Paychex (PAYX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Paychex (PAYX) posted Deferred Taxes of $2.4 million for Q2 2026, down 88.99% sequentially from $21.8 million in Q1 2026, and up 700.0% YoY from $300000.0 in Q2 2025.
Paychex (PAYX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Paychex has reported Deferred Taxes for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.4 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 700.0% year-over-year to $2.4 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $101.4 million (up 741.77% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $101.4 million, up 741.77% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes eased to $2.4 million in Q2 2026 per PAYX's latest filing, from $21.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $66.0 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Deferred Taxes slumped 2300.0% in 2022, then surged 2420.0% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes 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 plunged by 78.57% to $2.4 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods registered $2.4 million, $21.8 million, and $11.2 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 1.86 Bn |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | -165.00 Mn |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | - |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 665.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | -36.00 Mn |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -6.56 Mn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -17.00 Mn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 47.00 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 10 | Paychex | 43.39 Bn | 42.27 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 |