, -$44 million in FY2023 and $2.3 million in FY2022.
- The five-year range for quarterly Deferred Taxes is -$18.4 million (fiscal Q4 2023) to $66 million (fiscal Q1 2026).
- Business Quant data shows PAYX's Deferred Taxes at $4.7 million (Q4 2026), $21.8 million (Q3 2026) and $11.2 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 373.01 Bn | 337.83 Bn | 1.93 Bn | - |
| 2 | Oracle | 343.83 Bn | 215.96 Bn | - | -73.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 284.17 Bn | 211.56 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 844.41 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 182.25 Bn | 138.13 Bn | 8.70 Bn | - |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 123.04 Bn | 109.84 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 80.60 Mn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 105.90 Bn | 85.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 29.00 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 97.51 Bn | 76.85 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 129.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 75.90 Bn | 74.99 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Thomson Reuters | 52.87 Bn | 48.84 Bn | - | 7.00 Mn |
| 10 | Paychex | 42.46 Bn | 37.54 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 9.30 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 9.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 4.70 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 | -8.90 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -14.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -3.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -3.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | -18.40 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 |
API Access
Paychex Deferred Taxes 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=deferred-taxes&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-taxes", "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=deferred-taxes&ticker=PAYX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();